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| Name = Music for Nitrous Oxide
| Type = studio
| name = Music for Nitrous Oxide
| Artist = [[Stars of the Lid]]
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| Cover = Music_for_Nitrous_Oxide.jpg
| artist = [[Stars of the Lid]]
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| Released = 1995
| Recorded = August 1993 – September 1994
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| released = 1995
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| Genre = [[Ambient music|Ambient]]<br>[[Drone music|Drone]]
| recorded = August 1993 – September 1994
| Length = 76.31
| Label = [[Sedimental]]
| venue =
| Producer = Neal Weinberg
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| label = [[Sedimental]]
| This album = '''''Music for Nitrous Oxide''''' (1995)
| producer = Neal Weinberg
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| Next album = '''''[[Gravitational Pull vs. the Desire for an Aquatic Life|Gravitational Pull Vs. the Desire for an Aquatic Life]]''''' (1996)
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'''''Music for Nitrous Oxide''''' is the first studio album released by [[Stars of the Lid]] on Sedimental Records in 1995. The album features minimal, droning compositions of varying length. The press release from [[Sedimental]] Records read: “Sedimental announces the first CD from [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] drone stars Stars of the Lid, an amazing 4-track recording that is created in the spirit of [[Brian Eno|Eno]], [[Main (band)|Main]] and [[Spacemen 3]]. Produced without keyboards, this lo-fi [[Ambient music|ambient]] journey employs predominately [sic] [[guitar]], avoiding typical rock elements while still possessing the ‘home’ recorded feel of so much independent music.”<ref>Sedimental Records. [http://www.sedimental.com/catalog/stars_of_the_lid_music_for_nit/ Press Release “Music for Nitrous Oxide”]</ref>
'''''Music for [[Nitrous Oxide]]''''' is the first studio album released by [[Stars of the Lid]] on Sedimental Records in 1995. The album features minimal, droning compositions of varying length. The press release from [[Sedimental]] Records read: “Sedimental announces the first CD from [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] drone stars Stars of the Lid, an amazing 4-track recording that is created in the spirit of [[Brian Eno|Eno]], [[Main (band)|Main]] and [[Spacemen 3]]. Produced without keyboards, this lo-fi [[Ambient music|ambient]] journey employs predominately [sic] [[guitar]], avoiding typical rock elements while still possessing the ‘home’ recorded feel of so much independent music.”<ref>Sedimental Records. [http://www.sedimental.com/catalog/stars_of_the_lid_music_for_nit/ Press Release “Music for Nitrous Oxide”] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924182546/http://www.sedimental.com/catalog/stars_of_the_lid_music_for_nit/ |date=2008-09-24 }}</ref>


In 2009 [[Sedimental]] Records released a remastered version featuring updated artwork by Craig McCaffrey.<ref>Sedimental Records. [http://www.sedimental.com/catalog/index.php?ID=16 Stars of the Lid: Music for Nitrous Oxide(re-issue)]</ref>
In 2009 [[Sedimental]] Records released a remastered version featuring updated artwork by Craig McCaffrey.<ref>Sedimental Records. [http://www.sedimental.com/catalog/index.php?ID=16 Stars of the Lid: Music for Nitrous Oxide(re-issue)]</ref>


Adamord features an excerpt of a letter written by [[Alcoholics Anonymous]] co-founder [[Lois W.]], addressed to her husband.
Track two features a monologue from [[When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story]].
It also incorporates a main sample of the electricity bolts blasting taken from the Lynch/Frost Productions screen that would run at the end of each episode of the American television series [[Twin Peaks]].


Track four features an audio clip of [[Brent Spiner]] from the seventh season [[Star Trek: The Next Generation]] episode "Force of Nature". Spiner's character Data is shown attempting to train his cat Spot not to jump onto his keyboard while he is working.
Track four features an audio clip of [[Brent Spiner]] from the seventh season [[Star Trek: The Next Generation]] episode "Force of Nature". Spiner's character Data is shown attempting to train his cat Spot not to jump onto his keyboard while he is working. Track four also contains an unknown Christian radio broadcast and snippet of Chopin's Prelude Op.28, No.7.


Track five features a clip from the film [[Apocalypse Now]] during which Frederic Forrest's character Jay 'Chef' Hicks suffers a nervous breakdown aboard a boat after encountering a tiger in the Cambodian jungle. This clip is interspersed with one of an unknown sci-fi program discussing extraterrestrials.
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Track seven features an audio clip of C.H. Evans who played ''Jack in Hap's Diner'', in [[David Lynch]]'s film, [[Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me]]. Evans' line is: "Now, her name is Irene and it is night. Don't take it any further than that. There's nothin' good about it."

