{"id":181232,"date":"2021-02-18T05:49:25","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T02:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/francoise-cactus-one-half-of-stereo-total-has-died\/"},"modified":"2021-02-18T05:49:25","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T02:49:25","slug":"francoise-cactus-one-half-of-stereo-total-has-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/francoise-cactus-one-half-of-stereo-total-has-died\/","title":{"rendered":"#Fran\u00e7oise Cactus, One-Half of Stereo Total, Has Died"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Fran\u00e7oise Cactus, One-Half of Stereo Total, Has Died<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

Fran\u00e7oise Cactus, the singer, drummer, and co-songwriter of the prolific French-German indie duo Stereo Total, has died. The band broke the news<\/a> on social media<\/a>. \u201cWe are devastated to announce the passing of our beloved friend, singer and drummer Fran\u00e7oise Cactus,\u201d Stereo Total wrote on the band\u2019s Facebook page<\/a>. \u201cShe died peacefully at home this morning February 17th, 2021, of cancer. Rest in peace, notre amie! \u2764\ufe0f FOREVER 16!\u201d<\/p>\n

Cactus and multi-instrumentalist Brezel G\u00f6ring formed Stereo Total in Berlin in 1993. Cactus, a self-professed \u201canti-diva\u201d previously sang and played drums in the French garage band Lolitas.<\/p>\n

Stereo Total issued their debut full-length Oh Ah<\/em> in 1995. As a band, they adhered to a number of founding principles<\/a>: Instruments should be affordable, even cheap, lyrics should be sung in all kinds of languages (except English), and big record labels should be avoided, as should contemporary taste. Cactus and G\u00f6ring looked lovingly to the past for inspiration, and their sound reflected a fondness for lo-fi pop and 1960s Y\u00e9y\u00e9.<\/p>\n

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Stereo Total released a steady stream of records between their 1995 debut and their final album, 2019\u2019s Ah! Quel Cin\u00e9ma!<\/em> In 2001 the duo issued Musique Automatique<\/em>, their best-selling record, which included tracks like \u201cL\u2019amour \u00e0 trois<\/a>\u201d and \u201cWir tanzen im 4eck<\/a>.\u201d On their 2015 LP Les Hormones<\/em>, Cactus took on production and mixing duties for the first time, in addition to her roles as songwriter, percussionist, and multi-lingual vocalist.<\/p>\n

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