Graham left Tilt in 1999 to pursue his solo career and Parks and Wilson continued to release singles until joined by Andy Moor which saw the release of the album, Explorer , on Hooj Choons subsidiary label, Lost Language .
The most successful single from Homework was ” Around the World “. “Da Funk” was also included on the Saint film soundtrack. Daft Punk produced a series of music videos for Homework directed by Spike Jonze , Michel Gondry , Roman Coppola and Seb Janiak. The videos were collected in…
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Duran Duran parted ways with Capitol/EMI in 1999, although the label has since used Duran Duran’s back catalogue to release several compilations of remixes and rare vinyl-only B-sides. The band then signed what was intended to be a three-album contract with Disney Music Group ‘s Hollywood Records , but it…
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In 1999, NME readers named them ‘best new band’ in January (this despite the fact it was now three years since they released their debut album). In May, the single ” Northern Lites ” was released and made No. 11 in the charts. A dense production, with steel drums clattering…
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Van Roy was one of the founders of the Dependent label in 1999. It was on this new label that Suicide Commando’s next releases, the singles “Hellraiser” and “Comatose Delusion” and the EP Love Breeds Suicide , accompanied Suicide Commando’s 2000 release, Mindstrip . Mindstrip reached number one on the…
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Two legal battles then began that interfered with the band’s working on another release. Volcano Entertainment —the successor of Tool’s by-then defunct label Zoo Entertainment—alleged contract violations by Tool and filed a lawsuit. According to Volcano, Tool had violated their contract when the band looked at offers from other record…
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In November 1998, the album Out Spaced was released. This was a collection of songs from the 1995 Ankst releases (including “Dim Brys: Dim Chwys”), the band’s favourite B-sides, plus “The Man Don’t Give a Fuck” and “Smokin’”. A limited edition appeared in a comedy rubber sleeve, shaped like a…
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Freed from some internal writing conflicts, the band returned to the studio to rewrite and re-record many of the songs on Medazzaland (John Taylor’s work remains on only four tracks). The album marked a return to the layered experimentation of Big Thing , with intricate guitar textures and processed vocals.…
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In April 1998, Depeche Mode held a press conference at the Hyatt Hotel in Cologne to announce the Singles Tour.
In February 1998 the band released the “If They Move, Kill ‘Em” EP. This notably featured the bands’ first collaboration with Kevin Shields , on his remix of the title track. Later that year, Shields joined the band on tour and would have a major influence on their sound in…
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