Stereolab…The Concert Lecture

Whether it be Soop Grooves or Metronomic Undergrounds, dada was born to shake tush with the undies all up around the ankles. Stereolab in a live setting is greatly different from their polished Pop efforts that appear on disc and LP, and sometimes even the rare cassette tape. What would one call it in a live setting? Trance Rock? No doubt a hint of German experimentalism, but Stereolab has always been their own deal regardless of the obvious influences, part of this stems from their trademark sing-song vocal stylings.

Now I know that I have already written ten thousand Stereolab blog entries, but I want to rap with you about the complex nature of the Stereolab live experience. Because the jams indeed get extended and the party atmosphere is even sophisticated enough to include your grandmother, and I don’t lie. A repetitive mixture of light, color and sound….the noise is impressively musical and not dissimilar to Boredoms at times, if I don’t mind saying so.

The band could be making some rounds later next year, and even if their recent material may not compete with their heyday jams, as Stereolab exists as a slightly different beast today and for various involved reasons, but don’t let this stop your stinky little tush from checking these foreigners out in concert, as you’d be glad you did. The crowd is usually pleasant at a Stereolab gig and the band is absolutely guaranteed not to fall into Jim Morrison theatrics.

I think that is all that needs to be said.

Groove on this Jazz and Blues…





And now something short and tasty, just for the sake of variety…