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Spice Crackers
''Spice Crackers'' is the fifth studio album from German synthpop group Camouflage, released on September 11, 1995 by BMG. Background The band's new contract with BMG Germany provided them with full creative freedom, allowing the two to utilise works originally intended for their failed opera project and make them much more experimental, and sometimes even inspired by science fiction films. In March 1995 the band performed in Stuttgart and debuted the new material. Overall, the album was a completely new venture for the group, and unfortunately was not a success. Due to this, the band went their separate ways. CAMOUFLAGE HISTORY: Part six 1994-1996 Singles Two singles were released from the record: "Bad News" in August 1995 and "X-Ray" in early 1996. Music videos were filmed for both. "X-Ray" was remixed by Tranceformer and Ronda Ray ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camouflage (band)
Camouflage is a German synth-pop trio consisting of lead singer Marcus Meyn (b. May 2, 1966), Heiko Maile and Oliver Kreyssig. Their only Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hit was "The Great Commandment (song), The Great Commandment", which reached No. 59 in early 1989, and spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Dance Club Songs chart. They also had two minor dance hits in 1989. History In 1983, Heiko Maile, Marcus Meyn, Oliver Kreyssig, and Martin Kähling, four friends from Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany, formed the band Licensed Technology. It was short lived, as Martin Kähling left in 1984. Soon after, the remaining three members renamed themselves "Camouflage", inspired by a Yellow Magic Orchestra song of the same name. The three young musicians set up their first studio in the basement of Heiko's parents' house, calling it "Boy's Factory". Their first live gigs at local music clubs soon followed. In 1985, Camouflage recorded two demo tapes at their studio, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Synthpop
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bodega Bohemia
''Bodega Bohemia'' is the fourth studio album by German synthpop band Camouflage, released on April 26, 1993 by Metronome Musik. The band moved to Hamburg and began working on the album in mid-1992 following the release of the side-project EP '' Areu Areu''. The aim of the album was to return to an electronic presentation with as much influence from electronics as possible. The resulting album was not promoted well by Metronome, who only released the album and its three singles in Germany. ''Bodega Bohemia'' was the band's last album for the label. Singles Three singles were issued from the album. The first, "Suspicious Love" was released in March 1993, followed by the second single, " Close (We Stroke the Flames)" in June. Both singles were remixed for release. A third single, "Jealousy" was released in August. Track listing All songs written by Camouflage. Credits Backing Vocals – Julie Ocean Design raphic Design– Ingrid Albrecht Drum Programming dd. Drum Loops– Thom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sensor (Camouflage Album)
''Sensor'' is the sixth studio album from German synthpop group Camouflage, released on May 26, 2003 by Island Records. It is the band's first album since 1995's ''Spice Crackers'', and the first to feature Oliver Kreyssig since 1989's ''Methods of Silence''. The album charted at #26 in Germany. Background Former band member Oliver Kreyssig had remained in contact with the band following his departure, and through Polydor Music (who had now acquired rights to the band's back catalogue), he began indirectly working with the band on a greatest hits album ('' Best of Camouflage: We Stroke the Flames'') in 1997. He then rejoined the band in 1998, and they began work on their next studio album. A single, "Thief", was released in July 1999, and it was intended to be the lead single from the new album. However, Virgin indicated that they were not interested in releasing another Camouflage album, resulting in further delays. The band performed a gig in June 2000 in Freiberg, Sweden, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad News (Camouflage Song)
Bad News may refer to: Music Albums * ''Bad News'' (Bad News album) or the title song, 1987 * ''Bad News'' (Ligeia album) or the title song, 2008 * ''Bad News'', by Butterfingers, 2020 * ''Bad News Live'', by Moon Martin, 1993 Songs * "Bad News" (John D. Loudermilk song), 1963; covered by Johnny Cash (1964) * "Bad News", by Bastille, the B-side of the single "Oblivion", 2014 * "Bad News", by Camouflage from ''Spice Crackers'', 1995 * "Bad News", by Ella Henderson from '' Everything I Didn't Say'', 2022 * "Bad News", by Kanye West from '' 808s & Heartbreak'', 2008 * "Bad News", by Kehlani from '' It Was Good Until It Wasn't'', 2020 * "Bad News", by the Kid Laroi from '' F*ck Love'', 2021 * "Bad News", by Status Quo from ''In Search of the Fourth Chord'', 2007 * "Bad News", by The Trashmen, 1964 Performers * Bad News (band), an English spoof rock band * Bad News Brown (musician) (1943-2007), Canadian musician, actor and harmonica player of Haitian origin Film and television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
