Yeah that's a pretty nice one, once you get past the opening track, it can sound quite Llama-like especially the title track.Originally Posted by progholio
Yeah that's a pretty nice one, once you get past the opening track, it can sound quite Llama-like especially the title track.
Hot off the press, new Sean O'Hagan
Been spinning Dots and Loops today a few times..so great. Just played the big 17-minute track "Refractions in the Plastic Pulse" twice in a row, man what a tune. This band had tremendous foresight by sticking to analog keys/tones/sounds/synths even back in the 90's. Love this band.
If it isn't Krautrock, it's krap.
"And it's only the giving
That makes you what you are" - Ian Anderson
Aww, that was great! Does sound just like the High Llamas. Love the video!
I've just seen Stereolab live at Helsinki's Flow Festival last week. Such a brilliant band. Surely one of the highlights of the festival for me, love their swirling instrumental parts, vintage keys sounds, motorik rhythms and Laetitia Sadier's warm vocals a-la France Galle and the rest of the French ye-ye scene from the 1960s.
Sound Dust and Margarine Eclipse were re released last week on cd ( 2 cd's for some reason ), they have been OOP for a while.
Filled a gap in my collection.
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-- Aristotle
Nostalgia, you know, ain't what it used to be. Furthermore, they tells me, it never was.
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^Sound Dust is one of my favorites, Margerine less so. One of my biggest regrets was missing them in 2000 when they were touring "The first of microbe hunters" and played in my home city, in Brazil. I even considered going based on a sound clip I listened to on the radio at the time, but alas I decided not to go because I was not familiar with the band and had to get up really early on the next day. Bad move. :-(
When I was in college, the band Spirit was playing locally, but I had a final exam the day following the concert, so I opted to stay in and study. The concert would have been a better memory, as my college degree has only brought me memories of struggling to find a job commensurate with my education and experience. So, always go to the concert. No one will ever see Spirit again. I would love to have seen Stereolab live. Never got the chance.
We're trying to build a monument to show that we were here
It won't be visible through the air
And there won't be any shade to cool the monument to prove that we were here. - Gene Parsons, 1973
Lesson learned, never missed such an opportunity again.
I own ETK and D&L, with Tomato being my favorite. I wonder how much influence this band had on bands like Mercury Rev or Flaming Lips.
I go through phases but I think in general 'Cobra & Phases' is my favorite, certainly more 'progressive' if you want to call it that.
I just received my clear vinyl versions of Sound Dust and Margarine Eclipse, super excited.
I think i can say without question that Sean O'Hagan's Radum Calls, Radum Calls is my favorite release of 2019.
Got to see Stereolab last oct 2nd in Milwaukee and ranked as one of my top 10 live shows ever, sure hoping this leads to them becoming an active force again. (on a side note they had one of the coolest and actually useful pieces of merch i had ever bought - a Stereolab laundry bag! Used it to pack the other merch i had bought and have since used it when traveling).
Ordered!
What's it like? Comparable to The High Llamas?
Very much so. If you like those dense string arrangements and bubbly electronic sounds along with Sean's nylon string guitar vocals then this is your ticket!
Just listened first time. I think it's fabulous. Mostly it does sound like the High Llamas, but some of it, the instrumentals in particular, sound a bit more complex and experimental. One instrumental, I think it's track 2, I thought was absolutely awesome. Overall, it seems slightly more dense as well. We'll see what additional listens reveal but I'm very happy with it.
Thanks guys! I like The High Llamas, so your descriptions have me intrigued. I'm gonna get it.
Edit: Just ordered the vinyl edition from Amazon.
Wtf? I am a big High Llamas fan (watched them live in London in 2001) and need to check this out!
It has emerged as my favorite release of 2019 also. If it was a HL album, I think I'd rank it as their best.
Impressive! This has me excited to hear the whole thing. I listened to the first few tracks the other day, and really enjoyed them.
Yes! It's really good.
https://mailchi.mp/b978b55fc506/ster...eport-22-01-20
US tour dates. Tickets on sale Friday. Looking forward to the Carrboro show. Love that venue.
MAY
01 Miami, FL @ III Points
03 Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Music Festival
04 Carborro, NC @ Cats Cradle
05 New York, NY, @ Terminal 5
07 Portland, ME @ State Theatre
08 Kingston, NY @ BSP Kingston
09 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre
10 Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre
13 Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater
15 Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy & Harriets
17 Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
18 Big Sur, CA @ Big Sur HMML
19 San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre
For some reason I love Broadcast but never really opened Stereolab...
Try Sound Dust, Dots and Loops, Transient Random...
I think you will dig the production on these albums, the textures/sounds/colors, and the music itself. Or not
If it isn't Krautrock, it's krap.
"And it's only the giving
That makes you what you are" - Ian Anderson
Frankie you dig Broadcast ?Try Sound Dust, Dots and Loops, Transient Random...
I think you will dig the production on these albums, the textures/sounds/colors, and the music itself. Or not
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