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  HEAVENLY 100-The Heavenly Recordings Website
Saint Etienne's "Only Love Can Break Your Heart", a slow motion, dubbed up & smoked out cover of a song from Neil Young's seminal 1970 album "After The Goldrush", was the second single to be released on the fledgling Heavenly Records, but, in most ways, was people's first point of contact with the label.
Saint Etienne's first album, "Foxbase Alpha", was released in October 1991, preceded by a re-issue of "Only Love Can Break Your Heart", which was the band's first Top 40 single.
Heavenly's association with Saint Etienne carries on still - the band are managed by Heavenly co-founder Martin Kelly and a double CD compilation featuring the best recordings from the Heavenly era, "Smash The System", was released in the Autumn of 2001.
www.heavenly100.com /biogs/biog_sainte_1.html   (1961 words)

  
 Saint Etienne des Sorts in Gard Provencal
This village is situated on the banks of the Rhône, to the north of Codolet and Chusclan, and south of Pont Saint Esprit.
Parish church of Saint Etienne: to our knowledge, there are no existing ancient documents concerning this monument; all we can say is that it was the seat of a Cluny priory under the authority of Piolenc.
Chapel of Saint Pierre: it is located some 300 meters north of the village of Saint Etienne des Sorts, on the summit of a steep hill which towers over the Rhône.
www.gard-provencal.com /an/vv/stetienne.htm   (470 words)

  
 Saint Etienne: Finisterre - PopMatters Music Review
At its best, Finisterre finds Saint Etienne exploring new moods within their familiar formula of '60s acoustic sounds meet '90s electronica rhythms; at its worst, which is far more often, it clumsily grafts hip-hop and electro-synth on to the group's increasingly shopworn pop hooks.
Saint Etienne's single biggest problem hasn't changed: Sarah Cracknell, while she has her moments, just isn't a terribly interesting vocalist or lyricist (it's no coincidence that the best thing Saint Etienne ever recorded, "Only Love Can Break Your Heart", doesn't feature her).
You can hear echoes of Saint Etienne in the music of everyone from Groove Armada to Bent to Lemon Jelly; the problem is, they're all doing better, more interesting work than Cracknell, Stanley and Wiggs have been able to muster in years.
popmatters.com /music/reviews/s/stetienne-finisterre.shtml   (595 words)

  
 Saint-Étienne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the British band named after the football team, see Saint Etienne (band).
"Saint Étienne" is the French version of Saint Stephen.
Population of the city (commune) at the 1999 census was 180,210 inhabitants (177,300 inhabitants as of February 2004 estimates).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saint-%C3%89tienne   (262 words)

  
 Saint Etienne   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Recently, Saint Etienne brought their unique sound to America on a 14-date tour promoting their latest releases on Subpop, 1998's Good Humor LP and this year's Places To Visit EP.
Sunday, May 30, and the Showbox theatre in Seattle is filled with ecstatic Etienne fans from every avenue of life.
At the end of it all, Saint Etienne are great fun to see live...
ctomag.com /may16cto/saint.html   (1306 words)

  
 Saint Etienne (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saint Etienne is a British indie dance act, fronted by Sarah Cracknell (born April 12, 1967, Chelmsford, Essex).
Saint Etienne are one of the bands who defined the early 90s indie dance genre, fusing the production values of the dance-pop that emerged in the wake of the Second Summer of Love with the clever lyrics and self-aware production of indie music.
Their early recordings were packed with generic house music clichés, such as standard TR-909 drum patterns and Italo house piano riffs, but they soon found a more original sound.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saint_Etienne_(band)   (511 words)

  
 SAINT ETIENNE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Adopting the name Saint Etienne from the French football team of the same name, the duo moved to Camden, where they began recording.
Later in the year, Saint Etienne released their second single, a cover of the indie-pop group Field Mice's "Kiss and Make Up," which was sung by Donna Savage of the New Zealand band Dead Famous People.
Saint Etienne was beginning to gain momentum, as the British press generally gave them positive reviews and their records were gaining a strong fanbase not only in England, but throughout Europe.
www.irvingplaza.com /bands/bio.php?ID=891   (839 words)

