Black vinyl version of the remastered compilation of Stereolab singles and rarities first issued in 1998.

Screen printed gatefold sleeve.

TRACK LISTING

1. Pop Quiz
2. The Extension Trip
3. How To Play Your Internal Organs Overnight
4. The Brush Descends The Length
5. Melochord Seventy-Five
6. Space Moment
7. Iron Man
8. The Long Hair Of Death
9. You Used To Call Me Sadness
10. New Orthophony
11. Speedy Car
12. Golden Atoms
13. Ulan Bator
14. One Small Step
15. One Note Samba / Surfboard
16. Cadriopo
17. Klang Tone
18. Get Carter
19. 1000 Miles An Hour
20. Percolations
21. Seeperbold
22. Check And Double Check
23. Munich Madness
24. Metronomic Underground (Wagon Christ Mix)
25. The Incredible He Woman

Stereolab announce the fifth in their ‘Switched On’ series of compilation albums, ‘Pulse Of The Early Brain [Switched On Volume 5]’ with the track ‘Robot Riot’.

‘Robot Riot was originally written for a sculpture made by Charles Long - an artist that Stereolab had previously collaborated with on 1995s ‘Music For The Amorphous Body Study Center’ project.

Track info:
Simple Headphone Mind’ b/w ‘Trippin’ With The Birds’ was the second collaboration between Nurse With Wound and Stereolab.
A 12” disk released on yellow vinyl [1000 copies] and black vinyl [4996 copies] The sleeve was made from a 'Mylar style’, aluminium coloured, material that was glued and sealed – each purchaser had to open the sleeve to discover which colour vinyl they had bought.
The CDs were also released in a sealed sleeve.
Originally released 28th April 1997 via Duophonic Super 45s. Catalogue numbers DS33-11 / DS45CD-11.

The ‘Low Fi’ EP - ‘Low Fi’, ‘[Varoom!]’, ‘Laisser-Faire’ and ‘Elektro [he held the world in his iron grip]’ was originally released as a limited edition clear vinyl 10” [approx 500 copies], black vinyl 10” and CD.
Released 28th September 1992 by Too Pure. Catalogue numbers Pure 14 / Pure CD14.

‘Robot Riot’ and ‘Unity Purity Occasional’ were both written for sculptures made by Charles Long - an artist that we had previously collaborated with on the ‘Music For The Amorphous Body Study Center’ project. ‘Unity Purity Occasional’ was used in 2000 for Charles' sculpture of the same name -
"Unity Purity Occasional is a sculpture with six hand-blown, tear-shaped glass cups filled with antibacterial hand gel that the visitor can pump out and disinfect their hands with. The song is channeled through three tubes that simultaneously blow the visitors’ hands dry with warm jets of air." [Text by Niki Kralli Anell].
‘Robot Riot’ is previously unreleased.

‘Spool of Collusion’ and ‘Forensic Itch’ were originally released on August 18th 2008 as a black vinyl 7” that was given away with the initial pressing [5000 copies] of the ‘Chemical Chords’ LP. Released via Duophonic UHF Disks / 4AD. Catalogue number AD2820.
‘Spool of Collusion’ was also added, as a bonus track, to the Japanese CD release of ‘Chemical Chords’.

‘Symbolic Logic Of Now!’ was one side of a split 7” with Soi-Disant. 100 copies on blue vinyl and 2000 copies on black vinyl.
Originally released in 1998 by Luke Warm Music. Catalogue number LWM001.

‘Ronco Symphony’ [Demo] – a demo version of the track from 1993’s 'The Groop Played "Space Age Batchelor Pad Music"’ album. Previously unreleased.

A cover of the track ‘ABC’ by The Multitude from The Godz album ‘The Third Testament’. The track was originally recorded for a Godz tribute album called ‘Godz Is Not A Put On’ and released in an edition of 500 copies by Lissy’s Records in 1996.
The track was later released as one side of a yellow glitter 7” that was part of an exclusive Japanese box set edition of ‘Aluminum Tunes [Switched On Volume 3]’.
Yellow glitter 7” – approximately 3000 copies. Catalogue number D-UHF-D21.

