Miss Modular Explained

Miss Modular
Type:	ep
Artist:	Stereolab
Cover:	Miss Modular.png
Released:	1 September 1997
Recorded:	March 1997 – August 1997
Genre:	Art pop
Length:	16:04
Label:	Duophonic (UK)
Prev Title:	Dots and Loops
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	Simple Headphone Mind
Next Year:	1997

Miss Modular is a 1997 EP by the post-rock band Stereolab. The title track served as the lead single from their album Dots and Loops.^[1] It was produced in collaboration with the group Mouse on Mars.^[2] Dan the Automator remixed the title track.^[3]

All four of its tracks were re-released on the Oscillons from the Anti-Sun compilation.

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote: "Digitally assembled from isolated studio elements, the aptly titled 'Miss Modular' is musique concrète pop, a bubbly yet plainly synthetic effort that walks the tightrope between art and artifice."

Track listing

• United Kingdom (Duophonic) / USA (Elektra)

1. "Miss Modular" – 4:16
2. "Allures" – 3:29
3. "Off-On" – 5:26
4. "Spinal Column" – 2:53

• Japan (EastWest Japan)

1. "Miss Modular" – 4:16
2. "Miss Modular (Automator Mix)" – 4:10
3. "Refractions in the Plastic Pulse (Feebate Mix)" remixed by Autechre – 7:45
4. "Contronatura (Prelude to the Autumn of a Faun Mix)" remixed by Kid Loco – 5:20

In the UK, the "Refractions in the Plastic Pulse" and "Contronatura" remixes were released as a limited edition 12" single.

External links

• Web site: miss modular . Stereolab . Stereolab Official Site . 2007-05-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080105091354/http://www.stereolab.co.uk/discography/?no=31 . 2008-01-05 . dead .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Best New Music. CMJ New Music Monthly. October 28, 1997. CMJ Network, Inc.. Google Books.
2. Web site: Stereolab Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic.
3. Aaron . Charles . Home-Made Jams . Spin . Dec 1997 . 13 . 9 . 103.