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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 Batchelor 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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Ashona223 wrote:
love Stereolab
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Isopropano wrote:
AMAZING BAND ;)
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abilitvlocatin wrote:
Check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Aix07MLHE
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atinyspark wrote:
I cant listen to anything that isn't stereolab right now.
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goingtonepal wrote:
i dont think they ever played brigitte live
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Selenaru_Negrea wrote:
Who said that? Krautrock is an important influence and that's all. Only on Transient/Refried Ectoplasm era material they have the urge to copy Neu!'s Hallogallo. On all the other albums, they're just influenced by krautrock. That's it.
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lowerthanlow27 wrote:
this is not krautrock.
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Telepatica wrote:
french disko
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Sgarre1 wrote:
pure beauty
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polymorphous71 wrote:
Salvation lies within --->http://www.last.fm/group/Oblique+Satellites
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ZiezioSmorski wrote:
aluminium tunes really rocks
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Mannequentin wrote:
transient random noise bursts with announcements. so good.
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rhcomics wrote:
PARSEC
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Julian_pa wrote:
rules
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Aywol wrote:
You Used To Call Me Sadness
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sparklecrunch wrote:
*chuckle* :) more to the point lastfm, where's refried ectoplasm (vol 2)? Stunning album and i'm gutted i can't share it with my last fm pals...
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x-creations wrote:
I'd delete your comments too if I was lastfm
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allancoote wrote:
whoever keeps voting these black and white photos of stereolab are annoying me! Also Last fm stop deleting my comments.
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MHotel wrote:
Stereolab RIP
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