Refried Ectoplasm (Switched On Volume 2), released in July 1995, is a compilation by Stereolab of singles and rarities.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork | 8.2/10[2] |
| New Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [3] |
Along with Aluminum Tunes, the Rolling Stone Album Guide referred to Refried Ectoplasm as being like "many odds-and-ends collections, are essential listening only for obsessives and completeists." and that the compilations "offer some of Stereolab's most experimental material, and occasionally-as with Refried's early singles ("Lo Boob Oscillator")-some of the group's more accessible tracks as well."[3] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave the album a 4.5 out of five rating, stating that the album is "far more than a mere oddities collection. More than any other album, Refried Ectoplasm charts Stereolab's astonishing musical growth between those three years, and offers several definitive songs -- including "Lo Boob Oscillator," "French Disko," and "John Cage Bubblegum".[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Harmonium" (1992, originally a 7" single on Duophonic Super 45's) | 5:55 |
| 2. | "Lo Boob Oscillator" (1993, originally a 7" single on Sub Pop) | 6:36 |
| 3. | "Mountain" (1993, originally a split single on Teenbeat, other side by Unrest) | 4:05 |
| 4. | "Revox" (1993, originally from a double pack 7" on Duophonic Super 45's, split with Huggy Bear, Colm and Darlin') | 4:13 |
| 5. | "French Disko" (1993, originally a 7" and CD single on Duophonic) | 3:35 |
| 6. | "Exploding Head Movie" (1993, with Nurse With Wound, from the Crumb Duck 10" on Clawfist) | 4:48 |
| 7. | "Eloge d'Eros" (1993, b-side of "John Cage Bubblegum") | 3:52 |
| 8. | "Tone Burst (Country)" (1993, previously unissued, from an abandoned split 7" with Spectrum) | 2:12 |
| 9. | ""Animal or Vegetable (A Wonderful Wooden Reason...)"" (1993, with Nurse With Wound, the other side of "Crumb Duck") | 13:32 |
| 10. | "John Cage Bubblegum" (1993, 7" single on Slumberland, some copies came with an actual strip of bubblegum) | 3:18 |
| 11. | "Sadistic" (previously unreleased) | 2:36 |
| 12. | "Farfisa" (1992, b-side of "Harmonium") | 2:23 |
| 13. | "Tempter" (1993, b-side of "Lo Boob Oscillator") | 5:52 |
References
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Refried Ectoplasm: Switched On, Vol. 2". AllMusic. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ Sherburne, Philip (6 October 2018). "Stereolab: Refried Ectoplasm". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ a b Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. pp. 780-781. ISBN 0743201698.
- "Discography". Stereolab Official Site. Stereolab. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
- "refried ectoplasm". Stereolab Official Site. Stereolab. Retrieved 2007-05-04.