Whale (feat. Bus75) - Four Big Speakers (Promo)
ARTIST.....: Whale (feat. Bus75)
TITLE......: Four Big Speakers (Promo)
LABEL......: Virgin/Hut
URL........: www.myspace.com/whalehobohumpinslobobabe
RIP DATE...: Mar-28-2006
STORE DATE.: June-22-1998
GENRE......: Electronic
QUALITY....: VBR / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
SIZE.......: 22,8 MB
Track Listing:
01 - Four Big Speakers 03:46
02 - Four Big Speakers (Cut La Roc Remix) 06:02
03 - Four Big Speakers (U-Ziq Remix) 05:32
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15:20 min
Release Notes:
"Four Big Speakers" is an awesome party jam from Whale's sophomore
album. Singer Cia Berg and guest rapper Cream trade clever vocals
over a booming big-beat backdrop full of smart samples and surf-
rock guitar. But neither the subtly beat-tweaked Cut La Roc remix,
nor the caucophonous Mu-Ziq version, does anything to improve on
the original. A second single pairs the album version of the song
with two delightfully thrown-together non-album tracks, the
Blondie-esque "14 Rock St." and stoopid sing-along "Anywhere But
Here." Either one would be worth the price of admission.
(armchair-dj.com)
Although they formed back in 1987 (originally as the Southern
Whale Cult), the Swedish outfit Whale didn't hit the big time
until 1995, with the MTV-hit "Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe" (directed
by Mark Pellington). Consisting of members Cia Soro (vocals),
Henrik Schyffert (guitar), and Gordon Cyrus (bass), the band
released several albums back home (such as The 52nd State of
America, In Style!, Whatever, etc.) before signing a worldwide
record deal in the mid-'90s. Their next album, We Care, failed to
yield another hit like "Slobo Babe," and after opening for Blur on
a North American tour, Cyrus left the band to form his own hip-hop
record company. After a lengthy hiatus, new members Jorgen Wall
(drums), Jon Jefferson Klingberg (second guitar), and Heikki
Kiviaho (bass) joined in time to record their follow-up, 1998's
All Disco Dance Must End in Broken Bones. Recorded in Chicago and
London, the album was produced and engineered by two of today's
top alternative producers -- Chris Potter (the Verve) and Brad
Wood (Veruca Salt, Placebo). An extensive U.S. tour with Tricky
followed soon after the album's release. (allmusic.com)