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{{Short description|French-German music duo}}
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| website = {{URL|stereototal.de}}
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| current_members = Brezel Göring
| current_members = Brezel Göring
| past_members = [[Françoise Cactus]]<small>†</small><br>[[Angie Reed]]<br>San Reimo<br>Iznogood<br>Lesley Campbell<br><small>† = deceased</small>
| past_members = [[Françoise Cactus]]<br>[[Angie Reed]]<br>San Reimo<br>Iznogood<br>Lesley Campbell
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'''Stereo Total''' was a Berlin-based multilingual, French-German<ref>{{cite web|last=Fortier |first=Lindsey |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1069252/stereo-total-baby-ouh |title=Stereo Total, "Baby Ouh!" |publisher=Billboard.com |date=1 June 2010 |access-date=27 June 2012}}</ref> [[musical ensemble|duo]] which comprised [[Françoise Cactus]] (born Françoise Van Hove and formerly co-leader of the West Berlin band Les Lolitas) and Brezel ('[[pretzel]]') Göring (aka Friedrich von Finsterwalde, born Friedrich Ziegler, ex-Haunted Henschel, Sigmund Freud Experience).
'''Stereo Total''' was a Berlin-based multilingual, French-German<ref>{{cite web|last=Fortier |first=Lindsey |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1069252/stereo-total-baby-ouh |title=Stereo Total, "Baby Ouh!" |publisher=Billboard.com |date=1 June 2010 |access-date=27 June 2012}}</ref> [[musical ensemble|duo]] which comprised [[Françoise Cactus]] (born Françoise van Hove and formerly co-leader of the West Berlin band Les Lolitas) and Brezel ('[[pretzel]]') Göring (aka Friedrich von Finsterwalde, born Friedrich Ziegler, ex-Haunted Henschel, Sigmund Freud Experience).


Stereo Total's social media accounts reported that Françoise Cactus died from breast cancer on 17 February 2021, aged 57.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Thiessen|first=Brock|date=17 February 2021|title=Stereo Total's Françoise Cactus Dead at 57|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/stereo_totals_fran_oise_cactus_dead_at_57|url-status=live|access-date=17 February 2021|website=Exclaim!}}</ref> As of 17 February 2021, the duo's official Instagram page states: 'Stereo Total is a Berlin-based multilingual, French- German comprising Françoise Cactus & Brezel Göring'.<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 February 2021|title=STEREO TOTAL|url=https://www.instagram.com/stereototalmusic/|url-status=live|access-date=17 February 2021|website=Instagram}}</ref>
Stereo Total's social media accounts reported that Françoise Cactus died from breast cancer on 17 February 2021, aged 57.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Thiessen|first=Brock|date=17 February 2021|title=Stereo Total's Françoise Cactus Dead at 57|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/stereo_totals_fran_oise_cactus_dead_at_57|access-date=17 February 2021|website=Exclaim!}}</ref>


