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Bergen, Norway (2000 – present)

Datarock is a Norwegian band. The band describes their sound as “a mixture of musical styles like.” A trio of friends, Fredrik Saroea, Ketil Mosnes and Kevin O’Brien, conceived the group while at a festival in Bergen, and soon hired Tom Mæland. O’Brien and Mæland later left the band, but the duo of Saroea and Mosnes continued the project. The band members list their major artistic influences as Devo, Talking Heads and the Happy Mondays.

The band has released three EPs and their debut album, Datarock Datarock, was released in 2005 in 10 countries on the band’s own label, YAP (Young Aspiring Professionals), receiving favourable reviews, especially in the UK. They made an appearance in Australia’s Triple J Hottest 100 with the single “Computer Camp Love” in 2005, placing at #12. This song was #88 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.

Their song “Fa-Fa-Fa” was featured in a new Coca Cola advert, and is also featured in NHL 08, FIFA 08 and NBA Live 08 as part of EA Trax. It also appears in The Sims 2: Free Time, and The Sims’ video team was asked to create a custom music video for “Fa-Fa-Fa”. Another one of their songs, “New Song”, is featured in Madden NFL 08. Finally, a remix of “I Used To Dance With My Daddy” is featured in Need For Speed: ProStreet and “True Stories” is featured in FIFA 09 and The Sims 3.

Datarock was also featured in an Apple advertisement for the fourth generation iPod Nano. The ad showed the song Fa-Fa-Fa playing on an Orange iPod Nano. The coverart for Datarock Datarock was also shown.

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FreeMHZ wrote:
2 hours ago

why cant i like this? [2]

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Bruinssi wrote:
Friday afternoon

NHL 08[5]

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doolittleschizo wrote:
Thursday evening

Red is quite dissapointing. Datarock Datarock was so good, but either they didn't try on this release or they tried too hard. I want more electro/pop/punk greatness!

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KristinF wrote:
last month

Great show in Ås yesterday!

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APandaNamedMica wrote:
last month

What happened with Datarock yesterday? I was kinda drunk, didn't hear what the backstage-guy said, but he said something about Fredrik breaking his back while performing or something, thus Datarock couldn't perform their show in Lillestrøm. Anyone know what happened?

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NeonJunks wrote:
last month

http://neonjunksattack.blogspot.com/

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ezzletheman wrote:
last month

I've got one:) They're selling them while touring. and also here http://www.werkshop.com/datarock/item.action?product_id=100201-7&subcat_id=

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Mik_83 wrote:
last month

Anyone know where I can get one of these tracksuits?

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Rawenkeke wrote:
last month

i touched the gitarists ass, or was it the keyboard guy, i was happy, i came buckets

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floralhairspray wrote:
last month

fa-fa-fa is avg to me.. i love GIVE IT UP!!

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anetka92 wrote:
last month

I found them in the sims 3 music :D :P there is song 'true stories'.

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move_your_body wrote:
last month

буквально влюбилась... класс, мне очень нравится

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everett3 wrote:
last month

Fuck these guys. They came into our town thinking they were it cause they have a pepsi commercial or whatever, kicked a local band out for no damn reason. Disrespectful fucks.

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VincentVanGogh wrote:
September 2009

Is it just me or are 50% of their lyrics from other songs? Not that I'm complaining, just wondering why no one else has mentioned this.

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makeloveandwar wrote:
September 2009

фафафафафафафафа

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jk90 wrote:
September 2009

http://www.last.fm/music/Datarock/+images/35571197

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KultivationD wrote:
September 2009

Pls visit Melt! 2010 in Ferropolis, Germany!! grats for this kind of music

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dicksalad wrote:
September 2009

So good in New Orleans last night. I hurt from datarocking my face off. Actually it was more like straining a muscle in my back from jumping around so much, but it was worth it.

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darkfalco3 wrote:
September 2009

because you ain't got good tastes ? ;)

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Synth_Junkie wrote:
September 2009

why cant i like this?

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Videos

Featured Tracks

	True Stories full track	2:48
	Fa-Fa-Fa full track	5:05
	Give It Up full track	2:48

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Nov 19 Datarock King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Nov 23 Datarock The Thekla, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Nov 24 Datarock Garage, London, United Kingdom
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