Since their first release in 1995 Stereo Total have spoiled us with their entertaining over-the-top-songs, always way beyond mass taste. The anti-diva Françoise Cactus and the multi-non-instrumentalist Brezel Göring have released a total of 16 albums - including soundtracks and theatre works.
The box set "Chanson Hystérique" presents the first ten years of the bands history and, due to the death of Françoise Cactus on 17th February 2021, also unfortunately represents the last Stereo Total release in which this extraordinary artist participated.
"Instead of buying a record, we just made one of our own …
This box set contains the recordings from the first ten years of Stereo Total - the original albums, with original covers!,as well as various rarities. There's also a book, though not about Stereo Total. Instead it is a catalogue of Françoise Cactus's art work. These sketches and paintings embody the very latest trends in art, sex, and psychological disorders - borderline kitsch at its best! Françoise wasn't actually seeking a career as a painter with these works - she just wanted to decorate the empty walls of our apartment. We had a similar impulse with our music. With Stereo Total we recorded the music we wanted to hear; fun, with no regard for mainstream taste, naïve, perverse, and always a bit off-kilter. Before concerts Françoise often warned me not to play too precisely otherwise people might think we were just playing a recording. This was not difficult for me, as I can make an expensive instrument sound like a 50 euro piece of junk, and nearly everything we play relies on screw-ups.
The box set was the final project Françoise worked on. Because of her tragic death, this release now represents the end of Stereo Total and a farewell to the amazing and unique Françoise Cactus: she is difficult to describe and absolutely impossible to explain. But listen for yourself …" Brezel Göring - Stereo Total.
TRACK LISTING
LP1 Oh Ah
A1) Dactylo Rock
A2) C'est La Mort
A3) Miau Miau
A4) Comme Un Garçon
A5) Belami
A6) Johnny
A7) Morose
A8) Je Suis Venu Te Dire Que Je M'en Vais
B1) Push It
B2) Souvenir Souvenir
B3) Auf Dem Blauen Meer
B4) Moviestar
B5) A L'amour Comme à La Guerre
B6) Get Down Tonight
B7) Dans Le Parc
B8) Epitaph
B9) Moi Je Joue
LP2 Monokini
A1) Ach Ach Liebling
A2) Lunatique
A3) Supergirl
A4) Furore
A5) Schön Von Hinten
A6) Dilindam
A7) Cosmonaute
B1) Aua
B2) Und Wer Wird Sich Um Mich Kümmern
B3) Tu M'As Voulue
B4)Moustique
B5) La, Ca, USA
B6) L'Appareil A Sous
B7) Grand Prix Eurovision
B8)Ushilo Sugata Ga Kilei
LP3 Juke-Box Alarm
A1) Holiday Inn
A2) Comicstripteasegirl
A3) Sweet Charlotte
A4) Touche-moi
A5) Crazy Horse
A6) Supercool
A7) Les Minets
B1) Oh Yeah
B2) Film D’horreur
B3) Vertigo
B4) Heaven's In The Back Seat Of My Cadillac
B5) Der Schlüssel
B6) Nouvelle Vague
B7) Party Anticonformiste
B8) Holiday Out
LP4 My Melody
A1) Beautycase
A2) I Love You, Ono
A3) Plötzlich Ist Alles Anders
A4) Larmes Toxiques
A5) Discjockey
A6) Ich Liebe Dich, Alexander
A7) Tout Le Monde Se Fout Des Fleurs
B1) Vilaines Filles, Mauvais Garçons
B2) Sous La Douche
B3) Du Und Dein Automobil
B4) Partir Ou Mourir
B5) Ringo, I Love You
B6) Tokyo Mon Amour
B7) Milky Boy Bourgeois
B8) Die Krise
B9) Joe Le Taxi
LP5 Musique Automatique
A1) Musique Automatique
A2) Liebe Zu Dritt
A3) Ma Radio
A4) Wir Tanzen Im 4-Eck
A5) Les Chansons D’A
A6) Kleptomane
A7) Adieu Adieu
B1) Für Immer 16
B2) Je Suis Une Poupée
B3) Ich Weiss Nicht Mehr Genau
B4) Le Diable
B5) Nationale 7
B6) Exakt Neutral
B7) Ypsilon
B8) Hep Onaltí’da
LP6 Do The Bambi
A1) Babystrich
A2) Do The Bambi
A3) Ich Bin Nackt
A4) Cinémania
A5) Vive Le Week-end
A6) Das Erste Mal
A7) La Douce Humanité
A8) Les Lapins
A9) Hunger!
B1) Ne M'appelle Pas Ta Biche
B2) Orange Mécanique
B3) Tas De Tôle
B4) Europa Neurotisch
B5) Partymädchen Gefoltert
B6) Cannibale
B7) Helft Mir
B8) Mars Rendezvous
B9) Troglodyten
B10) Chelsea Girls
LP7 Carte Postale And Other Rarities
A1) Carte Postale
A2) In/Out
A3) Ex Fan Des Sixties
A4) Prends-moi
A5) C'est Fini
A6) Wollita Außer Kontrolle
A7) The Monster
A8) Tetsuwan Atomu
A9) Tu Peux Conduire Ma Bagnole
A10) I Think Somebody Should Call The Love Doctor
B1) Bad News From The Stars
B2) Un Rayo Del Sol
B3) Schön Von Unten
B4) Je Rêve Encore De Toi
B5) Avec Ma Valise
B6) À La Sortie Du Lycée
B7) Hey Protest
B8) Les Enfants Font Des Enfants
B9 Megaflittchen