Artist: Datarock
Genre(s):
Rock
Discography:
Datarock
Year: 2005
Tracks: 11
Dressed in twin red ink tracksuits, Norwegian banteringly electronic-dance banding Datarock were one of several groups labelled by the U.K. press as "new rave." Easily combining inspiration from Devo, Talking Heads, and Happy Mondays, the band's unpredictable performances let in whatever number of people dance or playing instruments. Originating from the like Bergen setting as Röyksopp and the Kings of Convenience, Datarock formed in 2000 and included Fredrik Saroea (vocals, guitars, drums, keyboards), Ketil Mosnes (bass, programming, keyboards, backing vocals), Tom Mæland (keyboards through 2003), and Kevin O'Brien (vocals through 2000). The first Datarock release arrived as a rent EP with Stockhaus in 2001 on the label Tellé, the original outlet for Röyksopp, the Kings of Convenience, and Annie. In 2002 they issued a limited edition EP coroneted Demo/Greatest Hits on Kaptein Kaliber Records. This was followed in 2003 by the Computer Camp Love EP. For the first full album, Saroea and Mosnes formed their have label, Young Aspiring Professionals, and in 2005 released Datarock Datarock. The following class the album was reissued in the U.K., France, and Australia. In early 2007, Datarock inked a deal with Nettwerk.
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