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The First of the Microbe Hunters
EP by Stereolab
Released	16 May 2000
Recorded	March 1997, January 2000
Studio	Blackwing, London Idful Music Corporation, Chicago, Illinois
Length	39:47
Label	Duophonic Elektra
Producer	Stereolab Fulton Dingley John McEntire
Stereolab chronology
Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night (1999) The First of the Microbe Hunters (2000) Captain Easychord (2001)

The First of the Microbe Hunters is the fifth EP by English-French rock band Stereolab. It was released on 16 May 2000 in the United Kingdom by Duophonic Records and in the United States by Elektra Records. Its title makes reference to the book Microbe Hunters by Paul de Kruif, in which the first chapter is dedicated to Dutch scientist Anton van Leeuwenhoek, named "the first of the microbe hunters". Its tracks were re-released in the band's 2021 compilation Electrically Possessed.

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	59/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
NME
Pitchfork	6.8/10

The First of the Microbe Hunters was met with mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 59, based on eight reviews.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lætitia Sadier and Tim Gane, except where noted

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.

Stereolab

• Stereolab – all instruments, mixing
  • Lætitia Sadier
  • Tim Gane
  • Mary Hansen
  • Simon Johns
  • Morgane Lhote
  • Andy Ramsay
• Fulton Dingley – recording, mixing
• House – sleeve design
• John McEntire – recording and mixing (track 5)
• Sean O'Hagan – additional instruments

Notes

1. Ham, Robert. "Stereolab: Electrically Possessed (Switched On Vol. 4)". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
2. ^ "Critic Reviews for First of the Microbe Hunters". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
3. AllMusic review
4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 742.
5. "The First Of The Microbe Hunters". New Musical Express. 12 September 2005. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
6. DiCrescenzo, Brent. "Stereolab: The First of the Microbe Hunters". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
7. The First of the Microbe Hunters (liner notes). Stereolab. Duophonic Records. 2000. D-UHF-CD25.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

References

• "First of the Microbe Hunters". Stereolab. All Media Guide/All Music. Retrieved 2007-05-04.
• "the first of the microbe hunters". Stereolab Official Site. Stereolab. Retrieved 2007-05-04.

v t e Stereolab
Tim Gane Lætitia Sadier Andy Ramsay Joe Watson Xavier Muñoz Guimera Mary Hansen Sean O'Hagan
Studio albums	Peng! Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements Mars Audiac Quintet Emperor Tomato Ketchup Dots and Loops Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night Sound-Dust Margerine Eclipse Chemical Chords Not Music
Compilations	Switched On Refried Ectoplasm: Switched On, Vol. 2 Aluminum Tunes: Switched On, Vol. 3 ABC Music: The Radio 1 Sessions Oscillons from the Anti-Sun Fab Four Suture Serene Velocity (A Stereolab Anthology) Electrically Possessed: Switched On, Vol. 4 Pulse of the Early Brain: Switched On, Vol. 5
EPs	Super 45 Super-Electric Low Fi Space Age Bachelor Pad Music Crumb Duck Jenny Ondioline Ping Pong Wow and Flutter Music for the Amorphous Body Study Center Cybele's Reverie Fluorescences Miss Modular Simple Headphone Mind The Free Design The First of the Microbe Hunters Captain Easychord Instant 0 in the Universe
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