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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]

Sound-Dust

Studio album by

Stereolab

Released

28 August 2001

Recorded

October 2000 – February 2001

Studio

Soma (Chicago, Illinois)

Genre

Experimental pop[1]
post-rock[2]
lounge[3]

Length

62:54

Label

Duophonic
Elektra

Producer

Stereolab chronology

Captain Easychord
(2001)

Sound-Dust
(2001)

ABC Music
(2002)

Singles from Sound-Dust

"Captain Easychord"
Released: 30 July 2001[4]
"Baby Lulu"
Released: 8 October 2019[5]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100[6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
Alternative Press	7/10[8]
Blender	[9]
Entertainment Weekly	B−[10]
Mojo	[11]
Pitchfork	7.4/10[12]
Q	[13]
Rolling Stone	[14]
Spin	6/10[15]
Uncut	9/10[16]

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.	Title	Writer(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"	Gane Sadier Chris Morris	3:35
11.	"Suggestion Diabolique"		7:52
12.	"Les Bons Bons des Raisons"		6:43
Total length:			62:54

Japanese edition
No.	Title	Writer(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.	Title	Length
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

Tim Gane – acoustic and electric guitars, piano, Pianet, Rhodes, Rock-Si-Chord, and Wurlitzer pianos, clavinet, electric harpsichord, Farfisa organ, celesta, electronics, tape echo and delay
Lætitia Sadier – vocals, percussion, whistling, sound effects
Mary Hansen – vocals, percussion, whistling, sound effects
Simon Johns – six-string bass
Andy Ramsay – drums

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

House – 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

References

Lamm, Olivier (25 September 2001). "Stereolab – Sound-dust". Chronic'art (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2021.
Johnson, Rommie (21 December 2001). "Stereolab: Sound-Dust (Elektra)". The Tampa Tribune.
Danzig, Ian (1 November 2001). "Stereolab: Sound-Dust". Exclaim!. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
Eyers, Tom (30 July 2001). "Single Review: Stereolab – Captain Easychord". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
"Baby Lulu – Single by Stereolab". United Kingdom: Apple Music. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
"Critic Reviews for Sound-Dust". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sound-Dust – Stereolab". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
"Stereolab: Sound-Dust". Alternative Press. No. 159. October 2001. p. 100.
Hunter, James (August–September 2001). "Stereolab: Sound-Dust". Blender. No. 2. p. 130. Archived from the original on 20 April 2004. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
Brunner, Rob (24 August 2001). "Sound-Dust". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
Mulvey, John (January 2020). "Stereolab: Sound-Dust". Mojo. No. 314. p. 103.
DiCrescenzo, Brent (28 August 2001). "Stereolab: Sound-Dust". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
"Stereolab: Sound-Dust". Q. No. 181. September 2001. p. 120.
Walters, Barry (13 September 2001). "Stereolab: Sound-Dust". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
Wolk, Douglas (October 2001). "Stereolab: Sound-Dust". Spin. Vol. 17, no. 10. p. 126. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
Dale, Jon (November 2018). "Golden 'Lab". Uncut. No. 258. p. 40.
"New Stereolab Album Stretches 'Sound'". Billboard. 21 June 2001. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
Tartan, Suzannah (24 February 2002). "The method to the madness". The Japan Times. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (4 September 2019). "Stereolab: 'There was craziness in getting lost and dizzy'". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
"Sound-Dust". stereolab.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
Strauss, Matthew (8 October 2019). "Stereolab Announce Sound-Dust and Margerine Eclipse Reissues". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
Sound-Dust (liner notes). Stereolab. Duophonic Records. 2001. D-UHF-CD27.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
"Stereolab – Sound-Dust (Expanded Edition)". Duophonic Ultra High Frequency Disks. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
"Chart Log UK: DJ S – The System Of Life". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
"Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
"Stereolab Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
"Stereolab Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 November 2017.

External links

Sound-Dust at official Stereolab website
Sound-Dust at Discogs (list of releases)
Sound-Dust at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

v t e Stereolab
Tim Gane Lætitia Sadier Andy Ramsay Joe Watson Xavier Muñoz Guimera Duncan Brown Mary Hansen Sean O'Hagan Morgane Lhote Simon Johns
Studio albums	Peng! Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements Mars Audiac Quintet Emperor Tomato Ketchup Dots and Loops Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night Sound-Dust Margerine Eclipse Chemical Chords Not Music
Compilations	Switched On Refried Ectoplasm: Switched On, Vol. 2 Aluminum Tunes: Switched On, Vol. 3 ABC Music: The Radio 1 Sessions Oscillons from the Anti-Sun Fab Four Suture Serene Velocity (A Stereolab Anthology) Electrically Possessed: Switched On, Vol. 4 Pulse of the Early Brain: Switched On, Vol. 5
EPs	Super 45 Super-Electric Low Fi Space Age Bachelor Pad Music Crumb Duck Jenny Ondioline Ping Pong Wow and Flutter Music for the Amorphous Body Study Center Cybele's Reverie Fluorescences Miss Modular Simple Headphone Mind The Free Design The First of the Microbe Hunters Captain Easychord Instant 0 in the Universe Rose, My Rocket-Brain!
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Sound-Dust es un álbum de estudio de la banda inglesa de post-rock Stereolab, editado en el año 2001. Es el último LP que la banda editó con Mary Hansen, quien falleció al año siguiente.

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