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- Summary: This is the eighth full-length release for British art-pop ensemble. Not surprisingly, John McEntire and Jim O'Rourke co-produced the album, with additional contributions from Sean O'Hagan (The High Llamas).
- Record Label: Duphonic/Elektra/Asylum
- Genre(s): Rock, Pop, Alternative
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 17 out of 23
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Mixed: 5 out of 23
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Negative: 1 out of 23
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Has a playful, at times otherworldly style which brings to mind children's fairy tales.
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The album is held back by their insistence on simple songs and simple vocals that keep the record earthbound and solely the province of the already converted.
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An ingratiating return to form that benefits from Sean O'Hagan's eclectic, elastic arrangements.
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Although Sound-Dust's revisionist zeal is mostly exhausted by the thirty minute mark, its spirit is alive and well in the album's streamlined production aesthetic. Rarely, if ever, are these songs muddied by an obvious surplus of musical ideas.
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The WireThere's everything to like about this release, but nothing to grip or to enage the senses... Stereolab have now defined and refined themselves to a point where they are almost invisible. [#211, p.53]
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It all sounds nice, but little sticks.
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MagnetI don't know which Stereolab album is more nauseating: Sound-Dust or the last one. [#51, p.118]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 7 out of 7
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Mixed: 0 out of 7
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Negative: 0 out of 7
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RyanC.Aug 26, 2001Why would you rate this lower than a 10?
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JonathanGFeb 20, 2006
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GarvinGSep 16, 2003Stereolab once again produces an incredible original sound that allows for the mind to soar.
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MattVMar 13, 2004my favourite album of all time...absolutely beautiful...
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LeonardoFOct 25, 2005we'll miss you, mary.
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AdamP.Sep 21, 2001wo-wo!
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CoobDec 12, 2002
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