Stereolab

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Credits: Far Out / Stereolab
Members
Lætitia Sadier, Tim Gane, Andy Ramsay, Joe Watson, Xavier Muñoz Guimera
Genre
experimental rock, indie pop, krautrock, avant-pop, post-rock, electronic
Formed
1990
Hometown
London, England
Top Tracks
'French Disko', 'Ping Pong', 'Cybele's Reverie', 'Miss Modular', 'The Flower Called Nowhere'
Top Albums
'Emperor Tomato Ketchup', 'Dots and Loops', 'Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements', 'Sound-Dust', 'Mars Audiac Quintet'
Records Sold
More than 1 million worldwide
Fun Facts
Stereolab took their name from the Vanguard Stereolab hi-fi division, reflecting the band's fascination with vintage technology and retro-futurism. ### Founding member Mary Hansen, whose harmonies were central to the band's sound, died in a cycling accident in 2002. ### Stereolab have cited influences ranging from Neu!, Can and Kraftwerk to Serge Gainsbourg, Burt Bacharach and Brazilian music, helping define their unmistakable style.
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Stereolab are an Anglo-French experimental rock band formed in London in 1990 by Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier. Widely regarded as one of the most innovative groups of the 1990s, they blend krautrock, lounge music, French ye-yé, bossa nova, jazz, electronica, avant-pop and psychedelic pop into a distinctive sound characterised by hypnotic rhythms, vintage analogue synthesisers and dual-language vocals. Albums including ‘Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements’, ‘Emperor Tomato Ketchup’, ‘Dots and Loops’, ‘Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night’ and ‘Sound-Dust’ established Stereolab as pioneers of experimental indie music. Following a hiatus between 2009 and 2019, the band reunited for live performances and have continued to influence generations of alternative and electronic artists.

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Stereolab are an Anglo-French experimental rock band formed in 1990, celebrated for combining krautrock, avant-pop, electronic music and French pop influences into a uniquely innovative sound.
'Emperor Tomato Ketchup' is widely regarded as Stereolab's masterpiece, alongside acclaimed albums including 'Dots and Loops', 'Mars Audiac Quintet' and 'Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements'.
Stereolab helped redefine alternative music by fusing experimental rock with electronic, lounge, jazz and motorik influences, inspiring artists across indie, electronic and post-rock music.
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