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''The BCN Connection'' is the debut album by Spanish band The Pinker Tones, released in 2004 on the UK indie label Outstanding Records. Before the album's release in the UK, it was released exclusively in Spain under the title, ''Pink Connection'' on the Spanish indie label, Wah Wah Records, in 2003. It includes two remixes, one by Konishi Yasuharu of Pizzicato Five Pizzicato Five (formerly typeset as Pizzicato V and sometimes abbreviated to P5)Yang Jeff, Dina Can, Terry Hong, (1997) ''Eastern Standard Time'' pg 277 New York: Mariner Books was a Japanese pop band formed in Tokyo in 1979 by multi-instrume ... and one by Ursula 1000, plus the video to "Mais Pourquois?" by Phila. The album was later released in Japan via Rambling Records under the name ''Mission Pink'' in 2004. It included an additional remix, "Pinker Party (Dry Pinkertini Mix)", remixed by The Pinker Tones & DJ Niño, plus the bonus tracks "La Fiesta", "La Persecución" and "Conduciendo". Track listing ...
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The Pinker Tones
The Pinker Tones is an alternative pop band from Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. They have released six albums to this date, and have been included on many more. "Sampleame" is featured in most versions of EA Sports game '' FIFA 11''. Artists and Music The Pinker Tones was founded by Barcelona natives Salvador Rey and Alex Llovet, who perform under the stage names Mister Furia and Professor Manso.The Pinker Tones on World Cafe
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The group's music is an eclectic mix of pop, funk, soul, bossa, break beat, swing, lounge, and psychedelia. Their songs feature Spanish, French, English, Japanese, and German lyrics. Since the release of ''The Million Color Revolution'' on the band's own label Pinkerland Records (founded ...
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Alternative Rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream or commercial rock or pop music. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to musicians influenced by the musical style or independent, DIY ethos of late-1970s punk rock.di Perna, Alan. "Brave Noise—The History of Alternative Rock Guitar". '' Guitar World''. December 1995. Traditionally, alternative rock varied in terms of its sound, social context, and regional roots. Throughout the 1980s, magazines and zines, college radio airplay, and word of mouth had increased the prominence and highlighted the diversity of alternative rock's distinct styles (and music scenes), such as noise pop, indie rock, grunge, and shoegaze. In September 1988, ''Billboard'' introduced "alternative" into their charting system to reflect the rise of the fo ...
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Outstanding Records
Outstanding Records is a record company based in London, England, which also manages many of the bands on the label. Roster * The Pinker Tones The Pinker Tones is an alternative pop band from Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. They have released six albums to this date, and have been included on many more. "Sampleame" is featured in most versions of EA Sports game '' FIFA 11''. Artists and ... * David Devant & His Spirit Wife * Veldt * Mr Solo * Ovni * Pecker External links Outstanding Recordshome page Alternative rock record labels British record labels {{UK-record-label-stub ...
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The Million Colour Revolution
''The Million Colour Revolution'' is the second studio album by Spanish alternative pop band The Pinker Tones. It was released on 7 February 2006 through Nacional Records in the United States and Outstanding Records in the United Kingdom. Track listing All tracks written by The Pinker Tones. Usage in media * "Señoras y Señores" and "Welcome to TMCR" were featured in the final season of ''Ugly Betty''. * First single, "Sonido Total" appeared in ''Forza Motorsport 2'', 1st season of ''Ugly Betty'', ''English as a Second Language'', Dj Nino remix version in the 4th season of ''Entourage'' (7th episode), '' The Border'', 2007 TV series of ''Flash Gordon'' ("Ascension"), and '' Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist''. * Second single, "Karma Hunters" appeared in the soundtrack of ''Forza Motorsport 2'', ''Efectos secundarios'' and ''The Chicas Project''. * Their song "Beyond Nostalgia" appeared in ''The Chicas Project'' along with "Karma Hunters". It also appeared in Russian film, ''N ...
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Spain
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many List of islands of the United Kingdom, smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border, a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between ...
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Independent Record Label
An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented by trade associations in their country or region, which in turn are represented by the international trade body, the Worldwide Independent Network (WIN). Many of the labels started as producers and distributors of specific genres of music, such as jazz music, or represent something new and non-mainstream, such as Elvis Presley in the early days. Indies release rock, soul, R&B, jazz, blues, gospel, reggae, hip hop, and world music. Music appearing on indie labels is often referred to as indie music, or more specifically by genre, such as indie hip-hop. Overview Independent record labels are small companies that produce and distribute records. They are not affiliated with or funded by the three major records labels. According to ...
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Konishi Yasuharu
is a Japanese musician, composer and DJ. He was a founding member of Pizzicato Five and the only such to stay with the group until its breakup in 2001. Konishi's current activities are through his company readymade entertainment and his record label 524 records (a play on words from Konishi's name, as the numbers 524 can be read ''ko-ni-shi'' in Japanese using ''goroawase''). Collaboration Konishi is a prolific producer, composer, arranger and remixer. He has written, produced and arranged in collaboration with many artists, such as Unicorn, Towa Tei, Mari Natsuki, Cornelius, Yumi Yoshimura of Puffy AmiYumi, Alisa Mizuki, Akiko Wada, SMAP and Mika Nakashima. Konishi's remixes are featured in a far greater range of recordings. In addition to remixing individual tracks for a wide variety of artists for inclusion in their own releases, Konishi has been a prominent figure in several remix-only projects. Some of these have centered on music from cartoons, such as Lupin III an ...
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Pizzicato Five
Pizzicato Five (formerly typeset as Pizzicato V and sometimes abbreviated to P5)Yang Jeff, Dina Can, Terry Hong, (1997) ''Eastern Standard Time'' pg 277 New York: Mariner Books was a Japanese pop band formed in Tokyo in 1979 by multi-instrumentalists Yasuharu Konishi and Keitarō Takanami. After some personnel changes in the late 1980s, the band gained international fame as a duo consisting of Konishi and vocalist Maki Nomiya. With their music blending together 1960s pop, jazz and synth-pop, the group were a prominent component in the Shibuya-kei movement of the 1990s. Pizzicato Five was a hugely prolific group during its existence, usually releasing at least a studio album each year in addition to various EPs and remix albums. Their music has appeared in numerous movies, television episodes, and video games. History 1980s Pizzicato V began in 1979 when university students Yasuharu Konishi and Keitarō Takanami first met at a local music society conference. Ryō Kamomiya, ...
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Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ...
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2004 Albums
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest composite number, its proper divisors being and . Four is the sum and product of two with itself: 2 + 2 = 4 = 2 x 2, the only number b such that a + a = b = a x a, which also makes four the smallest squared prime number p^. In Knuth's up-arrow notation, , and so forth, for any number of up arrows. By consequence, four is the only square one more than a prime number, specifically three. The sum of the first four prime numbers two + three + five + seven is the only sum of four consecutive prime numbers that yields an odd prime number, seventeen, which is the fourth super-prime. Four lies between the first proper pair of twin primes, three and five, which are the first two Fermat primes, like seventeen, which is the third. On the ot ...
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