The First of the Microbe Hunters

The First of the Microbe Hunters
The First of the Microbe Hunters
EP by Stereolab
Released	16 May 2000
Recorded	March 1997, January 2000
Studio	Blackwing Studios, London; Idful Music Corporation, Chicago, Illinois;
Length	39:47
Label	Duophonic; Elektra;
Producer	Stereolab; Fulton Dingley; John McEntire;
Stereolab chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[2]
New Musical Express	^[3]
Pitchfork	6.8^[4]

The First of the Microbe Hunters is the fifth EP by English-French rock band Stereolab. It was released on 16 May 2000 in the United Kingdom by Duophonic Records and in the United States by Elektra Records. Its title makes reference to the book Microbe Hunters by Paul de Kruif, in which the first chapter is dedicated to Dutch scientist Anton van Leeuwenhoek, named "the first of the microbe hunters".

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Lætitia Sadier and Tim Gane, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Outer Bongolia"	Sean O'Hagan, Gane, Andy Ramsay	9:29
2.	"Intervals"		4:38
3.	"Barock-Plastik"		3:17
4.	"Nomus Et Phusis"		4:23
5.	"I Feel The Air (Of Another Planet)"		8:12
6.	"Household Names"		3:43
7.	"Retrograde Mirror Form"		6:45
Total length:			39:47

Personnel[]

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.^[5]

Stereolab

Stereolab – all instruments, mixing
- Lætitia Sadier
- Tim Gane
- Mary Hansen
- Simon Johns
- Morgane Lhote
- Andy Ramsay
Fulton Dingley – recording, mixing
House – sleeve design
John McEntire – recording and mixing (track 5)
Sean O'Hagan – additional instruments

Notes[]

^ AllMusic review
^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 7: MUZE. p. 742.CS1 maint: location (link)
^ "The First Of The Microbe Hunters". New Musical Express. 12 September 2005. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
^ DiCrescenzo, Brent. "Stereolab: The First of the Microbe Hunters". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
^ The First of the Microbe Hunters (liner notes). Stereolab. Duophonic Records. 2000. D-UHF-CD25.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

References[]

"First of the Microbe Hunters". Stereolab. All Media Guide/All Music. Retrieved 2007-05-04.
"the first of the microbe hunters". Stereolab Official Site. Stereolab. Retrieved 2007-05-04.

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[1] AllMusic review

[CL-2] Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 7: MUZE. p. 742.CS1 maint: location (link)

[nme-3] "The First Of The Microbe Hunters". New Musical Express. 12 September 2005. Retrieved 14 February 2021.

[pitchfork-4] DiCrescenzo, Brent. "Stereolab: The First of the Microbe Hunters". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 February 2021.

[5] The First of the Microbe Hunters (liner notes). Stereolab. Duophonic Records. 2000. D-UHF-CD25.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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