Home → Stereolab → The First of the Microbe Hunters
The First of the Microbe Hunters
Pop · 2000 · 7 tracks

The First of the Microbe Hunters

Stereolab

A sophisticated blend of motorik rhythms and vintage synthesizer textures. Seven tracks of hypnotic, bilingual pop that feels like a transmission from a lost future.

May 15, 2000 · EastWest Japan

Find on Amazon

A sophisticated and intellectually curious blend of hypnotic rhythms and dreamy, retro-futurist textures.

Tracklist · 7 Tracks
01
Outer Bongolia
9:29
02
Intervals
4:38
03
Barock - Plastik
3:01
04
Nomus et Phusis
4:23
05
I Feel the Air (of Another Planet)
8:14
06
Household Names
3:42
07
Retrograde Mirror Form
6:24
Moments Worth Listening For
The nine-minute hypnotic sprawl of Outer Bongolia where the rhythm section locks into a relentless, trance-inducing motorik groove.
The sudden shift into sunshine-pop harmonies during Household Names that contrasts the album's more experimental stretches.
The way the synthesizers on Retrograde Mirror Form seem to oscillate in and out of phase, creating a dizzying sense of depth.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does The First of the Microbe Hunters sound next to the rest of Stereolab's catalogue?

Late Night+1.4σ

Late Night saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

If you loved this album for itsSound & genre

Instant Holograms on Metal Film
Instant Holograms on Metal Film
Stereolab
2025
Emperor Tomato Ketchup
Emperor Tomato Ketchup
Stereolab
1996
Laminations
Laminations
Stereolab
1996
Instant Holograms on Metal Film
Instant Holograms on Metal Film
Stereolab
2025
Not Music
Not Music
Stereolab
2010

Cassette uses generative AI to enrich its catalog. How we use AI →