Refried Ectoplasm (Switched On Volume 2), released in July 1995, is a compilation by Stereolab of singles and rarities.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork8.2/10[2]
New Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Along with Aluminum Tunes, the Rolling Stone Album Guide referred to Refried Ectoplasm as being like "many odds-and-ends collections, are essential listening only for obsessives and completeists." and that the compilations "offer some of Stereolab's most experimental material, and occasionally-as with Refried's early singles ("Lo Boob Oscillator")-some of the group's more accessible tracks as well."[3] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave the album a 4.5 out of five rating, stating that the album is "far more than a mere oddities collection. More than any other album, Refried Ectoplasm charts Stereolab's astonishing musical growth between those three years, and offers several definitive songs -- including "Lo Boob Oscillator," "French Disko," and "John Cage Bubblegum".[1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Harmonium" (1992, originally a 7-inch single on Duophonic Super 45's)5:55
2."Lo Boob Oscillator" (1993, originally a 7-inch single on Sub Pop)6:36
3."Mountain" (1993, originally a split single on Teenbeat, other side by Unrest)4:05
4."Revox" (1993, originally from a double pack 7-inch on Duophonic Super 45's, split with Huggy Bear, Colm and Darlin')4:13
5."French Disko" (1993, originally a 7-inch and CD single on Duophonic)3:35
6."Exploding Head Movie" (1993, with Nurse With Wound, from the Crumb Duck 10-inch on Clawfist)4:48
7."Eloge d'Eros" (1993, b-side of "John Cage Bubblegum")3:52
8."Tone Burst (Country)" (1993, previously unissued, from an abandoned split 7-inch with Spectrum)2:12
9.""Animal or Vegetable (A Wonderful Wooden Reason...)"" (1993, with Nurse With Wound, the other side of the Crumb Duck 10-inch)13:32
10."John Cage Bubblegum" (1993, 7-inch single on Slumberland, some copies came with an actual strip of bubblegum)3:18
11."Sadistic" (previously unreleased)2:36
12."Farfisa" (1992, b-side of "Harmonium")2:23
13."Tempter" (1993, b-side of "Lo Boob Oscillator")5:52

References

  1. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Refried Ectoplasm: Switched On, Vol. 2". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  2. ^ Sherburne, Philip (6 October 2018). "Stereolab: Refried Ectoplasm". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. pp. 780-781. ISBN 0743201698.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refried_Ectoplasm
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