Travels in Constants, Vol. 12 is an EP

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 by the Scottish

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 group Mogwai

Mogwai

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, and is part of Temporary Residence Limited

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's Mail order

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 Travels in Constants

Travels in Constants

Travels in Constants is a limited edition collection of 23 EPs issued by American record label Temporary Residence Limited. The label issued one CD from each artist involved in the project, which ran from 1999 until 2007...

 series. It was released in 2001 through Temporary Residence Limited.

Overview

Travels in Constants, Vol. 12 features three songs, "Untitled", "Quiet Stereo Dee" (an alternate version of "Stereodee" from 4 Satin

4 Satin

4 Satin is an EP by Scottish post-rock group Mogwai, released in 1997 in the UK and the US through Chemikal Underground and Jetset respectively.-Overview:4 Satin is Mogwai's debut EP...

, the 1997 EP), and "Arundel" (a cover of a Papa M song from the 1999 album, Live from a Shark Cage

Live From A Shark Cage

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), all recorded at Sub Station Studio in Cowdenbeath

Cowdenbeath

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, Scotland

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 in 1999, and produced by Michael Brennan Jr. and Kevin Lynch.

Track listing

All songs were written by Mogwai, except "Arundel", written by Papa M.

1. "Untitled" – 6:07
2. "Quiet Stereo Dee" – 4:06
3. "Arundel" – 2:59

Personnel

• Stuart Braithwaite (listed as Holy Stuarto in liner notes) – guitar
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  , keyboard
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• Dominic Aitchison (listed as Bearded Monsignor in liner notes) – bass guitar
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• John Cummings (listed as John of Arc in liner notes) – guitar
• Barry Burns (listed as St. Francis of Assassin in the liner notes) – guitar
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  , piano
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  , flute
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• Martin Bulloch (listed as Pious Bionicus in the liner notes) – drums
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• Michael Brennan Jr. – producer
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• Kevin Lynch – producer

Release history

Travels in Constants, Vol. 12 was made available through Mail order in 2001.

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