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Propellerheads is a British big beat music band from Bath made up of electronic producers Will White and Alex Gifford. The term “Propellerhead” is californian slang for a computer nerd, and when Gifford and White heard a friend from California drop this into conversation, they thought it the perfect name for their band.
Their first release was an EP named Dive!, published in 1996 through independent label wall of sound. They gained fame the next year by providing a remix for Bond composer David Arnold’s Bond tribute album Shaken & Stirred covering John Barry’s On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, the theme song to the sixth James Bond film, re-orchestrated by Arnold. The single “History Repeating” followed, a collaboration with jazz diva Shirley Bassey, fusing big beat with jazz.
Their only album to date is Decksandrumsandrockandroll, released in 1998 by Wall of Sound in the UK and Europe and DreamWorks in the US and Japan. The Dreamworks versions include collaborations with hip hop veterans De La Soul and Jungle Brothers, and the Japanese version is a sought-after 2 Disc Special Edition including some of their earlier singles. A track from the album, “Spybreak!”, became widely known after its use in the famous lobby scene in The Matrix.
After touring for their hit album, Will White fell ill.
Their first release was an EP named Dive!, published in 1996 through independent label wall of sound. They gained fame the next year by providing a remix for Bond composer David Arnold’s Bond tribute album Shaken & Stirred covering John Barry’s On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, the theme song to the sixth James Bond film, re-orchestrated by Arnold. The single “History Repeating” followed, a collaboration with jazz diva Shirley Bassey, fusing big beat with jazz.
Their only album to date is Decksandrumsandrockandroll, released in 1998 by Wall of Sound in the UK and Europe and DreamWorks in the US and Japan. The Dreamworks versions include collaborations with hip hop veterans De La Soul and Jungle Brothers, and the Japanese version is a sought-after 2 Disc Special Edition including some of their earlier singles. A track from the album, “Spybreak!”, became widely known after its use in the famous lobby scene in The Matrix.
After touring for their hit album, Will White fell ill.
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X-Cite wrote:
mostly because the best musicians can't earn enough to support their families only with making music, and consequently they pick a full-time job and some family time instead.
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MMWXIV wrote:
i would like to know why these kind of bands leave their production careers when they are awesome musicians and their works are considered one of the most exquisite styles of electronic music... someone can explain me? there is a similar situation like Leftfield and Lunatic Calm...
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DaggerDevil wrote:
Охуитительные!
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BarackFlowbama wrote:
Funky.
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fmorisson wrote:
клевые!!!
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nimrodella wrote:
<3 the first cd I ever bought from my pocket money was decksandrumsandrockendroll
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GarthRodgers wrote:
Just...wow. Never ages or gets tired.
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nikcharity wrote:
We all loved the Matrix but I've been waiting since I was about 6 to hear some more of your stuff, boys. Chop chop...
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Taggueg wrote:
Velvet Pants! ♥ Fantastic Beginning! (2) & These guys should spend more time making new music and less time walking away from explosions. [3] ^^ Bang on again!!! \m/
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Ninja1980 wrote:
These guys should spend more time making new music and less time walking away from explosions. [2]
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Jezs00 wrote:
These guys should spend more time making new music and less time walking away from explosions.
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Gordonflesher wrote:
Куда они пропали? Как в воду канули. А такую музычку клепали...
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imnoise wrote:
'Go Faster' is really nice.
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EclecticStatic wrote:
Velvet Pants! ♥ Fantastic Beginning!
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rogertanner wrote:
Too sad, that these great guys only released this one album together.
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Another_zone wrote:
that is what i exactly need...I take California!
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pendulum888 wrote:
take california! :D
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jenkha wrote:
New album PLEEEEASE!!
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RoqueShot wrote:
Take California.
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transglukator wrote:
they are cool!
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