February 26, 2020 Playlist

A (mostly) Nineties Show for
PLEDGE DRIVE!
"Dots And Loops" by Stereolab (1997)
 
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
Stereolab "Dots And Loops"  1997 (UK/France)
We've been doing CAOTWs from the 21st century so far this year, but this week for pledge drive we're going back to the 20th century - specifically, those groovy 1990's! One of my favorite artists of that decade was the band Stereolab, who disbanded in 2009. They were essentially a DIY indie rock band, though their influences were more esoteric than your typical rock group, drawing inspiration primarily from 1970's krautrock (pretty cool) and "easy listening" artists of the 1960's (that's the unexpected part!) I feel that the band was on a steady creative incline from their beginning around 1990 up until the end of that decade, though by the 2000's they were pretty much treading water and regurgitating their early styles (it didn't help that their second vocalist Mary Hanson died in a tragic accident in 2002). Their high water mark is probably Dots And Loops, which was their most streamlined, futuristic recording and also became their biggest seller. The group reunited in 2019 to tour the world (they'll be back in Chicago this May) though there is no news about them recording any new music (yet).
(N) = New Release
   
Artist Song Album Year Country
PavementCut Your HairCrooked Rain, Crooked Rain1994USA
The BreedersWhen I Was A PainterPod1990USA
MelvinsHog LegEggnog EP1991USA
Dinosaur Jr.Not You AgainWhatever's Cool With Me EP1991USA
SebadohClicheBubble And Scrape1993USA
Cheer-AccidentKing CheezaminNot A Food1996USA
Meat PuppetsViolet EyesToo High To Die1994USA
 
 
At The Drive-InCosmonautRelationship Of Command2000USA
The Mars VoltaCassandra Gemini (parts 1 - 4)Frances The Mute2005USA
   
 
StereolabMiss ModularDots And Loops
 CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK		1997UK/France
StereolabDiagonalsDots And Loops
 CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK		1997UK/France
StereolabRefractions In The Plastic PulseDots And Loops
 CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK		1997UK/France
   
 
A Tribe Called QuestElectric RelaxationMidnight Marauders1993USA
De La SoulBreakadawnBuhloone Mindstate1993USA
Digable PlanetsBlack EgoBlowout Comb1994USA
Digital UndergroundSame SongThis Is An EP Release (EP)1991USA
Prince &The New Power Generation7(The Love Symbol Album)1992USA
The OrbTowers Of DubU.F.Orb1992UK
   
 
BeckLoserMellow Gold1994USA
Archie SheppMoney BluesThings Have Got To Change1971USA
Les Pizzacato FiveAtarashii Uta ("A New Song")Playboy And Playgirl1998Japan
   
 
Stereolab with Herbie MannOne Note Samba / Surfboard (Antonio Carlos Jobim)Aluminum Tunes (Switched On Volume 3)1998UK/France/USA
             
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