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Saint Etienne is a British indie dance/pop act, founded by sometime journalists Bob Stanley (born December 25, 1964) and Pete Wiggs (born May 15, 1966). After recording 2 singles with guest singers, glamorous Sarah Cracknell(born April 12, 1967, Chelmsford, Essex) joined as a full member. Saint Etienne is 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. They began to shift towards a more atmospheric type of electronica in 2000 with the release of Sound of Water, dividing their fanbase.

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