Europa 51

A supergroup/side task involving people of Stereolab, the Great Llamas, and Laika, Europa 51 features Stereolab’s drummer/percussionist Andy Ramsay and bassist Simon Johns (also of Imitation Electric powered Piano), aswell as composer/multi-instrumentalist Steve Russell. Multi-instrumentalist Marcus Holdaway, percussionist Dominic Murcott, and guitarist John Bennett from the Great Llamas and Stereolab’s Dominic Jeffery as well as the past due Mary Hansen also show up on the debut record, Abstractions, that was blended by Laika’s Man Fixsen. Lo Recordings released the record in summertime 2003.