Stop the Panic

Stop the Panic is a collaborative album by Luke Vibert and BJ Cole, released in 2000.

Stop the Panic
Studio album by Luke Vibert and BJ Cole
Released	25 January 2000 (2000-01-25)
Studio	The Batcave
Genre	Electronica
Length	62:36
Label	Astralwerks, Cooking Vinyl, Law & Auder Records
Producer	Luke Vibert, BJ Cole
Luke Vibert chronology
Big Soup (1997) Stop the Panic (2000) YosepH (2003)
BJ Cole chronology
The Heart of the Moment (1995) Stop the Panic (2000) Trouble in Paradise (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork	6.7/10[2]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]
Robert Christgau	[4]

Critical reception

John Bush of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5 and said, "On most tracks, Cole's shimmering, fluid guitar lines are simply assimilated into Vibert's kitchen-sink production style".^[1] Paul Cooper of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.7 out of 10, commenting that "Though Cole runs through the primer on the Hawaiian glide and the Nashville glissando, Vibert's straight-ahead beats cut the cheese to a tolerable minimum."^[2]

In 2013, Spin named it one of the 20 best Astralwerks albums.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	0:54
2.	"Swing Lite – Alright" (featuring Bobby Valentino on vocals)	3:29
3.	"Dischordzilla"	4:26
4.	"Start the Panic" (featuring Addie Brik and Iris Parker on vocals)	4:44
5.	"This Stuff Is Fresh"	6:03
6.	"Hipalong Hop" (featuring Mexeena Carlos on vocals)	4:23
7.	"Nice Cave" (featuring Addie Brik on vocals)	3:52
8.	"Cheng Phooey"	8:27
9.	"Fly Hawaii"	4:52
10.	"Watery Glass Planet (Pt.3)"	6:27
11.	"Party Animal"	4:00
12.	"Baby Steps" (featuring Holly Penfield on vocals)	6:55
13.	"Songs of the Night Life" (featuring Bobby Valentino on vocals)	3:56

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Tom 'n' Us"	4:03

Personnel

• Luke Vibert – programming
• BJ Cole – steel guitar, cheng, etc.
• Bobby Valentino – violin, mandolin, guitar
• Ben Davies – cello
• Guy Jackson – synthesizer, piano
• Tom Jenkinson – electric bass
• Andy Hamill – double bass
• Jeremy Simmonds – percussion

References

1. Bush, John. "Stop the Panic - B.J. Cole, Luke Vibert". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
2. Cooper, Paul (25 January 2000). "Luke Vibert: Stop the Panic". Pitchfork. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
3. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David, eds. (2004). "Luke Vibert". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Fireside. p. 850.
4. Christgau, Robert. "Luke Vibert/BJ Cole". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
5. Sherburne, Philip (29 July 2013). "20 Werks of Wonder: Two Decades of Astralwerks / Luke Vibert & BJ Cole – Stop the Panic (2000)". Spin. Retrieved 21 March 2017.

External links

• Stop the Panic at Discogs (list of releases)
• Stop the Panic at Astralwerks