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  • Musical quintets
  • English indie rock groups
  • Musical groups established in 1990
  • 4AD artists
  • Drag City (record label) artists
  • English post-rock groups
  • Flying Nun Records artists
  • Stereolab
  • Women in electronic music
abstract
  • Masters of 'space-age bachelor pad music', Stereolab formed in London in 1990 by record collector Tim Gane and the French chanteuse Laetitia Sadier. The group produces electronica imbued by melody, vintage analogue sounds, political lyrics, and sixties wistfulness. Via their label, [l1734], they ensure that everything the 'Groop' (as their fans know them) puts out receives a limited vinyl issue. Stereolab went on an indeterminate hiatus on 2nd April 2009: %22We feel that our work is done for the moment and there won't be any new Stereolab product for a while.%22
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  • Stereolab are an alternative music band formed in 1990 in London, England. The band originally comprised songwriting team Tim Gane (guitar/keyboards) and Lætitia Sadier (vocals/keyboards/guitar), both of whom remained at the helm across many lineup changes. Other long-time members include Mary Hansen (backing vocals/keyboards/guitar), who played with the group from 1992 until her accidental death in 2002, and Andy Ramsay (drums), who joined in 1993, and who is still in the official line-up.Called %22one of the most fiercely independent and original groups of the Nineties%22, Stereolab were one of the first bands to be termed %22post-rock%22. Their primary musical influence was 1970s krautrock, which they combined with lounge, 1960s pop, and experimental pop music. They were noted for their heavy use of vintage electronic keyboards, and their sound often overlays a repetitive %22motorik%22 beat with female vocals sung in English or French. Stereolab often incorporates socio-political themes into their lyrics. Some critics say the group's lyrics carry a strong Marxist message, and both Gane and Sadier admit to being influenced by the Surrealist and Situationist cultural and political movements. Gane is sceptical of labels such as %22Marxist pop%22, and defends the band against accusations of %22sloganeering%22.Although many of the band's albums have been underground hits, they never found larger commercial success. The band were released from their recording contract with Warner Bros. Records when Warner's imprint Elektra Records folded. The release was reportedly due to poor record sales, and since then Stereolab's self-owned label, Duophonic Records, has signed a distribution deal with Too Pure. Duophonic holds the copyrights to the band's recordings, and on this label the band has released many limited-edition records. In 2009, Stereolab announced via their website that they were going on indefinite hiatus.
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  • 1990
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  • Indie Rock
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