Stereo Total is a Berlin-based multilingual, French-German duo comprising of Françoise Cactus (born Françoise Van Hove and formerly co-leader of the band Les Lolitas) and Brezel ('pretzel') Göring (aka Friedrich von Finsterwalde, born Friedrich Ziegler).
Their music, which can be described as a humorous mix of synth-pop, new wave, electronica, punk rock and pop music, tends to embody a retro-hip European 1960s mod style, with references to that period evident in their music. Some songs evoke a mod/psych/garage-rock vibe, both in production aesthetic and lyrical content, along with 1960s French-pop, in the vein of Francoise Hardy. Some of their tracks are playful, low-fi versions of pop, rock and soul songs that employ the use of analogue recording equipment and reverberation. In that vein, they made a pop version of Salt-N-Pepa's electro rap hit "Push It".
Their songs are often sung in 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, Serge Gainsbourg, Johnny Hallyday, Velvet Underground, Nico, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Pizzicato Five, Hot Chocolate and KC and the Sunshine Band.
Their music, which can be described as a humorous mix of synth-pop, new wave, electronica, punk rock and pop music, tends to embody a retro-hip European 1960s mod style, with references to that period evident in their music. Some songs evoke a mod/psych/garage-rock vibe, both in production aesthetic and lyrical content, along with 1960s French-pop, in the vein of Francoise Hardy. Some of their tracks are playful, low-fi versions of pop, rock and soul songs that employ the use of analogue recording equipment and reverberation. In that vein, they made a pop version of Salt-N-Pepa's electro rap hit "Push It".
Their songs are often sung in 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, Serge Gainsbourg, Johnny Hallyday, Velvet Underground, Nico, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Pizzicato Five, Hot Chocolate and KC and the Sunshine Band.
