Stereolab: Classic or Dud

In a New York Times interview published in May, Peterson made the case for "enforced monogamy” as a corrective against male violence.

She absolutely did at the show I saw, I believe as the intro to the song "Love Captive".

On the Green Man line-up now.

SEPTEMBER
16 - El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace
17 - Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf
19 - San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
20 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk
21 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theatre
23 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
25 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club**
26 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
27 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
28 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
29 - Boston, MA @ Royale

OCTOBER
01 - Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre
02 - Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
03 - Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
04 - Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
05 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
07 - Denver, CD @ Gothic Theatre
08 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
10 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
11 - Moreno Beach, CA @ Desert Daze**
13 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
14 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
15 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
18 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
19 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore

https://mailchi.mp/warprecords/stereolab-live-presale

11 - Brighton, UK @ Concorde 2
12 - London, UK @ O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
15 - Bristol, UK @ SWX
16 - Birmingham, UK @ O2 Institute 1
18 - Sheffield, UK @ The Leadmill
19 - Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
20 - Newcastle, UK @ Boiler Shop
21 - Leeds, UK @ Leeds Uni Stylus
22 - Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 Galvan3
24 - Belfast, UK @ Empire Music Hall
25 - Dublin, IE @ Vicar Street

YAAAY! I will be at First Ave hopefully.

well golly

Yep, that First Ave date is the one! I never saw them back in the day and it's always been such a huge regret.

Those vinyl reissues look nice. This is going to be an expensive year.

so TRNBwA and MAQ are getting reissued. Duophonic has special limited editions that are "hand-numbered and assembled obi band made from 2 24 track Stereolab master tape".

What is an obi band? Don't know if I should spring for this version or go with the normal one.

http://www.never-dead.com/img/p/1/6/8/5/8/16858-thickbox_default.jpg

And OBI band is the thing on the left

sometimes known as an obi strip

https://images.eil.com/large_image/THE_BEATLES_PLEASE%2BPLEASE%2BME%2B-%2BRED%2BOBI-STRIP%2BEDITION-666461.jpg

ha, xpost

interesting, so the limited edition have that sash thing and are clear vinyl and limited to 500 copies, but are otherwise the same. They don't actually cost more, but have to be purchased from Duophonic, which means more expensive shipping vs Amazon.

:) xp

I remember hearing somewhere that the band was never happy with the sound of Transient Random Noise Bursts — like it was the rushed major label debut or something. It was my first Stereolab album and I love it as it is, but it's the album I'd be most curious to hear remastered.

Wonder just what tapes they're cutting up for those obi strips....

xp US media shipping for the LPs was $6, not too bad.

I don't think they can dramatically improve the sound quality for it. From what I understand, it was due to actual mistakes they made in the recording process. I believe one issue was that they recorded all their instrumental tracks and didn't realize until very late that they lost some of the drum tracks.

First rehearsal photos and here's the thing that makes me very happy -- Andy Ramsay IS involved. (That's his Press Play studio logo on the drumhead.)

@stereolabgroop back in the rehearsal room for the first time since Obama was elected, the global financial meltdown and the large hadron collider started up. pic.twitter.com/y9CAPX7IsZ

— Simon W Johns (@LaxParsimony) February 20, 2019

Actually looks like the exact same lineup they had on the last tour, lol

fuck, that clear vinyl sold out. And I'd clicked on a link from Norman Records this morning but got distracted.

Well, I guess I don't have to debate buying it anymore

not sure why these albums are soooo limited when the Switched On reissues weren't.

Aaagh. Busiest day at work for aeons and all this happens.

The scratchcard where you try and match five Cliffs made me laugh

Bleep still has both clear editions.

switched on reissues were clear vinyl only

woohoo they're coming to Texas!

going to the mohawk gig?

Damn, both versions have sold out on the website. I didn't realise the black vinyl versions were limited too.

indeed, the mohawk. my favorite venue in austin!

Don't think they are, looks like you can pre-order on Amazon

xp

Me and my son will be there, let's meet up!

has anyone gotten the presale password yet? i signed up for the mailing list but have yet to receive... feel free to ilxmail me if you're feeling generous...

okay wait nvm. i'm in...

