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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 77. Chapters: Stereolab, Jim O'Rourke, Christian Fennesz, Will Oldham, Bert Jansch, Jeff Tweedy, Pavement, Merzbow, Ian Svenonius, The Make-Up, John Fahey, Scott Walker, Joanna Newsom, The Frogs, Stephen Malkmus, Loose Fur, Red Krayola, Sun City Girls, David Berman, Jason Molina, Shellac, Weird War, Matt Sweeney, Broadcast, Bill Callahan, U.S. Maple, Noel Akchote, Silver Jews, Scout Niblett, David Grubbs, David Pajo, Flying Saucer Attack, Alan Licht, Half Japanese, Royal Trux, Mayo Thompson, Damon and Naomi, Monotonix, Henry Kaiser, Alasdair Roberts, Azita, Nimrod Workman, Ghost, The High Llamas, Squirrel Bait, Espers, Faun Fables, Larry Jon Wilson, Nils Frykdahl, Elisa Randazzo, Gastr del Sol, Laura Cantrell, Six Organs of Admittance, Cynthia Dall, Arnold Dreyblatt, Pearls and Brass, The Fucking Champs, White Magic, The Renderers, Ben Chasny, Michael Yonkers, King Kong, Edith Frost, Bastro, Movietone, Howling Hex, Neil Hagerty. 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 v..