‘Magne-Music’ and ‘The Nth Degrees’ were added as bonus tracks to the UK limited edition CD of ‘Chemical Chords’ released 18th August 2008 via Duophonic UHF Disks / 4AD. Catalogue number CADD2815CD.
Both tracks also appear on the Japanese edition of ‘Chemical Chords’.

‘Blaue Milch’ was recorded for a Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra compilation album – each artist on the album was sent a Peter Thomas audio track and was asked to build it into a new track.
Originally released in 1998 by the Bungalow record label. Catalogue number Bung 048.2.

The original recording of ‘Plastic Mile’. The re-recording was released as a 7” b/w ‘I Was A Sunny Rainphase’ and subsequently compiled onto Stereolab’s ‘Fab Four Suture’ album.
Previously unreleased.

‘Yes Sir! I Can Moogie’ was originally released in 1995 as part of a single sided 3 track 7” flexi-disk via Wurlitzer Jukebox. Catalogue number WJ03 - 1000 copies were pressed.

‘Refractions In The Plastic Pulse’, a track from the ‘Dots And Loops’ album remixed by Autechre.
A 12” disk released on 20th April 1998 via Duophonic UHF Disks. Catalogue number D-UHF-D19. 500 copies pressed on translucent yellow vinyl and 2972 copies on black vinyl.

‘XXXOOO’ was originally released in 1992 as part of a single sided 3 track 7” flexi-disk via the Encore! label. The flexi-disk was given away with edition #6 of the 'Tea Time' fanzine. Catalogue number Encore 001.

A live version of the ‘Emperor Tomato Ketchup’ album track ‘Cybele's Reverie’. Recorded 26th September 2004 when Stereolab supported Air at The Hollywood Bowl, CA. USA.
Previously unreleased.

TRACK LISTING

Vinyl Tracklisting:
A1. Stereolab / Nurse With Wound - Simple Headphone Mind
B1. Stereolab / Nurse With Wound - Trippin' With The Birds
C1. Low Fi
C2. [Varoom!]
C3. Laisser-Faire
D1 - Elektro [he Held The World In His Iron Grip]
D2 - Robot Riot
D3 - Spool Of Collusion
D4 - Symbolic Logic Of Now!
D5 - Forensic Itch
D6 - Ronco Symphony [Demo]
E1. ABC
E2. Magne-Music
E3. Blaue Milch
E4. Yes Sir! I Can Moogie
E5. Plastic Mile [Original Version]
F1. Refractions In The Plastic Pulse [Feebate Mix] - Autechre Remix
F2. Unity Purity Occasional
F3. The Nth Degrees
F4. XXXOOO
F5. Cybele’s Reverie [Live At The Hollywood Bowl]

CD Tracklisting:
Disc 1
01. Stereolab / Nurse With Wound - Simple Headphone Mind
02. Stereolab / Nurse With Wound - Trippin' With The Birds
03. Low Fi
04. [Varoom!]
05. Laisser-Faire
06. Elektro [he Held The World In His Iron Grip]
Disc 2
01. Robot Riot
02. Spool Of Collusion
03. Symbolic Logic Of Now!
04. Forensic Itch
05. Ronco Symphony [Demo]
06. ABC
07. Magne-Music
08. Blaue Milch
09. Yes Sir! I Can Moogie
10. Plastic Mile [Original Version]
11. Refractions In The Plastic Pulse [Feebate Mix] - Autechre Remix
12. Unity Purity Occasional
13. The Nth Degrees
14. XXXOOO
15. Cybele’s Reverie [Live At The Hollywood Bowl]

Remastered edition of a compilation of Stereolab’s first three singles, first issued in 1992.

