Anglo-French avant-pop band Stereolab have share two new tracks "Simple Headphone Mind" & "Trippin", off their forthcoming compilation Pulse of the Early Brain [Switched On Volume 5].
The collection will be out on Sept 2nd via Warp Records and Duophonic UHF Disks. This time out it's 'Simple Headphone Mind' and 'Trippin' with the Birds' from their 1997 collaborative 12" with Nurse With Wound getting an airing.
Simple Headphone Mind was the second collaboration between Stereolab and Nurse With Wound. As with their first release, Crumb Duck, Stereolab recorded the basic track and then handed it over to Steven Stapleton to do with as he pleased. Unlike with Crumb Duck, listeners can hear the original Stereolab recording, as it was issued under the title 'The Long Hair of Death' on a split single with Yo La Tengo; this version was also featured on Stereolab's Aluminum Tunes compilation album.
Listen to 'Simple Headphone Mind' + 'Trippin' with the Birds' below.
