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Croydon, England (1990 – present)

Saint Etienne are an indie dance/indie pop trio which formed in Croydon, England in 1990. The band was founded by journalist Bob Stanley (born December 25, 1964) and Pete Wiggs (born May 15, 1966) in Croydon, UK, January 1990. After recording 2 singles with guest singers, Sarah Cracknell (born April 12, 1967, Chelmsford, Essex) joined as a full member. The band is named after a French football team.

Saint Etienne are one of the bands who defined the early 90s indie dance genre, fusing the production values of the dance-pop that emerged in the wake of the Second Summer of Love with the clever lyrics and self-aware production of indie music.

Their early recordings were littered with generic house music clichés, such as standard TR-909 drum patterns and Italo house piano riffs, but they soon found a more original sound. They began to shift towards a more atmospheric type of electronica in 2000 with the release of Sound Of Water which divided their fanbase but have since returned to a more traditional pop sound.

They continue to write, record and release new music but spend a lot of time concentrating on producing independent films and documentaries.

Their official website is www.saintetienne.com.

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luchozepp wrote:
Tuesday morning

foxbase alpha and tiger bay are fucking great

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sonifizzle wrote:
13 days ago

Why are the tags to "Spring (Air France Remix)" transfroming to "b1. spring (air france remix)" ?

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danbarte wrote:
14 days ago

Is there any new stuff coming soon¿?¿?

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Mike W wrote:
15 days ago

My all-time favourite group. Consistently great rather than consistently good.

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daviesr7 wrote:
16 days ago

Anyone intrigued by Mandy More who featured on 'The Trip Created By Saint Etienne' can find her 1972 album and subsequent singles - along with a wealth of demo's and alternate takes on a great double CD here: http://www.heyday-mo.com/catalog/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=7498 Highly Recommended.

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whatanchorsme wrote:
17 days ago

@matcochr you could always just add "(Richard X Remix)" or something to that effect to differentiate.

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FU2RH3D wrote:
last month

Foxbase Beta is SO good! =)

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DesireeGomez wrote:
last month

Spring (Air France Remix)

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GREENMANPOP wrote:
last month

the cover of Everything Flows is really damn good! must say i prefer it to the original.

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Thomas_Moore wrote:
last month

The cover of Teenage Fanclub's Everything Flows is so ace. It's on the So Tough deluxe edition if anyone's not had the pleasure yet.

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TooLegitVolz wrote:
last month

The Air France Remix of Spring is most excellent.

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sudden_rush wrote:
October 2009

Same here, Mario's Cafe is just heavenly.

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adamchris wrote:
October 2009

Mario's Cafe is one of my favorite songs ever.

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emidark wrote:
October 2009

I carnt sleep, amazing tune

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budgerygah wrote:
October 2009

They've got the album on last.fm but without the songs: http://www.last.fm/music/Saint+Etienne/Foxbase+Beta. @matcochr: I'll keep the songs tagged as they are. Last.fm has the album artwork so you can still see which version you've listened to. Besides there are so many versions of some songs (like Kiss And Make Up) and I don't tag all of them separately.

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kamikaze-g wrote:
October 2009

i don't get it, it's not listed on the albums up there, but the artwork is showing up correctly on my profile...

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sudden_rush wrote:
October 2009

I never really cared for "She's the One", but the new version is brilliant!

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jyxz wrote:
October 2009

'Like the swallow' on FBB is amazing - I agree!

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matcochr wrote:
October 2009

I wonder if we should tag Foxbase Beta in some way - all the track names are the same as Foxbase Alpha, which will clearly mess with the Last.FM chi.

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undrentide72 wrote:
October 2009

mine came today too, very impressed, songs that i previously skipped such as Like the Swallow have now taken on epic proportions. Have to say though, a little disappointed with Girl VII but then i had very very high expectations for what is my favourite song of Alpha

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