Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements

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.

Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements
Studio album by
Stereolab
Released10 August 1993 (1993-08-10)[1]
RecordedMay 1993
StudioBlackwing (London)
Genre
Length61:52
Label
ProducerPhil 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[5]
Chicago Tribune[6]
Mojo[7]
Pitchfork8.3/10[8]
Q[9]
Record Collector[10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[11]
Select3/5[12]
Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10[13]
Uncut8/10[14]

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

References
  1. "Stereolab - Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements. Stereolab".
  2. Poston, Tom; Welch, Norman (29 December 1993). "BREAK Writers Pick 10 Best of 1993". The Charlotte Observer.
  3. Wisgard, Alex (15 November 2010). "Stereolab – Not Music". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  4. Ham, Robert (19 December 2016). "The 50 Best Post-Rock Albums". Paste. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  5. Phares, Heather. "Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements – Stereolab". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  6. Kot, Greg (24 October 1993). "Stereolab: Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements (Elektra)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  7. Mulvey, John (June 2019). "Stereolab: Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements". Mojo. No. 307. p. 105.
  8. Livingstone, Josephine (18 July 2019). "Stereolab: Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  9. Segal, Victoria (June 2019). "Back to the Retrofuture". Q. No. 398. pp. 118–119.
  10. Rathbone, Oregano (May 2019). "Laboratoire Granier". Record Collector. No. 492. pp. 96–97.
  11. Sarig, Roni (2004). "Stereolab". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 779–781. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  12. Morrison, Dave (October 1993). "Stereolab: Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements". Select. No. 40. p. 94.
  13. Strauss, Neil (1995). "Stereolab". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 375–376. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  14. Dale, Jon (November 2018). "Golden 'Lab". Uncut. No. 258. p. 40.
  15. "Transient Random Noise Bursts With Announcements". stereolab.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  16. Pike, Martin (25 March 2019). "The Lab Report". The Lab Report. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  17. Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements (press advertisement). Duophonic Records. 1993. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  18. Foster, John (31 July 2019). "The evolution of Stereolab's analogue-inspired record sleeves". The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  19. Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements (liner notes). Stereolab. Duophonic Records. 1993. D-UHF-CD02.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  20. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  21. Jenny Ondioline (press advertisement). Duophonic Records. 1993. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  22. "7 Albums To Be Reissued Via Warp And Duophonic UHF Disks". Warp. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  23. "Stereolab – Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements (Expanded Edition)". Duophonic Ultra High Frequency Disks. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  24. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  25. "Independent Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 25 September 1993. p. 20. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  26. "Stereolab Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
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