Right, and why is it that Oscillons is not considered part of the Switched On series?
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Wednesday, 7 September 2022 03:51 (one year ago) link
They haven't had fancy vinyl editions as part of this new reissue campaign is all I was saying.
― eatandoph (Neue Jesse Schule), Wednesday, 7 September 2022 12:07 (one year ago) link
I guess Oscillons isn’t a Switched On because they’re singles from albums. The Switched Ons compile non album EPs and rarities.
― assert (matttkkkk), Wednesday, 7 September 2022 12:12 (one year ago) link
or at least because it includes album tracks - since Fluorescences is a non album EP and contradicts what I said.
― assert (matttkkkk), Wednesday, 7 September 2022 12:14 (one year ago) link
Sorry if we’ve covered this way up thread, but … do the band members like each other enough at this point to do anything beyond tour?
― The Triumphant Return of Bernard & Stubbs (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 7 September 2022 13:11 (one year ago) link
Touring pays more than new music maybe?
― I am using your worlds, Wednesday, 7 September 2022 13:59 (one year ago) link
I guess they could have included Oscillations tracks in the deluxe reissues of Mars, Emperor, and Dots. How are those demos on the bonus discs?
― brimstead, Wednesday, 7 September 2022 16:47 (one year ago) link
I really love the inclusion of the demo tracks, it's very cool to hear their process, and many of them just sound nice as chill versions of their songs. The bulk of them are just Tim on guitar and Laetitia singing.
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Wednesday, 7 September 2022 16:49 (one year ago) link
yeah they are great
― sleeve, Wednesday, 7 September 2022 16:53 (one year ago) link
Seeing Stereolab next week. Excited.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 7 September 2022 16:55 (one year ago) link
omg whyyyy are the download cards for Vol 5 MP3-only?
it's been so incredibly confusing, some reissues are lossless and some are MP3, with seemingly no rhyme or reason as to which releases are which
― sleeve, Wednesday, 7 September 2022 23:51 (one year ago) link
(just picked it up at my local store, it's a real treat to hear SHM in full sound quality)
― sleeve, Wednesday, 7 September 2022 23:52 (one year ago) link
heh, I've had it since release
― assert (matttkkkk), Thursday, 8 September 2022 00:10 (one year ago) link
I couldn't find it at the time, which was very annoying to me as a huge NWW fan! Then every time I saw it after that I balked at the price rise, now of course it goes for way more
― sleeve, Thursday, 8 September 2022 00:20 (one year ago) link
this remastered Low Fi sounds absolutely fabulous btw
― sleeve, Thursday, 8 September 2022 00:21 (one year ago) link
oh great, I bought the digital version of vol 5 because shipping insanity, which doesn't include the Low Fi tracks for some rights-related issue (also omits the Ronco Symphony demo)
― assert (matttkkkk), Thursday, 8 September 2022 00:52 (one year ago) link
There's not a single music shop in my city that stocks new CDs anymore, so had to buy the CD via Bandcamp, then felt ethically OK with dowbloading someone's CD rip while I wait, in order to get all the tracks.
― Soundslike, Thursday, 8 September 2022 03:00 (one year ago) link
lol I own like four copies of Low-Fi now, I am having trouble feeling bad about downloading FLACs from slsk of it
― Jaime Pressly and America (f. hazel), Thursday, 8 September 2022 03:46 (one year ago) link
same, and the remaster is frankly incredible
― assert (matttkkkk), Thursday, 8 September 2022 08:06 (one year ago) link
almost as if the original was ... never mind
Lol
― The Triumphant Return of Bernard & Stubbs (Raymond Cummings), Thursday, 8 September 2022 11:08 (one year ago) link
― sweating like Cathy *aaaack* (Boring, Maryland), Thursday, 8 September 2022 12:20 (one year ago) link
you do, but sometimes the download doesn't match what's on the CD... in this case, Low-Fi tracks aren't available for download for licensing reasons. sometimes you get more though!
― Jaime Pressly and America (f. hazel), Thursday, 8 September 2022 14:54 (one year ago) link
Yeah I niticed thatthre LoFi tracks aren't on streaming either.