Although Switched On is much more guitar driven than some of their later releases, it still employs the same Krautrock grooves and bubbling analogue synths, and of course Laetitia Sadier’s cooler than cool vocals are ever present.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
A1. Super Electric - 5:22
A2. Doubt - 3:26
A3. Au Grand Jour’ - 3:27
A4. The Way Will Be Opening - 4:07
A5. Brittle - 3:47

Side B
B1. Contact - 8:17
B2. Au Grand Jour - 3:40
B3. High Expectation - 3:32
B4. The Light That Will Cease To Fail - 3:23
B5. Changer - 4:53

The fourth in the Switched On series that compiles non-album tracks and sought after deep cuts by the groop. Following on from the first volume released in 1992, 1995's Refried Ectoplasm, and 1998's Aluminum Tunes, the long-awaited fourth installment spans 1999 - 2008 in the Stereolab story and collates 3 LPs worth of material, all remastered from the original tapes and overseen by the band. It features all the tracks from out-of-print and sought after mini-album The First Of The Microbe Hunters, one-off and impossible to find tour 7"s, compilation tracks, art installation work and a couple of unreleased outtakes from the Mars Audiac Quintet and Dots and Loops recording sessions

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: There are few bands more revered in electronic circles than Stereolab and this collection of brilliantly eccentric but unmistakeably deep 'rarities' compilations (I hate that term, but you know the sort), the FOURTH collection in fact being every bit as amazing as the first makes me wonder how many more there are, and when I can buy them.

TRACK LISTING

Vinyl Tracklist
A1 - Outer Bongolia*
A2 - Intervals*
B1 - Barock-Plastic*
B2 - Nomus Et Phusis*
B3 - I Feel The Air {Of Another Planet}*
C1 - Household Names*
C2 - Retrograde Mirror Form*
C3 - Solar Throw-Away [Original Version] +
C4 - Pandora's Box Of Worms =
C5 - L'exotisme Interieur ^
D1 - The Super-It @
D2 - Jump Drive Shut-Out +
D3 - Explosante Fixe ^
D4 - Fried Monkey Eggs [Instrumental Version]@
D5 - Monkey Jelly @
D6 - B.U.A **
E1 - Free Witch And No Bra Queen ^^
E2 - Heavy Denim Loop Pt 2 =
E3 - Variation One %
E4 - Monkey Jelly [Beats]@
E5 - Dimension M2 ***
F1 - Solar Throw-Away +
F2 - Calimero ++
F3 - Fried Monkey Eggs [Vocal] @
F4 - Speck Voice ^

CD Tracklist
DISK 1
01 - Outer Bongolia*
02 - Intervals*
03 - Barock-Plastic*
04 - Nomus Et Phusis*
05 - I Feel The Air {Of Another Planet}*
06 - Household Names*
07 - Retrograde Mirror Form*
08 - Solar Throw-Away [Original Version] +
09 - Pandora's Box Of Worms =
10 - L'exotisme Interieur ^
DISK 2
01 - The Super-It @
02 - Jump Drive Shut-Out +
03 - Explosante Fixe ^
04 - Fried Monkey Eggs [Instrumental Version]@
05 - Monkey Jelly @
06 - B.U.A **
07 - Free Witch And No Bra Queen ^^
08 - Heavy Denim Loop Pt 2 =
09 - Variation One %
10 - Monkey Jelly [Beats]@
11 - Dimension M2 ***
12 - Solar Throw-Away +
13 - Calimero ++
14 - Fried Monkey Eggs [Vocal] @
15 - Speck Voice ^^

