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'''The Gentle People''' were a [[Los Angeles]]-based band formed in 1995 by |
'''The Gentle People''' were a [[Los Angeles]]-based band formed in 1995 by a multinational group of musicians performing under the names Dougie Dimensional, Laurie LeMans, Valentine Carnelian, and Honeymink.<ref name="allmusicbio"/> Their sound explored kitschy [[lounge music|lounge]] and [[easy listening]] aesthetics of the 1950s in the context of 1990s club culture.<ref name="allmusicbio"/> They signed to [[Aphex Twin]]'s independent [[Rephlex Records]] label in 1995 and released two albums: ''Soundtracks for Living'' (1997) and ''Faboo'' (1999).<ref name="allmusicbio"/> They attracted an international following in the UK, Japan, and US, where they appeared on various lounge and [[exotica]] compilations.<ref name="allmusicbio"/> Their work was also remixed by artists such as Aphex Twin and [[Luke Vibert]].<ref name="allmusicbio"/> |
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==Career== |
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The Gentle People were signed to [[Rephlex Records]] (co-run by Richard D. James aka [[Aphex Twin]]), despite the group's "relaxed brand of sugar-coated, vocal-based [[easy listening]]" being quite different from "the typically abrasive lo-fi machine music of that label."<ref name="allmusicbio"/> The band's 1997 album ''Soundtracks for Living'' received a positive review from ''[[Select Magazine|Select]]'', which stated "just when you thought easy listening was played out in a welter of zany student discos, the elegantly multinational Gentle People come to reaffirm la dolce vita."<ref name="select"/> |
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==Discography== |
==Discography== |
Revision as of 05:21, 8 September 2022
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Origin | Los Angeles, U.S. |
Genres | |
Years active | 1992–2011 |
Labels | Rephlex |
Past members | Dougie Dimensional Laurie LeMans Valentine Carnelian Honeymink |
The Gentle People were a Los Angeles-based band formed in 1995 by a multinational group of musicians performing under the names Dougie Dimensional, Laurie LeMans, Valentine Carnelian, and Honeymink.[1] Their sound explored kitschy lounge and easy listening aesthetics of the 1950s in the context of 1990s club culture.[1] They signed to Aphex Twin's independent Rephlex Records label in 1995 and released two albums: Soundtracks for Living (1997) and Faboo (1999).[1] They attracted an international following in the UK, Japan, and US, where they appeared on various lounge and exotica compilations.[1] Their work was also remixed by artists such as Aphex Twin and Luke Vibert.[1]
Career
The Gentle People were signed to Rephlex Records (co-run by Richard D. James aka Aphex Twin), despite the group's "relaxed brand of sugar-coated, vocal-based easy listening" being quite different from "the typically abrasive lo-fi machine music of that label."[1] The band's 1997 album Soundtracks for Living received a positive review from Select, which stated "just when you thought easy listening was played out in a welter of zany student discos, the elegantly multinational Gentle People come to reaffirm la dolce vita."[2]
Discography
- Soundtracks for Living (1997, Rephlex)
- Faboo (1999, Rephlex)