Refried Ectoplasm (Switched On Vol. 2) (CD) ~ Stereolab (Artist) Cover Art

Refried Ectoplasm (Switched On Vol. 2) (CD)

By: Stereolab (Artist)

More About this Product
List Price: $15.98
Tower Price: $13.99
You Save: $1.99 (13%)
Add to BagAdd to Bag Click to go directly to the checkout.
This item qualifies for FREE Shop N' Save Shipping for orders over $25. Check individual shipping price. *Some Restrictions Apply.
Availability: Ships within 3 to 5 weeks
Share This:
Add To KaboodleAdd To Kaboodle  Submit To Digg!Submit To Digg!  Share On FacebookShare On Facebook  Add to FavoritesAdd to Favorites  TwitterTwitter 

Product Description

Track Listing

Your browser doesn't seem to have Flash enabled.
In order to access the album preview center, please ensure that the Flash player is installed. You can download it here.

DISC 1 for Refried Ectoplasm (Switched On Vol. 2) (CD) Album By Stereolab (Artist)
1   Harmonium
2   Lo Boob Oscillator
3   Mountain
4   Revox
5   French Disko
6   Exploding Head Movie - (with Wound/Nurse)
7   Eloge D'Eros
8   Tone Burst [Country] - (previously unreleased)
9   "Animal Or Vegetable [A Wonderful Wooden Reason...]" - (with Wound/Nurse)
10   John Cage Bubblegum
11   Sadistic - (previously unreleased)
12   Farfisa
13   Tempter
 

Run a Quick Search on "Refried Ectoplasm" by Stereolab to Browse Related Products:

Browse more products related to "Refried Ectoplasm"

Browse more products related to "Stereolab"

Review

Alternative Press (2/96, p.83) - "...for Stereolab fans of any stripe, there's something on this compilation that's never been heard....SWITCHED ON VOLUME TWO stands as a pretty fine introduction to one of the most fascinating groups of the last few years."
Melody Maker (9/9/95, p.35) - Recommended - "...it's the best Stereolab album yet....`Revox'...remind[s]...you that what moves you about Stereolab ain't solely the repetition; it's the feeling of airborne movement when that chord does change, that drone does shift..."
NME (Magazine) (12/23-30/95, p.23) - Ranked #8 on NME's `Compilations Of the Year' list for 1995.
NME (Magazine) (9/9/95, p.47) - 7 (out of 10) - "...rewarding, although often dry. This is music for distilling and refracting to, for plotting graphs, doing calculus and tiling laboratories to..."

Title Note

REFRIED ECTOPLASM is a compilation of rare tracks, most of which were originally released on 7-inch vinyl between July 1992 and March 1994, and two previously unreleased tracks.

Stereolab: Laetitia Sadier, Mary Hansen (vocals); Tim Gane (guitar, Farfisa organ, Moog synthesizer); Katherine Gifford, Sean O'Hagan (organ); Mick Conroy (Farfisa organ); Duncan Brown, Martin Kean (bass); Joe Dilworth, Andy Ramsey (drums).

Additional personnel: Nurse With Wound.

Engineers include: Robbs, Steve Mack, The Groop.

Stereolab's REFRIED ECTOPLASM is a collection of limited-edition vinyl singles the band has been releasing on its own Duophonic Super 45s label, as well as other hard-to-find doo-dads from throughout its lifespan. It's like a career overview without all the stuff you've heard before. As such, it defines Stereolab's musical aesthetic as well as any of their other "albums": driving, electric-organ-drenched, VU-propelled space-pop whose wide-eyed beauty is balanced by its sheer simplicity and by Laetitia Sadier's minimalist vocal delivery (often in a foreign tongue).

Mostly, Stereolab's is a thick, airborne drone, but one that is all-encompassing enough to sound pretty on some occasions and difficult on others. On the one hand there are the actively odd studio sounds, and wide-ranging Beach Boys-like harmonies that bring their pop virtues to the fore ("Lo Boob Oscillator"); on the other hand, there are abrasive, rhythmic journeys with sonic pranksters Nurse With Wound, which tune into the 'lab's experimental impulses ("Animal Or Vegetable"). The best tunes, like the proletariat-minded "Exploding Head Movie," do both.

Customer Reviews for "Refried Ectoplasm (Switched On Vol. 2) (CD)" by Stereolab (Artist)

There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review!

Submit your Review

Explore More Great Tower Sales & Specials

Tower Records music Sales, Promotions & Special Features

Today's Most Popular Music Genres

Tower.com Music Boutique Stores

  • Greatest Hits Boutique
    Expand your musical horizons with our monthly selections for "Greatest Hits" and "Best Of" CD Collections.
  • Tower Records Vinyl Store
    Enjoy some of our favorite new pressings, indie rock releases, and milk crate essentials priced at up to 30% off so you can keep spinning right round (Like a record!)
  • The Beatles Collector's Boutique
    On 09-09-09, experience music history when the original studio albums by The Beatles are re-released, digitally remastered for the first time! Browse our favorite Beatles music, video and book titles!
  • Woodstock Anniversary Boutique
    Celebrating 40 years of Woodstock - Three days of music that changed the world forever!
  • The History Of Indie Rock Boutique
    Browse Our Album Art History of Indie Rock Influencers, from the 1960s to today!

Interact with Tower.com