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Chemical Chords | 
| Artist: Stereolab
Label: 4ad
Category: Music
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 12347
Format: Cd
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.8 x 0.4
MPN: 72815
UPC: 652637281521
EAN: 0652637281521
ASIN: B0019UUPI2
Release Date: August 18, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Neon Beanbag | | • | Three Women | | • | One Finger Symphony | | • | Chemical Chords | | • | Ecstatic Static | | • | Valley Hi | | • | Silver Sands | | • | Pop Molecule | | • | Self Portrait With Electric Brain | | • | Nous Vous Demandons Pardon | | • | Cellulose Sunshine | | • | Fractal Dream Of A Thing | | • | Daisy Click Clack | | • | Vortical Phonotheque |
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| Customer Reviews:
 Pathetic childlike music November 6, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought this album under the premise I was going to be entertained and discover a music style that would uplift and make me feel warm inside. Instead I discovered an album I would not even recommend to my worst enemy. This album has zero musical quality and has been put together in such an ad hoc fashion that it is impossible to give it any creative merit. Avoid and steer your self towards other bands that actually have some talent.
 warm jets! August 22, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This album has many of the usual stereolab hallmarks, but as usual the sound has been morphed to reflect the current obsessions of Tim Gane and lateitia sadier.I am a massive long term fan of The Lab and this album does not disappoint though it has taken a few listens to really get my head round it.It is decidely less baroque than many of their previous excursions. The sound is tighter and more direct. This feels like both a good and a bad thing.It is less langourous and abstracted. Melancholia is almost absent from this record though there is still that restless yearning that they do so well.Despite this,it is a rich and beguiling album that definitely reveals more with each listen.before long the melodies and crypto-poetic lyrics imbed themselves in your mind.There is only ONE stereolab. Long may they reign!
Let the chemical chords penetrate your electric brain August 22, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have been eagerly anticipating the new Stereolab album for some time, intrigued by Tim Gane's tantalising account of the creative process that led to 'Chemical Chords'- of a batch of his own musical doodles from which the groop developed the final, fleshed out tracks in the studio. So yes, as one would expect from Stereolab, 'Chemical Chords' is a lushly orchestrated album (Sean O'Hagan's arrangements add wonderful texture, especially the strings on 'Cellulose Sinshine'), but each track bears the succinct imprint of a singular idea perfectly realised, unlike previous albums where some tracks feel like two or three condensed into one. The synergy between the musical elements makes this another Stereolab album that will continue to reward repeated listens. It's really only just beginning to sink in for me, and so far 'Daisy Click Clack','Self Portrait With Electric Brain' and 'Cellulose Sunshine' have particularly infected my musical consciousness.
The Stereolab formula is evident, but sufficiently tweaked to engage the fans- I can't imagine they will be disappointed. This is a great album, and it's certainly not bereft of candidates to add to your selection of favourite Stereolab songs. It also has an infectiously cheerful quality that might just dispel some mental rainclouds.
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