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Evil Cowards
Evil Cowards is an American synth-pop band created by Tyler Spencer of Electric Six, and Will Bates of Fall On Your Sword. History Formation and ''Covered in Gas'' (2009) Evil Cowards was formed by Tyler Spencer (also known as Dick Valentine), lead singer of the rock band Electric Six, and William (Will) Bates, music composer and founder of the music production company Fall On Your Sword. Of Evil Cowards compared with Electric Six, Spencer stated that: vil Cowardsis much more synth-pop in nature, in Electric Six we feature the electronic guitar.The band released their debut album, '' Covered in Gas,'' with Metropolis Records Metropolis Records is a record label founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1993 by the late Dave Heckman. The label's all-electronic format closely tracked with European contemporaries, such as Off Beat, and, since 1995, has been instrumenta ... in May 2009, shortly before the release of the sixth Electric Six album, ''KILL''. ''Moving Through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Synth Pop
Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop; ) is a subgenre of new wave music that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic, art rock, disco, and particularly the Krautrock of bands like Kraftwerk. It arose as a distinct genre in Japan and the United Kingdom in the post-punk era as part of the new wave movement of the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. Electronic musical synthesizers that could be used practically in a recording studio became available in the mid-1960s, and the mid-1970s saw the rise of electronic art musicians. After the breakthrough of Gary Numan in the UK Singles Chart in 1979, large numbers of artists began to enjoy success with a synthesizer-based sound in the early 1980s. In Japan, Yellow Magic Orchestra introduced the TR-808 rhythm machine to popular music, and the ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Dance
Alternative dance (also known as indie dance or underground dance in the U.S.) is a musical genre that mixes alternative rock with electronic dance music. Although largely confined to the British Isles, it has gained American and worldwide exposure through acts such as New Order in the 1980s and the Prodigy in the 1990s. Characteristics AllMusic states that alternative dance mixes the "melodic song structure of alternative and indie rock with electronic beats, synths and/or samples, and club orientation of post-disco dance music". '' The Sacramento Bee'' calls it " postmodern– Eurosynth– technopop– New Wave in a blender". The genre draws heavily on club culture for inspiration while incorporating other styles of music such as electropop, house, and EBM. The performers of alternative dance are closely identified with their music through a signature style, texture, or fusion of specific musical elements. They are usually signed to small record labels. History 1980sâ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance-rock
Dance-rock is a dance-infused genre of rock music. It is a post-disco genre connected with pop rock and post-punk with fewer rhythm and blues influences. It originated in the early 1980s, following the decline in popularity of both punk and disco. Examples of early dance-rock include Gina X's "No G.D.M.", Russ Ballard's "On the Rebound", artists such as Dinosaur L, Liquid Liquid and Polyrock, and the compilation album '' Disco Not Disco''. Definitions Michael Campbell, in his book ''Popular Music in America'', defines the genre as "post-punk/post-disco fusion". Campbell also cited Robert Christgau, who described dance-oriented rock (or DOR) as an umbrella term used by various DJs in the 1980s. However, AllMusic defines "dance-rock" as 1980s and 1990s music practiced by rock musicians, influenced by Philly soul, disco and funk, fusing those styles with rock and dance. Artists like the Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Duran Duran, Simple Minds, INXS, Eurythmics, Depeche Mode, the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Wave Music
New wave is a loosely defined music genre that encompasses pop-oriented styles from the late 1970s and the 1980s. It was originally used as a catch-all for the various styles of music that emerged after punk rock, including punk itself. Later, critical consensus favored "new wave" as an umbrella term involving many popular music styles of the era, including power pop, synth-pop, ska revival, and more specific forms of punk rock that were less abrasive. It may also be viewed as a more accessible counterpart of post-punk. Common characteristics of new wave music include a humorous or quirky pop approach, the use of electronic sounds, and a distinctive visual style in music videos and fashion. In the early 1980s, virtually every new pop/rock act – and particularly those that employed synthesizers – were tagged as "new wave". Although new wave shares punk's do-it-yourself philosophy, the artists were more influenced by the styles of the 1950s along with the lighter s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electric Six
Electric Six is a six-piece American rock band formed in 1996 in Detroit, Michigan. Their music was described by AllMusic as a combination of garage, disco, punk rock, new wave, and metal. The band achieved recognition in 2003 with the singles "Danger! High Voltage" and "Gay Bar", and have since released 14 studio albums, two rarities albums, and one live album. A live DVD, ''Absolute Treasure'', was released in 2014. The current lineup of the band consists of vocalist Dick Valentine, lead guitarist , keyboardist Tait Nucleus?, rhythm guitarist Da Vé, bassist Rob Lower and drummer Todd Glass. Live drummer Hyperkube Bonanza has filled in for Glass on most tours since 2016. History Formation and the Wildbunch years (1996–2000) The band formed in 1996 and was initially known as The Wildbunch, eventually dropping that name due to pressure from the British group of the same name. Throughout the latter half of the 1990s, they played regularly at the Old Miami and the Gold Dol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fall On Your Sword
