''Instant 0 in the Universe'' is a 2003 EP by

Stereolab Stereolab are an English people, Anglo-French avant-pop band formed in London in 1990. Led by the songwriting team of Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier, the group's sound incorporates repetitive motorik beats with the use of vintage electronic keybo ...

. It was released as three 7" singles in a slipcase as well as on CD. This was the first release by the group after the death of longtime member

Mary Hansen Mary Therese Hansen (1 November 1966 9 December 2002) was an Australian guitarist and singer. She joined the London-based avant-pop band Stereolab in 1992. As a member, Hansen recorded six studio albums from '' Transient Random-Noise Bursts w ...

in December 2002. It was also the first release recorded at Stereolab's "Instant Zero" studio, north of

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. The tracks "...Sudden Stars" and "Hillbilly Motobike" also appeared on the following full-length album ''

Margerine Eclipse ''Margerine Eclipse'' is the eighth studio album by English-French rock band Stereolab. It was released on 27 January 2004 in the United States by Elektra Records and on 2 February 2004 in the United Kingdom by Duophonic Records. The album is in ...

''. The EP is mixed in "dual mono" - that is, with each instrumental or vocal part hard-panned to either the left or right channel, a technique which would also be used throughout ''Margerine Eclipse''.

Track listing

# ""...Sudden Stars"" – 4:40 # "Jaunty Monty and the Bubbles of Silence" – 4:10 # "Good Is Me" – 5:25 # "Microclimate" – 4:16 # "Mass Riff" – 4:25 # "Hillbilly Motobike" – 2:23 ''Hillbilly Motobike'' only features on the 7" vinyl edition. It is not listed anywhere on the package and appears on side two of the third recor

References

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