Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night

Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night
Studio album by Stereolab
Released	21 September 1999 (US)
Recorded	February 1998–1999 Wolf Studios, Brixton, London Blackwing Studios, London
Genre	Art Pop, Experimental Rock, Lounge, French Pop, Jazz-Pop, Krautrock, Space Age Pop
Label	Elektra (US) Duophonic (UK)
Producer	John McEntire, Jim O'Rourke, and Stereolab
Stereolab chronology
The Free Design (1998) Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night (1999) The First of the Microbe Hunters (2000)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[2]
Pitchfork Media	3.4/10[3]
Popmatters	7/10[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]

Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night, released in 1999, is a studio album by the band Stereolab.

Track listing

All tracks by Tim Gane, Laetitia Sadier

1. "Fuses" – 3:40
2. "People Do It All the Time" – 3:42
3. "The Free Design" – 3:47
4. "Blips, Drips and Strips" – 4:28
5. "Italian Shoes Continuum" – 4:36
6. "Infinity Girl" – 3:56
7. "The Spiracles" – 3:40
8. "Op Hop Detonation" – 3:32
9. "Puncture in the Radax Permutation" – 5:48
10. "Velvet Water" – 4:24
11. "Blue Milk" – 11:29
12. "Caleidoscopic Gaze" – 8:09
13. "Strobo Acceleration" – 3:55
14. "The Emergency Kisses" – 5:53
15. "Come and Play in the Milky Night" – 4:38
16. "Escape Pod" (Import bonus)
17. "With Friends Like These" (Import bonus)
18. "Les Aimies Des Memes" (Import bonus)

Additionally, a bonus track called "Galaxidion" was included for the Japanese release.

Personnel

• Mark Bassey – Overdubs
• Colin Crawley – Overdubs
• Fulton Dingley – Producer, Engineer, Mixing
• Tim Gane – Organ, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Drums, Vocals, Clavinet, Wurlitzer, Electric Harpsichord, Group Member
• Mary Hansen – Organ, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Drums, Vocals, Clavinet, Wurlitzer, Electric Harpsichord
• Sophie Harris – Strings
• William Hawkes – Strings
• Kev Hopper – Saw
• Simon Johns – Bass
• Morgane Lhote, Keyboards
• Rob Mazurek – Cornet
• John McEntire – Drums, Keyboards, Producer
• Ramsay Morgan – Organ, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Drums, Vocals, Clavinet, Wurlitzer, Electric Harpsichord
• Dominic Murcott – Marimba (Electronics)
• Jacqueline Norrie – Strings
• Sean O'Hagan – Organ, Guitar (Acoustic), Bass, Piano, Harpsichord, Clavinet, Brass Arrangement
• Jim O'Rourke – Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Keyboards, Producer, String Arrangements
• Andy Ramsay - Drums, programming
• Andy Robinson – Overdubs
• Steve Rooke – Mastering
• Laetitia Sadier - Voice
• Steve Waterman – Overdubs
• Brian G. Wright – Strings

References

• "Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night". Stereolab. All Media Guide/All Music. Retrieved 2007-05-04. 
• "cobra and phases group play voltage in the milky night". Stereolab Official Site. Stereolab. Retrieved 2007-05-04.