''Refried Ectoplasm (Switched On Volume 2)'', released in July 1995, is a compilation by

Stereolab Stereolab are an Anglo- French avant-pop band formed in London in 1990. Led by the songwriting team of Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier, the group's music combines influences from krautrock, lounge and 1960s pop music, often incorporating a repetit ...

of singles and rarities.

Reception

Along with ''

Aluminum Tunes ''Aluminum Tunes'' is a double album collection of EPs and rarities from Stereolab, released in 1998. It is the third compilation in a series of rarities collections following '' Switched On'' and ''Refried Ectoplasm'', and was stickered with th ...

'', the ''

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'' referred to ''Refried Ectoplasm'' as being like "many odds-and-ends collections, are essential listening only for obsessives and completeists." and that the compilations "offer some of Stereolab's most experimental material, and occasionally-as with Refried's early singles ("Lo Boob Oscillator")-some of the group's more accessible tracks as well."

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gave the album a 4.5 out of five rating, stating that the album is "far more than a mere oddities collection. More than any other album, ''Refried Ectoplasm'' charts Stereolab's astonishing musical growth between those three years, and offers several definitive songs -- including "Lo Boob Oscillator," "French Disko," and "John Cage Bubblegum".

Track listing

References

* * {{Authority control 1995 compilation albums Stereolab compilation albums Drag City (record label) compilation albums Flying Nun Records compilation albums Flying Nun Records albums