Pitchfork: Stereolab-Related Records On the Way

Sorry, folks, but we at the Fork are stumped as to which metaphor to choose to get us started here-- it's a split decision between a clever something about a British art-pop boomerang or a tasteless clunker about a former lover with his head hung low. But perhaps we should just get to it: following their 2004 split with longtime label Elektra, Stereolab and their Duophonic label are on the road back to a relationship with Too Pure, the band's recordhouse from way back when bearded guys in threadbare Galaxie 500 t-shirts talked about Switched On like it was the start of some huge revolution. Although maybe those guys are still doing that. Anyway, in conjunction with Duphonic, Too Pure will be reissuing Switched On February 22.

But what else will thise joint venture have to offer, you wonder? Well first off, A Few Steps More, the sophomore effort from once Laetitia Sadier solo project/now full-fleged band, Monade, is on Too Pure's slate for March 8. As far as official Stereolab product goes, according to the band's official website, they're currently looking at releasing "two or three new EPs/singles by the end of 2005 with a new LP for release in 2006." And as we reported back in October of last year, a super-crazy four-disc (three CDs, one DVD) boxed set titled Oscillons From the Anti-Sun is also being readied for release in late April, which will collect three discs worth of EPs and singles that would cost you far too much on eBay. They're looking out for you, see? tracklist:

Disc 1
01 Fluorescences
02 Allures
03 Fruition
04 Wow And Flutter
05 With Friends Like These'
06 Pinball
07 Spinal Column
08 Ping Pong (unreleased LP version)
09 Golden Ball
10 Cybele's Reverie
11 Nihilist Assault Group (Parts 1,2,3)
12 Off On

Disc 2
01 Jenny Ondioline
02 Young Lungs
03 Escape Pod (From The World of Medical Observations)
04 Moodles
05 You Used To Call Me Sadness
06 Captain Easychord
07 Les Aimies
08 French Disko
09 Transona Five (live)
10 Moogie Wonderland
11 Canned Candies
12 Narco Martenot

Disc 3
01 Noise Of Carpet
02 The Free Design
03 Les Yper Yper Sound
04 Pain Et Spectacles
05 Ping Pong
06 Long Life Love
07 Jenny Ondioline (alternate version)
08 Heavy Denim
09 Brigitte
10 Miss Modular