Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night
Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night is the sixth studio album by English-French avant-pop band Stereolab. It was released on 21 September 1999 in the United States by Elektra Records and on 27 September 1999 in the United Kingdom by Duophonic Records.[13][14]
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Released | 21 September 1999 | |||
Recorded | November 1998–February 1999[1] | |||
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Length | 75:37 | |||
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Singles from Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Alternative Press | 4/5[5] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[6] |
Exclaim! | 8/10[7] |
Pitchfork | 3.4/10[8] |
Q | |
Rolling Stone | |
Spin | 6/10[10] |
Uncut | 6/10[11] |
USA Today |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Fuses" | 3:40 |
2. | "People Do It All the Time" | 3:42 |
3. | "The Free Design" | 3:47 |
4. | "Blips, Drips and Strips" | 4:28 |
5. | "Italian Shoes Continuum" | 4:36 |
6. | "Infinity Girl" | 3:56 |
7. | "The Spiracles" | 3:40 |
8. | "Op Hop Detonation" | 3:32 |
9. | "Puncture in the Radax Permutation" | 5:48 |
10. | "Velvet Water" | 4:24 |
11. | "Blue Milk" | 11:29 |
12. | "Caleidoscopic Gaze" | 8:09 |
13. | "Strobo Acceleration" | 3:55 |
14. | "The Emergency Kisses" | 5:53 |
15. | "Come and Play in the Milky Night" | 4:38 |
Total length: | 75:37 |
No. | Title | Length |
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16. | "Galaxidion" | 3:15 |
Total length: | 78:52 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Escape Pod" | 3:55 |
2. | "With Friends Like These" | 5:51 |
3. | "Les Aimies Des Memes" | 5:54 |
Total length: | 15:40 |
Personnel
Credits for Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night adapted from album liner notes.[15]
Stereolab
- Stereolab – vocals, guitar, organ, electronics, drums, percussion, bass, electric harpsichord, clavinet, Wurlitzer piano, tack piano
- Lætitia Sadier
- Tim Gane
- Mary Hansen
- Simon Johns
- Morgane Lhote
- Andy Ramsay
Additional musicians
- Mark Bassey – brass
- Colin Crawley – brass
- Sophie Harris – strings
- William Hawkes – strings
- Kev Hopper – saw
- Rob Mazurek – cornet
- John McEntire – drums, vibraphone, keyboards
- Dominic Murcott – marimba, vibraphone
- Jacqueline Norrie – strings
- Sean O'Hagan – organ, bass, tack piano, electric harpsichord, clavinet, acoustic guitar, brass arrangements
- Jim O'Rourke – bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion, string arrangements
- Andy Robinson – brass
- Steve Waterman – brass
- Brian G. Wright – strings
Production
- Fulton Dingley – production, mixing, recording (all on "Continuum Section")
- John McEntire – production, mixing, recording
- Jim O'Rourke – production, mixing, recording
- Steve Rooke – mastering
- Stereolab (as "The Groop") – production
Design
- House – design
Charts
Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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UK Albums (OCC)[16] | 92 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[17] | 12 |
US Billboard 200[18] | 154 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[19] | 8 |
gollark: Maybe raffles generally do.
gollark: *has an IOU for 30 reds now but won't get them for a while*
gollark: *somehow also has free reds and really ought to incubate more*
gollark: Well, yes, but influence.
gollark: Checkers are more effort than PB prizes? I'm pretty sure the second one involves more waiting.
References
- Jenkins, Mark (5 November 1999). "Stereolab's Latest Experiment". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- Hunter, James (30 September 1999). "Stereolab: Cobra & Phases Group Play Voltage In The Milky Night". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- Cigarettes, Johnny (27 September 1999). "Stereolab – Cobra And Phases Group Play Voltage In The Milky Night". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- Sendra, Tim. "Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night – Stereolab". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- "Stereolab: Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night". Alternative Press. No. 135. October 1999. p. 110.
- Vincentelli, Elisabeth (24 September 1999). "Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- Ranta, Alan (12 September 2019). "Stereolab: Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night (Expanded and Remastered)". Exclaim!. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- DiCrescenzo, Brent (21 September 1999). "Stereolab: Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- "Stereolab: Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night". Q. No. 158. November 1999. p. 135.
- Walters, Barry (November 1999). "Stereolab: Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night". Spin. Vol. 15 no. 11. p. 194. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- Pattison, Louis (October 2019). "Stereolab: Emperor Tomato Ketchup / Dots and Loops / Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night". Uncut. No. 269. p. 50.
- Gundersen, Edna (12 October 1999). "Eccentric Stereolab cranks up 'Voltage'". USA Today.
- Comer, M. Tye (6 September 1999). "Stereolab: Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night (Elektra-EEG)". CMJ New Music Report. Vol. 59 no. 634. p. 5. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night (CD – Duophonic UHF #DUHFCD 023) – Stereolab". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night (liner notes). Stereolab. Duophonic Records. 1999. D-UHF-CD23.CS1 maint: others (link)
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- "Stereolab Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- "Stereolab Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
External links
- Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night at official Stereolab website
- Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night at Discogs (list of releases)
- Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
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