Released in November 1996, ''Fluorescences'' is an EP by the group

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. All four of its tracks were later re-released on the ''

Oscillons from the Anti-Sun ''Oscillons from the Anti-Sun'', released in April 2005, is a three-CD, one-DVD box-set collection of Stereolab tracks culled from eight of the group's EPs ('' Jenny Ondioline'', ''Ping Pong'', '' Wow and Flutter'', '' Fluorescences'', '' Cybel ...

'' compilation. The title track was voted number 20 in

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for 1996, and held the same position in 1997. A track would not usually be permitted to qualify for the Festive Fifty more than once; however, this result was allowed to stand.

Track listing

# "Fluorescences" – 3:23 # "Pinball" – 3:13 # "You Used to Call Me Sadness" – 5:10 # "Soop Groove #1" – 13:06

References

External links

* 1996 EPs Stereolab EPs {{Ep-stub