Track Source Guide:
* Tracks
Originally Released As The First Of The Microbe Hunters 29th May 2000 On Duophonic Ultra High Frequency Disks, Catalogue
Number D-UHF-D25 As Double Vinyl [6500 Copies Pressed] And CD [12,000 Copies Pressed] Editions.
+ Tracks
Jump Drive Shut-Out And Solar Throwaway Were Originally Released 10th April 2006 As A 7" Tour Single Via Duophonic Super 45s.
Catalogue Number DS-4538. 3600 Copies Were Pressed.
Solar Throw-Away (Original Version) Was Unreleased At The Time.
^ Tracks
Explosante Fixe And L'exotisme Interieur Were Originally Released September 2008 As A 7" Tour Single Via Duophonic Super 45s.
Catalogue Number DS45-43. 2000 Copies Were Pressed.
@ Tracks
The Underground Is Coming 7" EP Included The Super -It, Fried Monkey Eggs [Instrumental], Fried Monkey Eggs [Vocal] And
Monkey Jelly, It Was Originally Released As A 7" Tour Single Via Duophonic UHF Disks And Cut At 33rpm. Catalogue Number
D-UHF-D24.
Monkey Jelly [Beats] Was Unreleased At The Time.
** Track
B.U.A Was Written For A Further Collaboration With Charles Long [Stereolab Had Previously Worked With Him On Music For The
Amorphous Body Study Center In 1995].
The Artwork Is Called B.U.A [Burnt Umber Assembly] : An Entanglement Of Wholes [1998].
B.U.A Is Previously Unreleased.
^^ Tracks
Free Witch And No-Bra Queen And Speck-Voice Were Originally Released 31st August 2001 As A 7" Tour Single Via Duophonic Super
45s. Catalogue Number DS45-30. 2000 Copies Were Pressed.
% Track
Variation One Was Written For A Film Soundtrack And Compilation CD For "Moog", A Documentary About Robert Moog. Originally
Released 14th September 2004 Via Hollywood Records.
*** Track
Dimension M2 Was Written For The Disko Cabine CD Compilation, Released In June 2005.
++ Track
Calimero Was Originally Released July 1999 Via Duophonic Super 45s. Catalogue Number DS45-25. A Collaborative 7" Release
Between Brigitte Fontaine And Stereolab. The B Side Was Cache Cache By Monade.
A Total Of 4100 Vinyl Copies Were Pressed [1800 On White Vinyl And 2300 On Black Vinyl], There Was Also A CD Edition Of 7076 Copies.
= Track
Pandora's Box Of Worms - An Unreleased Outtake From The Dots And Loops Album Sessions.
Heavy Denim Loop Pt. 2 - Any Unreleased Outtake From The Mars Audiac Quintet Album Sessions.

While the two years between Dots and Loops and Cobra resulted in stagnation, the two years separating Cobra and Sound-Dust find Stereolab deliberately recharging their creative juices, delving deeper into avant-garde composition and '60s swing pop in equal measures. As the album opens with the minimal "Black Ants in Sound-Dust," it's evident that the group has restructured and pushed forward, even if it means that they're adhering to their time-honored tradition of expanding their trademark sound with new arrangements and influences.

Remastered from original tapes with bonus disc of out-of-print tracks from the album sessions. Co-released by band’s own label Duophonic UHF Disks and Warp Records.

TRACK LISTING

Vinyl
A1. Black Ants In Sound-Dust
A2. Space Moth
A3. Captain Easychord
B1. Baby Lulu
B2. The Black Arts
B3. Hallucinex
C1. Double Rocker
C2. Gus The Mynah Bird
C3. Naught More Terrific Than Man
D1. Nothing To Do With Me
D2. Suggestion Diabolique
D3. Les Bons Bons Des Raisons
E1. Black Ants Demo
E2. Spacemoth Intro Demo
E3. Spacemoth Demo
E4. Baby Lulu Demo
E5. Hallucinex Pt 1 Demo
E6. Hallucinex Pt 2 Demo
E7. Long Live Love Demo
E8. Les Bon Bons Des Raisons Demo

Side F Has Is Etched With The Album Artwork And Contains No Audio

CD
Disc 1
01. Black Ants In Sound-Dust
02. Space Moth
03. Captain Easychord
04. Baby Lulu
05. The Black Arts
06. Hallucinex
07. Double Rocker
08. Gus The Mynah Bird
09. Naught More Terrific Than Man
10. Nothing To Do With Me
11. Suggestion Diabolique
12. Les Bons Bons Des Raisons

Disc 2
01. Black Ants Demo
02. Spacemoth Intro Demo
03. Spacemoth Demo
04. Baby Lulu Demo
05. Hallucinex Pt 1 Demo
06. Hallucinex Pt 2 Demo
07. Long Live Love Demo
08. Les Bon Bons Des Raisons Demo

Remastered from original tapes.

