Artist |
Stereolab |
Album Title: |
The Free Design |
Album Cover: |
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Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Indie |
Format |
CD EP |
Released |
09/06/1999 |
Label |
Duophonic Ultra High Frequency Disks |
Catalog No |
D-UHF-CD22 |
Bar Code No |
5 024545 091328 |
Packaging |
Jewelcase |
Tracks |
1.
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The Free Design (3:46)
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2.
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Escape Pod (From The World Of Medical Observations) (3:57)
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3.
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With Friends Like These (5:49)
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4.
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Les Aimies Des Mémes (3:54)
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Date Acquired |
12/01/2001 |
Personal Rating |
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Acquired from |
Amazon |
Purchase Price |
8.00 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry: Discogs entry: MusicBrainz entry: Wikipedia Entry: |
Notes |
Notes:
All tracks are taken from the Cobra and Phases sessions and, except The Free Design, are exclusive for this release and the issue on vinyl.
Last track is mistyped [Les amies des mêmes].
℗&© 1999 Duophonic Ultra High Frequencey Disks
Sleeve by House at Intro).
Credits:
Arranged By [Brass] – Sean O'Hagan
Producer – The Groop
Recorded By, Mixed By, Producer – Jim O'Rourke (tracks: 1, 3), John McEntire (tracks: 2, 4)
Sleeve – House
Written-By – Sadier, Gane
Companies, etc.:
Glass Mastered At – DOCdata
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Duophonic Ultra High Frequency Disks
Copyright © – Duophonic Ultra High Frequency Disks
Barcode and other Identifiers:
Barcode: 5 024545 091328
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LA31
Matrix / Runout: DUHFCD22 • MASTERED BY DOCDATA
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Analyzed Folder: Stereolab -The Free Design_dr.txt
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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR8 -0.11 dB -09.15 dB 01- The Free Design.aif
DR9 -0.13 dB -09.33 dB 02- Escape Pod [From The World Of Medical Observations].aif
DR8 -0.12 dB -10.58 dB 03- With Friends Like These.aif
DR9 -0.14 dB -10.13 dB 04- Les Aimies des Memes.aif
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Number of Files: 4
Official DR Value: DR8
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Reviews |
All Music Guide Review by Jason Ankeny:
While the title of "The Free Design" pays homage to the cult-favorite harmony-pop outfit of the late '60s, the similarities end there. This percussive, Brazilian-influenced confection from the otherwise disappointing Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night is one of Stereolab's busiest, most densely layered tracks, complete with a thoughtful Laetitia Sadier vocal that perfectly complements her profoundly metaphysical lyrics. The remainder of this four-song EP fails to measure up, however. "Les Aimes des Memes" continues the Brazilian infatuation of "The Free Design" with diminishing results, "With Friends Like These" effortlessly evokes the string-sweetened arrangements of Burt Bacharach's solo LPs, and the electro-burble of "Escape Pod (From the World of Medical Observations)" suffers from the same been-there-done-that malaise that afflicts so much of Cobra and Phases.
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