― sweating like Cathy *aaaack* (Boring, Maryland), Thursday, 8 September 2022 15:41 (one year ago) link
But they are - available for streaming and download, that is (in UK at least). You just have to look for them separately, as Too Pure owns the rights. And obv you have to pay extra if you want to download these. I grabbed the Low Fi 2022 remaster from iTunes.
Spotify:Low Fi - https://open.spotify.com/album/1lbjk75NdneaLDToYhwNT1?si=zhXy3WTbR4-XRX82uvK7kw
Ronco Symphony (demo) - https://open.spotify.com/track/6hj4txJ2xpzw7mtolzq2yx?si=939bebecf03d478b
― Jeff W, Thursday, 8 September 2022 18:53 (one year ago) link
the Godz cover on here ("ABC") absolutely slays, never heard it before
― sleeve, Thursday, 8 September 2022 19:04 (one year ago) link
Yeah that was a cool tribute comp.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 8 September 2022 20:53 (one year ago) link
Lovely set here in SF tonight; a good complement to the 2019 reunion show. When your set ends with “Pack Yr Romantic Mind” and “Super Electric”…
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 20 September 2022 06:45 (one year ago) link
'Mountain' was a highlight, too. wow!
― KevRus, Tuesday, 20 September 2022 13:25 (one year ago) link
so many songs I thought I'd never hear them play
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Tuesday, 20 September 2022 13:49 (one year ago) link
2019 felt like a greatest hits tour, I'm very glad this was something different. All those oldies like Lo-Fi, Mountain, and Harmonium were just incredible.
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Tuesday, 20 September 2022 13:51 (one year ago) link
Here was our setlist
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/stereolab/2022/the-fillmore-san-francisco-ca-3b0016f.html
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 20 September 2022 17:24 (one year ago) link
fairly similar to Austin
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/stereolab/2022/acl-live-at-the-moody-theater-austin-tx-43b0cb9b.html
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Tuesday, 20 September 2022 17:28 (one year ago) link
“Mountain”! Damn.
― The Triumphant Return of Bernard & Stubbs (Raymond Cummings), Tuesday, 20 September 2022 17:36 (one year ago) link
all the early tracks they revived sounded so good
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Tuesday, 20 September 2022 17:53 (one year ago) link
I think “Mountain” was my first favorite Groop track (Refried Ectoplasm was where my fandom started, when a friend loaned it to me).
― The Triumphant Return of Bernard & Stubbs (Raymond Cummings), Tuesday, 20 September 2022 17:55 (one year ago) link
Holy fuck they’re doing Refractions In the Plastic Pulse?? For those who have seen them, are they playing the whole thing or just particular section(s)?
― J. Sam, Tuesday, 20 September 2022 17:58 (one year ago) link
the whole thing
they seem to have developed a new way of approaching some of these songs with a light touch then suddenly revving them up into overdrive, very interesting way of playing with dynamics
there's a good quality video of the Dallas show up on youtube
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Tuesday, 20 September 2022 18:00 (one year ago) link
Yep, all the way through. Hell of a treat!
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 20 September 2022 18:13 (one year ago) link
along these lines, Blue Milk was the highlight of the 2019 show i saw + Andy Ramsay is the MVP
― The 25 Best Songs Ever Ranked In Order (Deflatormouse), Tuesday, 20 September 2022 18:17 (one year ago) link
he's always been such a key part of their sound, and yet it seems like he's stepping it up, playing more with dynamics, throwing all kinds of sequences and triggers into the mix along with the drums, just a total champ
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Tuesday, 20 September 2022 18:23 (one year ago) link
Absolutely. So long as he's there with Tim and Laetitia, it is Stereolab and I will always happily support them and see them.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 20 September 2022 18:40 (one year ago) link
Amen!
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Tuesday, 20 September 2022 18:48 (one year ago) link
Yeah, I love the ‘overdrive’ moments. I remember even ‘Ping Pong’ went absolutely haywire live in 2019.
