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Stereolab
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Stereolab is a UK-based band whose style, mixing 1950s-1960s pop and lounge music with the “motorik” beat of krautrock, was one of the first to which the term “post-rock” was applied. They are noted for the use of vintage keyboard instruments like Moog synthesizers and Vox and Farfisa organs. Stereolab is also notable for founding their own record label, Duophonic Records, with a grant from UK charity The Prince’s Trust. The band is often referred to as “The Groop” by their fans (and in the title of their song “The Groop Play Chord X” on the album Space Age Bachelor Pad Music).
They were founded in 1990 by songwriters Tim Gane (guitar, keyboards), formerly of the band McCarthy, and Laetitia Sadier (sometimes credited as Seaya Sadier; vocals, keyboards, trombone, guitar), who is from france and sings in both English and French.
Over the years, Gane and Sadier have enlisted a large number of other musicians to accompany them on stage and on record. The initial line-up featured Martin Kean, formerly of The Chills, on bass, and Joe Dilworth (from their Too Pure label-mates Th’ Faith Healers) on drums, with Russell Yates (of Moose) and Mick Conroy (ex-Modern English) also appearing at early live shows. In 1993 they recruited Andy Ramsay (drums), who has remained in the group line-up ever since, and Mary Hansen (vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion). Hansen’s distinctive backing vocals became an important aspect of the Stereolab sound, and she remained a regular feature of the line-up until her death in a cycling accident on December 9, 2002.
They were founded in 1990 by songwriters Tim Gane (guitar, keyboards), formerly of the band McCarthy, and Laetitia Sadier (sometimes credited as Seaya Sadier; vocals, keyboards, trombone, guitar), who is from france and sings in both English and French.
Over the years, Gane and Sadier have enlisted a large number of other musicians to accompany them on stage and on record. The initial line-up featured Martin Kean, formerly of The Chills, on bass, and Joe Dilworth (from their Too Pure label-mates Th’ Faith Healers) on drums, with Russell Yates (of Moose) and Mick Conroy (ex-Modern English) also appearing at early live shows. In 1993 they recruited Andy Ramsay (drums), who has remained in the group line-up ever since, and Mary Hansen (vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion). Hansen’s distinctive backing vocals became an important aspect of the Stereolab sound, and she remained a regular feature of the line-up until her death in a cycling accident on December 9, 2002.
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Alec_Trevelyan wrote:
Stereolab is tagged as "space-age bachelor pad music", in my books.
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MamaLuigi wrote:
Cobra and Phases is Stereolab's "unofficial" space-age bachelor pad album.
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Selenaru_Negrea wrote:
Cobra and Phases... is pretty underrated. As far as I understood, it wasn't very well received when it arrived...
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optimistic_tour wrote:
weirdness
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allancoote wrote:
slayer! slayer! slayer! ;)
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deadinsideout wrote:
quite gay
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iboughtanewbike wrote:
These commies are pretty cool.
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Electroteen wrote:
interesting sound
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CarrotsForHorns wrote:
SOCIETY
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WhoMadeCookies wrote:
needz moar tom araya and kerry king
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Aeroaviones wrote:
I hereby wholeheartedly agree with and emphatically support all Slayer comments made on this shoutbox.
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Selenaru_Negrea wrote:
I assume it's the one called "Impulse Rah!", but it's credited to Uilab, which is a joint project between Stereolab and Ui.
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chaserrrr wrote:
Can anyone tell me the name of the Stereolab song where they rework or sample Sun Ra's "Love in Outer Space"? It would be much appreciated!!
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murderror wrote:
i would love to hear a slayer-stereolab-nurse with wound collab. remixed by caribou
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murderror wrote:
i cured my yellow teeth with margerine eclipse
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Selenaru_Negrea wrote:
Wow, I like Chemical Chords much more than I expected!
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HuskerDuMaur wrote:
Roncsipar, thanks for sharing that. I never knew Stereolab had that kind of cultural importance. :)
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allancoote wrote:
Stereolab are so flipping cool
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chaserrrr wrote:
Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements is fuckin' my world up right now. So fucking good!!
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Selenaru_Negrea wrote:
Hey, is it just me or the current pic really looks like they're trying to make fun of MBV? Anyways, surprised to notice that Dots and Loops is so played.
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