Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night

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 States by Elektra Records and on 27 September 1999 in the United Kingdom by Duophonic Records.[13][14]

Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night
Studio album by
Stereolab
Released21 September 1999 (1999-09-21)
RecordedNovember 1998–February 1999[1]
Studio
Genre
Length75:37
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)
Stereolab studio album chronology
Dots and Loops
(1997)		 Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night
(1999)		 Sound-Dust
(2001)
Singles from Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night
  1. "The Free Design"
    Released: 6 September 1999 (EP)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Alternative Press4/5[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[6]
Exclaim!8/10[7]
Pitchfork3.4/10[8]
Q[9]
Rolling Stone[2]
Spin6/10[10]
Uncut6/10[11]
USA Today[12]

Track listing

All tracks are 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
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
16."Galaxidion"3:15
Total length:78:52
Limited edition bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."Escape Pod"3:55
2."With Friends Like These"5:51
3."Les Aimies Des Memes"5:54
Total length:15:40

Personnel

Credits for Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night adapted from album liner notes.[15]

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)[16] 92
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[17] 12
US Billboard 200[18] 154
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[19] 8

References
  1. Jenkins, Mark (5 November 1999). "Stereolab's Latest Experiment". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  2. 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.
  3. Cigarettes, Johnny (27 September 1999). "Stereolab – Cobra And Phases Group Play Voltage In The Milky Night". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  4. Sendra, Tim. "Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night – Stereolab". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  5. "Stereolab: Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night". Alternative Press. No. 135. October 1999. p. 110.
  6. Vincentelli, Elisabeth (24 September 1999). "Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  7. Ranta, Alan (12 September 2019). "Stereolab: Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night (Expanded and Remastered)". Exclaim!. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  8. DiCrescenzo, Brent (21 September 1999). "Stereolab: Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  9. "Stereolab: Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night". Q. No. 158. November 1999. p. 135.
  10. Walters, Barry (November 1999). "Stereolab: Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night". Spin. Vol. 15 no. 11. p. 194. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  11. Pattison, Louis (October 2019). "Stereolab: Emperor Tomato Ketchup / Dots and Loops / Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night". Uncut. No. 269. p. 50.
  12. Gundersen, Edna (12 October 1999). "Eccentric Stereolab cranks up 'Voltage'". USA Today.
  13. Comer, M. Tye (6 September 1999). "Stereolab: Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night (Elektra-EEG)". CMJ New Music Report. Vol. 59 no. 634. p. 5. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  14. "Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night (CD – Duophonic UHF #DUHFCD 023) – Stereolab". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  15. Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night (liner notes). Stereolab. Duophonic Records. 1999. D-UHF-CD23.CS1 maint: others (link)
  16. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  17. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  18. "Stereolab Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  19. "Stereolab Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
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