Re: Stereolab

elson trinidad
Sun, 01 Feb 1998 13:43:06 -0800


At 03.18 AM 2/1/1998 -0700, Scott Tennent wrote:
>
>Stereolab is most definitely NOT drum n bass.
>someone else can probably do a better job of describing them, but I'll
>give it a shot.
>basically, it's a "rock" lineup--two guitars, bass, drums. ALso two
>singers (both female). However they sound nothing like a rock band. There
>is a definite electronic feel to them. Upbeat, swirling guitar work...I
>don't know.

Actually, their new album, "Dots and Loops" sounds VERY acid-jazz (to my
ears like a cross between The Quiet Boys and early United Future
Organization). I'm surprised no one's talked about it on the list...

Elson