This is helping my tedious Friday afternoon ever so. Thanks!
― Retro novelty punk (Dan Peterson), Friday, 22 January 2016 21:55 (eight years ago) link
man, this cavern of antimatter record is sounding great!
― tylerw, Tuesday, 16 February 2016 21:48 (eight years ago) link
New single "I'm the unknown" is gorgeous.
― Ross, Thursday, 13 October 2016 05:37 (seven years ago) link
(Cavern of Anti-Matter)
Need that in my life. On the weekend I picked up brand new copies (CDs) of Margarine Eclipse, Chemical Chords and Emperor Tomato Ketchup for $4 each. Very very happy about that, especially Margarine Eclipse which is just so brilliant.
― everything, Thursday, 13 October 2016 06:20 (seven years ago) link
New single "I'm the unknown" is gorgeous.― Ross, Thursday, October 13, 2016 7:37 AM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink(Cavern of Anti-Matter)― Ross, Thursday, October 13, 2016 7:37 AM (one hour ago)
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― willem, Thursday, 13 October 2016 06:52 (seven years ago) link
I think we all were..
― Mark G, Thursday, 13 October 2016 06:53 (seven years ago) link
Yep, me too.
Saw a couple of the 1972 re-issues at the weekend but they were expensive (nearly £40 each).
Also saw a re-press of one of the Too Pure albums.
― michaellambert, Thursday, 13 October 2016 11:18 (seven years ago) link
"Sound Dust" is an awesome holiday season record. Opening track goes perfect with falling snow.
― Everything Moves Towards The Sun (Ross), Sunday, 11 December 2016 01:14 (seven years ago) link
Every time this thread gets bumped I immediately think "the future of the groop... is in doubt."
― Al Moon Faced Poon (Moodles), Sunday, 11 December 2016 01:45 (seven years ago) link
Has anyone heard the new Laetitia Sadier?
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Friday, 31 March 2017 00:28 (seven years ago) link
yeah I got it the other day, only listened to it once but I liked it.
― flappy bird, Friday, 31 March 2017 01:21 (seven years ago) link
https://daily.bandcamp.com/2017/03/27/laetitia-sadier-find-me-finding-you-review/
motorik beat...
swinging with Sadier trademarks, like looping bass, chiming vibes, and soft “ba-ba-ba” backing vocals.
its ok
― curmudgeon, Friday, 31 March 2017 02:24 (seven years ago) link
the first song that is. Haven't heard the rest.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 31 March 2017 02:27 (seven years ago) link
It's fine, but kinda similar to the last one. I was hoping for a different sound given the 'Ensemble' credit. Could have done with more guests / different producers actually.
― Jeff W, Friday, 31 March 2017 13:28 (seven years ago) link
the first side is a lot better than the second, i think there's some good stuff but it really drags toward the end
― flappy bird, Monday, 3 April 2017 22:48 (seven years ago) link
first of the microbe hunters is so awesome. i kind of wanna walk the earth with a boombox on my shoulder playing "outer bongolia" on repeat til the end of time
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― flappy bird, Wednesday, 26 April 2017 06:15 (seven years ago) link
Mookie: You killed Radio Raheem!
Cop: Dude, there's only so much "outer bongolia" a man can take...
― Moodles, Wednesday, 26 April 2017 14:39 (seven years ago) link
so much fun to play along to that song on bass.
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 26 April 2017 17:38 (seven years ago) link
Just found out my man Sean O wrote 'Bongolia,' which I should've realized years ago.
― afriendlypioneer, Wednesday, 26 April 2017 18:08 (seven years ago) link
really? do you have a link/source?
i've always been confused by Stereolab's songs pretty much all being credited to Gane/Sadier. did they write the bass lines? there are so many parts and instruments, especially as they go deeper into their career, to the point where Gane's skeletal guitar parts are buried in the mix or totally absent.
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 26 April 2017 18:14 (seven years ago) link
He's given the credit.
I mean, it doesn't sound too far off from "Fiery Yellow," which is another one of his.
― afriendlypioneer, Wednesday, 26 April 2017 20:21 (seven years ago) link
yeah i just looked it up on Discogs, him and Andy Ramsay are credited.
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 26 April 2017 20:30 (seven years ago) link
btw i encourage anyone with a vinyl copy of The First of the Microbe Hunters to listen to Outer Bongolia at 33 1/3 rpm. It's just such a monster groove, and all of the bits that fly in and out of the mix are much easier to catch when it's slowed down. One of the funkiest things they ever did.
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 26 April 2017 20:40 (seven years ago) link
Here's a wonderful interview. Very unusual to hear Laetitia give such an in-depth retrospective of her career.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1L0Uw1BU9s&t=2660s
― Moodles, Friday, 5 May 2017 03:10 (seven years ago) link
hmmm....
― Moodles, Friday, 5 May 2017 03:12 (seven years ago) link
grrrr.... try this one
Thanks for that great insightful interview, I didn't even know that she was responsable for the Stereolab lyrics and that they were so left wing, somehow I had always thought McCarthy was the marxist band and Stereolab less political.
― Alex in Spree-Athen (alex in mainhattan), Saturday, 6 May 2017 14:29 (seven years ago) link
I got to see Laetitia Sadier Source Ensemble the other night here in Austin, had a great time. The band and music is very much in line with the various solo projects she's had from Monade onward, stripped down, fairly subdued songwriting, not unlike Stereolab, but with more emotional resonance and more open-ended vocal lines. The last time I caught her solo show was with Monade in 2005. The big difference with this new band is that they are more versatile, all playing multiple instruments and everyone contributing vocals. There were lots of nice moments when they all harmonized together. Laetitia also continues to grow as a singer, she's always been good, but I think her voice is actually improving.