Both Cactus and Göring sung and played multiple instruments. When they appeared on stage as a duo, Cactus frequently played drums while Göring played guitar and synth; at other times the touring band has included additional musicians such as [[Angie Reed]].
Both Cactus and Göring sung and played multiple instruments. When they appeared on stage as a duo, Cactus frequently played drums while Göring played guitar and synth; at other times the touring band has included additional musicians such as [[Angie Reed]].
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Their music is a playful, wildly eclectic<ref>{{cite web|last=Abebe |first=Nitsuh |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7491-do-the-bambi/ |title=Stereo Total: Do the Bambi |publisher=Pitchfork |date=9 February 2005 |access-date=27 June 2012}}</ref> mash-up of [[synthpop]], [[New wave music|new wave]], [[electronica]], and [[pop music]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Mikael |last=Wood |url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/2002-11-07/music/stereo-total-soviet/ |title=Stereo Total, Soviet |publisher=Dallas Observer |date=7 November 2002 |access-date=27 June 2012}}</ref> The most consistent element in their cut and paste compositions is a retro-hip<ref>{{cite web|last=Donaldson |first=Jonathan |url=http://thephoenix.com/boston/music/106856-inside-the-retro-futuristic-world-of-stereo-total/ |title=Inside the retro-futuristic world of Stereo Total |publisher=The Boston Phoenix |date=20 August 2010 |access-date=27 June 2012}}</ref> European 1960s style, with references to psych and garage-rock<ref>{{cite web|last=Levack |first=Chandler |url=https://www.spin.com/2007/08/stereo-total-goes-plastic/ |title=Stereo Total Goes "Plastic" |publisher=SPIN |date=21 August 2007 |access-date=27 June 2012}}</ref> as well as to 1960s French-pop in the vein of Françoise Hardy, Jacques Dutronc, France Gall, and Brigitte Bardot. Some of their most recognized tracks are kitschy lo-fi covers of pop, [[Rock music|rock]] and [[Soul music|soul]] songs, such as their self-consciously trashy version of [[Salt-N-Pepa]]'s electro rap hit "Push It."<ref>{{cite web|first=Emily |last=Savage |url=http://www.sfweekly.com/2010-09-01/music/stereo-total-show-preview/ |title=Stereo Total: Show Preview |publisher=SF Weekly |date=1 September 2010 |access-date=27 June 2012}}</ref>
Their music is a playful, wildly eclectic<ref>{{cite web|last=Abebe |first=Nitsuh |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7491-do-the-bambi/ |title=Stereo Total: Do the Bambi |publisher=Pitchfork |date=9 February 2005 |access-date=27 June 2012}}</ref> mash-up of [[synthpop]], [[New wave music|new wave]], [[electronica]], and [[pop music]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Mikael |last=Wood |url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/2002-11-07/music/stereo-total-soviet/ |title=Stereo Total, Soviet |publisher=Dallas Observer |date=7 November 2002 |access-date=27 June 2012}}</ref> The most consistent element in their cut and paste compositions is a retro-hip<ref>{{cite web|last=Donaldson |first=Jonathan |url=http://thephoenix.com/boston/music/106856-inside-the-retro-futuristic-world-of-stereo-total/ |title=Inside the retro-futuristic world of Stereo Total |publisher=The Boston Phoenix |date=20 August 2010 |access-date=27 June 2012}}</ref> European 1960s style, with references to psych and garage-rock<ref>{{cite web|last=Levack |first=Chandler |url=https://www.spin.com/2007/08/stereo-total-goes-plastic/ |title=Stereo Total Goes "Plastic" |publisher=SPIN |date=21 August 2007 |access-date=27 June 2012}}</ref> as well as to 1960s French-pop in the vein of Françoise Hardy, Jacques Dutronc, France Gall, and Brigitte Bardot. Some of their most recognized tracks are kitschy lo-fi covers of pop, [[Rock music|rock]] and [[Soul music|soul]] songs, such as their self-consciously trashy version of [[Salt-N-Pepa]]'s electro rap hit "Push It."<ref>{{cite web|first=Emily |last=Savage |url=http://www.sfweekly.com/2010-09-01/music/stereo-total-show-preview/ |title=Stereo Total: Show Preview |publisher=SF Weekly |date=1 September 2010 |access-date=27 June 2012}}</ref>


