# Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements

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| Source | Rating |
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| Mojo | |
| Pitchfork | 8.3/10 |
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| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| Select | 3/5 |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 9/10 |
| Uncut | 8/10 |
Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements is the second studio album by English-French rock band Stereolab, released on 10 August 1993 and was issued by Duophonic Records and Elektra Records. It was recorded with an expanded line-up, and is generally considered to be the band's noisiest release due to its emphasis on distorted guitars and keyboard sounds.

## Composition

Shortly before the release of Transient Random-Noise Bursts, Stereolab re-recorded the song "Pack Yr Romantic Mind" to remove a sample from George Harrison's Wonderwall Music that they were denied clearance to use.
On the LP edition of the album, the end of the last track, "Lock-Groove Lullaby", extends into a locked groove repeating a phrase sampled from Perrey and Kingsley's "The Savers", from their 1967 album Kaleidoscopic Vibrations: Electronic Pop Music from Way Out.

## Release

Transient Random-Noise Bursts was released on 10 August 1993 in the United States by Elektra Records and on 6 September 1993 in the United Kingdom by Duophonic Records. The album's sleeve design was adapted from that of a hi-fi test record issued by Hi-Fi Sound magazine in 1969; the record itself is sampled on the song "Jenny Ondioline". The majority of the first 1,500 LP copies of Transient Random-Noise Bursts were destroyed due to bad pressing quality.
On its release, Transient Random-Noise Bursts peaked at number 62 on the UK Albums Chart. In advance of the album, "Jenny Ondioline" was released on 22 August 1993.
A remastered and expanded edition of Transient Random-Noise Bursts was released by Duophonic and Warp on 3 May 2019.

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier
Sample credits
* "Pack Yr Romantic Mind" embodies portions of "Strangers in the Night", written by Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton, and Eddie Snyder.
* "I'm Going Out of My Way" embodies portions of "One Note Samba", written by Antônio Jobim, Jon Hendricks, and Newton Mendonça.
* "Jenny Ondioline" contains samples from "Channel Recognition Phasing & Balance", used courtesy of Haymarket Publishing.
* "Lock-Groove Lullaby" embodies portions of "The Savers", written by Jean Marcel Leroy and Gershon Kingsley.

## Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.
Stereolab
* Tim Gane – guitar, Vox organ, Moog synthesizer, bongo drum, tambourine
* Lætitia Sadier – vocals, Vox organ, guitar, tambourine, Moog synthesizer
* Duncan Brown – bass, guitar twang, vocals
* Mary Hansen – vocals, tambourine, guitar
* Sean O'Hagan – Farfisa and Vox organs, guitar
* Andy Ramsay – percussion, Vox organ, bouzouki
Production
* Stereolab (credited as "The Groop") – mixing
* Phil Wright – production, engineering, mixing

## Charts

| Chart (1993–2019) | Peak position |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) | 43 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 62 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) | 7 |
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard) | 96 |