The future of Stereolab

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.

also i wonder if these will be duophonic reissues or handled by Too Pure.

I'd imagine all the Elektra albums would be Duophonic, just as they were originally. Too Pure wasn't in the mix after TRNBWA.

get Andy Ramsay back and idk rope in Sonic Boom or something and I'm there

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.

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.

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

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.

suppose so

tim with killer pants & shades

http://www.dominopublishingco.com/images/artists/stereolab/620_310/stereolab1.jpg

Good times, also my favorite Steteolab lineup.

people hate his influence? they hate his solo work? news to me. There was at least one good High Llamas album.

every time i've come across a high llamas LP in a record store i've been too scared to get it

fuck that lounge act bullshit, I'm happy to hate - he's easily the worst part of the band

counterpoint. i love that lounge act bullshit.

<3

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

Give Snowbug a shot. Nothing scary about it, and Mary & Laetitia are on at least a couple tracks.

word, I love the Cobra era most so idk why I ever hesitated w/ High Llamas

always thought of cobra and snowbug as sister albums — didn't they come out pretty much at the same time?

anyway, i feel like you could pick up like six high llamas albums on CD for about $12 ... worth the bucks.

High Llamas rule, fuiud.

Always wanted to like the High Llamas, but nah, they are rubbish.

It's weird they're so polarizing.

Anyway.

Count me in with the - not haters, but uninterested. I had High Llamas "Hawaii". Never took to it, sold years ago.

They have a bunch of albums I like more than Hawaii, but all of their music is extremely mellow.

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.

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!

"track goes by" is one of the best stuck-on-a-riff songs ever

looks the 'lab are playing primavera next year ...

whoa

Can Cladders and Beet, Maize, & Corn are also quite good

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

I wish I could audition for Stereolab. I could knock out those bass riffs no problem.

I wish I could audition for Stereolab

OK, new lyrics for Ray Davies to pen..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWGOtxSNhEs

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.

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.

Just got the clear vinyl version of Peng! Really hoping it sounds better than the last reissue, although I'm not feeling very optimistic.

"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

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.

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.

It's happening:

Stereolab Set To Perform at Desert Daze 2019,
First Announced North American Appearance In Over A Decade

Festival Returns October 10th - 13th to Moreno Beach in Lake Perris, CA; Limited Early Bird Tickets Available Now via https://desertdaze.org

Moreno Beach in Lake Perris, CA

a literal shit hole, yikes.

can only hope this means a bay area stop

have they announced anything except festival dates so far?

The Paris date, while technically part of a festival, is at least indoors *checks Eurostar timetable*

I'm very strongly considering going to this with my son. Death Grips, King Gizzard, and My Bloody Valentine are like his dream lineup.

Those were last year's performers, FYI

Uh oh. Well that changes things...

i saw their second-to-last U.S. show in 2008, i guess. Richard Swift opened. : /

Please god let there be a full U.S. tour. I never got to see Stereolab and never thought I would.

I did not attend the 2018 Desert Daze since I really haven't gone to a major music fest since Lollapalooza was a touring entity. But the lineup looked really good and a friend of mine performed in the area where they were doing ambient sets. I might actually go to this one.

I was there, and despite some bad calls on logistics and an electrical storm that ended Tame Impala after less than 15 minutes, the Lake Perris site was actually a good one (seeing that big storm come across the lake at us was wild) and the lineup was great. (They did put Ty Segall and White Fence on for the last set of the festival at around 2:30 Monday morning, so also not ideal)

Not to throw cold water on this reunion, I'm eager to see them too, but their last tour was easily the weakest of many that I saw. They got out of sync on a couple songs,which was a bit of a trainwreck, and they seemed to lack passion overall.