Dots and Loops

Dots and Loops
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Studio album by Stereolab
Released	23 September 1997 (US)
Recorded	March 1997 – April 1997
Genre	Post-rock, art rock
Label	Elektra (US) Duophonic (UK)
Producer	Andi Toma & Stereolab
Stereolab chronology
Emperor Tomato Ketchup (1996)Emperor Tomato Ketchup1996 Dots and Loops (1997) Aluminum Tunes: Switched On, Vol. 3 (1998)Aluminum Tunes: Switched On, Vol. 31998

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Source	Rating
Allmusic
Pitchfork	(8.5/10)link
Robert Christgau	B
Rolling Stone

Dots and Loops is the fifth studio album by the band Stereolab, released in September 1997. Andi Toma and Jan St. Werner of Mouse on Mars contribute to several tracks, and the album was produced by Andi Toma. The song "Parsec" was used in the launch of the Volkswagen New Beetle. There is also a club in Manchester which takes its name from the album.

Track listing

All tracks by Tim Gane & Laetitia Sadier except where noted

1. "Brakhage" – 5:30
2. "Miss Modular" – 4:29
3. "The Flower Called Nowhere" – 4:55
4. "Diagonals" – 5:15
5. "Prisoner of Mars" – 4:03
6. "Rainbo Conversation" – 4:46
7. "Refractions in the Plastic Pulse" (Gane, Ramsay, Sadier) – 17:32
8. "Parsec" – 5:34
9. "Ticker-Tape of the Unconscious" – 4:45
10. "Contronatura" – 9:03
11. "Off-On" - 5:25 (Japanese Bonus Track)

Personnel

• Laetitia Sadier (vocals)
• Tim Gane (guitar)
• Mary Hansen
• Richard Harrison
• Morgane Lhote
• Andrew Ramsay.

Additional Personnel

• Rebecca McFaul, Shelley Weiss, Poppy Branders, Maureen Loughnane – strings
• Paul Mertens, Dave Max Crawford, Jeb Bishop, Ross Reed – brass
• Sean O'Hagan – piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Farfisa organ
• 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