
Artist
Stereolab
Stereolab is an indie pop artist from London, UK formed in 1990. 58 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Indie Pop · London, UK · Best indie pop albums
- 58
- Releases
- 1992–2026
- Active years
- 1990
- Formed

Artist
Stereolab is an indie pop artist from London, UK formed in 1990. 58 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Indie Pop · London, UK · Best indie pop albums

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Dots and Loops
1997

Instant Holograms on Metal Film
2025

Peng!
1992

Refried Ectoplasm (Switched On, Volume 2)
1995

Emperor Tomato Ketchup
1996

Mars Audiac Quintet
1994

Switched On
1992

Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night
1999

Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements
1993

Serene Velocity: A Stereolab Anthology
2006

Margerine Eclipse
2004

Chemical Chords
2008

Sound-Dust
2001

Fab Four Suture
2006

Not Music
2010

Little Pieces Of Stereolab (A Switched On Sampler)
2024
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Pulse Of The Early Brain [Switched On Volume 5]
2022
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Electrically Possessed [Switched On Volume 4]
2021

Peng! (2018 Remaster)
2020
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Aluminum Tunes [Switched On Volume 3]
2018
Switched on Volumes 1-3
2018
Eaten Horizons or the Electrocution of Rock
2007

Oscillons From The Anti-Sun
2005

Cobra And Phases Group
1999
Stereolab Sampler
1998
Aluminum Tunes
1998
Spacy Double Spiral
1996

The Groop Played "Space Age Batchelor Pad Music"
EP · 1993

Cloud Land / Flashes In The Afternoon
Single · 2026

Transmuted Matter
Single · 2025

Aerial Troubles
Single · 2025

Fed Up With Your Job / Constant And Uniform Movement Unknown
Single · 2025

Melodie Is A Wound
Single · 2025

BBC Radio Sessions
EP · 2024
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Cybele’s Reverie [Live at the Hollywood Bowl]
Single · 2022

Simple Headphone Mind / Trippin' With The Birds
Single · 2022

Low Fi (2022 Remaster)
EP · 2022

Robot Riot
Single · 2022

The Super It
Single · 2021

Household Names
Single · 2021

Dimension M2
Single · 2021
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Wow and Flutter [7"/EP Version - Alternative Mix]
EP · 2019
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French Disco [Early Version Mix]
Single · 2019

Mass Riff
Single · 2019

Baby Lulu
Single · 2019

Freestyle Dumpling
Single · 2019

Come And Play In The Milky Night
Single · 2019

The Flower Called Nowhere
Single · 2019

Lo Boob Oscillator
Single · 2018

Pop Quiz
Single · 2018

Stunning Debut Album
Single · 2018

Super 45
EP · 2018

The Groop Played Space Age Batchelor Pad Music (2018 Remaster - Bonus Track Version)
EP · 2018

Chemical Chords Extra Tracks EP
EP · 2008

Instant 0 In The Universe
EP · 2003
The First of the Microbe Hunters
EP · 2000

The Groop Played Space Age Batchelor Pad Music (2018 Remaster)
EP · 1993
Low Fi
EP · 1992
Combining an inclination for melodic '60s pop with an art rock aesthetic borrowed from Krautrock bands like Faust and Neu!, Stereolab were one of the most influential alternative bands of the '90s. Led by Tim Gane and Laetitia Sadier, Stereolab either legitimized forms of music that were on the fringe of rock, or brought attention to strands of pop music -- bossa nova, lounge-pop, movie soundtracks -- that were traditionally banished from the rock lineage. The group's trademark sound -- a droning, hypnotic rhythm track overlaid with melodic, mesmerizing singsong vocals, often sung in French and often promoting revolutionary, Marxist politics -- was deceptively simple, providing the basis for a wide array of stylistic experiments over the course of their prolific career. Throughout it all, Stereolab relied heavily on forgotten methods of recording, whether it was analog synthesizers and electronics or a fondness for hi-fi test records, without ever sinking to the level of kitsch. Tim Gane (born July 12, 1964; guitar, keyboards) was the leader of McCarthy, a London-based band from the late '80s that functioned as a prototype for Stereolab's sound. Gane met Laetitia Sadier (born May …