Coco Electrik Explained

Coco Electrik
Origin:London
Years Active:2004 - present
Genre:Electronica
Pop
Label:Tummy Touch
Oscillation Records
Current Members:Anne Booty
Paul Harrison
Additional live members
Daniel Whittaker
Adam de Gruchy
Martin Dean
Past Members:Mat Ducasse of Skylab
Milan Simic

Coco Electrik is an electropop band and musical alias of Australian (now UK based) singer, musician and songwriter Anne Booty[1] and producer Paul Harrison aka Royal Appointment.

History

Coco Electrik first surfaced with Your Love Is Gum,[2] a split single with then label mate Tom Vek. A series of acclaimed singles[3] followed on Tummy Touch Records and Anne's own label, Oscillation Records. In 2007 they released debut album Army Behind The Sun. She has also lent vocals to Acoustic Ladyland's much praised[4] Cuts & Lies single from their album Skinny Grin, been featured on the soundtrack to The Coen Brother's Burn After Reading[5] and cult Australian drama Underbelly[6] and remixed by Brooklyn wunderkind Kotchy and The Phenomenal Handclap Band as well as being remixed by, amongst others, Mickey Moonlight (Ed Banger Records) and Skylab. "Apple Pie" (Skylab Remix) by Coco Electrik currently soundtracks Target Australia's Effortless Denim campaign.[7]

2010/11 has seen the release of their second album White Ink, which was given a 8/10 rating by[8] Vice magazine. The albums was written and recorded by Coco Electrik catalyst Anne Booty and long-term recording partner Paul Harrison (Royal Appointment) and features appearances from George Demure (Output Recordings, Tirk Recordings) Kreeps (Output Recordings) and Pete Wareham (Acoustic Ladyland, Polar Bear). The album was mastered by Robert Harder.[9] Their single "Your Love Is Gum" features in episode of Fox 8's Australian drama, Slide.

In 2013, "Pussyfooter" (Ju.Do Remix) by Coco Electrik[10] [11] soundtracks the Target USA Fall Style campaign that premiered during every ad break of the 2013 Emmy Awards.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Remixes

Appears On

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.planetnotion.com/60_seconds/coco_electrik.html
  2. Web site: Coco Electrik Discography at Discogs . Discogs.com . 2011-08-07.
  3. Web site: Blatchford . Thomas . Coco Electrik - Apple Pie / Releases / Releases // Drowned in Sound . Drownedinsound.com . 2006-08-04 . 2011-08-07 . 5 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121005080758/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/7883/reviews/1032239- . dead .
  4. News: John L Walters . CD: Acoustic Ladyland, Skinny Grin. The Guardian. 2006-11-30. 2011-08-07 . London.
  5. Web site: Gym Music from Burn After Reading by Various Artists - Download Gym Music from Burn After Reading on iTunes . Itunes.apple.com . 2008-09-08 . 2011-08-07.
  6. Web site: The music of Underbelly . Channelnine.ninemsn.com.au . 2011-08-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090314043354/http://channelnine.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=763936 . 14 March 2009 . dead.
  7. Web site: Target Effortless Denim Campaign . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/3HNCKWXCqf0 . 2021-12-20 . live. YouTube . 2010-02-09 . 2011-08-07.
  8. Web site: She's Electric . Artrocker . 2011-08-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110726171846/http://www.artrocker.com/node/14571 . 26 July 2011 . dead.
  9. Web site: Coco Electrik - White Ink. Discogs.com. 2020-06-21.
  10. Web site: Target Celebrates Fall Style With Some Help From Coco Electrik's' 'Pussyfooter (Ju. Do. Remix)'. Amy. Sciarretto. Diffuser.fm.
  11. Web site: Target Commercial Song - Fashion Styles - #Targetstyle - What Song is in that Commercial? - What Song is in that Commercial? . 2013-10-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213501/http://whatsongisinthatcommercial.com/target-commercial-song-fashion-styles-targetstyle/ . 4 October 2013.
  12. Web site: Coco Electrik - Army Behind The Sun (CD) at Discogs . Discogs.com . 2007-06-25 . 2011-08-07.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Coco Electrik".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.