Stereolab

The story of Stereolab – with an appendix dedicated to the subsequent projects of Tim Gane and Laetitia Sadier – is at the heart of the new episode of Rock in Onda, the show hosted by Claudio Fabretti every Tuesday from 11pm to 1am, repeated on Fridays from 1pm to 3pm, on the web-frequencies of Radio Città Aperta (www.radiocittaperta.it).

Stereolab are among the most innovative pop bands of recent decades. They dominated the '90s with an original formula, combining an art-rock inclination borrowed from Velvet Underground and kraut-rock, pop melodies drawn from 1960s chanson, early experiments with the Moog, and minimalism. All of it sublimated by the enchanting voice of Laetitia Sadier.

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Stereolab – part 1

Stereolab – part 2

Austere and light at once, Stereolab were a cornerstone experience of the entire 1990s. The credit is due not only to the originality that always set them apart, but also to the courage they showed in managing to bring an entire world of sounds to an audience that had, by and large, always snubbed it, if not outright disdained it in toto. With the boldness of the most fearless avant-gardists, the Anglo-French outfit pulled off an operation that looked reckless on paper: marrying an art-rock inclination borrowed from bands like Velvet Underground and Suicide, an obsessive kraut-rock-style rhythm and a love of proto-electronics (early experiments with the Moog, vintage keyboards) with the forbidden pleasure of the catchiest, most easy-going pop melodies. The result was a sort of new wave of indie-rock, one that managed to instill into that microcosm sounds considered taboo for decades (from 1960s French chanson to easy listening and vintage film scores) while at the same time helping to forge a cutting-edge formula.

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13/11/2025