John Matthews (born 8 March 1978) better known by his

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Ricardo Autobahn is an English producer, songwriter and musician. He is also known in collaborations with Daz Sampson as in Rikki & Daz and the projects like

Barndance Boys The Barndance Boys was an English trio musical formation made as a country and folk dance act in 2003. Barndance Boys was the brainchild of John Matthews (stage name Ricardo Autobahn) from the Cuban Boys fame. He launched the novelty band with ...

, Cuban Boys, and his current project

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Career

Matthews is a member of the band

and earlier in the Cuban Boys. The latter was most famous for their UK Christmas hit “

Cognoscenti vs. Intelligentsia "Cognoscenti vs. Intelligentsia" (meaning "the experts versus the intellectual elite"), also known as "C vs. I", is a song by English electronic music group the Cuban Boys. The song consists almost in its entirety of an unofficial soundalike sam ...

”. The band allowed their label to market "Cognoscenti vs. Intelligentsia" as "The Hampster Dance Song". In addition, Matthews was Rikki in the duo Rikki & Daz (with Daz Sampson), who also recorded under the name of the

. Rikki & Daz scored a UK top 20 hit with their version of the song " Rhinestone Cowboy", involving Glen Campbell who re-recorded his vocal and appeared in the video. The Barndance Boys, infamous for their papier mache heads, had a top 40 hit in 2003 with "Yippie-I-Oh". With Daz Sampson, Matthews co-wrote and produced the UK's 2006 Eurovision entry "

Teenage Life "Teenage Life" was the entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, which was sung by Daz Sampson in English. On 4 March 2006, Sampson had won the BBC show ''Making Your Mind Up'' with the song "Teenage Life", which was written and produced with ...

" with Daz Sampson and the European hit "The Woah Song" by DJ Daz. In 2006, Matthews co-wrote and co-produced the eponymous debut album for US electro artist Lolly Pop. He was also involved in Pop Inc, known for their single "Looking 4 The KLF". In 2008 he formed the musical project called Attery Squash, who had their single "Devo Was Right About Everything" remixed by

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members Robert & Gerald Casale In 2009, Matthews released a video on YouTube called "The Golden Age of Video". This was a mash-up of video clips from various TV Shows and movies. In 2012, he collaborated on a Christmas single release titled "And The Salvation Army Band Plays" with Helen Love, and playing keyboards with the band. Matthews also co-founded Pound Shop Boys with Phil Fletcher, performing covers of songs from children's television programmes in the style of the

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.https://poundshopboys.bandcamp.com/ As a remixer and producer, Ricardo Autobahn has remixed Becky's dance single, "Less Than Three", The Crimea's "Loop a Loop", along with singles by Nathalie Archangel, Jane Badler and

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. And he directed work vocalist/performer Brooke R. Calder's on-stage personae Lolly Pop in collaboration with Minneapolis producers Monte Moir and Doctor Fink. In 2014, Matthews joined the band Helen Love to play keyboards for a number of dates, including at Primavera Sound in Spain. He also remixed Helen Love's "Pogo Pogo".

Discography (solo)

Albums

*2007: ''Interrobang'' (Ninthwave Records) *2013: ''Rasterscan'' (Ninthwave Records) *2016: ''Panophobia'' ( Banoffeesound) *2019: ''Check The Gyroscopes'' ( Banoffeesound)

Discography (bands and collaborations)

Albums

;in Cuban Boys *'' Eastwood'', EMI (2000) *''The Satellite Junkyard'', House of Beauty / self-published (2008) *''Art vs Commerce - The Singles Collection'', House of Beauty / self-published (2010) ;in

* ''

Living in Neon Spray is a synth-pop duo from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, consisting of siblings Jenny McLaren and Ricardo Autobahn. Following the demise of their previous band, the Cuban Boys (famous for their Hampster Dance record and John Peel ses ...

'' (2002) * ''Children of a Laser God'' (2006) * ''Enforced Fun'' (2016), Banoffeesound

Singles

;in Cuban Boys (for a comprehensive listing, see discography section in Cuban Boys *"

Cognoscenti Vs. Intelligentsia "Cognoscenti vs. Intelligentsia" (meaning "the experts versus the intellectual elite"), also known as "C vs. I", is a song by English electronic music group the Cuban Boys. The song consists almost in its entirety of an unofficial soundalike sam ...

", EMI (1999) ;in Rikki & Daz *" Rhinestone Cowboy" featuring Glen Campbell (2002) *"

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" (Rikki & Daz Vs. JJ Mason Remix) (remix, 2003) ;in

*"Yippie-i-oh" (2003) ;in

* "I Am Gothic" (Remix Project) (2003) * "Run With Us" (2006) * "He Came With The Sleigh" (Christmas 2007) * "Singing For England 2010" (Summer 2010) * "Everything's Better With Muppets" (Autumn 2010) * "We're Nihilists, Not Stylists (EP)" (Summer 2011) ;in Pop Inc *"Looking for the KLF" (Ricardo Otobahn Edit) (2009) ;in

The Kunts Kunt and the Gang is a British dark musical comedian from Basildon, Essex, who started performing in 2003. He is also known for founding the spin-off project The Kunts, whose songs entitled "Boris Johnson Is a Fucking Cunt" and "Boris Johnson ...

* "

Prince Andrew Is a Sweaty Nonce "Prince Andrew Is a Sweaty Nonce" is a 2022 punk rock single by The Kunts, a band created by the dark comedy singer Kunt and the Gang. The song is directed at Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and references his relationship with convicted child s ...

" (Ricardo Autobhan Remix) (remix, 2022)

Compositions

*2006: "

" (co-writer of Daz Sampson's Eurovision song) *2019: " Kinky Boots" (co-writer of Daz Sampson's Eurovision song)

References

External links

Official website

Ricardo Autobahn Myspace

Attery Squash Myspace
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Career

Discography (solo)

Albums

Discography (bands and collaborations)

Albums

Singles

Compositions

See also

References

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