The First of the Microbe Hunters

The First of the Microbe Hunters
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EP by Stereolab
Released	16 May 2000
Recorded	January 2000
Studio	Blackwing Studios, London Idful Music Corporation, Chicago, Illinois
Length	39:47
Label	Duophonic Elektra
Producer	Fulton Dingley
Stereolab chronology
Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night (1999) The First of the Microbe Hunters (2000) Captain Easychord (2001)

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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

1. "Outer Bongolia" – 9:29
2. "Intervals" – 4:38
3. "Barock-Plastik" – 3:00
4. "Nomus et Phusis" – 4:23
5. "I Feel the Air (of Another Planet)" – 8:13
6. "Household Names" – 3:42
7. "Retrograde Mirror Form" – 6:23

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.