― KevRus, Tuesday, 20 September 2022 18:55 (one year ago) link
So way upthread Gerald posted this:
Given this, there's still this out there. Most of these are alt versions of released tracks so not that crucial:1. Super Falling Star (Moog mix) - from Volume 4 compilation2. High Expectations (demo)3. The Seeming And The Meaning (demo) - these 2 from the Spacewatch flexi4. I'm Going Out Of My Way (WHFS session) - from "Inside Dave's Garage" split single5. The Extension Trip (radio session)6. The Eclipse7. Jenny Ondioline (live) - Upsapalooza comp8. Cadriopo (full version)- from Fugu split single9. Persolator (live) - Phoenix: The Album comp10. Endless Summer (as Microlab) - from "Microstonia - Reprovisers" compilation11. St. Elmo's Fire (radio)12. Less Time13. St. Elmo's Fire (Red Corona)14. St. Elmo's Fire (Spatio-Dynamic)15. Impulse Rah!16. St. Elmo's Fire (Snow) - these 6 as Uilab from "St. Elmo's Fire" collaboration with Ui17. Miss Modular (Automator mix)18. Contranatura (Prelude To The Autumn Of A Faun mix by Kid Loco) - these 3 from "Miss Modular Remixes" EP19. Rainbo Conversation (Russel Simins mix) - from the "Miss Modular" US promo20. Chinese Whispers (Stereolab mix) - from "Chinese Whispers" compilation21. Untitled / 008 - from Thurston Moore's "Root" compilation22. Cache Cache (Monade) - from collaboration with Brigitte Fontaine23. Ticker Tape Of The Unconscious (Thievery Corporation remix) - from Thievery Corporation's "Abductions & Reconstructions" compilation24. Brain Drain - from "Collaborations 2: Constant Friction" compilation25. Négatités - from "Yeti 1" compilation26. Alternative 1 (with Hairy Butter)27. Alternative 2 (with Hairy Butter)28. Alternative 3 (with Hairy Butter)29. Mudra (V/A - Dimension Mix)30. Valley Hi! (live) - FBI: The Live Feed comp31. Neon Beanbag (Atlas Sound Southern Baptist remix) - Not Music JP bonus track
So I have a slew of these but not all -- here's what I'm missing:
5. The Extension Trip (radio session)7. Jenny Ondioline (live) - Upsapalooza comp8. Cadriopo (full version)- from Fugu split single9. Persolator (live) - Phoenix: The Album comp19. Rainbo Conversation (Russel Simins mix) - from the "Miss Modular" US promo26. Alternative 1 (with Hairy Butter)27. Alternative 2 (with Hairy Butter)28. Alternative 3 (with Hairy Butter)29. Mudra (V/A - Dimension Mix)30. Valley Hi! (live) - FBI: The Live Feed comp31. Neon Beanbag (Atlas Sound Southern Baptist remix) - Not Music JP bonus track
Gerald or anyone, any way to share these out? I'm essentially creating a 'Switched On Vol. 6' for myself and kinda interestingly it would all fit on two CDs so maybe one day... (Thinking about how Sonic Youth finally cleared out all those random B-sides and live cuts on singles from the 80s via a Bandcamp comp.)
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 26 September 2022 16:21 (one year ago) link
here's the Upsapalooza "Jenny Ondioline"
https://www.mediafire.com/file/x6qziqmrnuqqixm/1-01_Stereolab_-_Jenny_Ondioline.flac/file
― sleeve, Monday, 26 September 2022 16:31 (one year ago) link
I know I’ve got that Miss Modular promo somewhere, I’ll see if I can rip a nice version of that track
― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Monday, 26 September 2022 16:53 (one year ago) link
If it's Tim, Laetitia, Andy Ramsay and your gran' on the Grodeck Whipperjenny, it's Stereolab.
― henry s, Monday, 26 September 2022 17:04 (one year ago) link
Thanks Sleeve! All help appreciated!
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 26 September 2022 17:11 (one year ago) link
Anyone who wants these can email me at geraldmcbb (at) hotmail (d0t) com
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Monday, 26 September 2022 18:59 (one year ago) link