Dots and Loops

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	(B)[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Dots and Loops is the fifth studio album by the band Stereolab, released in September 1997. Jan St. Werner of Mouse on Mars contributes to several tracks. The song "Parsec" was used in the launch of the Volkswagen New Beetle.^[4]

Track listing

All tracks by Tim Gane & Laetitia Sadier except were 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. "Rainbow 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^[5]

• Laetitia Sadier – vocals
• Tim Gane – guitar

Additional Personnel^[6]

• 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

Notes

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Robert Christgau review
3. ^ Rolling Stone review
4. ^ "Stereolab - Dots and Loops". http://www.bluecricket.com/plug/reviews/1998/stereolabdots.html. 
5. ^ CD Universe
6. ^ CD Universe

References

• "Biography". Stereolab. All Media Guide/All Music. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p41752. Retrieved 2007-05-04. 
• "Dots and Loops". Stereolab. All Media Guide/All Music. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p41752. Retrieved 2007-05-04. 
• "dots and loops". Stereolab Official Site. Stereolab. http://www.stereolab.co.uk/discography/?no=77. Retrieved 2007-05-04.