Cybele's Reverie
Cybele's Reverie is an EP by English-French rock band Stereolab, released on 19 February 1996 by Duophonic Records. Its title track serves as the lead single from their fourth studio album Emperor Tomato Ketchup. The four-track EP is the only one by Stereolab on which none of the songs are in English: the title track, "Brigitte", and "Young Lungs" are in French, and "Les Yper-Yper Sound" is an instrumental.
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Released | 19 February 1996 | |||
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Length | 20:36 | |||
Language | French | |||
Label | Duophonic | |||
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The title track was voted number eleven on John Peel's Festive Fifty for 1996.
Composition
"Cybele's Reverie" itself is an early fade of the album version, and "Les Yper-Yper Sound" is a radically different arrangement of the album track "Les Yper-Sound". "Brigitte" pays tribute to Brigitte Fontaine, whom the band would later collaborate with on the single "Caliméro".
Track listing
All tracks by Tim Gane, Laetitia Sadier
- "Cybele's Reverie" – 2:56
- "Les Yper-Yper Sound" – 5:19
- "Brigitte" – 5:45
- "Young Lungs" – 6:36
Personnel
- Mary Hansen – Vocals
- Sally Herbert – Strings
- Marcus Holdaway – Strings
- John McEntire – Synthesizer, Maracas, Tambourine, Producer, Engineer, Vibraphone, Mixing, Electronic Devices
- Sean O'Hagan – Organ, Piano (Electric), String Arrangements, Wurlitzer, Vox Organ
- Stereolab – Producer, Mixing
- Paul Tipler – Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Brad Wood – Saxophone
References
- "Cybele's Reverie [EP]". Stereolab. All Media Guide/All Music. Retrieved 2007-05-05.
- "cybele's reverie". Stereolab Official Site. Stereolab. Archived from the original on 2001-07-09. Retrieved 2007-05-05.