Recorded following the death of Corgan’s mother and his divorce, 1998’s Adore represented a significant change of style from the Pumpkins’ previous guitar-based rock, veering into electronica. The record, cut with assistance from drum machines and studio drummers including Matt Walker, was infused with a darker aesthetic than much of…
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After the release of Homework , Bangalter and Homem-Christo created their own record labels, Roulé and Crydamoure , and released side projects and records by their friends. Homem-Christo released music as a member of Le Knight Club with Eric Chedeville. Bangalter released music as a member of Together with DJ…
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The band was invited to perform at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in 1998. Waaktaar-Savoy wrote ” Summer Moved On ” especially for this performance. They also performed “The Sun Always Shines on T.V.” This performance was A-ha’s comeback into the world of music, yet the band’s set was controversially…
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After production on The Gay Parade , the band’s third album, began in 1998, Poole left the band to focus on his involvement with Elf Power, another Elephant Six band. Barnes then recruited James Husband and Dottie Alexander , who had been performing together as Lightning Bug vs. Firefly. Almstead…
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The group reconvened in 1998 at the suggestion of Rob Gretton, nearly five years since they had last seen each other. Sumner said, “We decided before we agreed to doing any gig, to have a meeting, and if anyone had any grudges to bear, to iron them out.” By the…
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Duran Duran were among the earliest bands to work on their own remixes . Before the days of digital synthesizer and easy audio sampling , they created multi-layered arrangements of their singles, sometimes recording entirely different extended performances of the songs in the studio. These “night versions” were generally available…
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A second singles compilation, The Singles 86>98 , was released in 1998, preceded by the new single ” Only When I Lose Myself “.
Daft Punk released their debut album, Homework , on 20 January 1997. That February, the UK dance magazine Muzik published a Daft Punk cover feature and described Homework as “one of the most hyped debut albums in a long long time”. According to The Village Voice , the album revived…
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a full-length album titled Whirlygig in 1997