Arling & Cameron (sometimes 'A&C') are a Dutch

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duo, composed of Gerry Arling and Richard Cameron. Their early music draws from

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, spy movie themes,

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, '70s light rock, Japanese Shibuya-kei and other music genres that are often associated with

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. Their beat-driven pop collages recalled

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or Cornelius, with whom they also collaborated. With Pizzicato Five they co-wrote the song "Arigato, we love you" on the P5 album 'Happy end of the world'. Later albums incorporated more modern pop and electro influences as well as rap and dance.

History

Their musical partnership began in 1994, inspired by the Shibuya-kei kitsch-pop deconstructionists that had emerged in

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several years earlier. They held "Easy Tune" parties around

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that year; from those performances they culled singles which they released under a variety of pseudonyms (16 in all, including "Popcorn" and "Aloha Sisters") on Cameron's Drive-In/Easy Tune label. Collaborations with Pizzicato Five, Fantastic Plastic Machine, and Bebel Gilberto followed soon after. In 1998 label

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released their ''Voulez Vous'' EP in the

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as well as their debut album, ''All-In'', in 1999. In 2000, Arling & Cameron released ''Music for Imaginary Films'', a collection of theme songs for nonexistent movies and TV shows. Working with Joost Swarte, the duo also released ''Sound Shopping'' during the same year, featuring French-inspired sample based songs, with the first track, ''Fun Shopping,'' featuring samples of cash registers and high heels. A year later, in April 2001, they released their third album, ''We Are A&C'', a

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record drawing stylistically from smooth R&B,

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and tropicalia-tinged lounge."CD REVIEWS: Eric's Trip, Corrosion Of Conformity, Arling & Cameron and many more"
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and

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as well as games music for Sony PlayStation (Hot Shot Golf). In 2006 they released Hi-Fi underground. Their 2015 album release is GOOD TIMES. An eclectic mix of modern pop and electro and rap. Guest singers on the album include Princess Superstar,

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, Faberyayo and

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Discography

* ''All-In'' (1999) * ''Music For Imaginary Films'' (2000) * ''Sound Shopping'' (2000) * ''We are A & C'' (August 2001) * ''Hi-Fi Underground'' (September 2006) * ''Good Times'' (April 2015)

References

Dutch electronic music groups {{Electronic-band-stub