The First of the Microbe Hunters is the fifth EP by English-French rock band Stereolab. It was released on 16 May 2000 in the United Kingdom by Duophonic Records and in the United States by Elektra Records. Its title makes reference to the book Microbe Hunters by Paul de Kruif, in which the first chapter is dedicated to Dutch scientist Anton van Leeuwenhoek, named "the first of the microbe hunters".[citation needed] Its tracks were re-released in the band's 2021 compilation Electrically Possessed.[1]
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| Released | 16 May 2000 | |||
| Recorded | March 1997, January 2000 | |||
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| Length | 39:47 | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 59/100[2] |
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| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| NME |  [5] |
| Pitchfork | 6.8/10[6] |
The First of the Microbe Hunters was met with mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 59, based on eight reviews.[2]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Lætitia Sadier and Tim Gane, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Outer Bongolia" | Sean O'Hagan, Gane, Andy Ramsay | 9:29 |
| 2. | "Intervals" | 4:38 | |
| 3. | "Barock-Plastik" | 3:17 | |
| 4. | "Nomus Et Phusis" | 4:23 | |
| 5. | "I Feel The Air (Of Another Planet)" | 8:12 | |
| 6. | "Household Names" | 3:43 | |
| 7. | "Retrograde Mirror Form" | 6:45 | |
| Total length: | 39:47 | ||
Personnel
editCredits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[7]
Stereolab
- Stereolab – all instruments, mixing
- Lætitia Sadier
- Tim Gane
- Mary Hansen
- Simon Johns
- Morgane Lhote
- Andy Ramsay
- Fulton Dingley – recording, mixing
- House – sleeve design
- John McEntire – recording and mixing (track 5)
- Sean O'Hagan – additional instruments
Notes
edit- ^ Ham, Robert. "Stereolab: Electrically Possessed (Switched On Vol. 4)". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Critic Reviews for First of the Microbe Hunters". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 742.
- ^ "The First Of The Microbe Hunters". New Musical Express. 12 September 2005. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ DiCrescenzo, Brent. "Stereolab: The First of the Microbe Hunters". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ The First of the Microbe Hunters (liner notes). Stereolab. Duophonic Records. 2000. D-UHF-CD25.
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References
edit- "First of the Microbe Hunters". Stereolab. All Media Guide/All Music. Retrieved 2007-05-04.
- "the first of the microbe hunters". Stereolab Official Site. Stereolab. Retrieved 2007-05-04.
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