Their songs are primarily sung in German, French and English, but some of their output also features a number of other languages, such as Japanese, Spanish and Turkish. The band has covered songs by: [[Sylvie Vartan]], [[Françoise Hardy]], [[Brigitte Bardot]], [[Brigitte Fontaine]], [[Serge Gainsbourg]], [[Johnny Hallyday]], [[Velvet Underground]], [[Nico]], [[The Rolling Stones]], [[The Beatles]], [[Harpo (singer)|Harpo]], [[Pizzicato Five]], [[Hot Chocolate (band)|Hot Chocolate]], [[Die Tödliche Doris]], [[Nina Hagen]], [[KC and the Sunshine Band]] and [[Marjo]] ([[Corbeau (band)|Corbeau]]).
Their songs are primarily sung in German, French and English, but some of their output also features a number of other languages, such as Japanese, Spanish and Turkish. The band has covered songs by: [[Sylvie Vartan]], [[Françoise Hardy]], [[Brigitte Bardot]], [[Brigitte Fontaine]], [[Serge Gainsbourg]], [[Johnny Hallyday]], [[Velvet Underground]], [[Nico]], [[The Rolling Stones]], [[The Beatles]], [[Harpo (singer)|Harpo]], [[Pizzicato Five]], [[Hot Chocolate (band)|Hot Chocolate]], [[Die Tödliche Doris]], [[Nina Hagen]], [[KC and the Sunshine Band]] and [[Marjo (singer)|Marjo]] ([[Corbeau (band)|Corbeau]]).


==Songs used in advertisements==
==Songs used in advertisements==
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=== Compilations ===
=== Compilations ===
*1998 · ''[[Stereo Total (album)|Stereo Total]]''
*1998 · ''[[Stereo Total (album)|Stereo Total]]''
*2000 · ''Total Pop''
*2002 · ''Trésors cachés'' [Hidden Treasures] [available free on their website]
*2002 · ''Trésors cachés'' [Hidden Treasures] [available free on their website]
*2007 · ''Party Anticonformiste''
*2003 · ''Party Anticonformiste''
*2003 · ''Party Anticonformista''
*2007 · ''Party Anticonformiste (The Bungalow Years)''
*2008 · ''Grandes Exitos''
*2009 · ''[[No Controles (Stereo Total album)|No Controles]]''
*2009 · ''[[No Controles (Stereo Total album)|No Controles]]''
*2009 · ''Carte postale de Montréal''
*2009 · ''Carte postale de Montréal''
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*2011 · ''[[Underwater Love (film)|Underwater Love]]'' ([[Shinji Imaoka]]'s movie soundtrack)
*2015 · ''Yéyé Existentialiste''
*2015 · ''Yéyé Existentialiste''
=== Soundtracks albums ===
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*2011 · ''[[Underwater Love (film)|Underwater Love]]'' ''(Onna no kappa)'' ([[Shinji Imaoka]])
*2014 · ''Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore'' ''(Pusong wasak)'' ([[Khavn De La Cruz]])

=== Remix album ===
=== Remix album ===
*2006 · ''[[Discotheque (Stereo Total album)|Discotheque]]''
*2006 · ''[[Discotheque (Stereo Total album)|Discotheque]]''
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Stereo Total
Stereo Total, 2005
Stereo Total, 2005
Background information
OriginBerlin, Germany
Genres
Years active1993–2021
Labels
MembersBrezel Göring
Past membersFrançoise Cactus
Angie Reed
San Reimo
Iznogood
Lesley Campbell
Websitestereototal.de

Stereo Total was a Berlin-based multilingual, French-German[1] duo which comprised Françoise Cactus (born Françoise van Hove and formerly co-leader of the West Berlin band Les Lolitas) and Brezel ('pretzel') Göring (aka Friedrich von Finsterwalde, born Friedrich Ziegler, ex-Haunted Henschel, Sigmund Freud Experience).

Stereo Total's social media accounts reported that Françoise Cactus died from breast cancer on 17 February 2021, aged 57.[2]

Both Cactus and Göring sung and played multiple instruments. When they appeared on stage as a duo, Cactus frequently played drums while Göring played guitar and synth; at other times the touring band has included additional musicians such as Angie Reed.

Their early career was nurtured within Berlin's easy listening scene, and they frequently supported the DJ team Le Hammond Inferno, who went on to form Bungalow Records and sign Stereo Total to their label. Stereo Total became the most successful act on Bungalow, finding an audience not just beyond Berlin but also across Europe and eventually in Japan, Brazil and the US.