OK Moodles! Last time I saw them live was at... Liberty Lunch!

Bonus disc for MAQ reissue:

18 Melochord Seventy-Five [Original Pulse Version] 5:32 Stereolab
19 Outer Accelerator - [Original Mix] 6:05 Stereolab
20 Nihilist assault Group - Part 6 2:13 Stereolab
21 Wow and Flutter [7"/EP Version - Alternative Mix] 3:06 Stereolab
22 Des Etoile Electroniques - Demo 1:25 Stereolab
23 Ping Pong- Demo 2:55 Stereolab
24 The Stars Our Destination - Demo 1:19 Stereolab
25 Three Longers Later - Demo 2:05 Stereolab
26 Transona Five - Demo 1:30 Stereolab
27 Transporté Sans Bouger - Demo 2:09 Stereolab

Bonus disc for Transient Random Noisebursts:

12 Jenny Ondioline [7/EP Version - Alternative Mix] 3:47 Stereolab
13 Drum - Backwards Bass - Organ [Jenny Ondioline Breakdown Full Version] 3:33 Stereolab
14 Analogue Rock [Original Mix] 4:35 Stereolab
15 Pause [Original Mix] 4:32 Stereolab
16 French Disco [Early Version Mix] 4:30 Stereolab Buy
17 Jenny Ondioline Part 2 [Breakdown Mix] 6:24 Stereolab
18 Fruition - Demo 1:22 Stereolab
19 I'm Going Out Of My Way = Demo 1:45 Stereolab
20 French Disco - Demo 2:42 Stereolab
21 Lock Groove Lullaby - Demo 1:37 Stereolab
22 Jenny Ondioline - Demo 3:52 Stereolab
23 Pause - Demo 2:24 Stereolab

I love that they are doing bonus tracks and liner notes. Tim's liner notes on Peng! and Space-Age Bachelor Pad are great.

Don't think they are, looks like you can pre-order on Amazon

― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles)

Oh great, that's a relief. I also just saw the band responded to people on Facebook saying the clear versions (without the obi strip) will be available in indie stores too.

Actually looks like the exact same lineup they had on the last tour, lol

Oof. Hopefully the trombone stays at home this time.

Got tickets for the Brussels gig! I've never seen them, so excited!

I have tickets for the same show, trip to Brussels always a treat.

I'm tempted to buy tickets for the Leeds University show, mainly because I saw them play in that building in 1991!

Also heading to Brussels. My GoFundMe account now open if you don't want setlist spoilers ;-)

help i'm desperate, does anyone have the North America presale code? I didn't sign up in time!

oh wow plenty of ilxors going to Brussels - might try to go myself as well!

This is super stressful. I thought the North American presale tickets were going on sale in five minutes, but I just saw an email saying they were going live and that was an hour ago. I clicked on the link and I guess the Minneapolis dates have sold out as they're just not listed there. Now there's a countdown on event.etix saying public onsale starts in just over an hour? That's different from the presale right?

Seems like it's a bit of a muddle - I'm looking at the Denver show - it's also not on the ticketmaster link but the venue's website says the pre-sale is in a bit less than two hours.

Similar thing (except a bit under 1 hour) seems to be true for the Minneapolis show but what do I know? http://event.etix.com/ticket/online/performanceSale.do?performance_id=2436131&method=restoreToken&cobrand=first-avenue

Oh I see, "public onsale", never mind.

Maybe I'm being too relaxed about this, but these shows aren't going to immediately sell out. Stereolab isn't that popular. Their last tour, the club they played here was barely half full.

Do you think they'd ever add a second vocalist to these shows?

I've been really obsessed with Stereolab lately, like I don't listen to anything else. It's pretty amazing how listenable they are, all eras.

Thanks Tim. It does seem like a muddle. On the site it has the presale listed for today (in 45 minutes) and then the public sale dates for Friday and Saturday. Above the countdown it says public onsale where I think it's meant to say presale? Anyway, I'll see what happens in 45 minutes. I'm nervous.

I wouldn't be surprised if they do sell out Moodles. Maybe I'm just influenced by working in a record store in Minnesota where I constantly seem to be talking to Stereolab fans desperate for them to reform.