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MTV's Amp
''MTV's Amp'' is a 1997 electronic album produced by the late-night show, MTV's '' Amp''. It features tracks from artists such as , , , , and |
MTV's Amp 2
''MTV's Amp 2'' is an electronica compilation album released by MTV and Astralwerks. It features prominently collaborations and remixes between electronic musicians and . Track listing # "" by # "Release Yo' Delf" ( Mix) by |
Compilation Album
A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one Performing arts#Performers, performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from one artist, then generally the tracks were not originally intended for release together as a single work, but may be collected together as a greatest hits album or box set. If the recordings are from several artists, there may be a theme, topic, time period, or genre which links the tracks, or they may have been intended for release as a single work—such as a tribute album. When the tracks are by the same recording artist, the album may be referred to as a retrospective album or an anthology. Content and scope Songs included on a compilation album may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several performers. If by one artist, then generally the tracks were not originally intend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aphex Twin
Richard David James (born 18 August 1971), known professionally as Aphex Twin, is a British musician, composer and DJ active in electronic music since 1988. His idiosyncratic work has drawn on many styles, including techno, ambient music, ambient, acid (electronic music), acid, and jungle music, jungle, and he has been described as a pioneering figure in the intelligent dance music (IDM) genre. 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 and important artists in contemporary electronic music. James was raised in Cornwall and began DJing at free party, free parties and clubs around the South West England, South West 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-fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crystal Method
The Crystal Method is an American electronic music act formed in Las Vegas Valley, Las Vegas, Nevada, by Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland in 1993. They were pioneers of the big beat genre and their music has appeared in numerous TV shows, films, video games, and advertisements. Their 1997 debut studio album ''Vegas (The Crystal Method album), Vegas'' was RIAA certification, certified platinum in 2007, and saw follow-ups ''Tweekend'', ''Legion of Boom (album), Legion of Boom'', ''Divided by Night'', and ''The Crystal Method (album), The Crystal Method''. In 2017, Ken Jordan retired from music and left the group, with Scott Kirkland adopting The Crystal Method as a solo moniker. History The Crystal Method originally had two members, Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland. Before The Crystal Method was formed, Jordan and Kirkland started working on music while working at a grocery store. Jordan was also a local DJ in Las Vegas as well as the college radio program director at UNLV. Jordan tau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Wink
Joshua Winkelman (born April 20, 1970), better known by his stage name Josh Wink, is an American electronic dance music DJ, label owner, producer, and remixer. He is a native of Philadelphia, United States. A pioneering DJ in the American rave scene during the early 1990s, Wink was the most prominent exponent of the tribal forms of techno and house in the U.S. In 1995, he released several hits, including "Don't Laugh" (as Winx), "I'm Ready" (as Size 9) (which hit number one on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart), and " Higher State of Consciousness," which topped the dance charts in Europe. He has had many club hits such as "How's Your Evening So Far?" (samples Lil Louis's "French Kiss") and "Superfreak (Freak)" and has also gained much attention for his remixes of Stabbing Westward, FC Kahuna, Paul Oakenfold, Moby, Towa Tei, Ladytron and Depeche Mode, among others. Early life As a youth, Wink studied the piano for three years and took clarinet lessons as a teenager. His intere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prodigy
The Prodigy are an English electronic music band formed in Braintree, Essex, in 1990 by producer, keyboardist, and songwriter Liam Howlett. The original line-up also featured Rapping, MC and vocalist Maxim (musician), Maxim, dancer and occasionally live keyboardist Leeroy Thornhill, dancer Sharky, and dancer and vocalist Keith Flint. They describe their style as Electropunk, electronic punk. The band emerged during the underground rave scene and achieved early success in 1991 with their debut singles "Charly (song), Charly" and "Everybody in the Place", which reached the UK top five. After their debut album ''Experience (The Prodigy album), Experience'' (1992), the band moved from their rave roots and incorporated techno, breakbeat, and rock influences on their follow-up, the critically acclaimed ''Music for the Jilted Generation'' (1994). They reached their commercial and critical peak with their third studio album ''The Fat of the Land'' (1997), which went to No. 1 in 16 co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inner City Life
"Inner City Life" is a song by British electronic musician Goldie featuring vocals by British singer Diane Charlemagne, released in November 1994 by FFRR Records as the first single from his acclaimed debut album, '' Timeless'' (1995). The song was written by Goldie with Rob Playford, and is widely considered one of the most iconic drum and bass works of its era. Accompanied by a music video directed by Mike Lipscombe, it peaked at No. 39 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 6 on the UK Dance Chart. ''NME'' ranked "Inner City Life" No. 11 in their list of the "50 Best Songs of 1994". In 2022 and 2025, ''Rolling Stone'' and ''Billboard'' magazine included it in their lists of the best dance songs of all time. Background and release "Inner City Life" is a portion of Goldie's album '' Timeless''' first track, "Timeless: Inner City Life/Pressure/Jah", which is a 21-minute opus. The song fuses the breakbeats and basslines common in jungle with orchestral textures and soul vocals by D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tranquility Bass
