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STEREOLAB

Acclaimed London-based indie pop band with Motorik, Krautrock-influenced beats and grinding organs. Combining an inclination for melodic '60s pop with an art rock aesthetic borrowed from Krautrock bands like Faust and Neu!,  Stereolab were one of the most influential alternative bands of the '90s. Led by Tim Gane and Laetitia Sadier, Stereolab  either legitimized forms of music that were on the fringe of rock, or brought attention to strands of pop music -- bossa nova,  lounge-pop, movie soundtracks -- that were traditionally banished from the rock lineage. The group's trademark sound  -- a droning, hypnotic rhythm track overlaid with melodic, mesmerizing singsong vocals, often sung in French and often  promoting revolutionary, Marxist politics -- was deceptively simple, providing the basis for a wide array of stylistic experiments  over the course of their prolific career. Throughout it all, Stereolab relied heavily on forgotten methods of recording,  whether it was analog synthesizers and electronics or a fondness for hi-fi test records, without ever sinking to the level of kitsch.
"TRANSIENT RANDOM - NOISE BURSTS WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS"
1993       2LP     DUOPHONIC ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY DISKS RECORDS     D-UHF-D02  
MADE IN ENGLAND   ORIGINAL PRESSING SINGLE COVER + INNER SLEEVES
NOTES:  Recorded May '93. This is the standard black vinyl edition. Two disks in a single cover with printed inner sleeves. Tracks listed sequentially on center labels. Printed colour inner sleeves. Made In England.    
Barcode and Other Identifiers Barcode: (text) 5 024545 420234
LABEL: DUOPHONIC - WHITE(A&C)/PURPLE(B)/RED(D) LABELS w/ARTWORK - BLUE/RED TEXT
Catalog on cover: D-UHF-D02  Catalog on labels:D-UHF-D02
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): DUHSD.02 A₁  Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): DUHSD.02 B₁ Matrix / Runout (Side C, Etched): DUHSD.02 C₁  Matrix / Runout (Side D, Etched): DUHSD.02 D₁
On labels: (Side A & C only) Duophonic Ultra High Frequency Disks   The In Sound From Way Out (Side B & D only)  rim text  "All Rights........Prohibited  ℗ & ©  Duophonic Ultra High Frequency Disks 1993" Original sound recording.......1993 All songs..........by Complete Music
On back cover: Notes + Tracklist + Credits MADE IN ENGLAND (sticker, bottom right, below barcode)
tracklisting Side A: TONE BURST - OUR TRINITRONE BLAST - PACK YR ROMANTIC MIND Side B: I'M GOING OUT OF MY WAY - GOLDEN BALL - PAUSE Side C: JENNY ONDIOLINE Side D: ANALOGUE ROCK - CREST - LOCK-GROOVE LULLABY
grading RECORDS NEAR MINT but (please, read above description) SLEEVE EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Though it's their major-label debut, Stereolab make no concessions on Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements. If anything, it's one of the most eclectic and experimental releases in Stereolab's early career, emphasizing the group's elongated Krautrock jams, instrumentals, and harsh, noisy moments. The album begins and ends with smooth, sensual washes of sound like "Tone Burst" and "Lock-Groove Lullaby" and smoothly bouncy pop songs like "I'm Going Out of My Way." These softer, more accessible moments surround complex and varied compositions such as "Analogue Rock," "Our Trinitone Blast," and "Golden Ball," which, with its distorted vocals and shifting tempos, serves as an appetizer for "Jenny Ondioline." A hypnotic, 18-minute epic encompassing dreamy yet driving pop, a Krautrock groove, forceful, churning guitars, and a furious climax, it's the most ambitious -- and definitive -- moment of Stereolab's early years. But Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements also features quietly experimental pieces such as "Pause," a slightly spooky song that uses distorted whispers as a rhythm track and places fluttery keyboards and Laetitia Sadier and Mary Hansen's sweet, slightly alien harmonies atop it. Likewise, the very sexy, very French "Pack Yr Romantic Mind" reveals the growing influence of '50s and '60s easy listening on the group's musical direction. If Switched On and Peng! defined the band's essential sound, Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements expanded it, reaffirming Stereolab's place as one of the most innovative and evolving groups of the '90s...(AllMusic)