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Stereolab
Formed in 1990
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Stereolab are a British-French band formed in London in 1990. Led by the songwriting team of Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier, the group's sound incorporates vintage electronic keyboards and repetitive motorik beats with female vocals sung in English and French, drawing influence from styles such as krautrock, lounge music, jazz, and 1960s French pop. Their lyrics have left-wing political and philosophical themes influenced by the Surrealist and Situationist movements.
Stereolab were formed by Gane (guitar and keyboards) and Sadier (vocals, keyboards and guitar) after the break-up of McCarthy. The two were romantically involved for fourteen years and are the group's only consistent members. Other longtime members included 1992 addition Mary Hansen (backing vocals, keyboards and guitar), who died in 2002, and 1993 addition Andy Ramsay (drums). The High Llamas' leader Sean O'Hagan (guitar and keyboards) was a member from 1993 to 1994 and continued appearing on later records for occasional guest appearances.
Throughout their career, Stereolab have achieved moderate commercial success. The band were released from their recording contract with Elektra Records, and their self-owned label Duophonic signed a distribution deal with Too Pure and later Warp Records. After a ten-year hiatus, the band reunited for live performances in 2019, and eventually released the studio album Instant Holograms on Metal Film in 2025.
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Stereolab est un groupe de musique alternative franco-britannique, originaire de Londres, en Angleterre. Il est formé au début des années 1990, par l'autrice française Lætitia Sadier (chant, claviers, guitare, trombone), qui écrit et chante en anglais et en français, et le compositeur anglais Tim Gane (guitare, claviers). Ils sont rejoints en 1992 par Mary Hansen (chœurs, clavier) et en 1993 par Andy Ramsay (batterie), qui formeront le cœur du groupe pour les années à venir. Mary Hansen meurt en 2002 dans un accident de circulation.
Stereolab est l'un des premiers groupes à être classé comme post-rock. Leur style est un mélange de musique pop et de musique lounge des années 1950-1960 avec des rythmes empruntés au krautrock, à la musique brésilienne, à l'électro et à une myriade d'autres influences. Ils sont connus pour leur grande utilisation de claviers et de synthétiseurs vintage. Les chansons de Stereolab abordent souvent un thème socio-politique, voire marxiste. Gane et Sadier admettent avoir été influencés par les mouvements politiques et culturels, tels le surréalisme et la culture situationniste. Cependant, Stereolab se défend d'être un groupe propagandiste.
Même si Stereolab a connu de nombreux succès dans la culture underground, le groupe n'a jamais connu un grand succès commercial. Cependant, certains critiques considèrent Stereolab comme l'un des groupes les plus influents et originaux des années 1990.
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Discography
Albums
- 1992 Peng!
- 1993 Transient Random‐Noise Bursts With Announcements
- 1994 Mars Audiac Quintet
- 1996 Emperor Tomato Ketchup
- 1997 Dots and Loops
- 1999 Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night
- 2001 Sound‐Dust
- 2004 Margerine Eclipse
- 2007 Eaten Horizons or the Electrocution of Rock
- 2008 Chemical Chords
- 2010 Not Music
- 2025 Instant Holograms on Metal Film
EPs
- 1991 Super 45
- 1991 Super-Electric
- 1992 Low Fi
- 1993 Crumb Duck
- 1993 The Groop Played “Space Age Batchelor Pad Music”
- 1993 Jenny Ondioline
- 1994 Ping Pong
- 1994 Wow and Flutter
- 1995 Music for the Amorphous Body Study Center
- 1996 Laminations
- 1996 Noises
- 1996 Cybele’s Reverie
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- 1996 Fluorescences
- 1997 Miss Modular
- 1999 The Underground Is Coming
- 1999 The Free Design
- 2000 The First of the Microbe Hunters
- 2001 Captain Easychord
- 2003 Instant 0 in the Universe
- 2024 BBC Radio Sessions
Singles
- 1991 Stunning Debut Album
- 1992 Spacewatch
- 1992 The Light That Will Cease to Fail / Au Grand Jour
- 1992 Harmonium / Farfisa
- 1993 John Cage Bubblegum
- 1993 Lo Boob Oscilator / Tempter
- 1993 Where Are All Those Puerto Rican Boys? / Mountain
- 1993 French Disko
- 1994 Klang Tone
- 1995 French Disko / Super Electric
- 1995 John Cabe Bubblegum / Revox
- 1995 Soul Kiss Glide Divine / Tone Burst / Tempter
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- 1995 Stereolab / The Cat’s Miaow
- 1996 Metronomic Underground / Percolations
- 1996 Stereolab / Füxa
- 1996 Überschall 1996
- 1996 Vaus / Speedy Car
- 1996 Evanescent Psychic Pez Drop / The Long Hair of Death
- 1997 Iron Man / The Incredible He Woman
- 1997 Stereolab / Fugu
- 1997 Simple Headphone Mind
- 1998 Symbolic Logic Of Now! / Glitterati (Cruise(r))
- 1998 ABC (The Multitude) / Freestyle Dumping
- 1999 The In Sound
- 1999 Caliméro / Cache Cache
- 2000 Household Names
- 2001 Free Witch and No-Bra Queen
- 2004 Rose, My Rocket-Brain!
- 2005 Interlock
- 2005 Kyberneticka Babicka
- 2005 Plastic Mile
- 2006 Solar Throw-Away
- 2006 Excursions Into "oh, a-oh" / "Get a Shot of the Refrigerator"
- 2006 Eye of the Volcano
- 2006 Whisper Pitch
- 2008 Three Women
- 2008 Spool of Collusion
- 2008 Explosante fixe
- 2019 Freestyle Dumpling
- 2019 The Flower Called Nowhere
- 2019 Come and Play in the Milky Night
- 2019 Baby Lulu
- 2019 Mass Riff
- 2020 Dimension M2
- 2021 The Super It
- 2022 Robot Riot
- 2022 Simple Headphone Mind / Trippin' With the Birds
- 2025 Aerial Troubles