Miss Modular

Miss Modular
EP by Stereolab
Released	1 September 1997
Recorded	March 1997 – August 1997
Genre	Art pop
Length	16:04
Label	Duophonic(UK)
Stereolab chronology
Dots and Loops(1997) Miss Modular(1997) Simple Headphone Mind(1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

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.^[2] It was produced in collaboration with the group Mouse on Mars.^[3]Dan the Automator remixed the title track.^[4]

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."^[1]

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.

References

1. "Miss Modular [EP] - Stereolab | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
2. "Best New Music". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. October 28, 1997 – via Google Books.
3. "Stereolab Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
4. Aaron, Charles (Dec 1997). "Home-Made Jams". Spin. 13 (9): 103.

External links

• "miss modular". Stereolab Official Site. Stereolab. Archived from the original on 2008-01-05. Retrieved 2007-05-05.