Genres: Alternative Pop/Rock, Post-Rock/Experimental, Indie Rock, Experimental Rock, Ambient Pop, Indie Pop, Indie Electronic Active: 90's, 2000's Formed: 1991 in London, England
Henry Mancini, Esquivel, The Rockets, Faust, Burt Bacharach, Martin Denny, The Velvet Underground, Kraftwerk, Neu!, Silver Apples, Perrey-Kingsley, Can, Bruce Haack Laika, The High Llamas, Saint Etienne, Komeda, Moonshake, Beth Orton, Ui, Mouse on Mars, Herzfeld, Drum Island, Tortoise, Broadcast, Air, Add N to (X), Aluminum Group, Solex, Kid Loco, My Project: Blue, The Mosquitos Brasilia, Le Futur Pompiste, Cinnamon, Dominique Leone, Au Revoir Simone, Lali Puna, Saloon, isan, La Nube, The Incredible Moses Leroy, Friend, hab, Los Fresones Rebeldes, The American Analog Set, Flowchart, Sholi, Windsurf, Seely, Sabine |  |
Combining an inclination for melodic '60s pop with an art rock aesthetic borrowed from Krautrock bands like Faust and Neu!, Stereolab were one of the most influential alternative bands of the '90s. Led by Tim Gane and Laetitia Sadier, Stereolab either legitimized forms of music that were on the fringe of rock, or brought attention to strands of pop music -- bossa nova, lounge-pop, movie soundtracks -- that were traditionally banished from the rock lineage. The group's trademark sound -- a droning, hypnotic rhythm track overlaid with melodic, mesmerizing singsong vocals, often sung in French and often promoting revolutionary, Marxist politics -- was deceptively simple, providing the basis for a wide array of stylistic experiments over the course of their prolific career.
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Release: June 24, 2008
Label: 4AD
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Release: September 4, 2006
Label: Duophonic, Elektra/Rhino, Rhino
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