emperor tomato ketchup - stereolab

easily the first song

olv26

carpet

percolator 2nd

but yeah, i guess "Metronomic Underground" or "Cybele's Reverie" will win

"Tomorrow Is Already Here"

"Cybelle's Reverie" for me, though "Yper-Sound" is a close second.

Cybele's Reverie is an easy choice for me, although the whole album is great.

The funny thing is, when they first released it as a single prior to the ETK release, I felt pretty so-so about it. The single version is quite a bit shorter and kind of fizzles out at the end. I had been a bit disappointed with MAQ and the Cybele's Reverie single didn't really do much to reassure me. I figured ETK would be more of the same. Boy was I wrong.

untie the tangles
to be vacuous
to be infinite
leap into the void

"Olv 26"

I may have said it before but the BBC radio session version of "Yper Yper Sound" which combines the b-side version and the album version into one song rules. There's also a spacey Peel sesson version of "Metronomic underground" with Sonic Boom on various analogue synths which is also very good. I've played these versions more often than the album itself,

Arrr, probably 'Metronomic Underground'. Probably.

theoretically I would like to vote for Yper-Sound or Anonymous Collective but Metronomic is undeniable even though the bassline is nicked from Yoko.

Olv 26

Btw bassline from metronomic underground stolen from the revolution will not be televised.

The Can groove on Yper Sound is so blatant! And very cool sounding.

Tomorrow Is Already Here & Motoroller Scalatron are the two that i think of any time ETK comes up, they are intrinsically linked in my mind - first tracks on either side of the same sparkly yellow disc, both endlessly pounding out a simple riff in an unusual time sig, copious references to "society" in the lyrics (not that that is unusual in a Stereolab song lol)

this was just reished on vinyl as was dots and loops.

Went to sleep listening to album quite loud and getting woken up by the noise of carpet was an amazing experience

that was a short sleep

Dozing off lol

Tonight, the answer might be Motoroller Scalatron. But they're all great except (maybe) the title track.

My first ETK love was Percolator, until the sax part started to sound out of tune to me and now I spend the first three minutes dreading that final sax section.

Tomorrow is Already Here. Love her voice. RIP.

"Monstre Sacre" sure is nice in retrospect. Voting "Tomorrow."

The missed punning opportunities of these polls. ;_;

EmPOLLor TomaPOLL Ketchup
MetroPOLLic Underground
PerPOLLator
Les YPOLL-Sound
POLLV 26
POLLmorrPOLL is Already Here
MotorPOLLer Scalatron
POLL Fast Hazel
Anonymous POLLective

My first ETK love was Percolator, until the sax part started to sound out of tune to me and now I spend the first three minutes dreading that final sax section.

I love the out of tune sax. Percolator is definitely another highlight and was amazing in the ETK live show, which featured a big climax where the whole band mix was fed through some crazy Moog effects.

voted carpet, coulda voted for nearly any of the others, would vote live metronomic underground if that was an option, god they always jammed hard on that one. speaking of jam...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-OsCgCM9KE&feature=youtu.be&t=3m45s

blerg - http://youtu.be/_-OsCgCM9KE?t=3m49s

My first ETK love was Percolator, until the sax part started to sound out of tune to me and now I spend the first three minutes dreading that final sax section.

It just struck me, my track on the xmas comp (the end bit) was defn 'inspired' by that bit, ok it's xylophone but still.

It has to be Cybele's Reverie. The title track, The Noise of Carpet and Slow Fast Hazel are all amazing too.

This is a perfect album. It's probably just behind Laughing Stock, Very and Homogenic for my favourite album of the 90's.

Motoroller Scalatron

Title track for me.

Metronomic Underground, what a monster.

I actually prefer the revolution will not be televised itself. Amazing track.

I may have said it before but the BBC radio session version of "Yper Yper Sound" which combines the b-side version and the album version into one song rules. There's also a spacey Peel sesson version of "Metronomic underground" with Sonic Boom on various analogue synths which is also very good. I've played these versions more often than the album itself,

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where can i hear these?

always liked spark plug

s1ocki, check out ABC Music

coocoo

Anyone like the Wagon Christ mix?

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

metronomic mandate

Have enjoyed revisiting this album

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

it is not time for the percolator

Wagon Christ mix?

How is the "Les" in "Les Yper-Sound" pronounced? Is it French, or is it like Les Paul?

BTW Wagon Christ mix is butts.

French I would assume, since it's a reference to the short-lived 60s band of the same name:
https://www.discogs.com/artist/1087914-Les-Yper-Sound

I'm really surprised this album doesn't have more detractors. It's so accessible, so pop, so anomalous! But without doubt so good.

it's very frontloaded, imo, i can't really hang with much after track 4. those first four tracks, though, wow. i think "les yper sound" was the first lab tune i heard and i was so dazzled by the motorik (hadnt heard Neu! yet)

It's got a killer 1st track, and the last is stunning too.

Pronounced like Les Paul or "Lehs" cos it precedes a vowel, n'est-ce pas?

If anyone has a line on a somewhat affordable copy of the yellow sparkle vinyl version of this, let me know

lay zeeper sound

I'm really surprised this album doesn't have more detractors. It's so accessible, so pop, so anomalous! But without doubt so good.

this is one of my least favorite stereolab albums actually. all of the songs are fine (+ cybele's is undeniable) but to me it almost feels like a greatest hits album from a slightly less ambitious band.

That sounds like a better description of Mars Audiac Quintet than this album IMO.

yeah, it's about half a greatest hits album from an insanely ambitious & creative pop band (i.e. stereolab), and half a regular stereolab album (i.e. damn good).

Another Groop Noob ETK question: is that Mary singing the lead vocals on "Metronomic"?

Yup.She was so great