Broadcast vs Stereolab

^ Fair. First record did sound like a pram/stereolab deal..mixed with old man willow by elephant's memory

Their first eps and singles from the 90's were very Stereolab and even the first album at parts but by HaHa Sound they were mixing it with psych and horror folk and established a more unique sound for them. They stopped sounding as retro-futuristic as stereolab and started sounding haunted and extraterrestrial instead.

is it true they recorded the drums in haha sound in a church or something? cuz those fills on man is not a bird are massive.

Nothin' against Broadcast like, I've just never got into them for whatever reason, whereas I've loved the Lab since the very beginning.

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Pretty sure it's true. Ha Ha Sound rules.

Ha Ha Sound was the first one I heard and I really didn't dig it at all. Then I heard Work and Non Work a few years later and got it - and more recently, Tender Buttons, which is just stunning. Still not even close for me, even with Stereolab's quantity advantage.

EP 2 remains my favourite release for Unchanging Window/Chord Simple

Stereolab overall but I think Tender Buttons is better than any single Stereolab album.

i would say margarine eclipse is maybe on par with tender buttons

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

this seems like a super challopsy vote to me. having said that here's a broadcast tribute mix i put together after trish keenan's death. i never have put together a stereolab tribute mix.

sister irene o'connor - fire
sven libaek - inner space: music for eels
premiata forneria marconi - il banchetto
jean philippe goude - machine
chairmen of the board - white rose (freedom flower)
komeda - our hospitality
robert dennis - milk
joni mitchell - shadows and light (demo)
mike post - wouldn't it be nice
van dyke parks - ice capades commercial
the beach boys - my solution (later version)
riders of the mark - electronic insides and metal complexion that make up herr doktor krieg
simon and garfunkel - save the life of my child (alternate)
devo - because
random hold - what happened
camilo sesto - damned for all time
franco battiato - la convenzione
anika - yang yang
hp lovecraft w/ken nordine - nothing's boy
omar khorshid - guitar el chark
cmu - space cabaret
halfnelson - computer girl
ron geesin - untitled, bbc 1971
luiz eca & sagrada familia - please garcon

Wow

Stereolab for the head, Broadcast for the heart.

electrelane for the hips?

Close but broadcast should’ve won.

Trish forever

Rip angel

Went to see Broadcast many years ago at Maxwell’s on a whim and the energy, the vibe in the room was just incredible.

Closer than I thought!

Ten years ago, I would have reflexively voted for Stereolab but as time stomps along and both bands recede in the rearview mirror it's Broadcast who mean a lot to me now (and who I listen to more)

Stereolab has bigger footprint but Broadcast is more pure distilled essence

The Groop mean more to me than almost anything

Hard poll. Both bands are for record collector nerds, stereolab had tour only eps, remixes, collabs and many records. As did broadcast. Also pram but yeah. Love it all

unfair poll.

competition sucks as stereolab would agree

You go in that team, I go on this team
Divide everything, a flag or a number
Make 'em opposites, so there's a reason
Stigmatization, okay, now we can fight

nailed it

I don't think so, considering how close Broadcast came to winning.

But still these bands are both incredible. Putting them against each other seems a little eh. I wanna love both bands in my heart and not designate them a soccer team

Found mother is the Milky Way ep. super rare, pm me

Way to go Ross!

Yeah this hints at a syd Barrett rabbit hole. Imagine their last eps minus the electronics with found sounds and mostly acoustic !!

Like tears in the typing pool for a whole record

Anyone hitting me up please leave your email when messaging me

oh wow, still haven't been able to hear that!

listening to the Broadcast Black Session, Paris 5/4/2000 this morning. some good stuff

Hey everyone, ripping within a couple hours
Hold tight

apologies - broken computer, no internet at home anymore and my Aunt just died so i have been delayed. some of my other family members are also possibly very unwell. I will try to do this as soon as possible, sincerest apologies

sorry to hear about your aunt, ross. take care of yourself man.

thank you Karl, appreciate it