On September 23, 1997, “Elektra” label released “Dots and Loops”, the fifth Stereolab studio album. It was recorded March 1997 – April 1997, and was produced by Andi Toma, Laetitia Sadier, Tin Gane, Mary Hansen, Richard Harrison, Morgane Lhote, Andy Ramsay and Sean O’Hagan.
Personnel:
- Laetitia Sadier– vocals
- Tim Gane– guitar
- Mary Hansen– guitar
- Morgane Lhote – keyboards
- Sean O’Hagan– piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Farfisa organ
- Richard Harrison – bass
- Andy Ramsay – drums
- Rebecca McFaul – strings
- Shelley Weiss – strings
- Poppy Branders – strings
- Maureen Loughnane – strings
- Paul Mertens – brass
- Dave Max Crawford – brass
- Jeb Bishop – brass
- Ross Reed – brass
- Xavier “Fischfinger” Fischer – piano
- John McEntire– synthesizer, percussion, vibraphone, marimba
- Douglas McCombs – acoustic bass
- Andi Toma – electronic percussion, sound effects
- Jan St. Werner – sound effects, insect horns
Track listing:
All tracks by Tim Gane and Laetitia Sadier, except where noted.
- Brakhage
- Miss Modular
- The Flower Called Nowhere
- Diagonals
- Prisoner of Mars
- Rainbo Conversation
- Refractions in the Plastic Pulse – Tim Gane, Andy Ramsay, Laetitia Sadier
- Parsec
- Ticker-Tape of the Unconscious
- Contronatura
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