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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.
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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The Pretender
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Shoutbox
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Hayzi22 wrote:
Datarock is my favorite.
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supersmeller wrote:
Saw these guys last night, best concert I've ever been too!!!!!! It was insane, the drummer started dancing on crutches with his broken leg. It was the greatest dance I've seen
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Necro_feel wrote:
i <3 datarock ! Come to Poland ! :< [3]
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sio_stad wrote:
i <3 datarock ! Come to Poland ! :< [2]
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zuzzol wrote:
i <3 datarock ! Come to Poland ! :<
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anytrashy wrote:
Check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Aix07MLHE
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space_boy wrote:
could someone hook me up with the track "get yourself a datarocker"? :(
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peppermintmocha wrote:
theyre coming to frankfurt :D & ive got tickets already yaaaaaaaaay
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nsimonchuk wrote:
cum shot. what the fuck? is it a common to say "come to", come my partner, i will come after you. omfg, rofl. good group. love their song "Fa-Fa-Fa".
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vboechat wrote:
come to brazil!
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TheAbdBoy wrote:
Come back to Canada!
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klaudiakrauze wrote:
come to Poland!
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Puffycreamdots wrote:
Come to Holland! <3
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LilJakub wrote:
I <3 Datarock!
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velrybi_hovezi wrote:
seconded
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andliberty wrote:
king tuts was so good
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Kemma105 wrote:
Datarock Glasgow!yeah..
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alexia_N wrote:
Any band whose major artistic influences are Devo and Talking Heads is likely going to be really, really good. Like this band.
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FreeMHZ wrote:
why cant i like this? [2]
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Bruinssi wrote:
NHL 08[5]
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Featured Tracks
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True Stories | 2:48 |
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Fa-Fa-Fa | 5:05 |
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The Pretender full track | 3:09 |
Events
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Jan
5
Datarock
HiFi Bar and Ballroom, Melbourne, Australia
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Jan
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Sunset Sounds
Riverstage, Botanical Gardens, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
77 shouts
| 231 attendees
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Jan
8
Southbound 2010
Sir Stewart Bovell Park, Busselton, Western Australia, Perth, Australia
23 shouts
| 142 attendees
News
DATAROCK LIVE IN NORWAY ON USTREAM TONIGHT @ 11PM (GMT+1)
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26 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/datarock
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Recent Activity
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marrydann, kbabeatbox, ppeee and 2 other people added Datarock to their libraries. 2 hours ago
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supersmeller tagged Datarock with ‘seen live’. yesterday evening
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danzero wrote about Datarock in Top 500 artists in 2009. yesterday evening
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bonjourparis added Datarock to bonjourparis’s library. yesterday evening
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danzero wrote about Datarock in a deleted journal. yesterday evening
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dresstoimpress, MatthewGoss, lorena_s and 3 other people added Datarock to their libraries. yesterday evening
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alabama-worley tagged Datarock with electronic wire and northern lights. yesterday afternoon
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woingenausalat, beetralala, Pin_Night and 5 other people added Datarock to their libraries. yesterday afternoon
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brits_hu wrote about Datarock in 2009 - "ez az év elég gagyi zeneileg...". yesterday morning
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brits_hu wrote about Datarock – Red in 2009 - "ez az év elég gagyi zeneileg...". yesterday morning
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