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The Sunshine Underground
The Sunshine Underground (often shortened to TSU) were an English alternative dance band based in Leeds, England. Their style developed from indie, alternative to electronic music, and they released four full-length albums; '' Raise the Alarm'' (2006), '' Nobody's Coming to Save You'' (2010), ''The Sunshine Underground'' (2014) and their farewell album, ''Luminescent'' (2016). The group, named after a song from the 1999 album ''Surrender'' by The Chemical Brothers, were often associated with the British nu-rave scene of 2006 and built a respectable live following after years of touring. Biography Formation and first album - ''Raise The Alarm'' The band are originally from Telford and Shrewsbury, and formed while studying at New College Telford. After New College the band moved to Woodhouse in Leeds where they started to develop their sound and ultimately became one of the original acts dubbed "nu-rave" by music magazine NME alongside Klaxons. In 2005 the band signed to City- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leeds
Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by population) in England, after London and Birmingham. The city was a small manorial borough in the 13th century and a market town in the 16th century. It expanded by becoming a major production centre, including of carbonated water where it was invented in the 1760s, and trading centre (mainly with wool) for the 17th and 18th centuries. It was a major mill town during the Industrial Revolution. It was also known for its flax industry, iron foundries, engineering and printing, as well as shopping, with several surviving Victorian era arcades, such as Kirkgate Market. City status was awarded in 1893, a populous urban centre formed in the following century which absorbed surrounding villages and overtook the nearby York population. It is locate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glastonbury Festival
Glastonbury Festival (formally Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts and known colloquially as Glasto) is a five-day festival of contemporary performing arts that takes place in Pilton, Somerset, England. In addition to contemporary music, the festival hosts dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret, and other arts. Leading pop and rock artists have headlined, alongside thousands of others appearing on smaller stages and performance areas. Films and albums have been recorded at the festival, and it receives extensive television and newspaper coverage. Glastonbury is attended by around 200,000 people, thus requiring extensive security, transport, water, and electricity-supply infrastructure. While the number of attendees is sometimes swollen by gatecrashers, a record of 300,000 people was set at the 1994 festival, headlined by the Levellers who performed on The Pyramid Stage. Most festival staff are volunteers, helping the festival to raise millions of pounds for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luminescent (album)
''Luminescent'' is the fourth and final studio album by British indie and electronic band The Sunshine Underground The Sunshine Underground (often shortened to TSU) were an English alternative dance band based in Leeds, England. Their style developed from indie, alternative to electronic music, and they released four full-length albums; '' Raise the Ala ... released 30 September 2016. Track listing # Rise – 5:39 # Something's Gonna Happen – 3:38 # Sunbeam – 5:08 # Today – 4:03 # Luminescent – 4:28 # Open Up – 3:46 # Shimmer – 4:21 # Skyline – 4:18 # Radiator – 6:27 {{Authority control 2016 albums The Sunshine Underground albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sunshine Underground (album)
''The Sunshine Underground'' is the third studio album by British indie band The Sunshine Underground The Sunshine Underground (often shortened to TSU) were an English alternative dance band based in Leeds, England. Their style developed from indie, alternative to electronic music, and they released four full-length albums; '' Raise the Ala ..., whose self-titled album marked a shift in genre from indie-rock in their previous two albums to a more electronic sound reminiscent of 80s synthpop. Track listing # Start – 5:53 # Finally We Arrive – 4:08 # Nothing To Fear – 3:53 # Don't Stop – 5:06 # Battles – 7:07 # Nightlife – 4:21 # The Same Old Ghosts – 6:25 # It Is Only You – 6:07 # Turn It On – 3:29 # Here Comes The Storm – 4:55 References 2014 albums The Sunshine Underground albums {{2010s-indie-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snowbombing
Snowbombing is a ski resort festival, held annually in the spring at the Austrian ski resort of Mayrhofen. History The event has been run since 2000 when it was first held at the French resort of Risoul as an après-ski nightclub promotional exercise started by English promoters from Manchester called Outgoing Ltd.Taking music to the mountain , 28 November 2005"Snowbombing" by Gemma Freeman ''Ski and Snowboard Magazine UK'', 1 March 2008 However, since 2005, the Tyrolean resort of Mayrhofen in Austria has hosted the festival which has evolved into Europe's biggest snow and music festival. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibiza Rocks
