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Monade is a Bordeaux, France-based post-rock band which was initially a side project of Lætitia Sadier, one half of Stereolab. In the late 1990s, the All-City imprint released a 7” split of Monade’s “Ode to a Keyring”/”Witch Hazel” M, featuring David Pajo of Slint]. These songs were recorded by Sadier with Rosie Cuckston of the band Pram. The two songs featured on Monade’s initial 45 were re-recorded for the group’s first full-length record, “Socialisme Ou Barbarie” . They have released two albums to date on the Duophonic label which is partially owned by Sadier herself. The first album, Socialisme Ou Barbarie was released in 2003 after being produced part-time over a period of six years.

Their second album, A Few Steps More (2005), marks a more cohesive stage in the band’s development. There is now a regular lineup, and it was recorded using studio equipment. The album has been roundly praised and criticised for its superficial resemblance to the sound of Stereolab, but several reviews have commented more on the harmonic structure of the album, which almost seems to blend symphonically at times. Even the instrumentals and vocals blend at points. Asked about on the album’s themes in an interview for Eye Weekly, Sadier commented: “I was trying to write to the individual and the capacity to listen to one’s desires. Also, I tackled the idea of becoming. I think that’s quite an important notion: that things should be allowed to become. I became a singer and it took me years and I want Monade to have a chance to become a band.”

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Alec_Trevelyan wrote:
last month

She's on the new Atlas Sound album ;D

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Treason_is_bad wrote:
October 2009

Will Lætitia Sadier be taking a break from music? I ask this because she will no longer be performing under the moniker Monade and Stereolab has been on Hiatus since early '09.

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annillusion wrote:
September 2009

great surprise

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catfight1980 wrote:
July 2009

Hm never thought of Monade as sounding more 'feminine' but I see what you mean...cool!

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beefcakeyamato wrote:
June 2009

yeah i love these guys.

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mada11 wrote:
March 2009

Dude, I much agree.

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dianne207 wrote:
August 2008

Monstre Cosmic is really a new level, I think they progress and gradually find their own confident sound different from Stereolab's. Monade is more feminine group for sure ;-) And I love both +)

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zachwernicke wrote:
August 2008

good,but doesnt even begin to compare w/ stereolab.

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Timber-Yak wrote:
March 2008

So, I'm listening to this now for the first time, and it doesn't sound bad, but mostly it just makes me want to listen to Stereolab.

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lunacode wrote:
March 2008

Q!

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inmanima wrote:
December 2007

amour fou

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mada11 wrote:
October 2007

so which album is the best?

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therrrs wrote:
October 2007

Zis the best!

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oryano wrote:
June 2007

Pas Toujours, Encore is an amazing song.

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catfight1980 wrote:
February 2007

Anything Laetitia is involved with sounds great..

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