Bonus disk of unreleased demos, outtakes and alternate mixes.

Co-released by band’s own label Duophonic UHF Disks and Warp Records.

TRACK LISTING

Vinyl Tracklist
A1. Metronomic Underground
A2. Cybele’s Reverie
A3. Percolator
B1. Les Yper Sound
B2. Spark Plug
B3. OLV 26
B4. The Noise Of Carpet
C1. Tomorrow Is Already Here
C2. Emperor Tomato Ketchup
C3. Monstre Sacre
D1. Motoroller Scalatron
D2. Slow Fast Hazel
D3. Anonymous Collective
E1. Freestyle Dumpling
E2. Noise Of Carpet (Original Mix)
E3. Old Lungs
E4. Percolator (Original Mix)
F1. Cybele's Reverie Demo
F2. Spark Plug Demo
F3. Spinal Column Demo
F4. Emperor Tomato Ketchup Demo
F5. Les Yper Sound Demo
F6. Metronomic Underground Demo
F7. Percolator Demo
F8. Tomorrow Is Already Here Demo
F9. Brigitte Demo
F10. Motorola Scalatron Demo
F11. Anonymous Collective Demo
 
CD Tracklist
Disk 1
01. Metronomic Underground
02. Cybele’s Reverie
03. Percolator
04. Les Yper Sound
05. Spark Plug
06. OLV 26
07. The Noise Of Carpet
08. Tomorrow Is Already Here
09. Emperor Tomato Ketchup
10. Monstre Sacre
11. Motoroller Scalatron
12. Slow Fast Hazel
13. Anonymous Collective

Disk 2
01. Freestyle Dumpling
02. Noise Of Carpet (Original Mix)
03. Old Lungs
04. Percolator (Original Mix)
05. Cybele's Reverie Demo
06. Spark Plug Demo
07. Spinal Column Demo
08. Emperor Tomato Ketchup Demo
09. Les Yper Sound Demo
10. Metronomic Underground Demo
11. Percolator Demo
12. Tomorrow Is Already Here Demo
13. Brigitte Demo
14. Motorola Scalatron Demo
15. Anonymous Collective Demo 

Remastered from original tapes.

Bonus disk of unreleased demos, outtakes and alternate mixes.

Co-released by band’s own label Duophonic UHF Disks and Warp Records.

TRACK LISTING

Vinyl Tracklist
A1. Brakhage
A2. Miss Modular
A3. The Flower Called Nowhere
B1. Diagonals
B2. Prisoner Of Mars
B3. Rainbo Conversation
C1. Refractions In The Plastic Pulse
D1. Parsec
D2. Ticker-Tape Of The Unconscious
D3. Contronatura
E1. Diagonals Bode Drums
E2. Contranatura Pt. 2 Instrumental
E3. Brakhage Instrumental
E4. The Flower Called Nowhere Instrumental
E5. Bonus Beats
F1. Diagonals Instrumental
F2. Contranatura Demo
F3. Allures Demo
F4. Refractions In The Plastic Pulse Demo
F5. I Feel The Air Demo
F6. Off On Demo
F7. Incredible He Woman Demo
F8. Miss Modular Demo
F9. Untitled In Dusseldorf Demo

CD Tracklist
Disk 1
01. Brakhage
02. Miss Modular
03. The Flower Called Nowhere
04. Diagonals
05. Prisoner Of Mars
06. Rainbo Conversation
07. Refractions In The Plastic Pulse
08. Parsec
09. Ticker-Tape Of The Unconscious
10. Contronatura

Disk 2
01. Diagonals Bode Drums
02. Contranatura Pt. 2 Instrumental
03. Brakhage Instrumental
04. The Flower Called Nowhere Instrumental
05. Bonus Beats
06. Diagonals Instrumental
07. Contranatura Demo
08. Allures Demo
09. Refractions In The Plastic Pulse Demo
10. I Feel The Air Demo
11. Off On Demo
12. Incredible He Woman Demo
13. Miss Modular Demo
14. Untitled In Dusseldorf Demo 

Reissue of Cavern Of Anti-Matter’s much sought-after first album, originally issued as a vinyl only edition of 500 copies on Berlin label Grautag Records. Finally getting the wider release it deserves courtesy of the band’s own Duophonic imprint. It has been recut as a triple vinyl set and is being made available on CD for the first time. The 3LP edition comes with a download card for the full album.