Musical style

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Their music is a playful, wildly eclectic[3] mash-up of synthpop, new wave, electronica, and pop music.[4] The most consistent element in their cut and paste compositions is a retro-hip[5] European 1960s style, with references to psych and garage-rock[6] as well as to 1960s French-pop in the vein of Françoise Hardy, Jacques Dutronc, France Gall, and Brigitte Bardot. Some of their most recognized tracks are kitschy lo-fi covers of pop, rock and soul songs, such as their self-consciously trashy version of Salt-N-Pepa's electro rap hit "Push It."[7]

Their songs are primarily sung in German, French and English, but some of their output also features a number of other languages, such as Japanese, Spanish and Turkish. The band has covered songs by: Sylvie Vartan, Françoise Hardy, Brigitte Bardot, Brigitte Fontaine, Serge Gainsbourg, Johnny Hallyday, Velvet Underground, Nico, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Harpo, Pizzicato Five, Hot Chocolate, Die Tödliche Doris, Nina Hagen, KC and the Sunshine Band and Marjo (Corbeau).

Songs used in advertisements

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"I Love You, Ono"—a re-titled cover version of "I Love You, Oh No!" by Japanese new wave band, Plastics—from their album My Melody, was used by Sony in a European commercial for the Handycam in June 2005, and was also featured in Robot Food's snowboarding hit "Afterbang". In 2009, the song was used in a Dell commercial for the Studio 15. In 2012 "I Love You, Ono" was used on the Dior Addict advert in the UK and Spain. In 2013 it was used as the theme music for Channel 4's Anna and Katy – the choice of the show's co-writers and performers, Anna Crilly and Katy Wix. The title of the Stereo Total version is a play on both the original Plastics title and Yoko Ono, and is a likely homage to the original's Japanese origin.

Another one of their songs, "L'Amour à trois" (the French version of the song "Liebe zu Dritt"), was used in a commercial for 3G-phones in Sweden in the fall of 2005 by the company 3, as well as by the Spanish TV Channel Cuatro in an advert for the company and in the disco scene in the independent Argentinian film "Glue". Their song "Cannibale" was included in the console game Dance Dance Revolution ULTRAMIX 4, released in November 2006. "Megaflittchen" was also used in a commercial by Estonian mobile operator EMT.

"Aua" from the Monokini album was used in the trailers and closing titles for Adam Curtis's BBC Two documentary series All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace.

Discography

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Studio albums

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Compilations

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  • 1998 · Stereo Total
  • 2000 · Total Pop
  • 2002 · Trésors cachés [Hidden Treasures] [available free on their website]
  • 2003 · Party Anticonformiste
  • 2003 · Party Anticonformista
  • 2007 · Party Anticonformiste (The Bungalow Years)
  • 2008 · Grandes Exitos
  • 2009 · No Controles
  • 2009 · Carte postale de Montréal
  • 2015 · Yéyé Existentialiste

Soundtracks albums

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Remix album

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References

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  1. ^ Fortier, Lindsey (1 June 2010). "Stereo Total, "Baby Ouh!"". Billboard.com. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  2. ^ Thiessen, Brock (17 February 2021). "Stereo Total's Françoise Cactus Dead at 57". Exclaim!. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  3. ^ Abebe, Nitsuh (9 February 2005). "Stereo Total: Do the Bambi". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  4. ^ Wood, Mikael (7 November 2002). "Stereo Total, Soviet". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  5. ^ Donaldson, Jonathan (20 August 2010). "Inside the retro-futuristic world of Stereo Total". The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  6. ^ Levack, Chandler (21 August 2007). "Stereo Total Goes "Plastic"". SPIN. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  7. ^ Savage, Emily (1 September 2010). "Stereo Total: Show Preview". SF Weekly. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  8. ^ [1] Archived 14 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Stereo Total Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
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