/Indie pop, Alternative pop,
Psychedelic pop, Drone pop, Dream pop. Live session/
Comment: Monade is a musical project from
Bordeaux, France whose spiritual leader is Laetitia Sadier who is widely known
as the singer, guitarist, keyboard player from Stereolab. Furthermore, it could
be without to draw parallels with her more known combo. This live gig features
12 tracks at a length of 64 minutes. It involves a soup of guitar and
psychedelic keyboard blended sounds getting inspiration from the rhythm
patterns of artsy German rockers like Neu!, and Faust and other side being influenced
by tropicalia pop, bossa nova, and lounge pop. If to compare it to Stereolab it
involves less crossover and electronic experiments rather being channelized
into a mellow indie/renaissance pop structure. On the other side, it reminds of
an early Stereolab which provided more clear-cut ditty shapes of indie/drone
pop/shoegaze. In a word, it is a fine listening hour.