Sound-Dust
2001 studio album by Stereolab
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Sound-Dust is the seventh studio album by English-French rock band Stereolab. It was released on 28 August 2001 in North America by Elektra Records and on 3 September 2001 internationally by Duophonic Records.[17] The album was produced by John McEntire and Jim O'Rourke and recorded at McEntire's Chicago studio Soma.[18] It was Stereolab's last album to feature singer and guitarist Mary Hansen, who died in a biking accident the following year.[19]
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| Released | 28 August 2001 | |||
| Recorded | October 2000 – February 2001 | |||
| Studio | Soma (Chicago, Illinois) | |||
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| Length | 62:54 | |||
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The first 1,200 copies of both the CD and LP issues of Sound-Dust were packaged with a handmade book sleeve.[20] A remastered and expanded edition of the album was released by Duophonic and Warp on 29 November 2019.[21]
The song "Nothing to Do with Me" features lyrics derived from English satirist Chris Morris' TV series Jam.[22]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Black Ants in Sound-Dust" | 1:57 | |
| 2. | "Space Moth" | 7:33 | |
| 3. | "Captain Easychord" | 5:23 | |
| 4. | "Baby Lulu" | 5:12 | |
| 5. | "The Black Arts" | 5:11 | |
| 6. | "Hallucinex" | 3:48 | |
| 7. | "Double Rocker" | 5:31 | |
| 8. | "Gus the Mynah Bird" | 6:07 | |
| 9. | "Naught More Terrific Than Man" | 4:02 | |
| 10. | "Nothing to Do with Me" |
| 3:35 |
| 11. | "Suggestion Diabolique" | 7:52 | |
| 12. | "Les Bons Bons des Raisons" | 6:43 | |
| Total length: | 62:54 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Moodles" | 7:23 | |
| 7. | "Hallucinex" | 3:48 | |
| 8. | "Double Rocker" | 5:31 | |
| 9. | "Gus the Mynah Bird" | 6:07 | |
| 10. | "Naught More Terrific Than Man" | 4:02 | |
| 11. | "Nothing to Do with Me" |
| 3:35 |
| 12. | "Suggestion Diabolique" | 7:52 | |
| 13. | "Les Bons Bons des Raisons" | 6:43 | |
| Total length: | 70:17 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Black Ants" (demo) | 1:43 |
| 2. | "Spacemoth Intro" (demo) | 0:33 |
| 3. | "Spacemoth" (demo) | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Baby Lulu" (demo) | 3:19 |
| 5. | "Hallucinex Pt 1" (demo) | 2:07 |
| 6. | "Hallucinex Pt 2" (demo) | 0:51 |
| 7. | "Long Live Love" (demo) | 2:18 |
| 8. | "Les Bon Bons des Raisons" (demo) | 3:23 |
| Total length: | 17:58 | |
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[22]
Stereolab
- Tim Gane – acoustic and electric guitars, piano, Pianet, Rhodes, Rock-Si-Chord, and Wurlitzer pianos, clavinet, electric harpsichord, Farfisa organ, celesta, electronics, tape echo and delay
- Lætitia Sadier – vocals, percussion, whistling, sound effects
- Mary Hansen – vocals, percussion, whistling, sound effects
- Simon Johns – six-string bass
- Andy Ramsay – drums
Additional musicians
- Tim Barnes – bongo drum on "Gus the Mynahbird"
- Jeb Bishop – trombone
- Dave Max Crawford – trumpet
- Mikael Jorgensen – electric harpsichord, Rhodes piano
- Glenn Kotche – crotales on "Captain Easychord" and "Gus the Mynahbird", marimba on "Gus the Mynahbird"
- Rob Mazurek – cornet on "Captain Easychord" and "Gus the Mynahbird"
- John McEntire – piano, Pianet, Rhodes, Rock-Si-Chord, and Wurlitzer pianos, clavinet, electric harpsichord, Farfisa organ, celesta, vibraphone, marimba, glockenspiel, electronics, tape echo and delay, percussion, whistling, sound effects
- Paul Mertens – flute, bass harmonica
- Sean O'Hagan – acoustic and electric guitars, piano, Pianet, Rhodes, Rock-Si-Chord, and Wurlitzer pianos, clavinet, electric harpsichord, Farfisa organ, celesta, brass and flute arrangements
- Jim O'Rourke – acoustic and electric guitars, piano, Pianet, Rhodes, Rock-Si-Chord, and Wurlitzer pianos, clavinet, electric harpsichord, Farfisa organ, celesta, vibraphone, marimba, glockenspiel, electronics, tape echo and delay
- Andy Robinson – brass and flute arrangements
- Chad Taylor – cymbals on "The Black Arts", drums on "Nothing to Do with Me"
Production
- Mike Jorgensen – computer assistance
- Jeremy Lemos – additional engineering
- John McEntire – engineering, mixing
- Jim O'Rourke – engineering, mixing
- Steve Rooke – mastering
- Stereolab (credited as "The Groop") – mixing
Design
- House – design
Charts
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[24] | 90 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[25] | 117 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[26] | 17 |
| US Billboard 200[27] | 178 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[28] | 11 |