''Artantica'' is the fifth and last album by Dutch

rap rock Rap rock is a fusion genre that fuses vocal and instrumental elements of hip hop with various forms of rock. Rap rock's most popular subgenres include rap metal and rapcore, which include heavy metal and hardcore punk-oriented influences, resp ...

band

Urban Dance Squad Urban Dance Squad was a Dutch rap rock band formed after what was originally intended as a one-time jam-session at a festival in Utrecht on December 20, 1986. The band consisted of a guitarist, bassist, drummer, rapper, and DJ. Urban Dance Squ ...

. The album marked the return of

DJ DNA Arjen de Vreede (born 26 April 1962 in Utrecht, The Netherlands), known by his stage name DJ DNA, is a Dutch DJ and producer. At age seventeen, he started as a DJ, and became a pioneer in the Dutch music scene playing hip hop, house, acid house a ...

, who had been absent on the band's two previous recordings. Stylistically the album is very diverse, with vocalist Rudeboy often singing and rapping in the same song. The single "Happy Go Fucked Up" became a minor hit in Europe. Not long after the release of the album, the band broke up.

Track listing

# Step Off (5:20) # Happy Go Fucked Up (4:55) # Letter To Da Better (4:45) # Bank Stock 6 Zeros (4:44) # Hard-Headed Headstrong (4:19) # Craftmatic Adjustable Girl (4:16) # Fearless (3:59) # Ghost Called Loneliness (3:44) # Limousine (4:00) # Artantica (3:47) # Chain-Locked To Nowhere (5:01) # Q & A's On An O.D. (3:50) # Modern Woman (2:01) # Music Entertainment (5:07)

References

External links

* http://www.discogs.com/Urban-Dance-Squad-Artantica/release/458519 1999 albums Urban Dance Squad albums Virgin Records albums {{1990s-hiphop-album-stub