In 2001 the compilation Rotten Apples was released. The double-disc version of the album, released as a limited edition, included a collection of B-sides and rarities called Judas O . The Greatest Hits Video Collection DVD was also released at the same time. This was a compilation of all of…
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Win Butler and Josh Deu founded Arcade Fire in Montreal around 2001, having first met at Phillips Exeter Academy as high school students.
In 2001, Depeche Mode released Exciter , produced by Mark Bell (of techno group LFO ). Bell introduced a minimalist, digital sound to much of the album, influenced by IDM and glitch . ” Dream On “, ” I Feel Loved “, ” Freelove ” and ” Goodnight Lovers ”…
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From 1998 to 2000 Albarn recorded Gorillaz’ self-titled debut album at his newly opened Studio 13 in London as well as at Geejam Studios in Jamaica. The sessions resulted in the first Gorillaz release, the EP Tomorrow Comes Today , released on 27 November 2000. This EP consisted mostly of…
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In late 1999, and without a record deal, Keane recorded their first promotional single ” Call Me What You Like “. Released on CD format through Keane’s label Zoomorphic, it was sold after live performances at the pubs where Keane used to play in early 2000. Only 500 copies were…
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On May 23, 2000, in a live radio interview on KROQ-FM (Los Angeles), Billy Corgan announced the band’s decision to break up at the end of that year following additional touring and recording. The group’s final album before the break-up, Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music , was…
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A second volume focusing on the later part of their career came out in 2000.
Those recording sessions resulted in 2000’s Minor Earth Major Sky
In 2000, Krause left the group leaving Kanka to continue on his own. In the early 2000s, Kanka released a pair of Armageddon Dildos albums on Ausfahrt/Electric Blue, Morgengrauen in 2003 and Sangreal in 2005.
On December 2, 2000, the Smashing Pumpkins played a farewell concert at the Metro, the same Chicago club where their career had effectively started twelve years earlier. The four-and-a-half-hour-long show featured 35 songs spanning the group’s career, and attendees were given a recording of the band’s first concert at the…
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