Stars of the Lid - Music for Nitrous Oxide (30 Year Anniversary Remastered) (2025) [Hi-Res]

Music for Nitrous Oxide, the 1995 debut album by Stars of the Lid, is a lo-fi ambient-drone masterpiece crafted by Brian McBride and Adam Wiltzie in Austin, Texas. Recorded with primitive tools like a four-track recorder and Casio sampler, it features guitar drones, tape collages, and slow-building tracks like “Before Top Dead Center,” “Down” (with Star Trek samples and Chopin), and “Tape Hiss Makes Me Happy.” Born in isolation amid a rock-heavy scene, it laid the foundation for later works like The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid. Reissued on vinyl in 2025 by Wiltzie’s Artificial Pinearch Manufacturing after McBride’s 2023 passing, it captures the duo’s mythic essence, aligning with the ‘90s underground scene alongside Labradford and Tortoise.

Tracklist:
1-1 Stars of the Lid;Brian McBride;Adam Wiltzie - Before Top Dead Center (2025 Remaster) [5:23]
1-2 Stars of the Lid;Brian McBride;Adam Wiltzie - Adamord (2025 Remaster) [11:52]
1-3 Stars of the Lid;Brian McBride;Adam Wiltzie - Madison (2025 Remaster) [9:29]
1-4 Stars of the Lid;Brian McBride;Adam Wiltzie - Down (2025 Remaster) [6:28]
1-5 Stars of the Lid;Brian McBride;Adam Wiltzie - Lagging (2025 Remaster) [3:54]
1-6 Stars of the Lid;Brian McBride;Adam Wiltzie - Live Lid (2025 Remaster) [8:01]
1-7 Stars of the Lid;Brian McBride;Adam Wiltzie - Tape Hiss Makes Me Happy (2025 Remaster) [13:05]
1-8 Stars of the Lid;Brian McBride;Adam Wiltzie - The Swellsong (2025 Remaster) [9:14]
1-9 Stars of the Lid;Brian McBride;Adam Wiltzie - Goodnight (2025 Remaster) [7:13]