Lætitia Sadier RBMA Paris 2015 Lecture

For many young indie music fans making their way through the alternative section of their local record store in the mid90s, it was the music of Stereolab, and in particular the voice of chanteuse Lætitia Sadier, that provided a preInternet window into the worlds of French New Wave, German krautrock and a sprinkling of Marxist politics. With their combination of Farfisa, Vox and Moogheavy arrangements and Lætitias enchanting vocals, the band mesmerized a