So, I first heard about them in the early 90s. A group I knew called themselves Super Electric, and I had heard them on John Peel a couple of times. I got into their first EPs, LPs etc. and quickly fell in love. One of the first bands I have been massively into.
I saw them a couple of time, Hull in a tiny venue and Roland Gift was there, and Nottingham. Both times were amazing, Hull gig was probably 93 as they were touring Transient. Still my favourite LP.
Live, they were superb, one of those bands who expand and improve on the records sometimes.
Iāve got a CD of the Charles Long thing with actual Plasticine from the exhibit in the CD case. I remember talking to the gallery owner, or someone who worked there to buy it. There are blobs glued inside the cover. And my gold vinyl āTransientā LP is something I cherish. I flogged off a bit of vinyl in the early 2000s, including quite a bit of Stereolab, but kept this.
I actually went off them a bit. I liked Dots and Loops, and listened to ETK, but I donāt know if my tastes changed, or they did, but it seemed to get a bit too plinky-plonky and lightweight for me. They were always a bit like that, but I dunnoā¦I just havenāt really been paying attention to them. Itās only about 3 or 4 months ago that I heard French Disko for the first time in a while and remembered how amazing they are.
