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Electrocute is an American-German
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group. It was founded by Nicole Morier, a singer from
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, and former member Mia Dime in
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, Germany in 2002. The formation was motivated by the explosive
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music scene happening in Berlin at the time. After releasing one EP and one LP on the now defunct Emperor Norton records, Dime left the band and Morier continued touring, hiring Holly Doll, from Johnson City,
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, to fill in. The two toured extensively throughout
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, where they played the
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festival in 2005 and met
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-based DJ Mindy, a.k.a. "Legs Le Brock," who was DJing an afterparty. Morier eventually moved to
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and temporarily disbanded the band to pursue her songwriting career. Later, she met up once again with Legs Le Brock, who had also recently relocated to LA. The duo began doing DJ nights, and when Morier was asked by Mexican arts and culture magazine ''Celeste'' to tour in Mexico with Electrocute, she invited Le Brock to join her. The duo have since toured Europe, returned to Mexico several times and played the Infest in
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. They also have incorporated other members into their live act, including Bram Inscore (keyboards, samples, programming), Barbara Gruska (drums), Jesse Wood (guitars) and John Kirby (keyboards). In 2004, the band contributed the track "Bikini Bottom" to ''The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie'' soundtrack. Their song "Kleiner dicker Junge" was prominently featured in the 2005 film ''
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''. In 2008, they released the EP ''On the Beat'' featuring the Dutch artist
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. Their album ''Double Diamond'' was exclusively released in Japan during the summer of 2009. It features all the tracks from the ''On The Beat'' EP as well as six new songs and three instrumentals.


Discography

Full-length albums and EPs *2003 – ''A Tribute to Your Taste'' *2005 – ''Troublesome Bubblegum'' *2008 – ''On the Beat'' *2009 – ''Double Diamond'' *2016 – ''Xmas'' *2021 – ''Make Some Noise'' Singles *2003 – "Sugar Buzz" *2005 – "Shag Ball" *2005 – "Cops Copulating" *2008 – "Bad Legs" *2008 – "On the Beat" *2008 – "Mad Pursuit" (with
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) Other appearances *2004 – "Bikini Bottom" (on ''The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie'' soundtrack) *2008 – "Mad Pursuit" (Junkie XL featuring Electrocute) (on ''21'' soundtrack & ''
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'') *2021 – "Celebrate Tonight" (in season 1, episode 2 of the
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show ''Guida astrologica per cuori infranti'') *2022 – "I Don't Wanna Grow Up" (in season 2, episode 2 of the
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References


External links


Electrocute: Official WebsiteMySpace PageElectrocute Interview by Lucy HellLAist
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Electrocute (Band) Musical groups established in 2002 Electronic music duos German electronic music groups 2002 establishments in Germany Musical groups from Los Angeles All-female electronic bands