| Author | Message | ||
     spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 3036 Registered: 05-2005 |
Looks like Stereolab are taking a break, poss for ever!? http://www.stereolab.co.uk/news/ If I am honest, i can't say I am gonna miss the newer material | ||
| cosmo vitelli Member Username: Cosmo Post Number: 92 Registered: 05-2005 |
I read this yesterday and am very sad, I thought Chemical Chords was a good album and it soundtracked the end of last summer for me. There was some debate on this board last year about their 'relevance' but I was happy just knowing they were out there | ||
| skulldisco Member Username: Skulldisco Post Number: 138 Registered: 10-2008 |
me too cosmo. they will probably never get their 90s form back. Although, maybe that the whole point of the hiatus | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 3037 Registered: 05-2005 |
Yeah, actually, totally agree, just 'being there' helps us retain some sanity... | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 1442 Registered: 01-2005 |
After the Gobs and the Egyptians broke up in the early 90's, Stereolab and My Bloody Valentine were probably my two favorite bands with Slowdive and the Pale Saints not too far behind. | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 1601 Registered: 10-2004 |
Stereolab was one of the few bands that made the 90s bearable. That decade proved to be so abysmal, musically, and Stereolab offered something truly beautiful, smart, and distinctive. But I honestly feel like they've needed to call it a day for a while, they've become such a self-parody. They're 10 years past their prime, imo. Whereas in the 90s they were continually evolving and honing their sound, for the past decade they've been stuck on auto-pilot. Maybe a hiatus, along with some diverse non-Stereolab projects, will reinvigorate the creative juices? |