  
 Splendid E-zine reviews: Saint Etienne
For their fourth (yes, only the fourth) album, St. Etienne have traded housey for mousey.
Well, actually it's more a matter of taking a subtler, more retro-pop-styled approach to their material -- this is a smooth and sophisticated sound, with that "Europop" vibe that Stereolab achieves and the Cardigans sometimes approach.
There are no throbbing, pulsating beats (at least, not by contemporary standards), no brain-needling 303 lines and no overstressed samples.
www.splendidezine.com /reviews/aug-31-98/saint.html   (183 words)

  
 RollingStone.com: Saint Etienne : Sarah Cracknell Finally Gets Lip Service in the U.S. : News
Until now, American Saint Etienne fans -- an uncommonly devoted lot -- have had to be content with pricey imports of the vocalist's 1997 solo debut.
During the next few years, Saint Etienne refined a Eurocentric blend of dancefloor rhythms and classic Sixties sounds, creating a soundtrack for a kind of mythical urban sophisticate.
It would become even more apparent on Saint Etienne's next album, 1998's Good Humor, which would be the first of the band's albums to feature her songwriting contributions on every track.
www.rollingstone.com /news/story/_/id/5924933   (690 words)

  
 wolf's kompaktkiste: saint etienne
saint etienne - heart failed (in the back of a taxi).
saint etienne - how we used to live.
saint etienne - who do you think you are.
www.kompaktkiste.de /st_etienne.htm   (229 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Sound of Water: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Saint Etienne's delicate, perfectly crafted blend of '60s pop and of-the-moment electronica has been replicated by so many other acts over the years that the band is threatened with losing its musical brand.
Trends are fleeting by definition, and Saint Etienne, in the precarious position of being an inadvertent trendsetter, would have served their audience better with a little reinvention (the Cardigans made this transition magically with 1998's Gran Turismo).
Supposedly, a lot of Saint Etienne's older fans were not too crazy about the new austere musical territory explored here, but to me this is the record where Saint Etienne reached their zenith.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004TLYV?v=glance   (1637 words)

  
 Saint Etienne: Interlude: Pitchfork Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Saint Etienne have deftly escaped the clutches of obscurity.
With each release, Saint Etienne seem more eager to prove that they're more than just a dance act that digs the 60's.
Yeah, this kind of cockiness is irritating, but it shows that Saint Etienne's members realize they have a lot to live up to.
www.pitchforkmedia.com /record-reviews/s/saint-etienne/interlude.shtml   (529 words)

  
 Mantra Recordings - St Etienne (junk)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Saint Etienne have just confirmed a U.S. tour.
Available from 7th October Saint Etienne's all new studio album "Finisterre" available on CD and LP.
It's a bit of a Mantra DJ-fest with King Of Woolworths and St Etienne's Pete Wiggs on the decks.
www.mantrarecordings.com /stetienne   (442 words)

  
 Saint Etienne - Epitonic.com: Hi Quality Free and Legal MP3 Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Founded in Camden, England in the late '80s by a pair of childhood friends, Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs, Saint Etienne (the name was borrowed from a French football team) quickly become famous after their dub- and acid house-influenced cover of Neil Young's "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" went big in 1990.
Saint Etienne?s success helped set the stage for the explosion of successful British dance-oriented pop bands who would emerge in the years that followed.
The sound is always soothing, sensual dance pop, but you'll find a broad range of influences and ideas in the music, depending on which song you?re listening to: '50s girl group melodies, '60s lounge, '70s dub and disco, '80s synth-pop, '90s hip hop and house.
www.epitonic.com /artists/saintetienne.html   (460 words)

