whose real name was Amal al-Atrash

in a gentle shifting alchemy

and the intricate stylings and blunt tongue of Bridget St John and Nick Drake

where the duo initially agreed to meet and improvise and record

leather gloves & e-gtr)

STEREOLAB - Sound-Dust DLP Avantgarde whose real name was AmalStereolab's seventh album, produced by Jim O'Rourke. While it's tempting to say that the new LP is 'business as usual' for Stereolab, there is nothing that commonplace in Stereolab's world. The recordings have once again been undertaken mostly in Chicago with the team of John McEntire and Jim O'Rourke producing the LP with the group and with regular cohort Sean O'Hagan also on hand to add to the keyboard and arranging strengths of the ensemble. All