Artificial Joy Club Explained

Artificial Joy Club
Alias:Sal's Birdland
Origin:Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Genre:alternative rock, Electronic music
Years Active:–
Associated Acts:One to One

Artificial Joy Club, at first known as Sal's Birdland, was a Canadian alternative rock band active in the 1990s.[1] The group recorded three albums under various names and had one hit single.[2] [3]

History

The band formed in 1993 when Louise Reny and Leslie Howe, formerly of the pop group One to One, joined with guitarist Michael Goyette, bassist Tim Dupont and drummer Andrew Lamarche. Initially taking the name Sal's Birdland ('Sal' was Reny's stage name), the group released its debut album, So Very Happy, in 1994.[4] [5]

In 1995, the group signed an international deal with Discovery Records',[6] which re-worked So Very Happy with production assistance from Michael James and released the album Nude Photos Inside.[7]

The label rejected their planned follow-up,[8] and the band signed to Interscope Records, changing their name to Artificial Joy Club at the same time.[9] Goyette, Dupont and Lamarche had previously used the name Artificial Joy Club for a short-lived side project with Ottawa singer Doug Wilson.[10]

In 1997, they released the album Melt, and the maxi-single Sick And Beautiful.[11] [12] [13] The song "Sick and Beautiful" was a No. 17 Billboard Modern Rock Tracks hit;[14] [15] it also climbed to No. 11 on the Radio and Records Alternative chart.[16] It hit #35 in Canada on the RPM Top 100. It was also featured on the soundtrack for the 1998 film Homegrown.[17]

The band then went on a full North American festival tour.[18] It included opening the mainstage at Buzzfest '97,[19] and appearing on the second stage bill at Lollapalooza.[20]

In 1998, Artificial Joy Club released the three-track EP Spaceman, which was three versions of their song of the same name. They also released a video.[21] [22] The band broke up in 1999.

Discography

as Sal's Birdland

as Artificial Joy Club

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=2AkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Artificial+Joy+Club%22&pg=PA62 "Crunchy Act Artificial Joy Club melts away doubters with 'Sick & Beautiful' single".
  2. Audio Track. Billboard. 20 December 1997. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 69–. 0006-2510.
  3. Web site: Artificial Joy Club . . 28 January 2022.
  4. Web site: Sal's Birdland – So Very Happy . Discogs.com . 28 January 2022.
  5. "Not quite banned, Sal's Birdland rocks on". Ottawa Citizen, December 22, 1994.
  6. "Colin Linden just a book of blues". Ottawa Citizen, June 22, 1995.
  7. Web site: Sal's Birdland – Nude Photos Inside . Discogs.com . 28 January 2022.
  8. "Lippy litany of buzzwords is Sal's way". The Province, September 26, 1997.
  9. http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/O/One_To_One.html ": One To One"
  10. "Big Smoke success smells sweet to Waltons". Ottawa Citizen, May 4, 1995.
  11. Web site: Artificial Joy Club – Melt . Discogs.com . 28 January 2022.
  12. Web site: Customer Reviews . Amazon.ca . 28 January 2022.
  13. Web site: Artificial Joy Club – Sick And Beautiful . Discogs.com. 28 January 2022.
  14. Web site: Sick & Beautiful · Artificial Joy Club . YouTube . 28 January 2022.
  15. Popular Uprisings. Billboard. 26 July 1997. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 19–. 0006-2510.
  16. Web site: R&R. 22 August 1997. Worldradiohistory.com. 25 May 2022.
  17. Web site: SoundtrackINFO: Homegrown Soundtrack (complete album tracklisting). Soundtrackinfo.com. 25 May 2022.
  18. Web site: Artificial Joy Club's Concert History . concertarchives.org . Concert Archives . 29 January 2022.
  19. http://www.chairpage.com/tour/roadreports/1997/august30.htm "Houston (Buzzfest '97), Aug. 30, 1997"
  20. https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/14/arts/lollapalooza-s-recycled-hormones-rebellion-by-the-numbers.html "Lollapalooza's Recycled Hormones: Rebellion by the Numbers"
  21. Web site: Artificial Joy Club – Spaceman . Discogs.com . 28 January 2022.
  22. Web site: Artificial Joy Club - Spaceman . . 29 January 2022.

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