About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 41. Chapters: The Fall, Stereolab, The D4, Ween, Straitjacket Fits, Bailter Space, HLAH, The Phoenix Foundation, The Axemen, Headless Chickens, Gerling, The 3Ds, The Dead C, The Bats, Sneaky Feelings, The Mint Chicks, The Chills, The Verlaines, The Bilders, From Scratch, The Clean, Jean-Paul Sartre Experience, Able Tasmans, Shayne Carter, Chris Knox, David Kilgour, Netherworld Dancing Toys, The Skeptics, Alastair Galbraith, Garageland, Tall Dwarfs, Snapper, The Terminals, Andrew Brough, Die! Die! Die!, Look Blue Go Purple, Shocking Pinks, Toy Love, Dimmer, Betchadupa, Dead Famous People, Alec Bathgate, Cul de Sac, Bressa Creeting Cake, The Renderers, Wreck Small Speakers on Expensive Stereos, High Dependency Unit, The DoubleHappys, Ghost Club, The Stones, Bird Nest Roys, Fiona McDonald, The Expendables, This Kind of Punishment. Excerpt: Stereolab are an alternative music band formed in 1990 in London, England. The band originally comprised songwriting team Tim Gane (guitar/keyboards) and Laetitia 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 "one of the most fiercely independent and original groups of the Nineties," Stereolab were one of the first bands to be termed "post-rock." 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 "motorik" beat with female vocals sung in English or French. Stereolab often incorporated socio-political themes into their lyrics...
