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Here's a great song by Datarock - a couple of guys from Sweden. It's sort of funny but groovy at the same time...check it out!
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AMG Review of Datarock Datarock
John Bush
All Music GuideThe Norwegian duo Datarock worship at the twin altars of spastic '70s dance-rock, Devo and Talking Heads, both of whom inform their album debut (which includes tracks stretching back at least four years). Like their major influences, however, Datarock doesn't use humor as a crutch but instead as a coat rack, so to speak, to hang their excellent productions on. At times sounding like a heavily European version of indie-cabaret band Man Man, at other times a poppier version of fellow Scandinavian electronic dance savants Junior Senior, the duo appear capable of spinning virtually any musical idea into gold. The single "Fa-Fa-Fa" is glimmering dance-funk, "I Used to Dance with My Daddy" excellent computer pop, and when "Ganguro Girl" begins, it's nearly vocal jazz, but the lush chorus blooms rapturously into something beautiful and continental. Still, the humor probably wouldn't work if the Datarock duo didn't treat their oddball themes so seriously, like "Bulldozer" (where BMX's prove to be better than sex) or, on "Computer Camp Love," the twisted exchange that takes place between lead and backing vocals ("Did you get in her pants?," "She's not that kind of a girl, booger!," "Why? Does she have a penis?"). [Nettwerk also released the CD.]
Downtempo Datarock with 'Laurie' : An Ode to Ms. Anderson Plus Tickets for Their September 29th Beacon Theater NYC Show w/ Kaiser Chiefs on Sale Tomorrow
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Leave it to the iPod shuffle to remind me of the good life, namely Datarock and the spectrum that they manage to encompass. 'Princess' and 'Sex Me Up' can whip an audience into a frenzy, but 'Laurie Anderson' demonstrates a deeper sensibility. By gentler I don't mean boring- this is just an amazing song and indicative that Datarock is more than a Devo channeling party band outfit. Besides, no w...
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Datarock just plain ROCKS
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Just when I thought there couldn't be a cooler song than "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" by the Scissor Sisters I am suprised by these fabulous Norwegians known as Datarock. The album itself is filled up upbeat dance tunes that do exactly what they are supposed to do, make you want to move! I enjoyed every track, and then to close it out the threw on "Princess (Morgan Z Remix)". This song could s...
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Datarock Have A New "Princess" Video
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Datarock are Down Under right now, but their new video is global this week. Datarock describe the new vid for "Princess," directed by TheParallaxCorporation, as:Grateful Deads had their Deadheads. We've got our DATAROCKERS"Princess":"Princess" is the latest single/video from the duo's debut album, DATAROCK DATAROCK.http://www.myspace.com/datarock
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I contain multitudes (Part III)
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I wrote a while back about Johnossi, a quirky little duo from Sweden. Well, apparently Scandinavia is a hotbed of quirky little duos. Witness Datarock, two guys from Norway who take their sound variously from Devo, Talking Heads and other classic acts of the 70's and 80's. This song - especially the guitar track - is a dead ringer for Talking Heads, circa _Fear of Music_. The same goes for ...
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Datarock just plain ROCKS
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Just when I thought there couldn't be a cooler song than "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" by the Scissor Sisters I am suprised by these fabulous Norwegians known as Datarock. The album itself is filled up upbeat dance tunes that do exactly what they are supposed to do, make you want to move! I enjoyed every track, and then to close it out the threw on "Princess (Morgan Z Remix)". This song could s...
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Downtempo Datarock with 'Laurie' : An Ode to Ms. Anderson Plus Tickets for Their September 29th Beacon Theater NYC Show w/ Kaiser Chiefs on Sale Tomorrow
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Leave it to the iPod shuffle to remind me of the good life, namely Datarock and the spectrum that they manage to encompass. 'Princess' and 'Sex Me Up' can whip an audience into a frenzy, but 'Laurie Anderson' demonstrates a deeper sensibility. By gentler I don't mean boring- this is just an amazing song and indicative that Datarock is more than a Devo channeling party band outfit. Besides, no w...
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Datarock...
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This is probably my favorite Datarock song. The video brings back some odd memories from 5th grade. Yeah we had a Commodore 64 in my computer lab... and it ruled!!!
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bulldozer (video)
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bmx is better than sex.gotta love it...http://www.virb.com/datarock/videos/6558
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