"Socialisme ou Barbarie" is the delightful debut album from Monade. Monade, if you haven't heard, is the nom de plume of Laetitia Sadier when she isn't fronting Stereolab with her singing, Moog, tambourine and, of late, trombone playing. The relatively spare arrangements of "Socialisme ou Barbarie" create a mood slightly more tranquil than Stereolab sounds of late, bringing to mind not only the Peng! era but also folky sounds not always associated with Laetitia's music up to this time. The setting allows f...   [ read more ]

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Monade, led by French chanteuse Laetitia Sadier, best-known as Stereolab's singer and lyricist, have released their third LP, Monstre Cosmic, on Too Pure. Laetitia Sadier explains how the record came into being: "The original idea behind the writing of the tracks was a river; to have one long track that would take its course and you would never hear the same part twice, just as one can never swim in the same river because of the elusive flow of the water. Songs like "Invitation" and "Lost Language" testif...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. Socialisme ou Barbarie is the delightful debut album from Monade. Monade, if you haven't heard, is the nom de plume of Laetitia Sadier when she isn't fronting Stereolab with her singing, Moog playing, tambourine and, of late, trombone. The relatively spare arrangements of Socialisme ou Barbarie create a mood slightly more tranquil than Stereolab sounds of late, bringing to mind not only the Peng! era but also folky sounds not always associated with Laetitia's music up to this time. The settin...   [ read more ]

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