Decksandrumsandrockandroll
Decksandrumsandrockandroll | |
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Studio album from Propellerheads | |
Publication |
1998 |
Label (s) | Wall of sound |
Format (s) |
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Title (number) |
13 |
running time |
approx. 68 minutes |
Decksandrumsandrockandroll is published in 1998 debut album of the Propellerheads .
Sound
Decksandrumsandrockandroll is essentially to be assigned to the genre of the big beat , but also contains elements of trip-hop . In addition, echoes of soul , funk and rock can be heard. The album is mostly instrumental , supplemented by samples of various vocals and beatboxing .
The album also shows a clear affinity between the two propellerheads - Alex Gifford and Will White - for the soundtracks of the James Bond films : One song is a cover version by John Barry , another song is performed by Shirley Bassey as a guest singer .
title
The following songs can be heard on Decksandrumsandrockandroll :
- Take California (Gifford)
- Echo and Bounce (Gifford)
- Velvet Pants (Gifford)
- Better? (White)
- Oh yeah (Gifford)
- History Repeating - feat. Shirley Bassey (Gifford)
- Winning Style (Gifford)
- Bang on! (Gifford)
- A Number of Microphones (White)
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service ( Barry )
- Bigger? (Gifford)
- Cominagetcha (Gifford)
- Spybreak! (Gifford)
Sampling
Decksandrumsandrockandroll contains samples from these songs:
- Capsule in Space (John Barry)
- Opening Titles - James Bond is Back - From Russia with Love - James Bond Theme (John Barry, Matt Monro , Lionel Bart )
- It's Yours ( T La Rock , Jazzy Jay )
- Hit or Miss ( Odetta )
- Celebrate the Good Things ( Pleasure )
- The Champ ( The Mohawks )
- Angel of Love ( Mike Longo )
- The Rill Thing ( Little Richard )
- Mona Lisa ( Slick Rick )
- How Ya Want It - I Got It ( Jungle Brothers )
- Finders Keepers Song - The Topless Bar (Marvin Elling, William Loose , Stu Phillips )
- Part 1 (The Groupies)
The Propellerheads also sampled Bill Cosby and Richard Nixon for the album .
Songs from Decksandrumsandrockandroll were sampled by these musicians :
- 9 in Common
- The Prodigy
Recording and production
In addition to the Propellerheads and Shirley Bassey, session musicians also took part in Decksandrumsandrockandroll :
- Chris Lawson ( guitar )
- Mike Thomas (guitar)
- Corin ( turntables )
Arranger was David Arnold , sound engineer was Chris Lawson; produced album of the Propellerheads was.
The recordings for Decksandrumsandrockandroll took place in five studios in England:
- The Würx
- The Stix
- The Chapel
- Maison Rouge
- Air
Publications and releases
Decksandrumsandrockandroll was first released in January 1998 on the Wall Of Sound label as CD , LP and MC . As a result, it was also published by other labels, sometimes with a different tracklist and additional guest musicians; namely De La Soul and the Jungle Brothers.
The following songs on the first edition of the album were released between 1996 and '98 as singles , maxi singles or promo singles :
- Take California
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service
- History repeating
- Spybreak!
- Bang on!
- Velvet Pants
These singles were also extracted from the alternative versions of the album or sent out as promo singles:
- 360 Degrees (Oh Yeah?) - feat. De la soul
- Take California and Party - feat. The Jungle Brothers
Soundtracks and commercials
Songs by Decksandrumsandrockandroll found their way into several soundtracks :
- Bang on! - Lost in Space
- History Repeating - Crazy About Mary
- Spybreak! - matrix
Take California was the first song in a commercial for iPods could be heard.
Charts and reception
Decksandrumsandrockandroll reached number six in the UK charts as the highest position, number 26 in the German charts and number 100 in the US charts .
In the music magazine Visions one could read about decksandrumsandrockandroll : “The individual ingredients of this masterpiece are old friends across the board ; It's only their combination that makes it - straight-kicking radio drums, fat Hammonds, agent film music with huge strings, driving percussions, vocals samples, a lot of hip-hop scratches, occasionally cracking guitars, Chemical Brothers-like up-tempo beats, slap basses, technoid minimalism - just everything, which benefits the noble goal of a maximal groove. No doubt about it, with this album the Propellerheads set new standards in terms of dance floor music. "
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c www.discogs.com: Propellerheads (discography)
- ↑ a b c d Propellerheads: Decksandrumsandrockandroll (Liner Notes)
- ↑ a b www.visions.de: Decksandrumsandrockandroll (review)
- ↑ a b www.ew.com: Decksandrumsandrockandroll (review)
- ↑ a b c d www.whosampled.com: Propellerheads (sample list)
- ↑ www.discogs.com: Decksandrumsandrockandroll (release details )
- ↑ www.allmusic.com: Decksandrumsandrockandroll (release details & review)
- ↑ www.discogs.com: Lost in Space - Soundtrack (Tracklist)
- ↑ www.discogs.com: Crazy About Mary - Soundtrack (Tracklist)
- ↑ www.discogs.com: Matrix - Soundtrack (Tracklist)
- ↑ reviews.headphonecommute.com: Decksandrumsandrockandroll (review)
- ↑ www.officialcharts.com: Decksandrumsandrockandroll (chart placement)
- ↑ www.offiziellecharts.de: Decksandrumsandrockandroll (chart placement)
- ↑ www.billboard.com: Decksandrumsandrockandroll (chart placement)