London/Paris collective led by Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier, foundational to indie's intersection with motorik krautrock, lounge exotica and bossa nova. Across the 90s and early 2000s (Transient Random-Noise Bursts, Mars Audiac Quintet, Dots and Loops, Sound-Dust), Stereolab built one of the most influential and singular catalogs in indie music.