Stereolab

United Kingdom, 1990–now

Anglo-French band led by Tim Gane and Laetitia Sadier, formed in London in 1990. They combined the motorik pulse of krautrock and Velvet Underground drone with lounge, bossa nova and 1960s pop, with vocals in French and English.

MusicRoots documents 7 artists who influenced Stereolab and 0 artists Stereolab influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Stereolab?

• Neu! — Neu!'s motorik pulse is the beating heart of Stereolab — Tim Gane calls early-1970s German music his favourite of all time.
• Can — Can's hypnotic, groove-based krautrock is a core reference for Stereolab's repetition and texture.
• The Velvet Underground — The Velvet Underground's endless two-chord guitar riffing runs through Stereolab's early drone-pop.
• Silver Apples — Silver Apples' use of early synthesizers in a rock context directly shaped Stereolab's vintage-electronic sound.
• Kraftwerk — Kraftwerk's electronic pop is among the machine-music influences woven into Stereolab's sound.
• Suicide — Suicide's stripped electronic minimalism is among the influences behind Stereolab's motorik electronics.
• Faust — One of the three German bands Tim Gane calls transformative, with Neu! and Can.