Dots and Loops by Stereolab (Record, 2013)

1972

0852545003103

11050142228

Stereolab

1990s

Record

English, French

2013

Relaxation, Indie Electronic, Experimental Rock, Post-Rock, Ethereal

Studio Recording

Dots and Loops

Album

Organ

Pop, Alternative, Rock

SEAN O'hagan, John Mcentire, Douglas Mccombs

10

England

8 (out of 10) - "...DOTS AND LOOPS...is the most coherent, consistent and downright comfortable Stereolab opus to date. It is also their most full-on pop album so far....the best Stereolab album yet.", "...fabulously fluid, so light and plain lovely....Stereolab trails its elegant hands again in the warm waters of French sixties pop, Latino jazz, and Muzak.", "...Cynics may dismiss the band's mix of smoothed-out sambas, limpid lullabies, and dreamy drones as highbrow Muzak, but you don't need a degree in musicology or semiotics to fall under the spell of these seductive melodies." - Rating: A, Ranked #38 on Melody Maker's List of 1997's "Albums of the Year.", Ranked #29 in the Village Voice's 1997 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll., 3.5 Stars (out of 5) - "...moving ever further away from the one-chord drone mesh of its early days....DOTS AND LOOPS fleshes out its rhythms with a range of hybridizations....Amazing stuff...", Ranked #26 in Nme's 1997 Critics' Poll., 8 (out of 10) - "...DOTS AND LOOPS trip up its relentless groove with finely textured tracks that seem to float in place and space....It's a less blissed-out journey, but their most audacious music."

1

The band's electronic side comes to the fore on some of their most forward-thinking and rhythmically inventive material.