''Oto'' is the third album by
British
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electronica
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group
Fluke, first released in 1995.
In terms of style, ''Oto'' (
Greek
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for
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) was somewhat darker than Fluke's previous ''
Six Wheels on My Wagon
''Six Wheels on My Wagon'' is the second album by British electronic music group Fluke, released on 7 October 1993. The title parodies that of the song "Three Wheels on My Wagon", from the early 1960s. The most prominent track on the album, "Sli ...
'', focusing on newer music styles such as
big beat
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, rather than the uplifting house that characterised their previous work.
Both "Bullet" and "Tosh" were later released as double remix CDs, each with one disc of four remixes by Fluke themselves and one of four by other people. "Bullet" was chosen by Dominic Pride of ''Billboard'' magazine as one of his top ten picks of 1995.
Track listing
# "Bullet" - 8:59
# "Tosh" - 4:29
# "Cut" - 6:30
# "Squirt" - 4:24
# "Wobbler" - 8:47
# "Freak" - 7:49
# "O.K." - 7:49
# "Setback" - 6:01
References
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Fluke (band) albums
1995 albums
Virgin Records albums