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Stereolab — French Disko

Name: French Disko
Description: Stereolab formed in London in 1990, led by Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier. Their sound was an absurdist meeting point between Can's motorik rhythms, French 60s yé-yé pop, and Marxist political philosophy delivered in Sadier's detached French accent. Refried Ectoplasm compiled their early B-sides and rarities — the most formally experimental music they made.

Refried Ectoplasm · 1995

Label: Duophonic · Genre: Rare Groove / Avant-Pop · Country: United Kingdom · From: London, Europe

Stereolab formed in London in 1990, led by Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier. Their sound was an absurdist meeting point between Can's motorik rhythms, French 60s yé-yé pop, and Marxist political philosophy delivered in Sadier's detached French accent. Refried Ectoplasm compiled their early B-sides and rarities — the most formally experimental music they made.

Did you know: Stereolab's lyrics are explicitly Marxist. Sadier has described them as an attempt to embed political philosophy in a form that people would absorb without noticing. Several of their song titles are direct references to Jean Baudrillard and Guy Debord.

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