Dots and Loops

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Dots and Loops
Studio album by Stereolab
Released 23 September 1997 (US)
Recorded March 1997 – April 1997
Genre Electronic, art rock
Label Elektra (US)
Duophonic (UK)
Producer Andi Toma & Stereolab
Stereolab chronology

Emperor Tomato Ketchup
(1996)		 Dots and Loops
(1997)		 Aluminum Tunes: Switched On, Vol. 3
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Pitchfork (8.5/10)link
Robert Christgau B[2]
Rolling Stone [3]

Dots and Loops is the fifth studio album by the band Stereolab, released in September 1997. Andi Toma and Jan St. Werner of Mouse on Mars contribute to several tracks, and the album was produced by Andi Toma. The song "Parsec" was used in the launch of the Volkswagen New Beetle. [4] There is also a club in Manchester which takes its name from the album.

Track listing

All tracks by Tim Gane & Laetitia Sadier except where noted

  1. "Brakhage" – 5:30
  2. "Miss Modular" – 4:29
  3. "The Flower Called Nowhere" – 4:55
  4. "Diagonals" – 5:15
  5. "Prisoner of Mars" – 4:03
  6. "Rainbo Conversation" – 4:46
  7. "Refractions in the Plastic Pulse" (Gane, Ramsay, Sadier) – 17:32
  8. "Parsec" – 5:34
  9. "Ticker-tape of the Unconscious" – 4:45
  10. "Contronatura" – 9:03
  11. "Off-On" - 5:25 (Japanese Bonus Track)

Personnel[5]

  • Laetitia Sadier (vocals)
  • Tim Gane (guitar)
  • Mary Hansen
  • Richard Harrison
  • Morgane Lhote
  • Andrew Ramsay.

Additional Personnel[6]

  • Rebecca McFaul, Shelley Weiss, Poppy Branders, Maureen Loughnane – strings
  • Paul Mertens, Dave Max Crawford, Jeb Bishop, Ross Reed – brass
  • Sean O'Hagan – piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Farfisa organ
  • Xavier "Fischfinger" Fischer – piano
  • John McEntire – synthesizer, percussion, vibraphone, marimba
  • Douglas McCombs – acoustic bass
  • Andi Toma – electronic percussion, sound effects
  • Jan St. Werner – sound effects, insect horns

Notes

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Robert Christgau review
  3. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  4. ↑ "Stereolab - Dots and Loops". 
  5. ↑ CD Universe
  6. ↑ CD Universe

References

  • "Biography". Stereolab. All Media Guide/All Music. Retrieved 2007-05-04. 
  • "Dots and Loops". Stereolab. All Media Guide/All Music. Retrieved 2007-05-04. 
  • "dots and loops". Stereolab Official Site. Stereolab. Retrieved 2007-05-04. 
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