Hailing from Bergen, Datarock -- Frederik Saroea (vocals/guitar) and Ketil Mosnes (bass/keyboards) -- combine post-punk with disco-tinged techno to create a non-stop dance party. The duo originally bonded over their shared affection for Talking Heads, Devo and the Happy Mondays, who recently asked Datarock to remix one of their songs. The album, which was previously released in Norway, the UK and a few other countries on their own label, Young Aspiring Professional (YAP), will include new tracks along wi...   [ read more ]

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As an album, Red is a thoroughly unashamed love letter to the influences that made Datarock what they are today. DEVO, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Haruki Murakami, Don Delilo's White Noise, Scott Walker and the works of John Hughes and Peter Greenaway are all referenced, but "True Stories" is the most explicit: a song made out of nothing but song titles. Talking Heads' song titles. It works as a tribute precisely because it plays the kind of mind-games with authorship that classic Talking Heads - who once w...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. As an album, Red is a thoroughly unashamed love letter to the influences that made Datarock what they are today. DEVO, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Haruki Murakami, Don Delilo's White Noise, Scott Walker and the works of John Hughes and Peter Greenaway are all referenced, but "True Stories" is the most explicit: a song made out of nothing but song titles. Talking Heads' song titles. It works as a tribute precisely because it plays the kind of mind-games with authorship that classic Talking Head...   [ read more ]

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