X-Ray (Camouflage Song)
"X-Ray" is the second single from Camouflage's fifth studio album, ''Spice Crackers ''Spice Crackers'' is the fifth studio album from German synthpop group Camouflage, released on September 11, 1995 by BMG. Background The band's new contract with BMG Germany provided them with full creative freedom, allowing the two to utilise ...'', released in 1996. The single contains three versions of the song: the Soft Single Mix, which is an edit of the album version; the Ronda Ray single mix, which adds extra instrumentation to the Soft Single Mix; and the Tranceformer remix, which is a different take on the song and is the main single and video mix. Music video The music video depicts the two band members promoting some sort of campaign which involves "X-Ray" glasses (portrayed by conventional 3D cinema glasses). Track listings ;CD single (Germany, 1996) # "X-Ray" (Tranceformer single remix) - 3:38 # "X-Ray" (Soft single mix) - 3:55 # "X-Ray" (Ronda Ray single mix) - 3:45 # "In Sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Guide' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bertelsmann Music Group
Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) was a division of a German media company Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Sony Corporation of America on 1 October 2008. Although it was established in 1987, the music company was formed as RCA/Ariola International in 1985 as a joint venture to combine the music label activities of RCA's RCA Records division and Bertelsmann's Ariola Records and its associated labels which include Arista Records. It consisted of the BMG Music Publishing company, the world's third largest music publisher and the world's largest independent music publisher, and (since August 2004) the 50% share of the joint venture with Sony Music, which established the German American Sony BMG from 2004 to 2008. Acquisition In March 1998, BMG sold its video game publisher BMG Interactive to Take-Two Interactive, with Bertelsmann taking a 16 percent stake in Take-Two. BMG Interactive published the ''Grand Theft Auto'' video game series. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heiko Maile
Heiko Maile (born 12 January 1966) is a German musician and composer. He is best known as a member of the band Camouflage and as the composer for the score of the films '' The Wave'' and '' We Are the Night'' and won the Deutscher Fernsehpreis for best music in 2017. Biography Born in Sydney, Australia, Heiko Maile grew up in Bietigheim-Bissingen. His first musical steps were at a young age when he started taking classical guitar lessons. His career as a musician and producer began in 1983, as one of the founding members of the synthpop band Camouflage. In the 1990s, Maile founded with Marcus Meyn the music publishing company, Areu Areu. During this time, he met the music producer Mathias Willvonseder. They formed a long-term partnership, resulting in numerous commercials and films, which were often awarded prizes at festivals. He is also a member of the Composers' Collective Gutleut, where he met composer and arranger Torsten Kamps, and the two began working closely together. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camouflage (band) Albums
Camouflage is the use of any combination of materials, coloration, or illumination for concealment, either by making animals or objects hard to see, or by disguising them as something else. Examples include the leopard's spotted coat, the battledress of a modern soldier, and the leaf-mimic katydid's wings. A third approach, motion dazzle, confuses the observer with a conspicuous pattern, making the object visible but momentarily harder to locate, as well as making general aiming easier. The majority of camouflage methods aim for crypsis, often through a general resemblance to the background, high contrast disruptive coloration, eliminating shadow, and countershading. In the open ocean, where there is no background, the principal methods of camouflage are transparency, silvering, and countershading, while the bioluminescence, ability to produce light is among other things used for counter-illumination on the undersides of cephalopods such as squid. Some animals, such as chamel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
