Refried Ectoplasm

Refried Ectoplasm
Compilation album by
Stereolab
ReleasedJuly 1995 (US)
Length62:56
LabelDuophonic Records (UK)
Drag City (US)
Flying Nun Records (New Zealand)
Stereolab chronology
Music for the Amorphous Body Study Center
(1995) 		Refried Ectoplasm
(1995) 		Cybele's Reverie
(1996)
Stereolab Switched On chronology
Switched On
(1992) 		Refried Ectoplasm
(1995) 		Aluminum Tunes
(1998)

Refried Ectoplasm (Switched On Volume 2), released in July 1995, is a compilation by Stereolab of singles and rarities.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork8.2/10[2]
New Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Along with Aluminum Tunes, the Rolling Stone Album Guide referred to Refried Ectoplasm as being like "many odds-and-ends collections, are essential listening only for obsessives and completeists." and that the compilations "offer some of Stereolab's most experimental material, and occasionally-as with Refried's early singles ("Lo Boob Oscillator")-some of the group's more accessible tracks as well."[3] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave the album a 4.5 out of five rating, stating that the album is "far more than a mere oddities collection. More than any other album, Refried Ectoplasm charts Stereolab's astonishing musical growth between those three years, and offers several definitive songs -- including "Lo Boob Oscillator," "French Disko," and "John Cage Bubblegum".[1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Harmonium" (1992, originally a 7-inch single on Duophonic Super 45's)5:55
2."Lo Boob Oscillator" (1993, originally a 7-inch single on Sub Pop)6:36
3."Mountain" (1993, originally a split single on Teenbeat, other side by Unrest)4:05
4."Revox" (1993, originally from a double pack 7-inch on Duophonic Super 45's, split with Huggy Bear, Colm and Darlin')4:13
5."French Disko" (1993, originally a 7-inch and CD single on Duophonic)3:35
6."Exploding Head Movie" (1993, with Nurse With Wound, from the Crumb Duck 10-inch on Clawfist)4:48
7."Eloge d'Eros" (1993, b-side of "John Cage Bubblegum")3:52
8."Tone Burst (Country)" (1993, previously unissued, from an abandoned split 7-inch with Spectrum)2:12
9.""Animal or Vegetable (A Wonderful Wooden Reason...)"" (1993, with Nurse With Wound, the other side of the Crumb Duck 10-inch)13:32
10."John Cage Bubblegum" (1993, 7-inch single on Slumberland, some copies came with an actual strip of bubblegum)3:18
11."Sadistic" (previously unreleased)2:36
12."Farfisa" (1992, b-side of "Harmonium")2:23
13."Tempter" (1993, b-side of "Lo Boob Oscillator")5:52

References

  1. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Refried Ectoplasm: Switched On, Vol. 2". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  2. ^ Sherburne, Philip (6 October 2018). "Stereolab: Refried Ectoplasm". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. pp. 780-781. ISBN 0743201698.