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Track seven features an audio clip of C.H. Evans who played ''Jack in Hap's Diner'', in [[David Lynch]]'s film [[Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me]]. Evans' line is: "Now, her name is Irene and it is night. Don't go any further with it. There's nothin' good about it."

== Recording ==
Most of the album was recorded on a [[Yamaha Corporation|Yamaha]] MT120 4-Track cassette recorder. However, track nine was recorded on a [[Revox]] A77 2-track reel-to-reel recorder, and track 6 was recorded to [[Digital Audio Tape|DAT tape]] from their first live performance in Spring of 1994.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://brainwashed.com/sotl/nitrous.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001101221426/http://brainwashed.com/sotl/nitrous.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2000-11-01|title=STARS OF THE LiD - music for nitrous oxide|date=2000-11-01|access-date=2019-02-26}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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#“(Live) Lid” – 9:48
#“(Live) Lid” – 9:48
#“Tape Hiss Makes Me Happy” – 13:05
#“Tape Hiss Makes Me Happy” – 13:05
#“The Swellsong” – 9:24
#“The Swell Song” – 9:24
#“Goodnight” – 7:02
#“Goodnight” – 7:02


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==External Links==
==External links==

* [http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/4942 Dusted Review 2009]
* [http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/4942 Dusted Review 2009]
* [http://www2.citypaper.com/music/review.asp?rid=14416 Baltimore City Paper 2009 Review]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080924182546/http://www.sedimental.com/catalog/stars_of_the_lid_music_for_nit/ Baltimore City Paper 2009 Review]


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Latest revision as of 04:51, 21 July 2024

Music for Nitrous Oxide
Studio album by
Stars of the Lid
Released1995
RecordedAugust 1993 – September 1994
Genre
Length76:31
LabelSedimental
ProducerNeal Weinberg
Stars of the Lid chronology
Music for Nitrous Oxide
(1995) 		Gravitational Pull vs. the Desire for an Aquatic Life
(1996)

Music for Nitrous Oxide is the first studio album released by Stars of the Lid on Sedimental Records in 1995. The album features minimal, droning compositions of varying length. The press release from Sedimental Records read: “Sedimental announces the first CD from Austin drone stars Stars of the Lid, an amazing 4-track recording that is created in the spirit of Eno, Main and Spacemen 3. Produced without keyboards, this lo-fi ambient journey employs predominately [sic] guitar, avoiding typical rock elements while still possessing the ‘home’ recorded feel of so much independent music.”[1]

In 2009 Sedimental Records released a remastered version featuring updated artwork by Craig McCaffrey.[2]

Adamord features an excerpt of a letter written by Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Lois W., addressed to her husband. It also incorporates a main sample of the electricity bolts blasting taken from the Lynch/Frost Productions screen that would run at the end of each episode of the American television series Twin Peaks.

Track four features an audio clip of Brent Spiner from the seventh season Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Force of Nature". Spiner's character Data is shown attempting to train his cat Spot not to jump onto his keyboard while he is working. Track four also contains an unknown Christian radio broadcast and snippet of Chopin's Prelude Op.28, No.7.

Track five features a clip from the film Apocalypse Now during which Frederic Forrest's character Jay 'Chef' Hicks suffers a nervous breakdown aboard a boat after encountering a tiger in the Cambodian jungle. This clip is interspersed with one of an unknown sci-fi program discussing extraterrestrials.

Track seven features an audio clip of C.H. Evans who played Jack in Hap's Diner, in David Lynch's film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. Evans' line is: "Now, her name is Irene and it is night. Don't go any further with it. There's nothin' good about it."

Recording

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Most of the album was recorded on a Yamaha MT120 4-Track cassette recorder. However, track nine was recorded on a Revox A77 2-track reel-to-reel recorder, and track 6 was recorded to DAT tape from their first live performance in Spring of 1994.[3]

Track listing

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  1. “Before Top Dead Center” – 5:25
  2. “Adamord” – 11:51
  3. “Madison” – 9:24
  4. “Down” – 6:34
  5. “Lagging” – 3:58
  6. “(Live) Lid” – 9:48
  7. “Tape Hiss Makes Me Happy” – 13:05
  8. “The Swell Song” – 9:24
  9. “Goodnight” – 7:02

References

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  1. ^ Sedimental Records. Press Release “Music for Nitrous Oxide” Archived 2008-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Sedimental Records. Stars of the Lid: Music for Nitrous Oxide(re-issue)
  3. ^ "STARS OF THE LiD - music for nitrous oxide". 2000-11-01. Archived from the original on 2000-11-01. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
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