finetune artist: Stereolab

This British-French outfit started out in the early 1990s, with a sound that incorporated French-chanteuse vocals, primitive electronics, and Velvet Underground-meets-Neu chugging rhythm. Over the years, they refined their approach immensely, with echoes of sophisticated '60s pop, Steve Reich/Philip Glass-like minimalism, and increasingly more accomplished use of synthesizers. With the help of pals like Gastr Del Sol's Jim O'Rourke and High Llamas mainman Tim O'Hagan, they crafted classic albums that rank among the finest productions of the '90s. In 2002, band member Mary Hansen was killed in a tragic accident, but the group decided to soldier on.

Listen to Stereolab at Finetune.

(2006) Serene Velocity - A Stereolab Anthology
(2005) Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements
(2000) The First Of The Microbe Hunters
(2000) First Of The Microbe Hunters
(1999) Cobra And Phases Group Play Voltage In The Milky Night
(1999) Cobra and Phases Group...Play Voltage in the Milky Night
(1998) Aluminum Tunes (Singles) CD1
(1998) Aluminum Tunes (Singles) CD2
(1997) Dots and Loops
(1997) Dots And Loops
(1997) Dots And Loops
(1996) Emperor Tomato Ketchup
(1996) Emperor Tomato Ketchup
(1994) Mars Audiac Quintet
(1994) Mars Audiac Quintet
(1994) Mars Audiac Quintet
(1993) Aluminum Tunes
(1993) Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements
(1993) The Groop Played 'Space Age Bachelor Pad Music'

Cybele's Reverie
French Disko (2006 Remastered Single Version)
Miss Modular
Ping Pong
Metronomic Underground