| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| New Musical Express |  [2] |
| Pitchfork | 6.8[3] |
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".
Track listing
All tracks are written by Lætitia Sadier and Tim Gane, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[4]
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
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "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.
References
- "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.