Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements

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Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements
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Studio album by
Stereolab
Released10 August 1993 (1993-08-10) [1]
RecordedMay 1993
Studio Blackwing (London)
Genre
Length61:52
Label
Producer Phil 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 Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [6]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork 8.3/10 [8]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Select 3/5 [12]
Spin Alternative Record Guide 9/10 [13]
Uncut 8/10 [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.

Contents

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

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