Exactly
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Tuesday, 4 December 2018 14:28 (five years ago) link
I think the pic they posted was from Chemical Chords era.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Tuesday, 4 December 2018 14:29 (five years ago) link
tbh I like Stereolab a lot and I can't name any other members except for the late Mary Hansen. I don't really think it matters who else is in the band, Stereolab is Tim and Laetitia.
― the word dog doesn't bark (anagram), Tuesday, 4 December 2018 14:39 (five years ago) link
I've seen them perform a lot of times, and some lineups were much better than others. Their drummer Andy is the only other member who played every single show I saw. It's hard to imagine them without him because he has a very recognizable style. I definitely have preferred musicians for the other instruments too, and I'd love to see them enlist a second female vocalist again.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Tuesday, 4 December 2018 14:48 (five years ago) link
also i wonder if these will be duophonic reissues or handled by Too Pure.
― akm, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 14:49 (five years ago) link
I'd imagine all the Elektra albums would be Duophonic, just as they were originally. Too Pure wasn't in the mix after TRNBWA.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Tuesday, 4 December 2018 14:58 (five years ago) link
get Andy Ramsay back and idk rope in Sonic Boom or something and I'm there
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 16:50 (five years ago) link
It'd be rad if they could get Sean O on a new tour. He played a few shows with Cavern of Anti-Matter, so you never known. I know half this board hates his influence but damn he was even on the old stuff as an OFFICIAL MEMBER, so c'mon.
― afriendlypioneer, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 17:34 (five years ago) link
never saw them so down for whatever. I always thought it was weird though that Ramsay was never included in press photos, despite the fact that he was the only consistent member besides L & T. they'd have touring members in photos but never Ramsay.
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 17:39 (five years ago) link
maybe he didn't want to be photographed? idk
O'Hagen in Stereolab was generally fine imo, it was all his non-Stereolab stuff that was garbage
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 17:41 (five years ago) link
I think he did not like being in photos.
Having Sean O'Hagan in a live band would be great. I'm totally down with a Stereolab all-stars tour.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Tuesday, 4 December 2018 17:42 (five years ago) link
suppose so
tim with killer pants & shades
http://www.dominopublishingco.com/images/artists/stereolab/620_310/stereolab1.jpg
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 17:45 (five years ago) link
Good times, also my favorite Steteolab lineup.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Tuesday, 4 December 2018 17:50 (five years ago) link
people hate his influence? they hate his solo work? news to me. There was at least one good High Llamas album.
― akm, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 17:51 (five years ago) link
every time i've come across a high llamas LP in a record store i've been too scared to get it
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 18:05 (five years ago) link
fuck that lounge act bullshit, I'm happy to hate - he's easily the worst part of the band
― sleeve, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 18:09 (five years ago) link
counterpoint. i love that lounge act bullshit.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 18:15 (five years ago) link
<3
― sleeve, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 18:22 (five years ago) link
every time i've come across a high llamas LP in a record store i've been too scared to get it― flappy bird, Tuesday, December 4, 2018 1:05 PM (twenty-six minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― flappy bird, Tuesday, December 4, 2018 1:05 PM (twenty-six minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Give Snowbug a shot. Nothing scary about it, and Mary & Laetitia are on at least a couple tracks.
― afriendlypioneer, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 18:32 (five years ago) link
word, I love the Cobra era most so idk why I ever hesitated w/ High Llamas
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 18:35 (five years ago) link
always thought of cobra and snowbug as sister albums — didn't they come out pretty much at the same time?
― tylerw, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 18:41 (five years ago) link
anyway, i feel like you could pick up like six high llamas albums on CD for about $12 ... worth the bucks.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 18:43 (five years ago) link
High Llamas rule, fuiud.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Tuesday, 4 December 2018 18:49 (five years ago) link
Always wanted to like the High Llamas, but nah, they are rubbish.
― Position Position, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 18:57 (five years ago) link
It's weird they're so polarizing.
Anyway.
― afriendlypioneer, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 19:20 (five years ago) link
Count me in with the - not haters, but uninterested. I had High Llamas "Hawaii". Never took to it, sold years ago.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 20:06 (five years ago) link
They have a bunch of albums I like more than Hawaii, but all of their music is extremely mellow.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Tuesday, 4 December 2018 20:11 (five years ago) link
Best entry points: Gideon Gaye, Snowbug, Talahomi Way. Those are the most traditional and song-oriented albums, I think. It's the other albums that I think have earned them their reputation of being a band that's not about songs. I love everything they've done.
