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Babylon Zoo formed in the early 90s and are best known for their debut single ‘Spaceman’ from the 1996 album The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes. The song was used in a Levi’s advert and became a huge international hit and also held the record for the fastest-selling debut single until Britney Spears released Hit Me Baby One More Time in 1999.
The group is essentially singer/songwriter/musician/producer Jas Mann from Wolverhampton in the West Midlands, United Kingdom. He described the music of Babylon Zoo as ‘intergalactic space rock for the 21st century’. The sound is a mixture of styles including grunge, rock, indie and electronica. Two further singles were released in 1996: ‘Animal Army’ and ‘The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes’, but did not replicate the success of Spaceman, and Babylon Zoo are subsequently regarded as one-hit-wonders.
In 1998, a second album was released in Europe called King Kong Groover. The single released from it was ‘All the Money’s Gone’. The album was a flop and in 1999 Jas Mann and his record company, EMI, parted.
The group is essentially singer/songwriter/musician/producer Jas Mann from Wolverhampton in the West Midlands, United Kingdom. He described the music of Babylon Zoo as ‘intergalactic space rock for the 21st century’. The sound is a mixture of styles including grunge, rock, indie and electronica. Two further singles were released in 1996: ‘Animal Army’ and ‘The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes’, but did not replicate the success of Spaceman, and Babylon Zoo are subsequently regarded as one-hit-wonders.
In 1998, a second album was released in Europe called King Kong Groover. The single released from it was ‘All the Money’s Gone’. The album was a flop and in 1999 Jas Mann and his record company, EMI, parted.
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daemnian wrote:
I think he suffers from schizophrenia. [2]
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kust123 wrote:
хорошая группа была
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sp4cey4n_b wrote:
... the worlds first half-hit-wonder .....
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Ragman205 wrote:
space man is awesome, but only like the first 30 seconds haha
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xdarknesshayzx wrote:
I loved this Spaceman when I was younger, didnt realize an ablum/s were released!
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mattpoznanski wrote:
in my primery school times I didn't realise that he is so fu**in' British :D
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noxeen wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/Saint+Kitten/_/Is+Your+Soul+for+Sale%3F
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Crustclock wrote:
I think he's probably got a few more genes than the rest of us.
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Applecrumble wrote:
Has he ever written a spherical song?
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JBundeuxthree wrote:
Space age is a thing of the past however you rekindle its true esscence with pure intent and it has made me see how bad a musician i really am...maybe why i got kicked out of fat kamp but thats another ball game completely...you have opened my eyes to the world of post rock/space drone. I cant thank you enough
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noinnocence wrote:
SPACEMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN<3 [2]
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Bringa wrote:
I wish he made more music like Boy with the X Ray... space grunge rocked :D
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Savuyar wrote:
Good ol' days
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DevilMadeMeDoIt wrote:
SPACEMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN<3
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mellohippo wrote:
This guy will become a genius. I think he suffers from schizophrenia.
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xn0153x wrote:
this was great some 13 years ago... nowadays whenever I listen is mostly out of nostalgia than anything else... boy with the x-ray eyes is a solid album, but king kong groover eh just LAME.
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silentinfinite wrote:
To be honest, I didn't have high hopes for the entire album 'The Boy with X-Ray Eyes' & I just got it out of curiousity - mainly because I LOVED Spaceman and thought Animal Army was ok. But I'm really surprised by how good the whole album is. Really love tracks like 'Fire Guided Light', 'Zodiac Sign' and 'Caffeine'.
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cruelcrux wrote:
I've always loved spaceman
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lagunavamp wrote:
finally found my fav song...-)))
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MIR17 wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/Midlanders+UK/connections Join my group if you are from the Midlands!
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therealpower, brucemerry, thacka09 and 1 other person added Babylon Zoo to their libraries. 3 hours ago
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stVedder tagged Babylon Zoo with ‘space-psychodelic rock’. 22 hours ago
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Fox-Murder tagged Babylon Zoo with 90s, electro-pop, electronic rock and 7 other tags. Sunday evening
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DavidBN tagged Babylon Zoo with ‘space rock’. Thursday afternoon
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