The recordings here actually represent the genesis of the whole Cavern Of Anti-Matter project: commissioned by artist Nicolas Moulin to come up with a double album of original material, Tim Gane (formerly of the much loved Stereolab) hunkered down in his home studio for three weeks with a collection of old sequencers, drum machines and analogue synths. With the assistance of Joe Dilworth and Holger Zapf he produced the 16 tracks that comprise ‘blood drums’. The initial pressing sold out instantly and offers followed to play live and make more records. As a result of this positive response, Cavern Of Anti-Matter have gradually evolved from one-off experiment to full-time band.

TRACK LISTING

01 You’re An Art Soul
02 Solar Diamond
03 Invocation Melodie In C
04 Hot Electric Insect
05 Irradiated Dream Mouth
06 Silver Dust
07 Sound-magic’s Death Ray Destroys The Vortex And Has Union With Infinity
08 Rotation And Particle Density In D
09 Blood-drums Machine
10 Adventures In One Octave
11 Movin’ On Static
12 Dystopian Shopping Mall
13 Strawberry Dust
14 Acid Death Picnic
15 Kool Boy Narcosis
16 Lament For Cement

Stereolab are veritable indie-rock legends, with a dedicated worldwide fanbase, and a band much beloved by their fellow musicians, with notable champions including Blur, Pharrell Williams (yes, really), Flying Lotus and Pavement. Most recently, and taking their fandom the extra mile, the prize has to go to !!!.

Cavern Of Anti-Matter are the new band from Stereolab mainman Tim Gane, now Berlin-based and collaborating with original Stereolab drummer Joe Dilworth, and synth wizard Holger Zapf.

We're very pleased to be helping out their label, Duophonic, with the release of void beats/invocation trex, Cavern Of Anti-Matter's first album proper after a number of limited vinyl releases. The album is an epic 72 minute journey featuring guest vocals from Bradford Cox (Deerhunter), Sonic Boom (Spacemen 3), and sound processing from Jan St. Werner (Mouse On Mars). 

STAFF COMMENTS

Sara says: I'm on a self-imposed ban of all non-essential purchases as I'm saving for my holiday but I heard this slab of mesmeric, krautrocking brilliantness from Stereolab's Tim Gane and decided this is essential.

Andy says: Hypnotic grooves, burbling modular synths and a guest appearance from mister Deerhunter and Sonic Boom. Very big on the shop stereo!

Barry says: You’ve heard Stereolab right? Well, this is Tim Gane of said band distilling the driven, head-nodding hypnotic intensity of their greatest work into an instrumental synth powerhouse. Motorik beats and soaring arpeggios form together into a rocking but predominantly electronic cacophony of driving rhythm and ecstatic melody. The whole of ‘Void Beats / Invocation Trex’ is lucid as a whole, but entirely dissectible and enjoyable piece by piece. “Insect Fear” is a cosmic and psychedelic trip through hammond-laced rock and Kosmische sequencing, perfect for vocals but even better without, leaving the push and pull of parts to form a sort of call/answer scenario, as one fades out the other comes roaring in. “Pantechnicon” is as grand as it sounds, and could easily be a flying-car laden skyscrapered skyline, viewed from a sunny panorama. An unbelievable and irresistible vision quest.

TRACK LISTING

01. Tardis Cymbals
02. Blowing My Nose Under Close Observation
03. Insect Fear
04. Melody In High Feedback Tones
05. Hi-hats Bring The Hiss
06. Liquid Gate
07. Pantechnicon
08. Black Glass Actions
09. Planetary Folklore
10. Echolalia
11. Void Beat
12. Zone Null