Stars of the Lid

Summary

Stars of the Lid is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (416 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Stars of the Lid's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• Stars of the Lid's genre is drone music^[4].
• Stars of the Lid's genre is ambient music^[5].
• Stars of the Lid's genre is minimalist music^[6].
• Stars of the Lid's genre is contemporary classical music^[7].
• Stars of the Lid's record label is recorded as Kranky Records^[8].
• Stars of the Lid's discography is recorded as Stars of the Lid discography^[9].
• Stars of the Lid's country of origin is recorded as United States^[10].
• Stars of the Lid comprises Brian McBride^[11].
• Stars of the Lid comprises Adam Wiltzie^[12].
• 1993 marks the founding of Stars of the Lid^[13].
• Stars of the Lid's location of formation is recorded as Austin^[14].
• Stars of the Lid's official website is recorded as http://brainwashed.com/sotl/^[15].
• Stars of the Lid's start of work period is recorded as 1993^[16].
• Stars of the Lid's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Stars of the Lid'}^[17].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[18]

• Country: BE^[19]

• Began / founded: 1992-12-25^[20]

• Genre(s): ambient, avant-garde, drone, electronic^[21]

• Community tags: ambient, avant-garde, drone, electronic, minimalist, neo classical^[22]

• MusicBrainz ID: a1154343-1ea1-4007-97d3-2382482a90cd^[23]

Body

Founding

1993 marks the founding of Stars of the Lid^[13]. Its location of formation is recorded as Austin^[14].

Why It Matters

Stars of the Lid ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (416 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24]