Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night by Stereolab (Record, 2013)

1972

0852545003240

8050142977

Stereolab

1990s

Record

2013

Indie Electronic, Experimental Rock, Ethereal

Studio Recording

Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night

Album

Pop, Alternative, Rock

"...the Stereolab formula gets taken further with a syncopated makeover that goes for breezy Latin insouciance and a poised clarity of tone....cool, casual and collected to the last.", Included in Wire Magazine's "50 Records of the Year '99", 3 stars out of 5 - "...finds them diligently composing futuristic yet highly dated test tunes for 8-track cartridge players, tackling yesterday's technology today....lovely music...", 6 out of 10 - "...Favoring un-easy listening over dance attack, this 75-minute-plus epic benfits from ruthless home listener editing: connect the dots, drop the loops.", "...cerebral free-jazz, odd time signatures, and lengthy ethereal drones. COBRA takes time to work its charm, but it's well worth the effort." - Rating: B+, "...There's a lot of music on COBRA....Some of it is flutteringly pretty, and some of it...confirms that Stereolab are inching ever closer to the sound of Camberwell cronies The High Llamas....It's all perfectly cool and groovy...", 4 out of 5 - "...the band's jazziest album to date, with vibraphones taking a prominent role....few bands make sweetly psychadelic pop as enduring as they do."

Revolver USA

2

After a short layoff, the band returned with a stunningly arty, reliably poppy album created with careful skill and executed with graceful beauty.