EP · Stereolab
Cybele’s Reverie by Stereolab
Cybele’s Reverie is an EP by Stereolab, released in 1996. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Les Yper Yper Sound”, on 1 list with a best position of #50.
Cybele's Reverie, a four-track EP from Stereolab released on Duophonic Records on 19 February 1996, served as the opening shot for their fourth album, Emperor Tomato Ketchup. It's also a one-off in their catalogue: not a word of English anywhere. Lætitia Sadier sings the title track, "Brigitte" and "Young Lungs" in French, and "Les Yper-Yper Sound" does without words altogether.
The title track is Stereolab at their most swooning, vintage keyboards and a steady motorik pulse dressed up in the lush glamour of '60s French pop, with the Tim Gane and Sadier songwriting team turning the retro gear into something that sounds like tomorrow. John Peel's listeners voted it number eleven in his Festive Fifty for 1996. All four tracks later resurfaced on the Oscillons from the Anti-Sun compilation, but here they make a perfect little world of their own.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Cybele’s Reverie on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Les Yper Yper Sound | 1 | #50 | – | 1996 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.