This is the first volume in a series dedicated to collecting singles, b-sides and rare releases by the group. The songs here were released even before their first proper album. Plenty of great songs and a perfect place to hear my personal favorite period in Stereolab's career. The krautrock sound was still very present; the weird or harsh synth noises subdued by pleasant vocal harmonization. This is exemplified on the opening Super-Electric with it's square sinewave drones first aggressing the ears and then being pushed aside by Sadier's vocals. Other highlights include both versions of Au Grand Jour (the quiet and noisier one) which have a very addictive chorus. The classic tune on the record however is Contact (I was actually hoping for a Bardot cover when I first heard it). At over eight minutes long, it remains one of the group's most repetitive and trance-inducing songs to date.