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Elektrobank
"Elektrobank" is a song by English electronic music duo the Chemical Brothers. It was released as a single from their second album, ''Dig Your Own Hole'' (1997), in September 1997. It peaked at number 17 on the UK Singles Chart. Spike Jonze directed the music video, which depicted a mixed artistic gymnastics / rhythmic gymnastics competition with his girlfriend at the time Sofia Coppola as one of the competitors. It has been called "arguably Jonze's greatest music video". The single does not appear on either of the duo's singles compilations, '' Singles 93–03'' and '' Brotherhood''. Samples The vocals "Who is dis doin' this synthetic type of alpha beta psychedelic funkin'?" are taken from the song "This That Shit" by Keith Murray. The voice of the introduction is from DJ Kool Herc and was recorded live at the Irving Plaza in late 1996. Track listings Credits and personnel Credits are lifted from the ''Dig Your Own Hole'' album booklet. Studios * Recorded at Orino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dig Your Own Hole
''Dig Your Own Hole'' is the second studio album by the English electronic music duo the Chemical Brothers. It was released on 7 April 1997 in the United Kingdom by Freestyle Dust and Virgin Records and in the United States by Astralwerks. It was recorded between 1996 and 1997, and features Noel Gallagher of Oasis and Beth Orton as guest vocalists. ''Dig Your Own Hole'' was the first Chemical Brothers album to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart. Five singles were released, two of which reached number one in the UK: " Setting Sun", " Where Do I Begin", " Block Rockin' Beats", " Elektrobank", and " The Private Psychedelic Reel". The album received critical acclaim and has been included in several British magazines' lists of the best albums ever. The success of the album led the Chemical Brothers to be much sought-after remixers, and they released a mix album in 1998, '' Brothers Gonna Work It Out''. Background After the Chemical Brothers' successful debut album, '' Exit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singles 93–03
''Singles 93–03'' is a compilation album by English electronic music duo The Chemical Brothers, released on 22 September 2003. It is a collection of singles from the duo between 1993 and 2003 (though not all the singles are included), plus two new songs " Get Yourself High" and " The Golden Path". Early copies of the CD came with a bonus CD. It was certified gold by the BPI on 24 October 2003. "Otter Rock", which is featured on the bonus disc as a previously unreleased song, also appears on ''The Big Noise'' (a charity CD released in ''The Guardian'' for Oxfam). Singles " The Golden Path" was released on 15 September 2003 as the first single from the album. It reached number 17 in the UK charts. " Get Yourself High" was the second single from the album, released on 8 December 2003. It was not eligible for the UK charts because it had five songs instead of three songs, which is required for qualification. Track listing Many of the songs are edited, even if only by rou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers are an English electronic music duo formed by Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands in Manchester in 1992. They were pioneers in bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture. Originally known as The Dust Brothers, they changed their name due to the existence of another band with the same name. Their first album '' Exit Planet Dust'' sold over one million copies and debuted at No. 9 on the UK Albums Chart. After attracting Virgin Records, the duo achieved further success with their second album '' Dig Your Own Hole'' (1997), which topped the UK chart. They have had six No. 1 albums and 13 top-20 singles in the UK, including two chart-toppers. They have won six Grammy Awards, including Best Rock Instrumental Performance, Best Dance Recording, and Best Dance/Electronic Album. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dust Brothers
The Dust Brothers are a pair of songwriters and producers consisting of E.Z. Mike ( Michael Simpson) and King Gizmo ( John King). They are famous for the sample-based music they produced in the 1980s and 1990s, and specifically for their work on the albums '' Paul's Boutique'' by Beastie Boys, ''Odelay'', '' Midnite Vultures'' and '' Guero'' by Beck, the soundtrack to ''Fight Club'', and " MMMBop" by Hanson. They are based in Los Angeles, California. History 1980s Michael "E.Z." Simpson and John "Gizmo" King started working together as the Dust Brothers in 1985 at Pomona College radio station, KSPC, hosting a weekly hip-hop show called ''The Big Beat Showcase''. They developed writing and producing skills creating music for their show and DJing and rapping at parties. In 1987, they began writing and producing for the Delicious Vinyl label. There they wrote and produced tracks on Tone Lōc's album, '' Lōc-ed After Dark'', Young MC's debut album '' Stone Cold Rhymin''', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Phillips (drummer)
Simon Phillips (born 6 February 1957) is an English jazz fusion and rock drummer, songwriter, and record producer, based in the United States. He worked with rock bands during the 1970s and 1980s, and was the drummer for the band Toto (band), Toto from 1992 to 2014. Phillips worked as a session drummer for Phil Manzanera's 801 (band), 801, Jeff Beck, Big Country, Gary Moore, Michael Schenker, Bernie Marsden, Jon Lord, Nik Kershaw, Mike Oldfield, Judas Priest, Mike Rutherford, Tears for Fears, 10cc, the Chemical Brothers, Pete Townshend, and the Who. He was the drummer for the Who during the band's American reunion tour in 1989. Career Phillips began to play professionally at the age of twelve in a Dixieland band led by his father, Sid Phillips (musician), Sid Phillips, for four years. After his father's death, he started playing pop and rock and found work in a production of the musical ''Jesus Christ Superstar''. He worked as a session musician for cast members, and this led t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofia Coppola
