The Groop Played "Space Age Bachelor Pad Music"

by Stereolab

Overview

Released in 1993, Space Age Bachelor Pad Music refined Stereolab's sound further and also showcased the increasingly experimental focus of the band's music. Split into two sides -- the gentle, intricate "Easy Listening" and the more upbeat "New Wave" -- this eight-song "mini-LP" ranges from the bubbly keyboard piece "Space Age Bachelor Pad Music (Foamy)" to the defiant, driving groove of "We're Not Adult Orientated." The sweet, close harmonies on "Ronco Symphony" and "The Groop Play Chord X" edge closer to the sophisticated, lounge pop-inspired sound explored during the rest of Stereolab's career, while the vibes of "Avant Garde M.O.R." and the fizzy keyboards of "Space Age Bachelor Pad Music (Mellow)" spotlight the band's more texturally complex arrangements. However, the immediacy of "We're Not Adult Orientated (Neu Wave Live)" and the hypnotic, fuzzy guitars on "U.H.F. - MFP" prove that while Stereolab gained more polish and ambition on Space Age Bachelor Pad Music, the band didn't lose any of its kinetic edge. ~ Heather Phares

Product Details

Release Date:	10/21/2008
Label:	Too Pure
UPC:	0644918001911
Rank:	41229

Tracks

1. Avent Garde M.O.R.
2. Space Age Bachelor Pad Music (Mellow)
3. The Groop Played Chord X
4. Space Age Bachelor Pad Music (Foamy)
5. Ronco Symphony
6. We're Not Adult Oriented
7. U.H.F. - M.F.P.
8. We're Not Adult Oriented [Neu Wave Live]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Stereolab   Primary Artist
Mary Hansen   Vocals,Moog Synthesizer
Laetitia Sadier   Vocals,Tambourine
Sean O'Hagan   Bass,Drums,Organ,Marimba,Farfisa Organ
Andy Ramsay   Percussion
Tim Gane   Bass,Radio,Guitar,Sampling,Farfisa Organ,Moog Synthesizer
Duncan Brown   Bass

Technical Credits

Stereolab   Mixing,Producer
Andy Wilkinson   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Laetitia Sadier   Composer
Sean O'Hagan   Composer
Tim Gane   Composer