Transient Random Noise Bursts With Announcements

Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements
Studio album by
Stereolab
Released10 August 1993 (1993-08-10)[1]
RecordedMay 1993
StudioBlackwing (London)
Genre
Length61:52
Label
ProducerPhil Wright
Stereolab chronology
Space Age Bachelor Pad Music
(1993) 		Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements
(1993) 		Crumb Duck
(1993)
Singles from Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements
  1. "Jenny Ondioline"
    Released: 22 August 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Chicago Tribune[6]
Mojo[7]
Pitchfork8.3/10[8]
Q[9]
Record Collector[10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[11]
Select3/5[12]
Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10[13]
Uncut8/10[14]

Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements is the second studio album by English-French rock band Stereolab, released on 10 August 1993 and was issued by Duophonic Records and Elektra Records. It was recorded with an expanded line-up, and is generally considered to be the band's noisiest release due to its emphasis on distorted guitars and keyboard sounds.

Composition

Shortly before the release of Transient Random-Noise Bursts, Stereolab re-recorded the song "Pack Yr Romantic Mind" to remove a sample from George Harrison's Wonderwall Music that they were denied clearance to use.[15][16]

On the LP edition of the album, the end of the last track, "Lock-Groove Lullaby", extends into a locked groove repeating a phrase sampled from Perrey and Kingsley's "The Savers", from their 1967 album Kaleidoscopic Vibrations: Electronic Pop Music from Way Out.

Release

Transient Random-Noise Bursts was released on 10 August 1993 in the United States by Elektra Records and on 6 September 1993 in the United Kingdom by Duophonic Records.[17] The album's sleeve design was adapted from that of a hi-fi test record issued by Hi-Fi Sound magazine in 1969;[18] the record itself is sampled on the song "Jenny Ondioline".[19] The majority of the first 1,500 LP copies of Transient Random-Noise Bursts were destroyed due to bad pressing quality.[15]

On its release, Transient Random-Noise Bursts peaked at number 62 on the UK Albums Chart.[20] In advance of the album, "Jenny Ondioline" was released on 22 August 1993.[21]

A remastered and expanded edition of Transient Random-Noise Bursts was released by Duophonic and Warp on 3 May 2019.[22]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier

No.TitleLength
1."Tone Burst"5:33
2."Our Trinitone Blast"3:46
3."Pack Yr Romantic Mind"5:04
4."I'm Going Out of My Way"3:25
5."Golden Ball"6:50
6."Pause"5:19
7."Jenny Ondioline"18:06
8."Analogue Rock"4:10
9."Crest"6:03
10."Lock-Groove Lullaby"3:36
Total length:61:52
2019 expanded edition bonus disc[23]
No.TitleLength
1."Fragments"0:48
2."Jenny Ondioline" (7"/EP version – alternative mix)3:47
3."Drum – Backwards Bass – Organ" ("Jenny Ondioline" breakdown full version)3:33
4."Analogue Rock" (original mix)4:35
5."Pause" (original mix)4:32
6."French Disco" (early version mix)4:30
7."Jenny Ondioline Part 2" (breakdown mix)6:24
8."Fruition" (demo)1:22
9."I'm Going Out of My Way" (demo)1:45
10."French Disco" (demo)2:42
11."Lock Groove Lullaby" (demo)1:37
12."Jenny Ondioline" (demo)3:52
13."Pause" (demo)2:24
Total length:41:51

Sample credits[19]

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[19]

Stereolab

Production

Charts

Chart (1993–2019) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[24] 43
UK Albums (OCC)[20] 62
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[25] 7
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[26] 96

Notes

  1. ^ Misspelled "Burt Kaempfort" in the album's liner notes
  2. ^ Misspelled "Mendoca" in the album's liner notes

References

  1. ^ "Stereolab - Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements. Stereolab".
  2. ^ Poston, Tom; Welch, Norman (29 December 1993). "BREAK Writers Pick 10 Best of 1993". The Charlotte Observer.
  3. ^ Wisgard, Alex (15 November 2010). "Stereolab – Not Music". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  4. ^ Ham, Robert (19 December 2016). "The 50 Best Post-Rock Albums". Paste. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b Phares, Heather. "Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements – Stereolab". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  6. ^ Kot, Greg (24 October 1993). "Stereolab: Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements (Elektra)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  7. ^ Mulvey, John (June 2019). "Stereolab: Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements". Mojo. No. 307. p. 105.
  8. ^ Livingstone, Josephine (18 July 2019). "Stereolab: Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  9. ^ Segal, Victoria (June 2019). "Back to the Retrofuture". Q. No. 398. pp. 118–119.
  10. ^ Rathbone, Oregano (May 2019). "Laboratoire Granier". Record Collector. No. 492. pp. 96–97.
  11. ^ Sarig, Roni (2004). "Stereolab". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 779–781. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  12. ^ Morrison, Dave (October 1993). "Stereolab: Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements". Select. No. 40. p. 94.
  13. ^ Strauss, Neil (1995). "Stereolab". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 375–376. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  14. ^ Dale, Jon (November 2018). "Golden 'Lab". Uncut. No. 258. p. 40.
  15. ^ a b "Transient Random Noise Bursts With Announcements". stereolab.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  16. ^ Pike, Martin (25 March 2019). "The Lab Report". The Lab Report. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  17. ^ Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements (press advertisement). Duophonic Records. 1993. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  18. ^ Foster, John (31 July 2019). "The evolution of Stereolab's analogue-inspired record sleeves". The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  19. ^ a b c Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements (liner notes). Stereolab. Duophonic Records. 1993. D-UHF-CD02.{cite AV media notes}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  20. ^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  21. ^ Jenny Ondioline (press advertisement). Duophonic Records. 1993. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  22. ^ "7 Albums To Be Reissued Via Warp And Duophonic UHF Disks". Warp. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  23. ^ "Stereolab – Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements (Expanded Edition)". Duophonic Ultra High Frequency Disks. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  24. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  25. ^ "Independent Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 25 September 1993. p. 20. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  26. ^ "Stereolab Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 June 2020.

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