The future of Stereolab

Any idea what a winning card gets you?

https://stereolab.ochre.store/

all winners will receive a limited edition 12" EP

Sweet! Congrats!

further updates:

got the Switched On volumes 1 & 3 today, #1 is black vinyl #3 is clear, no scratch cards or numbers but they still have a sticker and custom PVC outer jacket. still the new remasters, just new pressings it seems.

looking at Discogs it seems the scratch cards were only included in the Transient and MAQ reissues?

Switched On (#1) sounds FANTASTIC, it's probably the one I know the best and "Doubt" in particular has lots of revealed detail

"Contact" sounds goddamn majestic, best I've ever heard

I bought a Too Pure LP version more than a decade ago and it sounded so bad I returned it, these are a joy to hear

I hope the Lo Fi and Space Age Bachelor Pad EP's don't get orphaned here in this reissue program, some all time great tracks on those.

Space Age Bachelor Pad got reissued last year and features liner notes by Tim.

Lo Fi has been unavailable for ages, and has never been available digitally. Hope that changes

Hi dere I rite thing

https://daily.bandcamp.com/2019/05/24/stereolab-best-albums-guide/

I endorse those picks

fwiw I'm pretty sure that the groove on Metronomic Underground is lifted from a Yoko Ono track on Approximately Infinite Universe and not Can

You're almost certainly right! (I hope I didn't say 'exact sample,' I just meant feel, but you are also correct that Yoko and Can are the gods of the approach.)

I wish I could remember the track name!

hmm searching ILX it seems like ppl think it's "Mind Train" from Fly that was lifted but I swear it was from AIU, slocki also mentioned Gil-Scott Heron?!?!

Stereolab's politics are not "hard-left".

?? seems obvious to me

That banner image is divine.

So are the versions of the Switched Ons on the new CD box set remastered, or is it just the vinyl editions? Would Switched On Vol. 1 on CD sound better than the original CD issue on Too Pure/Slumberland?

Well, the lyrics are pretty much textbook Marxism, are they not? Nowt wrong with that but I wouldn't call Marxism hard-left by any stretch.

xxp

fair, and it also seems they pushed back on that (which I was unaware of):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereolab#Lyrics_and_titles

Band members have resisted attempts to link the group and its music to Marxism.

I'd thought the bass from Metronomic Underground was based on Gil Scott Heron's "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised", and the bass on the song Emperor Tomato Ketchup was basically Yoko's "Why"

Band members have resisted attempts to link the group and its music to Marxism.

This kinda reads like a band like dc Talk asking people not to link their music to god, I admit.

from the horse's mouth:

The first track, 'Metronomic Underground', originally consisted of about about seven riffs that I wanted to lock together like a big band. I was also obsessed with the riffs and rhythms of Sun Ra, Don Cherry and the Plastic Ono Band circa 'Fly'".

The groove and rhythm are clearly from "Mind Train". The bassline's phrasing is similar to the Gil Scot-Heron riff, except "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" riff never modulates, it stays rooted on a single note.

I agree, but calling Marxism hard-left is still a category error.

xp

xp Thank ya, that is helpful! I may ask for an edit/update!

panned for being hard-left vs. panned hard-left

Two bald engineers fighting over vinyl warmth.

On the topic of influences, also posted this on the other Stereolab thread.

I did a big update on my Stereolab Origins playlist. Lots of stuff has been added to spotify since I last updated, so I was able to add about 2 dozen more tracks.

https://open.spotify.com/user/olken2000/playlist/06G3CvbMmQ90bj0KOPWM0b?si=YR5aaK4zR_m3NRdmqs6bSw

just realized I posted this to the wrong thread when it was in response to these discussions.

Stereolab: Classic or Dud

just realized I posted this to the wrong thread when it was in response to these discussions.

Stereolab: Classic or Dud

does the bassline in Metronomic Underground ever modulate? it's just that same F octave riff throughout isn't it?

Social media feed is a constant barrage of merch flogging rn. Not sure what the hard left will think of that.

I dunno, there’s some keen and egalitarian pricing! Sealed originals of ‘Margarine Eclipse’ at a tenner is significantly cheaper than on Discogs, and £15 for t-shirts is alright at that level - Built to Spill were wanting £25 when I saw them recently.

New radio session airing tomorrow on Marc Riley's show :)

oh fuck yeah

Brakhage, then a mini gig: French Disko/ Need To Be/ Infinity Girl/ Crest/ Lo Boob. Mainly excellent. I missed some of the chat cos my sis rang me. Will have to listen back on the app

Listening to this now, I dig this upbeat version of Brakhage.

mmm... might want to check the Stereolab shop, you guys. For some reason..

won't let me add to cart :(

that's a lot of demos!

wow, so exciting. The demo versions have been a highlight for me so far.

Vinyl, 3×LP, Coloured Vinyl Out of stock
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Handmade obi strip

Wow, that was Quick!

I came straight over, honest. As soon as I'd got one for me...

The ETK & D&L 'obi strip' editions disappeared very quickly, as you'd expect. Grabbed me some CDs instead.

Might (and I say, Might) get a clear one, here.. https://www.shopsuperdeluxe.com/collections/stereolab

I had ordered Transient via Piccadilly records, and Mars Aud via SDE, but SDE didn't get the clear stock after all, so, y'know..

I just grabbed clear vinyls (sans obi) of ETK and D&L from Bandcamp and an obi stripped Cobra on CD from the ochre store.

Thanks for the heads up about Piccadilly, I got two of the clear versions from them and a third from Norman Records. No obis this time, but at least I know I won't be getting them as opposed to last time when I thought I had ordered an obi Transient, ended up with black vinyl, and had a protracted exchange with Bleep about how this came about because the order receipt and website didn't show which versions were placed on order. This soured me on the whole enterprise! And so I sourly scrambled to see where I might obtain more scratch cards this morning.

I was able to get all 3 with Obi this morning but it took 30mins of trying. Bleep was slow to get their stock up, so after duophonic sold out of ETK and D&L, I manically refreshed Bleep until they showed up. Cost me $15 more in shipping to buy from Duohonic than from Bleep. Got Cobra from duophonic.

so the next three albums' deluxe editions are up for sale? (I only want them on CD so I assume I don't have to rush)

"We're a dance band.." oh i liked that very much (on the Riley show).

There are fewer copies of the deluxe CD's than there are of the vinyl. 250 vs 500.