Miss Modular is a 1997 EP by the post-rock band Stereolab. The title track served as the lead single from their album Dots and Loops.[2] It was produced in collaboration with the group Mouse on Mars.[3] Dan the Automator remixed the title track.[4]
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| Released | 1 September 1997 | |||
| Recorded | March 1997 – August 1997 | |||
| Genre | Art pop | |||
| Length | 16:04 | |||
| Label | Duophonic (UK) | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
All four of its tracks were re-released on the Oscillons from the Anti-Sun compilation.
Critical reception
editAllMusic wrote: "Digitally assembled from isolated studio elements, the aptly titled 'Miss Modular' is musique concrète pop, a bubbly yet plainly synthetic effort that walks the tightrope between art and artifice."[1]
Track listing
edit- "Miss Modular" – 4:16
- "Allures" – 3:29
- "Off-On" – 5:26
- "Spinal Column" – 2:53
- Japan (EastWest Japan)
- "Miss Modular" – 4:16
- "Miss Modular (Automator Mix)" – 4:10
- "Refractions in the Plastic Pulse (Feebate Mix)" remixed by Autechre – 7:45
- "Contronatura (Prelude to the Autumn of a Faun Mix)" remixed by Kid Loco – 5:20
In the UK, the "Refractions in the Plastic Pulse" and "Contronatura" remixes were released as a limited edition 12" single.
References
edit- ^ a b "Miss Modular [EP] - Stereolab | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Best New Music". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. October 28, 1997 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Stereolab Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ Aaron, Charles (Dec 1997). "Home-Made Jams". Spin. 13 (9): 103.
External links
edit- "miss modular". Stereolab Official Site. Stereolab. Archived from the original on 2008-01-05. Retrieved 2007-05-05.