Ibiza Rocks Hotel is a hotel operated by Ibiza Rocks in the centre of the town of Sant Antoni de Portmany, on the Spanish island of Ibiza. The hotel is built around a central courtyard with a pool, bar and stage for events in the center. Formerly called Club Paraiso Mediterraneo, the hotel is on the Carrer de Cervantes, in the central area of Sant Antonio. Location The Hotel is within centre of Sant Antoni de Portmany. It is north west of Ibiza Town."579 Regional Map, Spain, Islas Baleares. Pub:Michelin Editions des Voyages, 2004, History Club Paraiso Mediterraneo was first opened in 1998 as an apartment hotel An apartment hotel or aparthotel (also residential hotel, or extended-stay hotel) is a serviced apartment complex that uses a hotel-style booking system. It is similar to renting an apartment, but with no fixed contracts and occupants can "chec ... with 368 units and had a Spanish 3 star rating. In 2008 the Hotel was bought by the Ibiza Rocks organization with a di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem is an American rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2002 by James Murphy, co-founder of DFA Records. The band comprises Murphy (vocals, various instruments), Nancy Whang (synthesizer, keyboards, vocals), Pat Mahoney (drums), Tyler Pope (bass, guitar, synthesizer), Al Doyle (guitar, synthesizer, percussion), Matt Thornley (guitar, synthesizer, percussion), and Korey Richey (synthesizer, piano, percussion). They are currently signed to both DFA and Columbia Records. The band began by recording and releasing multiple singles from 2002 to 2004, the first of which was "Losing My Edge", one of their signature songs. This led up to the release of their 2005 self-titled debut studio album. It garnered critical acclaim and a Grammy Award nomination for Best Electronic/Dance Album. Their single "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House", which has become the band's most commercially successful single, received a Grammy nomination for Best Dance Recording. In the follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Rockers
City Rockers is a British independent record label. Their current signed artists include The Sunshine Underground, The Ghost Frequency and The Blood Arm. Past releases on the label came from bands such as FC Kahuna, The Rakes, Felix Da Housecat, The Duke Spirit and The Boggs The Boggs was an independent rock band from New York City formed by Jason Friedman in 2001. Original band members Friedman, Ezekiel Healy, Bradford Conroy and Phil Roebuck met as subway buskers in New York and became a part of the then burgeon .... City Rockers was started by Phil Howells after Warner Brother purchased and restructured London/FFRR. Damian Lazarus, the owner of Crosstown Rebels, was the head of A&R. References External links Official website British independent record labels Indie rock record labels {{UK-record-label-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windowlicker
"Windowlicker" is a song by British electronic musician Aphex Twin, released on 22 March 1999 as a single by Warp Records. The artwork for the single was created by Chris Cunningham, with additional work by The Designers Republic. Cunningham also directed the song's music video, which was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Video. The song peaked at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart, and was later voted by fans as Warp Records' most popular song for its 2009 '' Warp20'' compilation. ''Pitchfork'' included the song at number 12 on their list ''Top 200 Tracks of the 90s''. Music Characteristics "Windowlicker" has been described variously as "uncompromising cyborg R&B", " hip-hop written in the language of glitches", and "eerie lounge-porn music"; the track's "sleazy, erotic ambiance connote images and emotions alien to James' previous compositions." Heavily digitally processed and rhythmically rearranged breakbeats prominently appear in the song's backing track. Gasp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aphex Twin
Richard David James (born 18 August 1971), best known as Aphex Twin, is an Irish-born British musician, composer and DJ. He is known for his idiosyncratic work in electronic music, electronic styles such as techno, ambient music, ambient, and jungle music, jungle. Journalists from publications including ''Mixmag'', ''The New York Times'', ''NME'', ''Fact (UK magazine), Fact,'' ''Clash (magazine), Clash'' and ''The Guardian'' have called James one of the most influential or important artists in contemporary electronic music. Raised in Cornwall, James began DJing at free party, free parties and clubs in the area in the late 1980s. His debut EP ''Analogue Bubblebath,'' released in 1991 on Mighty Force Records, brought James an early following; he began to perform across the UK and continental Europe. James co-founded the independent label Rephlex Records the same year. His 1992 debut album ''Selected Ambient Works 85–92'', released by Belgian label Apollo Records (Belgium), Apollo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Kahuna
FC Kahuna (also known as FC/Kahuna) was a British DJ and electronic music production duo, consisting of Jon Nowell and Daniel Ormondroyd. The group released only one album, '' Machine Says Yes'', in the spring of 2002. It had a number of singles released from it, most notably "Machine Says Yes" and "Hayling", which both featured vocals by Icelandic singer Hafdís Huld. The album sold over 50,000 copies and received positive response from critics at '' New Musical Express'', ''Dallas Observer'', and others. History In 2003, they released their first mix album ''Another Fine Mess'' — an offshoot of the ''Another Late Night'' compilation series — which featured tracks by Blur, The Polyphonic Spree, Green Velvet, Josh Wink and others. Among the artists remixed by the band are New Order, Felix da Housecat, Mellow and the US band The Faint. The music of the duo was featured in TV shows such as '' Hotel Babylon'', ''Monkey Dust'', '' Six Feet Under'', ''CSI: Miami'' and ''N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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