| Artist |
Stereolab |
| Album Title: |
Fluorescences |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Indie |
| Format |
CD EP |
| Released |
11/18/1996 |
| Label |
Duophonic Ultra High Frequency Disks |
| Catalog No |
D-UHF-CD14 |
| Bar Code No |
5 021904 054925 |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Fluorescences (3:24)
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| 2.
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Pinball (3:15)
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| 3.
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You Used To Call Me Sadness (5:10)
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| 4.
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Soop Groove #1 (13:02)
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| Date Acquired |
10/10/1996 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Roadrunner Records |
| Purchase Price |
15.00 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry:
Discogs entry:
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Notes |
Notes:
Instruments: Vocals, Farfisa, Guitars, Bass, Moog, Vibraphone, Wurlitzer, Piano, Drums, Electronic Percussion.
Made in England.
Published by Island.
Distributed by RTM.
Credits:
Arranged By [Brass] – Andy Robinson, Sean O'Hagan
Brass – Andy Robinson, Colin Calderwood, Mark Lockheart, Steve Brown
Engineer – Paul Tipler
Mixed By – Ken Gardner (tracks: 4), Paul (tracks: 1 to 3), The Groop
Performer [Stereolab] – Andy Ramsay, Laetitia Sadier, Mary Hansen, Morgane Lhote, Richard Harrison, Tim Gane
Piano – Sean O'Hagan
Written-By – Sadier, Gane
Companies, etc.:
Made By – PDO, UK – 10444241
Barcode and other Identifiers:
Barcode: 5 021904 054925
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L132
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0470
Matrix / Runout: DUHFCD14 10444241 01 % MADE IN U.K. BY PDO
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Analyzed Folder: Stereolab - Fluorescences EP_dr.txt
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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR09 -0.17 dB -11.78 dB 01 - Fluorescences.aif
DR09 -0.17 dB -10.30 dB 02 - Pinball.aif
DR08 -0.17 dB -10.38 dB 03 - You Used to Call Me Sadness.aif
DR11 -0.17 dB -12.11 dB 04 - Soop Groove #1.aif
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Number of Files: 4
Official DR Value: DR9
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review by Francis Arres:
Fluorescences showcases the early direction Stereolab has moved into with Dots & Loops, Cobra Phases, and Micro Hunters. This single has dense orchestration with a '60s lounge feel or cool jazz. Horns, flutes, and vibraphone create layers. The vocals of Laetitia Sadier and Mary Hansen are amazing, building upon one another. The lyrics of "Fluorescences" make the listener pay attention to the senses while you are partaking in a vivid sensory experience with this finely produced music, a comment on environment and the human psychological reactions toward it. Electronics and analog organs blip, bleep, and drone along, echoing the driving rhythms of the other instrumentation. While the other tunes of Fluorescences create texture to form a smooth layer, "Soop Groove #1" takes on a funky nature. Bass holds the funky bottom, creating melody while organs punch away and clean guitars provide the chunky accents. The tune is rhythmic, but flows due to the nature of the delivery of the casual vocals. Sadier creates a melody in the perfect pitch vocals against music that seems difficult to construct into a melody. This single is very successful and a must for any Stereolab fan.
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| Cover 1 |
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| Cover 2 |
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| Cover 3 |
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| Cover 4 |
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| Cover 5 |
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| Cover 6 |
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