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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: 51. Chapters: English post-rock groups, Scottish post-rock groups, Stereolab, Bark Psychosis, 65daysofstatic, Electrelane, Youthmovies, Mogwai, Talk Talk, Delicate AWOL, Piano Magic, Maybeshewill, The Flowers of Hell, A Genuine Freakshow, The Resonance Association, Pram, Amp, Flying Saucer Attack, Yndi Halda, Sonver, Keser, Sputniks Down, Tells, Tracer AMC, Rinoa, Long Fin Killie, And So I Watch You From Afar, Aereogramme, Her Name Is Calla, I Like Trains, Tex La Homa, Disco Inferno, I Concur, Meanwhile, back in Communist Russia..., Sian Alice Group, Troubles, Cannon, Fridge, Billy Mahonie, Vessels, State River Widening, Talons, Main, Nedry, Imitation Electric Piano, Appliance, Codes in the Clouds, Snowblood, Rothko, Movietone, The Hair and Skin Trading Company, My Little Problem. 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. Some critics say the group's lyrics carry a str..
