Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night

Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night
Studio album by Stereolab
Released 21 September 1999 (1999-09-21)
Recorded 1998–99
Studio
Genre
Length 75:37
Label
Producer
Stereolab chronology
The Free Design
(1998)		 Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night
(1999)		 The First of the Microbe Hunters
(2000)
Singles from Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night
  1. "The Free Design"
    Released: 6 September 1999 (1999-09-06) (EP)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Alternative Press4/5[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
Pitchfork3.4/10[4]
Q[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
Spin6/10[7]

Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night is the sixth studio album by English-French avant-pop band Stereolab. It was released on 21 September 1999 in the United Kingdom by Duophonic Records and in the United States by Elektra Records.

Track listing

All tracks written by Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier.

No.TitleLength
1."Fuses"3:40
2."People Do It All the Time"3:42
3."The Free Design"3:47
4."Blips, Drips and Strips"4:28
5."Italian Shoes Continuum"4:36
6."Infinity Girl"3:56
7."The Spiracles"3:40
8."Op Hop Detonation"3:32
9."Puncture in the Radax Permutation"5:48
10."Velvet Water"4:24
11."Blue Milk"11:29
12."Caleidoscopic Gaze"8:09
13."Strobo Acceleration"3:55
14."The Emergency Kisses"5:53
15."Come and Play in the Milky Night"4:38
Total length:75:37

Personnel

Credits for Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night adapted from album liner notes.[8]

Stereolab

Additional musicians

  • Mark Bassey – brass
  • Colin Crawley – brass
  • Sophie Harris – strings
  • William Hawkes – strings
  • Kev Hopper – saw
  • Rob Mazurek – cornet
  • John McEntire – drums, vibraphone, keyboards
  • Dominic Murcott – marimba, vibraphone
  • Jacqueline Norrie – strings
  • Sean O'Hagan – organ, bass, tack piano, electric harpsichord, clavinet, acoustic guitar, brass arrangements
  • Jim O'Rourke – bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion, string arrangements
  • Andy Robinson – brass
  • Steve Waterman – brass
  • Brian G. Wright – strings

Production

  • Fulton Dingley – production, mixing, recording (all on "Continuum Section")
  • John McEntire – production, mixing, recording
  • Jim O'Rourke – production, mixing, recording
  • Steve Rooke – mastering
  • Stereolab (as "The Groop") – production

Design

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 92
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[10] 12
US Billboard 200[11] 154
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[12] 8

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night – Stereolab". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Stereolab: Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night". Alternative Press (135): 110. October 1999.
  3. ↑ Vincentelli, Elisabeth (24 September 1999). "Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  4. ↑ DiCrescenzo, Brent (21 September 1999). "Stereolab: Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Stereolab: Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night". Q (158): 135. November 1999.
  6. ↑ Hunter, James (30 September 1999). "Stereolab: Cobra & Phases Group Play Voltage In The Milky Night". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  7. ↑ Walters, Barry (November 1999). "Stereolab: Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night". Spin. 15 (11): 194. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  8. ↑ Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night (liner notes). Stereolab. Duophonic Records. 1999. D-UHF-CD23.
  9. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  11. ↑ "Stereolab Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  12. ↑ "Stereolab Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
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