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| background       = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name       = Timothy John Gane<ref>{{cite web |url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?page=1&blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&fromrow=1&torow=25&affiliation=PRS&cae=145661373&keyID=430088&keyname=GANE+TIMOTHY+JOHN&querytype=WriterID |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140613150545/http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?page=1&blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&fromrow=1&torow=25&affiliation=PRS&cae=145661373&keyID=430088&keyname=GANE+TIMOTHY+JOHN&querytype=WriterID |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-06-13 |title=Tim Gane |publisher=Repertoire.bmi.com |accessdate=2014-08-19 }}</ref>
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| birth_place      = [[Ilford]], [[Essex]], England
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| instrument       = {{hlist|[[Guitar]]|[[synthesizers]]}}
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| years_active     = 1985–present
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| associated_acts  = {{hlist|[[McCarthy (band)|McCarthy]]|[[Sean O'Hagan]]|[[Stereolab]]|Turn On|Cavern of Anti-Matter}}
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'''Timothy John Gane''' (born 12 July 1964) is an English songwriter and guitarist who co-founded [[Stereolab]] with his then-partner [[Lætitia Sadier]].<ref name="Strong">{{cite book |last=Strong |first=Martin C. |title=The Great Alternative & Indie Discography |url=https://archive.org/details/greatalternative0000stro |url-access=registration |year= 1999 |publisher=Canongate |isbn=0-86241-913-1 }}</ref><ref name="Gregory">Gregory, Andy (ed.) (2002) ''International Who's Who in Popular Music, 2002'', Europa Publications Limited, {{ISBN|1-85743-161-8}}, p. 183</ref>

==Biography==
Gane was born in [[Ilford]], [[Essex]], and began his musical career  experimenting with [[harsh noise]] in the early 1980s, under the alias Unkommunitim, releasing self-financed cassettes on Black Dwarf Wreckordings along with fellow Unkommuniti members Kallous Boys and other noise projects.<ref name="Gregory" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tapeop.com/interviews/98/tim-gane-bonus/|title=Tim Gane: Stereolab and Beyond|last=Colletti|first=Justin|date=November 2013|website=tapeop.com|language=en|access-date=2017-02-02}}</ref>

He was a key member of [[McCarthy (band)|McCarthy]] from 1985 until their breakup in 1990.<ref name="Gregory" />

===Stereolab===
Gane later formed [[Stereolab]] with [[Lætitia Sadier]]. For the first incarnation of the band, they enlisted ex-[[The Chills|Chills]] bassist [[Martin Kean]], drummer Joe Dilworth and Gina Morris on backing vocals.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p41752|title=Stereolab {{!}} Biography, Albums, Streaming Links {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=2018-02-26}}</ref> In 1993, the band were signed to the American major-label Elektra and were released from their recording contract in 2004.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/stereolab/articles/story/6085957/warner_to_ax_eighty_artists|title=Warner to Ax Eighty Artists: Stereolab : Rolling Stone|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=2007-10-16|access-date=2018-02-26|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016075201/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/stereolab/articles/story/6085957/warner_to_ax_eighty_artists|archive-date=2007-10-16}}</ref> In 2009, Stereolab announced their hiatus.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/tim-gane-interview-stereolab-cavern-of-anti-matter/|title=Learning a New Language: Tim Gane on Leaving Stereolab Behind and for Cavern of Anti-Matter|last=Lindsay|first=Cam|date=22 February 2016|website=Noisey|language=en-us|access-date=2017-02-02}}</ref> Stereolab reunited for a tour in 2019 to support a series of vinyl reissues.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2019/02/stereolab-2019-tour-dates/ |title = Stereolab announce 2019 comeback tour, reissue series - Consequence| date=20 February 2019 }}</ref>

Turn On, Gane's side project with [[Sean O'Hagan]], who Gane worked with in Stereolab, released their self-titled debut in 1997.

===Cavern of Anti-Matter===
In 2013, he released ''Blood-Drums'' under the moniker "Cavern of Anti-Matter", a band formed together with Holger Zapf and Dilworth.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/62170-stereolabs-tim-gane-announces-cavern-of-anti-matter-album-featuring-bradford-cox-shares-melody-in-high-feedback-tones/|title=Stereolab's Tim Gane Announces Cavern of Anti-Matter Album Featuring Bradford Cox, Shares "Melody in High Feedback Tones"|last=Minsker|first=Evan|date=19 November 2015|website=pitchfork.com|access-date=2017-02-02}}</ref> It was followed by the 2016 album ''Void Beats / Invocation Trex'' on Duophonic Records.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21470-void-beats-invocation-trex/|title=Cavern of Anti-Matter: Void Beats / Invocation Trex Album Review|website=pitchfork.com|access-date=2017-02-02}}</ref> It featured contributions by [[Bradford Cox]] and [[Peter Kember]] and [[Mouse on Mars|Jan St. Werner]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.m-magazine.co.uk/genres/rockindie/interview-tim-gane/|title=Interview: Tim Gane - M Magazine|last=Awbi|first=Anita|date=4 March 2016|newspaper=M magazine: PRS for Music online magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-02}}</ref> Live the band was reduced to a duo.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/mar/01/cavern-of-anti-matter-review|title=Cavern of Anti-Matter review – epic, glorious noise from Stereolab expats|last=Mackay|first=Emily|date=2016-03-01|newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|access-date=2017-02-02}}</ref> In January 2017, ''Blood Drums'' was re-released through Duophonic.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/21431-new-cavern-of-anti-matter|title=Reissued Cavern Of Anti-Matter|last=Eede|first=Christian|date=2 December 2016|newspaper=The Quietus|access-date=2017-02-02}}</ref>

In 2014, Gane compiled the tracks for [[Sky Records]] ''Kollektion 1'', a collection of tracks from the German electronic-rock label, issued by [[Bureau B]]. In 2016, he presented FACT mix 544 for Fact Magazine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2016/04/04/fact-mix-544-tim-gane-cavern-anti-matter-stereolab/|title=FACT mix 544: Tim Gane|website=FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.|date=4 April 2016 |access-date=2017-02-02}}</ref>

Cavern of Anti-Matter provided the original soundtrack for the 2018 British [[horror comedy]] film ''[[In Fabric]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/tim-ganes-cavern-of-anti-matter-release-in-fabric-soundtrack/ |title=Tim Gane's Cavern of Anti-Matter release 'In Fabric' soundtrack |last=Pearis |first=Bill |date=May 12, 2020 |website=Brooklyn Vegan |access-date=July 9, 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Gane and [[Lætitia Sadier]] were romantically involved throughout Stereolab's early years but separated in 2002.<ref name="allmusicbiostereolab">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/stereolab-mn0000026520/biography|title=Stereolab {{!}} Biography & History {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=20 October 2019}}</ref> He lives in Berlin.<ref name=":0" />

==References==
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==External links==
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