Sound-Dust

Sound-Dust
Studio album by
Stereolab
Released28 August 2001 (2001-08-28)
RecordedOctober 2000 – February 2001
StudioSoma (Chicago, Illinois)
Genre
Length62:54
Label
Producer
Stereolab chronology
Captain Easychord
(2001) 		Sound-Dust
(2001) 		ABC Music
(2002)
Singles from Sound-Dust
  1. "Captain Easychord"
    Released: 30 July 2001[4]
  2. "Baby Lulu"
    Released: 8 October 2019[5]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Alternative Press7/10[8]
Blender[9]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[10]
Mojo[11]
Pitchfork7.4/10[12]
Q[13]
Rolling Stone[14]
Spin6/10[15]
Uncut9/10[16]

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]

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.TitleWriter(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
Japanese edition
No.TitleWriter(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."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"
  • Gane
  • Sadier
  • Morris
3:35
12."Suggestion Diabolique" 7:52
13."Les Bons Bons des Raisons" 6:43
Total length:70:17
2019 expanded edition bonus disc[23]
No.TitleLength
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

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

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

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