The Lab Report
29-04-2025
29-04-2025
| Today sees the release of 'Miaowed Unsoiled', the second track taken from Stereolab's forthcoming album 'Instant Holograms On Metal Film'. |
Of course, the quick-witted among you will have immediately spotted that 'Miaowed Unsoiled' is an anagram of 'Melodie Is A Wound' - the true title of our latest release. Read on and you'll understand the inclusion of some basic word play into the latest Albert Pro. But first, take a listen to 'Melodie Is a Wound'. |
It's been [approx] 126,672 hours since Stereolab released their last album, 'Not Music,' and it's only another [approx] 576 hours until 'Instant Holograms On Metal Film' is released. But did you know that since the groop started, it's taken us [approx] 302,352 hours to produce the first ever Stereolab cryptic crossword? Following on from our announcement Wordsearch, we're super happy that ace 'setter' and puzzle consultant Alan Connor [ The Observer etc] has found the time to produce a 'Lab-related cryptic crossword. Another puzzle that can be added to the soon-to-be bulging Stereolab Compendium Of Fun [©Pikey] Here are a few words from Alan: |
| Writing this puzzle I felt an unfamiliar sensation, at first in my knees. A recovered memory of Stereolab in a venue which sent the groop's noise bursts - bass? sub-bass? whatever might be under that? - directly inside each of us in the crowd, reshaping us in wonderful ways. No one else has done that, but then no one else has done the alchemic things Stereolab has done. Happily for me, this is a band fond of titles which read just like fragments of cryptic clues. So long, that is, as your brain has been suitably warped by puzzles. Happily, mine has been warped this way - as well as my body by Stereolab. Thank you for the warping, thank you Warp and thank you Stereolab. By the way, I sincerely believe that anyone in public life would do public life better if they listened to Emperor Tomato Ketchup's 'Tomorrow Is Already Here' a few times. What was then the future has borne out that one plenty. |
| And here's the crossword. It's truly cryptic - I struggled with it and I have the answers... Print Here Perhaps someone could set up a reddit thread where those struggling with the cryptic crossword can congregate and help each other out... In the event that the answers to the crossword continue to elude you, we shall be unveiling the completed puzzle in a couple of weeks - all will be announced via the next Lab Report. Until next time, Bean Conch, everyone, Bean Conch Key Pi PS - We also have some shows lined up, and a reminder that the countdown to the release of 'Instant Holograms On Metal Film' has started. |