  
 PUPPIES AND KITTIES-Saint Etienne News!
The otehr shirt is a basic White T with "Saint Etienne" blazened across the chest.
Yes, "He's On the Phone" is with Etienne Daho but "The Process" which was featured as a B-side on the "He's On the Phone"(yellow) single does not feature Daho at all.
Ironically this is the same label that carried Saint Etienne and subsequently demolished their last American record, "Tiger Bay".
members.aol.com /pupnkit/saintetienne.html   (2909 words)

  
 Delusions of Adequacy Reviews - Saint Etienne   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It's been several years since we last heard from Saint Etienne, but the band has always spaced out their releases.
Perhaps it's to give the bane a chance to reinvent themselves, as they are wont to do while still remaining in the constructs of their cut-n-paste hip-hop-tinged electro-pop.
Bouncy, catchy, yet still possessing some of Saint Etienne's trademark atmospheric backdrops, the songs shine from Sarah Cracknell's gorgeous vocals.
www.adequacy.net /reviews/s/saintetienne.shtml   (345 words)

  
 Saint Etienne: Finisterre: Pitchfork Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
And in London, Saint Etienne released their first self-penned single with Sarah Cracknell on it; it was called "Nothing Can Stop Us", and that was true.
Forget knighthood: the fact that Saint Etienne's career had an upward trajectory from "Nothing Can Stop Us" is the sort of miracle the Vatican should be looking into.
The trick is that Saint Etienne records are in fact not all about style and sonics: like all great pop records, they're about the emotions we don't get to share, about perfectly articulating the passion of someone's everyday life.
www.pitchforkmedia.com /record-reviews/s/saint-etienne/finisterre.shtml   (513 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Tiger Bay - Saint Etienne at Epinions.com
Tiger Bay from Saint Etienne may or may not be for you...
Saint Etienne created distinctive, dance-oriented music from their earliest experiments.
It took until 1990 for Saint Etienne to get around to releasing any material (a single), but it was the addition of Cracknell’s vocals that helped the band’s work to pick up pace.
www.epinions.com /content_81672310404   (1044 words)

  
 Saint Etienne @ The Forum, London
If the crowd at the Forum and recent press reports are anything to go by, a lot of people out there think Saint Etienne are pretty good.
This may or may not have something to do with their recent top 10 single collaboration with Ibiza resident DJ Paul Van Dyk, but as a Saint Etienne innocent, I was slightly bemused.
This was the last of seven gigs in a week and Sarah Cracknell must have worked her way to the bottom of the suitcase, appearing to have dressed for the office rather than Friday night in Kentish Town.
www.musicomh.com /gigs/saint-etienne.htm   (295 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Good Humor: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Longtime Saint Etienne fans will notice the clean focus of the electronic arrangements on Good Humor as well as the fancy horn section and the amazing, woozy bass playing of their Swedish producer, Tore Johansson.
having been a fan saint etienne for many years, i've amassed quite a collection of their stuff.
in fact, the only frustrating thing about the saints, other than they're lack of touring in the states, is the vast amount of music and remixes that they've released.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00000AGAS?v=glance   (1555 words)

  
 Saint Etienne (band) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Saint Etienne (band) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
Saint Etienne is a British pop group, nominally led by Sarah Cracknell.
Ex-music journalists Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs are the other members of the band.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sa/saint_etienne_(band).htm   (349 words)

  
 Saint Etienne News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The onedotzero film festival is being held at the ICA (London) in May. As part of it, they will be screening Saint Etienne's film, 'Finisterre' and the band will also be making a presentation as part of the May 20th showing.
Saint Etienne Heaven has been in a 'relaxed' state for a while now...
You might have noticed that the 2002 Poll still hasn't been posted, that the latest singles aren't in the discography, and that the News section hasn't been updated in a while.
www.saint.etienne.net /news   (558 words)

