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Dots and Loops is the fifth studio album by English-French rock band Stereolab. It was released on 22 September 1997 and was issued by Duophonic Records and Elektra Records. The band co-produced the album with John McEntire and Andi Toma, and recording took place in Chicago and Düsseldorf. The album explores jazz and electronic sounds, and is influenced by bossa nova and 1960s pop music. Its lyrics address matters such as consumerism, the "spectacle", materialism, and human interaction.
Dots and Loops reached number 19 on the UK Albums Chart, as well as number 111 on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States. The track "Miss Modular" was issued as a single and as an EP, and peaked at number 60 on the UK Singles Chart. Several music critics have praised Dots and Loops for its blend of accessible music with experimental and avant-garde sounds, and some have considered it to be one of the band's finest works.
TRACKLIST:
A1 Brakhage
A2 Miss Modular
A3 The Flower Called Nowhere
B1 Diagonals
B2 Prisoner Of Mars
B3 Rainbo Conversation
C Refractions In The Plastic Pulse
D1 Parsec
D2 Ticker-Tape Of The Unconscious
D3 Contronatura