Tranquility Bass was the stage name of Michael Adam Kandel (1967/1968 – May 17, 2015), an American musician whose music has been variously categorized as ambient house, trip hop, and funk rock. He released various singles during the 1990s, followed by his first full-length album, ''Let The Freak Flag Fly'', in 1997 on Astralwerks. Early life Kandel was born and raised in Chicago. He learned to play the guitar and keyboards at age 12. By age 15 he had begun to record experimental electronic music in his bedroom. Musical career Kandel attended the Chicago Academy for the Arts, after which he moved to Los Angeles in 1985 to attend CalArts. It was there that he met Tom Chasteen, with whom he started the Exist Dance label in 1991. The two released several singles, including some as Tranquility Bass, later that year. In 1993, Kandel released the single "They Came in Peace", which has been described as an ambient-house classic and appeared on the Mo' Wax compilation album ''Headz'' th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orbital (band)
Orbital are an English electronic music duo from Dunton Green, Kent, England, consisting of brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll. The band's name is taken from Greater London's orbital motorway, the M25 motorway, M25, which was central to the early rave scene during the early days of acid house. Additionally, the cover art on three of their albums showcase stylised atomic orbitals. Orbital have been critically and commercially successful, known particularly for their live improvisation during shows. Career Early years and influences Paul Hartnoll described the early incarnation of Orbital as a "low-cost bedroom New Order (band), New Order/Severed Heads". Other influences from the late 1970s and early 1980s included The Beat (British band), The Beat, Cabaret Voltaire (band), Cabaret Voltaire, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, OMD and Kate Bush. The catalogues of Motown, Tamla Motown, ZTT Records, ZTT and Trojan Records, and the classic rock of bands like Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Photek
Rupert Parkes (born 6 September 1971), known as Photek, is a Los Angeles-based British electronic music DJ/record producer, and TV and film score composer. Photek was born and raised in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Photek has contributed music to several film, TV and video game productions, such as ''Blade'' in 1998. He also scored the show '' Gang Related'' with director Allen Hughes. He received three consecutive Grammy Award nominations in the category of Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical for Daft Punk's "End of Line" from the '' Tron: Legacy'' movie soundtrack in 2012, Moby's "Lie Down in Darkness" in 2013 and One Love/People Get Ready" in 2014. Photek composed the TV score for the show '' How to Get Away with Murder''. Biography Education Initially interested in hip hop, Parkes expanded his style with elements of soul and jazz. His first instrument was a tenor saxophone, but when a piano arrived in the family home his focus shifted to composition as opposed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Future Sound Of London
The Future Sound of London (often abbreviated FSOL) is a British electronic music duo composed of Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans. They have been described as a "boundary-pushing" electronic act, covering techno, ambient music, ambient, house music, trip hop, psychedelic music, psychedelia, and dub music, dub. While keeping an enigmatic image and releasing music under many aliases, the band found commercial success with singles "Papua New Guinea (song), Papua New Guinea" (1991) and "Cascade (song), Cascade" (1993), and albums ''Lifeforms (The Future Sound of London album), Lifeforms'' (1994), ''ISDN (album), ISDN'' (1995) and ''Dead Cities (album), Dead Cities'' (1996). In recent years, the duo has become more candid with their fanbase online. Their later work include their series of experimental ''Environments (album), Environments'' and ''Archives'' albums. History Formation Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans met in the mid-1980s while studying electronics at university in M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Have Explosive
"We Have Explosive" is a song by The Future Sound of London, released in 1997. It was the band's most successful single, getting to number 12 in the UK Singles Chart in 1997. It features prominent sampling of the Run-DMC album '' Tougher Than Leather''. Part three also samples " Rockchester" by Fats Comet. The single The successful standout single from FSOL's ''Dead Cities'' LP was, as with other FSOL singles, released with a plethora of remixed versions of it. It is a harder, more techno-oriented song, which is rare for the band; the track became well known to many after being featured in the 1996 hit video game '' wipE'out" 2097''. The song is the first track on the soundtrack, remixes of it were also featured on the other versions of the soundtrack; the ''"Herd Killing"'' mix was used in the intro sequence. A remixed version also appeared on the soundtrack for ''Mortal Kombat Annihilation''. The song also appears during the credits of ''Black Mirror'' Season 7 episode "Play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