The first opening band was Astrobal, from France. They had some nice tunes, including some moments that reminded me of Domenique Dumont. They were very nervous and ended abruptly. While they were playing I kept thinking that their songs sounded very much like the music on Laetitia's new album. Turns out Astrobal is her backing band.
Second band was Heather Trost. Musically, they were fantastic, with great Broadcast-esque jazzy drums and lots of interesting keyboard and guitar melodies interweaving. Unfortunately, their vocals were pretty terrible, very out of tune and bland. The did do a nice cover of "Me and My Arrow".
After the show I bought a vinyl copy of Laetitia's Something Shines album and she was nice enough to sign it "The point is to change it, Matt, w/love! Laetitia".
― Moodles, Thursday, 17 August 2017 16:07 (seven years ago) link
nice, planning on seeing her next week up in denver -- thanks for the report!
― tylerw, Thursday, 17 August 2017 16:10 (seven years ago) link
http://thequietus.com/articles/23842-cavern-of-anti-matter-new-track-listen
avern Of Anti-Matter, the project of Stereolab's Tim Gane, will release a new album in March entitled Hormone Lemonade. Premiering above is lead track 'Make Out Fade Out', a pacy, motorik-driven instrumental cut built around layers of hypnotic, fuzzy guitar.Hormone Lemonade is the group's third album to see release on their Duophonic label, with the record's catalyst lying in various rhythms committed to tape by band member Holger Zapf, using the Takron Z3 and Z2, over the course of three one-hour studio sessions.Gane edited these jams into smaller useable parts and further fleshed them out, overdubbing each part with additional musical ideas. The group's Joe Dilworth then added further beats over Gane and Zapf's previous efforts, before Zapf added further sounds with his modular synth set-up.The album is due out on March 23. You can pre-order it here.
Hormone Lemonade is the group's third album to see release on their Duophonic label, with the record's catalyst lying in various rhythms committed to tape by band member Holger Zapf, using the Takron Z3 and Z2, over the course of three one-hour studio sessions.
Gane edited these jams into smaller useable parts and further fleshed them out, overdubbing each part with additional musical ideas. The group's Joe Dilworth then added further beats over Gane and Zapf's previous efforts, before Zapf added further sounds with his modular synth set-up.
The album is due out on March 23. You can pre-order it here.
― afriendlypioneer, Thursday, 11 January 2018 14:58 (six years ago) link
Sweet!
― Moodles, Thursday, 11 January 2018 16:04 (six years ago) link
nice — you know, I'm pretty happy with the current Tim / Laetitia situation ... they're both putting out very strong stuff. willing to bet there's a live reunion of some sort in the near-ish future, but no rush ...
― tylerw, Thursday, 11 January 2018 16:07 (six years ago) link
Meantime, a slew of albums plus Oscillons is now officially on Bandcamp
https://stereolab.bandcamp.com/music
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 5 February 2018 16:43 (six years ago) link
I've had Dots & Loops on repeat for the last week or so.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Monday, 5 February 2018 17:34 (six years ago) link
damn ned i misread your post as "a slew of shows is now on bandcamp"
― flappy bird, Monday, 5 February 2018 17:55 (six years ago) link
for such a beloved and amazing live band there's a relative dearth of recordings out there. every era is represented but often by only a handful of shows. maybe idk where to find them since they're not on archive.org
― flappy bird, Monday, 5 February 2018 17:56 (six years ago) link
can anyone tell me how they get the bass sound on metronomic underground? i'm in love with that muted palm styling that broadcast also uses
― Droni Mitchell (Ross), Saturday, 7 April 2018 08:54 (six years ago) link
The original Jazz Bass had felt mutes on the bridge - most likely something like that, or the flip-up mute on the Bass VI, but the tone is more Jazzy.https://i.imgur.com/8CaHTDN.jpg
― startled macropod (MatthewK), Saturday, 7 April 2018 11:49 (six years ago) link
Laetitia’s albums are on Spotify now, thanks to Drag City
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Sunday, 8 April 2018 04:05 (six years ago) link
Another cool cover version comp
https://theblogthatcelebratesitself.bandcamp.com/album/stereolab-in-metronomic-underground-versions
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Tuesday, 29 May 2018 04:52 (six years ago) link
what in the mother fuck
@jordanbpeterson I am so gutted by the treatment The Guardian -and some of the well to do media- has given you this week. You have all my support and many thanks for your clarity and -oh too rare- courage to speak the truth!— Lætitia Sadier (@SadierLae) February 12, 2018
― macropuente (map), Thursday, 2 August 2018 18:08 (six years ago) link
Uhhhhh...
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, 2 August 2018 18:11 (six years ago) link
Very interesting
― flappy bird, Thursday, 2 August 2018 18:13 (six years ago) link
that is so weird
― iatee, Thursday, 2 August 2018 18:27 (six years ago) link
boooo
― sleeve, Thursday, 2 August 2018 18:28 (six years ago) link
wtf
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 2 August 2018 18:29 (six years ago) link
never figured Sadier as one to go in for regressive gender politics
flappy it's not fucking "interesting", stop giving that asshole a pass
― sleeve, Thursday, 2 August 2018 18:31 (six years ago) link
so disappointing
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 2 August 2018 18:32 (six years ago) link