Stereopathetic Soulmanure

Stereopathetic Soulmanure is the second studio album by American musician Beck. It was released on February 22, 1994, by Flipside. The album shows a strong folk influence, consisting of home recordings, studio recordings, live performances, field recordings, sound collages, and abstract noise experiments.

Stereopathetic Soulmanure
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 22, 1994
Recorded1992–93
Genre
Length64:35
LabelFlipside
Producer
  • Tom Grimley
  • Beck Hansen
  • Gus Hudson
Beck chronology
A Western Harvest Field by Moonlight
(1994)
Stereopathetic Soulmanure
(1994)
Mellow Gold
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Robert ChristgauB+
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
IGN6.9/10
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

A lo-fi recording of largely anti-commercial nature, Stereopathetic Soulmanure is Beck's third official recording, the first two being Golden Feelings and A Western Harvest Field by Moonlight. Beck would soon return with the mostly acoustic One Foot in the Grave and Mellow Gold before recording his major label follow-up Odelay (1996).

As of July 2008, Stereopathetic Soulmanure has sold over 146,000 copies in the United States.

On January 30, 2023, nearly 29 years after the album's release, Stereopathetic Soulmanure was officially released on digital storefronts and streaming services. This digital version uses the 2000 re-release track list, with the exception that the bonus noise is on its own track, as opposed to the same track as "Modesto." The bonus noise is titled "Salmonella Shizergeist (Utopia)" on digital platforms.

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