STEREOLAB ー Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night

1999 / UK / Rock・Art Pop

SCORE - 83 / 100

TASTE / 好み：18 / 20
ACCLAIM / 世評 : 11 / 15
INNOVATION / 革新性 : 16 /20
QUALITY / 完成度: 18 / 20
TIMELESSNESS / 普遍性 : 10 /10
INFLUENCE / 影響力 : 10 / 15

NOTES ON SOUND.

複雑かつ有機的に進化した、ストレンジなラウンジ・ポップ
コンピュータ編集を大胆に取り入れた前作『Dots and Loops』の音楽的な方向性を受け継ぎつつも、バンド演奏の自由さや揺らぎを取り戻した本作。前作に引き続きTortoiseのジョン・マッケンタイアが参加し、新たにジム・オルークを共同プロデューサーに迎え、より複雑なリズムとループを構築。さらにジャズ、ラウンジ、ブラジル音楽など様々な要素を飲み込み、異様なムードと旋律が漂うラウンジ・ポップが完成。リリース当初は賛否両論のあった本作だが、その過剰なまでの実験精神と捉えどころのない複雑さこそが、何度聴いても飽きることのない魅力でもある。

English Ver:
Strange Lounge Pop, Evolving into Something More Complex and Organic
Building on the musical direction of its predecessor, Dots and Loops, which boldly embraced computer-based editing, this album restores a sense of freedom and human spontaneity to the band's performances. John McEntire of Tortoise returns, joined by Jim O'Rourke as a new co-producer, creating even more intricate rhythms and loops. Absorbing elements of jazz, lounge, Brazilian music, and beyond, the result is a strange form of lounge pop, filled with uncanny atmospheres and melodies. Although the album received mixed reactions upon its release, its almost excessive spirit of experimentation and elusive complexity are precisely what make it so endlessly fascinating, even after countless listens.