Stereolab - Sound-Dust
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Artist: StereolabEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2001-08-28
Music Label: Elektra / Wea
Soundtracks:
- Black Ants In Sound Dust
- Spacemoth
- Captain easychord
- Baby Lulu
- The Black Arts
- Hallucinex
- Double Rocker
- Gus The Mynah Bird
- Naught More Terrific Than Man
- Nothing To Do With Me
- Suggestion Diabolique
- Les Bons Bons Des Raisons
Music reviews of Sound-Dust
Music Review: Unjustly Dissed
Rating: 5 Stars
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Prior to purchasing "Sound-Dust", I read several reviews that hinted at Stereolab treading old ground. I'm not sure exactly what these snobs were expecting, but what I got is a beautiful, magical album that gets better and better every time I hear it.
Now I'm not going to lie, the album won't surprise you too much if you're familiar with their work of the late 90's and early aughts. But they add so much to it. There are moments of pure audio bliss. I liked this album quite a bit upon my first listen, but there were also some things that disappointed me. The vocals sounded forced in spots, and I didn't like some of the arrangements. Upon repeated listenings, everything blends seamlessly. The songs are beautiful, complex, just...lush. And not cheesey either. How a band can have so many "la la la's" in the background and not sound corny at all is truly amazing. A buncha stuff going on and still completely accessible.
I listen to everything from country to metal but I'm very picky about every category. I've never heard a band like this before. Their music appeals to me on almost every level of musical enjoyment. They don't quite do for me what good old-fashioned punk rock will (though their live shows are just as fun) but it's as if Stereolab fused together all these kinds of music that some might categorize as "background" and demanded attention from it.
If you like Stereolab or adventurous music at all, I can't imagine that you won't enjoy this CD. I guess in any review Stereolab would be categorized as "alternative" and I suppose that's as good a grouping as any, but still doesen't do the groop justice. No songs particularly stand out. I like some more than others but if you like it, you'll like all of it. This disc might be my favorite of theirs. Don't pass this one up.
Description of Sound-Dust
On their 12th release, art-pop act Stereolab float deeper into the post-rock atmosphere. They still draw from Ennio Morricone and Henry Mancini when creating their own fantasy soundtracks, but Sound-Dust lacks the dynamic interplay that invigorated Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night. The disc is all easy-listening lounge that's almost too gentle on the ears. There are no urgent sonic experiments, and only three tracks really spark to life: "Spacemoth," "Captain Easychord," and the Kubrick-inspired "Gus and the Mynah Bird." "Easychord" is the catchiest song on the album, containing the CD's most ebullient melody-emitting, warped, country-twanged notes. Beyond that, Stereolab fans should prepare for a very sedate, mature affair. --Jennifer MaerzGeneral CDs
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