EarGASM 101: Mono “The Outsider

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Today’s EarGASM: Mono “The Outsider”

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EarGASM 101: Vanessa Daou “Plutonium Glow”

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Today’s EarGASM: Vanessa Daou “Plutonium Glow”

EarGASM 101: Nitin Sawhney “Nadia”

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Today’s EarGASM: Nitin Sawhney “Nadia”

EarGASM 101: Goldfrapp “Pilots”

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Today’s EarGASM: Goldfrapp “Pilots”

EarGASM 101: Trentemoller “Moan” (featuring Ane Trolle)

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Today’s EarGASM: Trentemoller “Moan” (featuring Ane Trolle)”

EarGASM 101: Yonderboi “Pabadam”

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Today’s EarGASM: Yonderboi “Pabadam”

EarGASM 101: Brazilian Girls “Homme”

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Today’s EarGASM: Brazilian Girls “Homme”

EarGASM 101: Royksopp “What Else Is There”

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ABOUT: Röyksopp is Torbjorn Brundtland and Svein Berge, a dynamic electronica duo from Tromso, Norway. The Norwegian translation for “røyksopp” translates literally as “smoke mushroom”. The track “What Else Is There?” was released on their second album “The Understanding” which sells both as a 12 track album and as a two disk 17 track Deluxe edition released in 2005. Karin Dreijer Andersson ( from the electronica Swedish group The Knife) lends her vocals on the track. “What Else Is There?” feels like a haunting combination of Hall N Oats meets Danny Elfman meets trip hop with Spanish guitar – it has a rolling credits cinematic quality. Karen’s epic vocals remind me of a harmonious synergy of Bjork and Cindy Lauper. The The song was used in the film Cashback in 2006 and in 2008 it was featured on an O2 television advert in both the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic and it appeared again in the film Meet Bill. I have been following Royksopp since 2001, but North Americans would know about them because their hit song “Remind Me” was part of a highly successful Geico Caveman TV campaign in 2006.

SIGNIFICANCE: Tailgating on the success of the “Remind Me” track “What Else Is There?” has entered the mainstream commercial consciousness. I would like to echo that commercial appeal does not translate to success, but it does bring to the forefront a highly dynamic group that can seamlessly serve both mainstream and underground heads alike.

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EarGASM 101: Telepopmusik “Breathe”

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ABOUT: Télépopmusik is a French electronic music group with three members. The track “Breathe” was featured on their debut album “Genetic World” in 2001. Its a Chill Electronica House type of track – the kind you can dance or lounge to. Angela McCluskey’s husky yet dreamy vocals remind me of Eryka Badu or Amy Whinehouse under a slight echo voice filter. Angela was the co-writer and guest vocalist on the track, she is a member of the group Wild Colonials. I first heard “Breathe” on internet radio in 2001 and forgot all about it and then it resurfaced again in 2003 in a Mitsubishi ad. The song became a big hit and actually was nominated for a Grammy in 2004 – Kyle Minogue somehow managed to beat them out for Best Dance track. I think Kyle is legit but the Grammy’s truly are not.

SIGNIFICANCE: This is one of if not the very first of the great contemporary Electronica Dance tracks to make it to a mainstream American commercial. Not that its important, but it certainly helped to make it one of the more memorable tracks in this genre.

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