  
 Saint Etienne: Good Humor ---Ink Blot Magazine
Their fourth LP, Good Humor, shows that Saint Etienne have created yet another collection of miniature soundtracks for more of those weekly habits.
This is also the first Saint Etienne album where Sarah Cracknell sings on all of the tracks.
Saint Etienne have always had an infectious bubblegum element to their sound and some might be skeptical as to Good Humor's repeat value.
www.inkblotmagazine.com /rev-archive/Saint_Etienne_Good_Humor.htm   (458 words)

  
 Saint Etienne   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
I remember the host of the show saying that Saint Etienne was a combination of industrial beats and soft vocals.
Since I wasn't exposed to Saint Etienne very much, I didn't get So Tough nor Tiger Bay, but I kept looking for Saint Etienne news on British Music Magazines and on alt.music.synthpop (at the time, it was a really good way to find out about synth-pop bands).
I was a Saint Etienne fan before, but became an even bigger fan after those two albums (and the single Tell Me Why and the album Sound of Water - got to love Heart Failed In The Back Of A Taxi).
www3.sympatico.ca /rodto/music/saintetienne.htm   (588 words)

  
 BBC - 6 Music Album Of The Day - Saint Etienne: Tales From Turnpike House
The former is a classic slice of Saint Etienne, a winsome drama of the future of adolescence that includes observations on charity shops' defeat by eBay and flats covering every urban green space, as subtly delivered as a velvet fist.
The latter sees Cracknell take the wife's role in a duet with husband David Essex, and while the result probably deserves an airing in the West End, the kitsch and cool of the band carry through this argument on the pros and cons of moving to the country.
It's 15 years since Saint Etienne set out on their journey with Only Love Can Break Your Heart and they are still relevant.
www.bbc.co.uk /6music/whatson/aotd/aotd_etienne_turnpike.shtml   (468 words)

  
 Best saint etienne Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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If Kelly and Evans were here, I would lick their boots for the perfect match of the frame changes to the pace of Saint Etienne’s music.
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 SAINT ETIENNE, "Travel Edition 1990-2005"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Inspired by the late 1980's musical revolution that merged creativity, computer prowess and the almighty sample, Saint Etienne surfaced in 1990 and never looked back.
Still, Cracknell's breathtaking vocals on ballads like "Avenue" (from '92) and "Sylvie" (from '98) are the identity of this group and therefore the mainstay of this compilation.
The bulk of the group's highlights are on display, but the fact that all of their singles won't fit on a single disc speaks to the power and influence Stanley, Wiggs and Cracknell have had over pop and dance music in the past decade and a half.
www.billboard.com /bb/reviews/album_exclusives_article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000720967   (262 words)

  
 Armchair DJ: Features: Retrospectives: Saint Etienne   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Bob Stanley, Pete Wiggs and Sarah Cracknell had very little to do with my early adoption of the Saint Etienne aesthetic.
But it was the classic remixes by Kenny "Dope" Gonzales and "Little" Louis Vega that sent me scurrying up to the DJ booth at a Kalamazoo, Michigan, dance club to beg the exasperated DJ for a peek at the record label.
In those days of quickie cash-ins and dodgy rave hits, who would have guessed that a decade later Saint Etienne would still be a viable commodity?
www.armchair-dj.com /features/retrospectives/saint_etienne.asp   (202 words)

  
 Saint Etienne, MP3 Music Download at eMusic
After completing school, the pair began worked various jobs -- most notably, Stanley was a music journalist -- before deciding to concentrate on a musical career in 1988.
Saint Etienne was beginning to gain momentum, as the British press generally gave them positive reviews and their records were gaining a strong fan base not only in England, but throughout Europe.
In 1989, Stanley had founded Caff Records, which issued limited-edition 7" singles of bands as diverse as Pulp and the Manic Street Preachers, as well as a number of other lesser-known bands like World of Twist.
www.emusic.com /artist/11530/11530932.html   (945 words)

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