Fall On Your Sword is an American film and commercial music production company with offices in Los Angeles, California, and Brooklyn, New York. It was founded in 2009 by London-born musician and composer Will Bates, who is joined by executive producer and partner Lucy Alper. Fall On Your Sword creates music for feature films, television, and advertising. Career Fall On Your Sword (FOYS) is primarily known for their work in film scoring and viral video mash-up creations. As a composer, Bates has scored a feature films including ''Another Earth, I Origins, We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks, 28 Hotel Rooms and Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief''. He has also scored a number of TV series including '' The Magicians'', '' The Path'', ''The Looming Tower'', ''Chance'', and '' Sweetbitter''. Prior to scoring films, FOYS performed as a live band. Fall On Your Sword also produces art installations. Awards *2010 Clio Award for Best Original Score 'OFFF' *2009 Clio A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Synth-pop
Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop; ) is a subgenre of new wave music that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic, art rock, disco, and particularly the Krautrock of bands like Kraftwerk. It arose as a distinct genre in Japan and the United Kingdom in the post-punk era as part of the new wave movement of the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. Electronic musical synthesizers that could be used practically in a recording studio became available in the mid-1960s, and the mid-1970s saw the rise of electronic art musicians. After the breakthrough of Gary Numan in the UK Singles Chart in 1979, large numbers of artists began to enjoy success with a synthesizer-based sound in the early 1980s. In Japan, Yellow Magic Orchestra introduced the TR-808 rhythm machine to popular music, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyler Spencer
Tyler Spencer (born January 22, 1972), also known as Dick Valentine, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and author. He is best known as the lead vocalist, main lyricist, and co-founder of the rock band Electric Six. Career Spencer founded Electric Six in 1996, at which time the band was named the Wildbunch, but this was changed because another band had the same name. He is also one of the two members of the dance group Evil Cowards, is one of the vocalists for hard rock band Bang Camaro, and was temporarily a member of the short-lived band The Dirty Shame. He released his first solo album, ''Destroy the Children'', under the Dick Valentine pseudonym on May 14, 2012. Discography Electric Six The Dirty Shame * ''Smog Cutter Love Story'' (2000) Evil Cowards * '' Covered in Gas'' (2009) * '' Moving Through Security'' (2012) Solo Bite Me Excluding appearances on other artists' songs, Dick Valentine's first solo venture was the soundtrack for Machinima original series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covered In Gas
''Covered in Gas'' is the debut album by Evil Cowards. It was released in 2009. A music video for "Love Pigs" was released on YouTube via Fall On Your Sword's official account. Track listing # "Love Pigs" - 3:36 # "Sex Wars" - 3:17 # "Theme From Evil Cowards" - 2:53 # "500 Ways" - 4:36 # "Soldiers of Satan" - 3:54 # "My Mind is Rotting" - 2:30 # "Classon Ave. Robots" - 2:34 # "I'm Not Scared of Flying Saucers" - 4:02 # "Horrible People" - 3:18 # "You Really Like Me" - 3:43 # "Please Don't Make Me Feel You Again" - 3:15 # "Zora And Nora" - 3:53 # "Chopping Up The Teacher" - 2:32 Tyler Spencer provides the main vocals on all tracks except "Chopping Up the Teacher", which is performed by William Bates. Legacy * Dick Valentine recorded an acoustic version of "Sex Wars" for his solo album "Quiet Time Quiet time, also stated as heart-to-heart time, or one-on-one time with the creator, is a regular individual session of Christianity, Christian spiritual activities, such as prayer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolis Records
Metropolis Records is a record label founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1993 by the late Dave Heckman. The label's all-electronic format closely tracked with European contemporaries, such as Off Beat, and, since 1995, has been instrumental in promoting and distributing underground electronic music in America. On June 9, 1999, Metropolis bought American industrial label Pendragon Pendragon or ( wlm, pen dreic, ''pen dragon''; composed of Welsh , 'head, chief, top' and / ''dragon'', 'dragon; warrior'; borrowed from the Latin word , plural , 'dragon , br, Penn Aerouant) literally means 'chief dragon' or 'head dragon', but .... It assumed distribution responsibilities for the back catalogues of Pendragon, as well as of label 21st Circuitry that went out of business at the time. Artists signed References External links Official site Electronic music record labels American independent record labels Record labels established in 1995 Industrial record label ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kill (Electric Six Album)
''KILL'' is the sixth album by Detroit rock band Electric Six, which was released in October 2009. Release Prior to its release, the working title for the album was ''Sign of the Beefcarver'', named after a restaurant in Detroit. The album was released by Metropolis Records on October 20, 2009. A music video for the album's opening track, ''Body Shot'', was released earlier in the same month. The cross-stitch cover art for ''KILL'' was produced by Detroit artist/writer Shannon McCarthy. Track listing All songs written by Tyler Spencer. # "Body Shot" – 3:46 # "Waste of Time and Money" – 3:28 # "Egyptian Cowboy" – 4:20 # "Escape from Ohio" – 3:11 # "Rubbin' Me the Wrong Way" – 3:04 # "One Sick Puppy" – 2:53 # "Steal Your Bones" – 4:20 # "My Idea of Fun" – 3:17 # "I Belong in a Factory" – 2:32 # "The Newark Airport Boogie" – 3:00 # "Simulated Love" – 3:30 # "You're Bored" – 1:45 # "White Eyes" – 4:20 Personnel Electric Six * Dick Valentine – vocal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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