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trip-hop electronic female vocalists downtempo chillout Lyrics:
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Biography
Laika is a band founded in 1993 by vocalist/lyricist Margaret Fiedler and producer/engineer Guy Fixsen. Fiedler was previously a member of the Too Pure band Moonshake. Fixsen had worked as a producer and engineer for that band, and also legendary bands such as My Bloody Valentine and The Breeders.
Musically the band are similar to contemporaries such as Stereolab, what may be described as electronica with dreamy female vocals.
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Like their namesake — the dog rocketed into orbit by the Soviets renowned as the first living creature to exit the earth's atmosphere — Laika travelled the spaceways, forging a distinct and wildly experimental fusion of hip-hop, jazz, electronica, dub and Krautrock without earthly precedent. A kind of Too Pure label all-star team comprised of former Moonshake vocalist/programmer Margaret Fiedler and bassist John Frenett, onetime PJ Harvey drummer Rob Ellis and noted producer Guy Fixsen as well as ex-God percussionist Lou Ciccotelli and saxophonist/flautist Louise Elliott, Laika formed in London during the autumn of 1993; their debut EP Antenna appeared the following summer. Silver Apples of the Moon, the group's acclaimed full-length debut, followed in early 1995; after a hiatus, Laika resurfaced with Sounds of the Satellites in early 1997, garnering even greater critical praise. Good Looking Blues appeared in 2000.
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