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{{Infobox album
| name       = Sounds of the Satellites
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Laika (band)|Laika]]
| cover      = Laika - Sounds of the Satellites.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = {{Start date|df=yes|1997|02|24}}
| recorded   =
| venue      =
| studio     =
* Laika's home studio
* Protocol (London)
| genre      = <!--Do not add unsourced genres -->
* [[Dream pop]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.it/musica/classifiche-liste-musica/il-dream-pop-in-10-dischi-fondamentali/508586/|title=Il dream pop in 10 dischi fondamentali|website=[[Rolling Stone#International editions|Rolling Stone Italia]]|first=Fabio|last=Zuffanti|date=22 March 2020|access-date=10 July 2024|language=it}}</ref>
* [[trip hop]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.treblezine.com/10-essential-trip-hop-albums/|title=10 Essential Trip-Hop Albums|website=Treble|first1=Connor|last1=Brown|first2=Donny|last2=Giovannini|first3=Alex|last3=Keys|first4=Jeff|last4=Terich|date=19 September 2013|access-date=10 July 2024}}</ref>
| length     = 76:52
| label      = [[Too Pure]]
| producer   =
| prev_title = [[Silver Apples of the Moon (Laika album)|Silver Apples of the Moon]]
| prev_year  = 1994
| next_title = [[Good Looking Blues]]
| next_year  = 2000
| misc       = {{Singles
| name        = Sounds of the Satellites
| type        = studio
| single1     = Breather
| single1date = 20 January 1997<ref name="discography"/>
| single2     = Almost Sleeping
| single2date = 14 September 1997<ref name="discography"/>
}}
}}
'''''Sounds of the Satellites''''' is the second [[studio album]] by the English band [[Laika (band)|Laika]]. It was released on 24 February 1997 by [[Too Pure]].<ref name="discography">{{cite web|url=http://www.toopure.com/artists/laika/disco.htm|title=Laika – Discography|publisher=[[Too Pure]]|access-date=9 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980701013618/http://www.toopure.com/artists/laika/disco.htm|archive-date=1 July 1998|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Critical reception==
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sounds-of-the-satellites-mw0000028580|title=Sounds of the Satellites – Laika|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|first=Jason|last=Ankeny|access-date=3 January 2018}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[The Boston Phoenix]]''
| rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://bostonphoenix.com/archive/music/97/11/06/OTR/LAIKA.html|title=Laika, Sounds of the Satellites (Too Pure/Sire)|newspaper=[[The Boston Phoenix]]|volume=26|issue=45|page=47|first=Chris|last=Tweney|date=7–13 November 1997|access-date=3 April 2020}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3score = A−<ref name="ew">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1997/11/28/sounds-satellites/|title=Sounds of the Satellites|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|first=Rob|last=Brunner|date=28 November 1997|access-date=3 January 2018}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Laika: Sound of the Satellites (Too Pure)|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|first=Kathy|last=Sweeney|date=28 February 1997}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Muzik]]''
| rev5score = 7/10<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.muzikmagazine.co.uk/issues/muzik022_march_1997.pdf|title=Laika: Sounds of the Satellites (Too Pure)|magazine=[[Muzik]]|issue=22|page=131|first=Calvin|last=Bush|date=March 1997|access-date=17 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402181348/https://www.muzikmagazine.co.uk/issues/muzik022_march_1997.pdf|archive-date=2 April 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev6score = 5/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19980101000720reviews.html|title=Laika – Sounds Of The Satellites|website=[[NME]]|first=Mark|last=Beaumont|author-link=Mark Beaumont (journalist)|date=22 February 1997|access-date=9 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001002055940/http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19980101000720reviews.html|archive-date=2 October 2000|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev7score = 7.3/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/l/laika/sounds-of-the-satellites.shtml|title=Laika: Sounds of the Satellites|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|first=James P.|last=Wisdom|access-date=7 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010602100246/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/l/laika/sounds-of-the-satellites.shtml|archive-date=2 June 2001|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Laika: Sounds of the Satellites|magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|issue=125|first=Mike|last=Johnson|date=February 1997}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev9score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/recordings/review.asp?aid=37737&cf=2963|title=Laika: Sounds of the Satellites|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|first=Elisabeth|last=Vincentelli|author-link=Elisabeth Vincentelli|date=11 December 1997|access-date=7 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020823010253/http://www.rollingstone.com/recordings/review.asp?aid=37737&cf=2963|archive-date=23 August 2002|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[Vox (magazine)|Vox]]''
| rev10score = 7/10<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Laika: Sounds of the Satellites|magazine=[[Vox (magazine)|Vox]]|issue=78|page=102|first=Tom|last=Cox|author-link=Tom Cox (writer)|date=April 1997}}</ref>
}}
Rob Brunner of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' said, "''Sounds of the Satellites''{{'}} entrancing blend of heavy bass, gurgling electronics, and moody melodies – sung with low-key intensity by former [[Moonshake]]r [[Margaret Fiedler McGinnis|Margaret Fiedler]] – is rich enough to hold your attention even when it doesn't move your feet."<ref name="ew"/> Jason Ankeny of [[AllMusic]] wrote that the album "is even better than [[Silver Apples of the Moon (Laika album)|its predecessor]], a simultaneous expansion of the band's sonic palette and a brilliant refinement of their past innovations."<ref name="allmusic"/>
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| all_writing = [[Margaret Fiedler McGinnis|Margaret Fiedler]] and Guy Fixsen
| title1 = Prairie Dog
| length1 = 4:56
| title2 = Breather
| length2 = 7:16
| title3 = Out of Sight and Snowblind
| length3 = 5:27
| title4 = Almost Sleeping
| length4 = 6:54
| title5 = Starry Night
| length5 = 3:19
| title6 = Bedbugs
| length6 = 5:52
| title7 = Martinis on the Moon
| length7 = 1:43
| title8 = Poor Gal
| length8 = 3:08
| title9 = Blood + Bones (Moody Mix)
| length9 = 4:37
| title10 = Shut Off / Curl Up
| length10 = 5:36
| title11 = Spooky Rhodes
| length11 = 6:17
| title12 = Dirty Feet + Giggles
| length12 = 21:47
| total_length = 76:52
}}
==Personnel==
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Sounds of the Satellites|others=[[Laika (band)|Laika]]|publisher=[[Too Pure]]|year=1997|id=PURE 62|type=liner notes}}</ref>
'''Laika'''
* [[Margaret Fiedler McGinnis|Margaret Fiedler]] – vocals, sampler, guitar, bass guitar, [[Minimoog]] synthesizer, drums, trumpet, engineering, mixing
* Guy Fixsen – vocals, sampler, guitar, bass guitar, Minimoog synthesizer, drums, trumpet, engineering, mixing
* Louise Elliott – flute
* [[Lou Ciccotelli]] – percussion
* [[Rob Ellis (producer)|Rob Ellis]] – drums, prepared piano, percussion, backing vocals
'''Additional musicians'''
* Alonso Mendoza – vibraphone
'''Production'''
* Jai Williams – mixing (assistant)
* Liam Molloy – mixing (assistant)
* Tony Cousins – mastering
'''Design'''
* Laika – layout
* Rachel Fixsen – original snowdome artwork
* John Summerhayes – photography
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{Discogs master|21222|Sounds of the Satellites}}
{{Laika}}
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[[Category:1997 albums]]
[[Category:Laika (band) albums]]
[[Category:Too Pure albums]]
[[Category:Albums recorded in a home studio]]