― afriendlypioneer, Wednesday, 5 December 2018 15:40 (five years ago) link
I had that Gideon Gaye - it started off very songy, then it got overstuck on a riff for what seemed like hours. Brainticket/Cottonwoodhill be blowed!
― Mark G, Wednesday, 5 December 2018 15:46 (five years ago) link
"track goes by" is one of the best stuck-on-a-riff songs ever
looks the 'lab are playing primavera next year ...
― tylerw, Wednesday, 5 December 2018 19:24 (five years ago) link
whoa
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 5 December 2018 19:32 (five years ago) link
Can Cladders and Beet, Maize, & Corn are also quite good
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, 6 December 2018 02:16 (five years ago) link
I dare say all of Stereolad* would be happy to join a touring lineup of Stereolab, but there should be a second female vocalist/etc as well
* !!! have toured as their own opening act, playing a set of Stereolab covers, with singer Nic Offer wearing a frock
― sans lep (sic), Thursday, 6 December 2018 05:11 (five years ago) link
I wish I could audition for Stereolab. I could knock out those bass riffs no problem.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, 6 December 2018 05:30 (five years ago) link
I wish I could audition for Stereolab
OK, new lyrics for Ray Davies to pen..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWGOtxSNhEs
― Mark G, Friday, 7 December 2018 10:09 (five years ago) link
The Aluminum Tunes vinyl release has really brought home for me what a massive collection it is. I think it didn't really sink in originally because I had been experiencing the various parts of it in bits and pieces as EPs and singles. But coming back to it now, it's just a monumental piece of work. It feels like a coherent whole, probably one of their better releases.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Wednesday, 12 December 2018 04:33 (five years ago) link
I find their non-LP work more enjoyable than their proper albums. I think the one-off approach was more conducive to experimentation and transcending their obvious influences.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Wednesday, 12 December 2018 14:38 (five years ago) link
Just got the clear vinyl version of Peng! Really hoping it sounds better than the last reissue, although I'm not feeling very optimistic.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Wednesday, 12 December 2018 21:37 (five years ago) link
"track goes by" is one of the best stuck-on-a-riff songs ever― tylerw, Wednesday, December 5, 2018 7:24 PM (one week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― tylerw, Wednesday, December 5, 2018 7:24 PM (one week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Track Goes By was one of the highlights when I saw them play a couple of years ago, although they didn't stretch it out for fifteen minutes, sadly.
The catchily-titled Retrospective Rarities And Instrumentals compilation is a pretty good overview of their albums up to Snowbug, it's up on Spotify along with pretty much everything else.
― Brainless Addlepated Timid Muddleheaded Awful No-Account (Pheeel), Wednesday, 12 December 2018 22:08 (five years ago) link
Similar to the Peng! reissue, Space Age Bachelor Pad Music comes with nice liner notes by Tim describing how they wrote and recorded all the tracks.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Wednesday, 26 December 2018 19:46 (five years ago) link
It's happening:
Stereolab Set To Perform at Desert Daze 2019, First Announced North American Appearance In Over A DecadeFestival Returns October 10th - 13th to Moreno Beach in Lake Perris, CA; Limited Early Bird Tickets Available Now via https://desertdaze.org
Festival Returns October 10th - 13th to Moreno Beach in Lake Perris, CA; Limited Early Bird Tickets Available Now via https://desertdaze.org
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 12 February 2019 18:28 (five years ago) link
Moreno Beach in Lake Perris, CA
a literal shit hole, yikes.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 12 February 2019 18:34 (five years ago) link
can only hope this means a bay area stop
― akm, Tuesday, 12 February 2019 20:34 (five years ago) link
have they announced anything except festival dates so far?
― tylerw, Tuesday, 12 February 2019 20:36 (five years ago) link
The Paris date, while technically part of a festival, is at least indoors *checks Eurostar timetable*
― Jeff W, Tuesday, 12 February 2019 20:40 (five years ago) link
I'm very strongly considering going to this with my son. Death Grips, King Gizzard, and My Bloody Valentine are like his dream lineup.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Tuesday, 12 February 2019 21:21 (five years ago) link
Those were last year's performers, FYI
― DT, Tuesday, 12 February 2019 21:24 (five years ago) link
Uh oh. Well that changes things...
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Tuesday, 12 February 2019 21:26 (five years ago) link
i saw their second-to-last U.S. show in 2008, i guess. Richard Swift opened. : /
― omar little, Tuesday, 12 February 2019 21:29 (five years ago) link
Please god let there be a full U.S. tour. I never got to see Stereolab and never thought I would.
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 12 February 2019 22:35 (five years ago) link