Stereolab
| Stereolab | |
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 Lætitia Sadier from Stereolab plays a Moog synthesizer during a live performance |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Independent , post rock |
| founding | 1990 |
| Website | www.stereolab.co.uk |
| Founding members | |
| Lætitia Sadier | |
| Tim Gane | |
| Current occupation | |
| Lætitia Sadier | |
| Tim Gane | |
| Dominic Jeffery | |
| Simon Johns | |
| Andrew Ramsay | |
| former members | |
Vocals, keyboard, guitar |
Mary Hansen (1966; † 2002) |
Stereolab is an independent group from Great Britain founded in 1990 in London. The band originally consisted of Tim Gane (guitar, keyboard) and Lætitia Sadier (vocals, keyboard, guitar), who remained the main drivers and constants over the many changes in the lineup. Other long-term members were Andrew Ramsay (drums) and Mary Hansen (vocals, keyboards, guitar). Ramsay has been with the company since 1993, while Hansen was a member from 1992 until her accidental death in 2002. On April 2, 2009 the band announced that they wanted to take a "break" for an indefinite period of time. Nevertheless, the album Not Music was released in 2010 , which still contains songs from the time when the band had not yet paused.
The band's sound is determined by the contrast between powerful organ chords, mostly in the Farfisa sound , and the female, slightly weird English or French singing. Stereolab is considered one of the pioneers of post rock .
Pop culture influence
In October 2015 the American band announced !!! started running a band called Stereolad as a side project , with which the members of !!! Stereolab want to pay their respects.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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 US
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| 1993 | Transient random noise bursts with announcements |
UK62 (1 week) UK |
- | |
| 1994 | Mars Audiac Quintet |
UK16 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
Duophonic / Elektra
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| 1996 | Emperor Tomato Ketchup |
UK27 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
Duophonic / Elektra
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| 1997 | Dots and loops |
UK19 (2 weeks) UK |
US111 (2 weeks) US |
Duophonic / Elektra
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| 1999 | Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night |
UK92 (1 week) UK |
US154 (1 week) US |
Duophonic / Elektra
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| 2001 | Sound dust | - |
US178 (1 week) US |
Duophonic / Elektra
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| 2004 | Margerine Eclipse | - |
US174 (1 week) US |
Duophonic / Elektra
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| 2008 | Chemical chords | - |
US170 (1 week) US |
Duophonic / 4AD
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More studio albums
- 1992: Bang! , Too Pure / American
- 2000: The First of the Microbe Hunters , 7-track mini album, Duophonic
- 2010: Not Music , Duophonic
Mini LPs
| year | title |
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| 1995 | Music for the Amorphous Body Study Center |
UK59 (1 week) UK |
- | |
More mini LPs
- 1993: The Groop Played "Space Age Bachelor Pad Music
- 2000: The First of the Microbe Hunters
Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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US
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| 1995 | Refried Ectoplasm (Switched On Volume 2) |
UK30 (2 weeks) UK |
- | |
More albums
- 1992: Switched On , Too Pure / Slumberland
- 1998: Aluminum Tunes | Aluminum Tunes: Switched On, Vol. 3 , Duophonic / Drag City
- 2002: ABC Music | ABC Music: The Radio 1 Sessions , Strange Fruit Records / Koch
- 2005: Oscillations from the Anti-Sun , Duophonic / Too Pure
- 2006: Fab Four Suture , Duophonic / Too Pure
- 2006: Serene Velocity: A Stereolab Anthology , Duophonic / Elektra / Rhino
EPs
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1993 | Jenny Ondioline |
UK75 (1 week) UK |
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| 1994 | Ping pong |
UK45 (2 weeks) UK |
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| Wow and Flutter |
UK70 (2 weeks) UK |
- | ||
| 1996 | Cybele's Reverie |
UK62 (2 weeks) UK |
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| Fluorescences |
UK78 (2 weeks) UK |
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| 1997 | Miss Modular |
UK60 (2 weeks) UK |
- | |
More EPs
- 1991: Super 45
- 1991: Super Electric
- 1992: Low Fi
- 1993: Space Age Bachelor Pad Music
- 1993: Crumb Duck
- 1997: Simple Headphone Mind
- 1999: The Free Design
- 2000: The First of the Microbe Hunters
- 2001: Captain Easychord
- 2003: Instant 0 in the Universe
- 2008: Chemical Chords
Singles
- 1991: Stunning Debut Album
- 1992: The Light That Will Cease to Fail
- 1992: Harmonium / Farfisa
- 1993: John Cage Bubblegum / Eloge d'Eros
- 1993: Lo Boob Oscilator / Tempter
- 1996: Metronomic Underground
- 1997: Iron Man / The Incredible He Woman
- 1999: Calimero / Cache Cache
- 2001: Free Witch and No-Bra Queen
- 2004: Rose, My Rocket-Brain!
- 2005: Interlock / Visionary Road Maps
- 2005: Kyberneticka Babicka
- 2005: Plastic Mile / I Was a Sunny Rainphase
- 2006: Excursions into Oh A-Oh
- 2006: Eye of the Volcano
- 2006: Whisper Pitch
- 2006: Solar Throw-Away
- 2008: Explosive fixes
Web links
- Official website (English).
- Stereolab at Discogs (English)
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- ↑ Laetitia Sadier, Nicholas Krgovich. In: StadtRevue March 2016. February 25, 2016, p. 38: "You have to cope with her [Sadiers] crystal-clear, but always close to the correct tone."
- ↑ Introducing: STEREOLAD. In: !!! - website. October 28, 2015, accessed March 5, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c d Chart sources: UK US