Sound-Dust

Sound-Dust
Studio album by
Stereolab
Released28 August 2001 (2001-08-28)
RecordedOctober 2000 – February 2001
StudiosSoma (Chicago, Illinois)
Genres
Length62:54
Languages
  • English
  • French
Labels
Producers
Stereolab chronology
Captain Easychord
(2001)		 Sound-Dust
(2001)		 ABC Music
(2002)
Singles from Sound-Dust
  1. "Captain Easychord"
    Released: 30 July 2001
  2. "Baby Lulu"
    Released: 8 October 2019
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star
Alternative Press7/10
BlenderStarStarStar
Entertainment WeeklyB−
MojoStarStarStarStar
Pitchfork7.4/10
QStarStarStarStar
Rolling StoneStarStarStarHalf star
Spin6/10
Uncut9/10

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. The album was produced by John McEntire and Jim O'Rourke and recorded at McEntire's Chicago studio Soma. It was Stereolab's last album to feature singer and guitarist Mary Hansen, who died in a biking accident the following year.

The first 1,200 copies of both the CD and LP issues of Sound-Dust were packaged with a handmade book sleeve. A remastered and expanded edition of the album was released by Duophonic and Warp on 29 November 2019.

The song "Nothing to Do with Me" features lyrics derived from English satirist Chris Morris' TV series Jam.

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
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
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.

Stereolab

Additional musicians

Production

Design

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)90
UK Albums (Official Charts)117
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)17
US Billboard 200178
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)11

References

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