Stereolab announce the fifth in their ‘Switched On’ series of compilation albums, ‘Pulse Of The Early Brain [Switched On Volume 5]’ with the track ‘Robot Riot’.
‘Robot Riot was originally written for a sculpture made by Charles Long - an artist that Stereolab had previously collaborated with on 1995s ‘Music For The Amorphous Body Study Center’ project.
‘Pulse Of The Early Brain’ is available across various formats:
1] An exclusive mail order / lottery edition via Duophonic UHF Disks - 3 x LPs pressed on coloured vinyl in a Mirriboard sleeve.
2] 3 x black LPs in a Mirriboard sleeve - exclusive to indies
3] 3 x black vinyl LPs in a standard sleeve
4] Double CD with Mirriboard sleeve - exclusive to indies
5] Double CD in a standard sleeve.
6] Digitally via DSPs
Fans can enter into a lottery to have the chance to buy the exclusive lottery edition by signing up to the Duophonic UHF Disks mailing list now. Names will be drawn (add date) and winners will be notified 1st July 2022.
Tracklist
01 Stereolab / Nurse With Wound - Simple Headphone Mind
02 Stereolab / Nurse With Wound - Trippin' With The Birds
03 Low Fi
04 [Varoom!]
05 Laisser-Faire
06 Elektro [he held the world in his iron grip]
07 Robot Riot
08 Spool Of Collusion
09 Symbolic Logic Of Now!
10 Forensic Itch
11 Ronco Symphony [Demo]
12 ABC
13 Magne-Music
14 Blaue Milch
15 Yes Sir! I Can Moogie
16 Plastic Mile [Original Version]
17 Refractions In The Plastic Pulse [Feebate Mix] - Autechre Remix
18 Unity Purity Occasional
19 The Nth Degrees
20 XXXOOO
21 Cybele’s Reverie [Live at the Hollywood Bowl]
Stereolab are also due to embark on an extensive US, UK and EU tour. Dates below:
2022
September
- 6th - Marathon Music Works - Nashville, TN
- 7th - The Eastern - Atlanta, GA.
- 9th - Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theatre - Austin, TX.
- 10th - White Oak Music Hall - Houston, TX.
- 11th - House of Blues - Dallas, TX.
- 13th - Ogden Theatre - Denver, CO.
- 16th - Primavera LA - Los Angeles, CA.
- 17th - The Observatory North Park - San Diego, CA. SOLD OUT
- 19th - The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA. SOLD OUT
- 20th - The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA.
- 21st- Henry Miller Memorial Library- Big Sur, CA
- 23rd - Roseland Theatre - Portland, OR.
- 24th - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC.
- 25th - The Showbox - Seattle, WA.
- 28th - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN.
- 29th - Riviera Theatre - Chicago, IL.
- 30th - Majestic Theatre - Detroit, MI.
October
- 1st - History, Toronto, ON.
- 2nd - MTELUS - Montreal, QC.
- 4th - Roadrunner - Boston, MA.
- 5th - Basilica Hudson - Hudson, NY.
- 7th - Franklin Music Hall - Philadelphia, PA.
- 8th - 9.30 Club [Late show] - Washington, DC.
- 10th - Brooklyn Steel - Brooklyn, NY. SOLD OUT
- 11th - Brooklyn Steel - Brooklyn, NY.
- 14th - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC.
- 15th - The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC.
(UK/ EU TBA)
All dates + tickets at https://stereolab.co.uk/live