Sofia Carmina Coppola ( , ; born May 14, 1971) is an American filmmaker and former actress. She has List of awards and nominations received by Sofia Coppola, won an Academy Awards, Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, a Golden Lion, and a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director, Cannes Film Festival Award. She was also nominated for three British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA Awards, as well as a Primetime Emmy Awards, Primetime Emmy Award. Her parents are filmmakers Eleanor Coppola, Eleanor and Francis Ford Coppola, and she made her acting debut as an infant in her father's acclaimed crime drama ''The Godfather'' (1972). Coppola later appeared in several music videos and had a supporting role in the fantasy comedy film ''Peggy Sue Got Married'' (1986). She then portrayed Mary Corleone, the daughter of Michael Corleone, in the sequel ''The Godfather Part III'' (1990). Coppola transitioned into filmmaking with her feature-length directorial debut in the coming-of-age drama ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers are an English electronic music duo formed by Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands in Manchester in 1992. They were pioneers in bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture. Originally known as The Dust Brothers, they changed their name due to the existence of another band with the same name. Their first album '' Exit Planet Dust'' sold over one million copies and debuted at No. 9 on the UK Albums Chart. After attracting Virgin Records, the duo achieved further success with their second album '' Dig Your Own Hole'' (1997), which topped the UK chart. They have had six No. 1 albums and 13 top-20 singles in the UK, including two chart-toppers. They have won six Grammy Awards, including Best Rock Instrumental Performance, Best Dance Recording, and Best Dance/Electronic Album. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Private Psychedelic Reel
"The Private Psychedelic Reel" is a song by The Chemical Brothers. It was the closing track of their second album ''Dig Your Own Hole'' and was released as a numbered limited edition single. The B-side was a live version of " Setting Sun". An un-numbered edition without extras was also released. The ''NME ''New Musical Express'' (''NME'') is a British music, film, gaming and culture website, bimonthly magazine, and brand. Founded as a newspaper in 1952, with the publication being referred to as a "Rock music, rock inkie", the ''NME'' would be ...'' rated the track as the 25th best song of 1997. In 1999, music critic Tom Ewing ranked it at number 21 in his list of the "Top 100 Singles of the 90s". Track listing References The Chemical Brothers songs 1997 singles 1997 songs Virgin Records singles Songs written by Tom Rowlands Songs written by Ed Simons {{1990s-UK-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spike Jonze
Adam Spiegel (born October 22, 1969), known professionally as Spike Jonze (), is an American Filmmaking, filmmaker, actor, musician, and photographer. His work includes films, commercials, music videos, skateboard videos and television. Jonze began his career as a teenager photographing BMX riders and skateboarding, skateboarders for ''Freestylin' Magazine'' and ''Transworld Skateboarding'', and co-founding the youth culture magazine ''Dirt (magazine), Dirt''. Moving into filmmaking, he began shooting street skateboarding films, including the influential ''Video Days'' (1991). Jonze co-founded the skateboard company Girl Skateboards in 1993 with riders Rick Howard and Mike Carroll (skateboarder), Mike Carroll. Jonze's filmmaking style made him an in-demand director of music videos for much of the 1990s, resulting in collaborations with R.E.M., Sonic Youth, Beastie Boys, Ween, Fatboy Slim, Daft Punk, Weezer, Björk, Fatlip, Arcade Fire and Kanye West. Jonze began his feature fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Block Rockin' Beats
"Block Rockin' Beats" is a song by British big beat duo the Chemical Brothers. Released in March 1997 by Freestyle Dust and Virgin Records as the second single and opening track from their second studio album, ''Dig Your Own Hole'' (1997), it topped the UK Singles Chart and peaked at number 40 on the US ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart. It received a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. Two different edits of "Block Rockin' Beats" exist: the version found on ''Dig Your Own Hole'' has an intro, while the version released as a single begins with the bass line. The B-side "Morning Lemon" is also available on the second disc of the limited edition ''Singles 93–03''. In 2005, ''Blender'' magazine included the song on their ranking of the "Greatest Songs Since You Were Born", while ''LA Weekly'' ranked it number 14 in their list of "The 20 Best Dance Music Tracks in History" in 2015. Samples The drums are sampled from "Changes" by Bernard Purdie. The vocals, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DJ Kool Herc
Clive Campbell (born April 16, 1955), better known by his stage name DJ Kool Herc, is a Jamaican-American DJ who is credited with being the founder of hip hop music in the Bronx, New York City, in 1973. Nicknamed the Father of Hip-Hop, Campbell began playing hard funk records of the sort typified by James Brown. Campbell isolated the instrumental portion of the record which emphasized the drum beat—the " break"—and switch from one break to another. Using the same two-turntable set-up of disco DJs, he used two copies of the same record to elongate the break. This breakbeat DJing, using funky drum solos, formed the basis of hip hop music. Campbell's announcements and exhortations to dancers helped lead to the syncopated, rhythmically spoken accompaniment now known as rapping. He called the dancers "break-boys" and "break-girls", or simply b-boys and b-girls, terms that continue to be used fifty years later in the sport of breaking. Campbell's DJ style was quickly taken up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Radio
Modern rock is an umbrella term used to describe rock music that is found on college and commercial rock radio stations. Some radio stations use this term to distinguish themselves from classic rock, which is based in 1960s–1980s rock music. Radio format Modern rock (also known as alternative radio) is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre. Generally beginning with hardcore punk but referring especially to alternative rock music since the 1980s, the phrase "modern rock" is used in the US to differentiate the music from classic rock, which focuses on music recorded in the 1960s through to the early 1990s. A few modern rock radio stations existed during the 1980s, such as KROQ-FM in Los Angeles, XETRA-FM in San Diego, WHTG-FM (now WKMK) on the Jersey Shore, WLIR on Long Island, WFNX in Boston, and KQAK The Quake in San Francisco. Modern rock was solidified as a radio format in 1988 with ''Billboard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
