| Planet Funk | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Italy |
| Genre(s) | Electronica Trip hop House |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Label(s) | Virgin Records Illustrious Bustin' Loose Recordings |
| Website | www.planetfunkweb.com |
| Members | |
| Sergio Della Monica Alex Neri Domenico "GG" Canu Marco Baroni Alessandro Sommella |
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Members are Sergio Della Monica, Alex Neri, Domenico GG Canu, Marco Baroni, and Alessandro Sommella (the Ghost extra member), in addition to a series of guest singers in collaboration, like Dan Black, Sally Doherty, Raiz and John Graham. Alessandro Sommella ( Napoli, Italy, 1956) is an Italian Musician. The Servant were an English alternative band formed in London in 1998 This is a list of techniques used in Capoeira. Capoeira has a variety of different techniques that make use of the hands feet legs arms and head John Graham is a British music producer who is also known under the pseudonyms "Quivver" and "Space Manoeuvres"
Their first single, "Chase the Sun", reached number five on the UK Singles Chart in 2001. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry The song has enjoyed a rise in popularity ever since Sky Sports began using it during its coverage of the Professional Darts Corporation's major tournaments. The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC is a Professional Darts organisation established in the United Kingdom during 1992 which split from The crowds in the venues are encouraged to chant and sing along to the song during the commercial breaks of matches, and the song has a cult following amongst darts fans. The song is also known to be chanted by supporters, at the games of Australian football club, Newcastle Jets. For the English club see Newcastle United FC Newcastle United Jets is an association football (soccer club based in
Their second single, "Inside All the People", reached no. 9 in the Italian singles charts but did better on the European dance charts.
Their third single was "Who Said (Stuck In The UK)" which also gained significant commercial success. At the moment their last single release is 'Static' in 2007.
They are also remixers, with their highest-profile work to date being New Order's "Waiting for the Sirens' Call". A remix is an alternative version of a song different from the original version New Order are an English rock group formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner ( vocals, Guitars Synthesizers, Peter Hook " Waiting for the Sirens' Call " is a single released in 2005 by the group New Order.
In May 2006 they became the first musical group to release a single exclusively as a mobile phone download, with the release of "Stop Me" on the mobile network 3. [1]
The Single "Static" appears on FIFA '08
Contents |
Discography
- 2002: Non Zero Sumness
- 2005: The Illogical Consequence
- 2006: Static
Singles
- 2000 : Chase The Sun
- 2001 : Inside All The People
- 2002 : Who Said (Stuck In The UK)
- 2003 : The Switch
- 2003 : Paraffin
- 2004 : Stop Me
- 2005 : Everyday
- 2006 : It's Your Time
- 2007 : Static
Videography
- 1999 : Chase The Sun - The video to this single featured patients in a psychiatric hospital exhibiting a variety of catatonic symptoms. Non Zero Sumness is the debut Album released by Planet Funk. Track listing The Illogical Consequence is the second Album released by Planet Funk. Catatonic is a syndrome of psychic and motoric-disturbances In the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association
- 2002 : Who Said (Stuck In The UK) - The music video featured the singer jumping around in a white room with a band playing behind him, and was colourised in black and white.
- 2004 : Stop Me - This featured a video shot in Guiyu, China (which appears to be a major centre for e-waste recycling), with a robot walking around, appearing to be saddened by the destruction of the electronic goods. Electronic waste, " e-waste " or " Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment " (" WEEE " is a Waste type consisting The video provided a unique insight into the processing of the large amounts of e-waste created in Europe and the USA[2]
PS: All the singles have a video. Electronic waste, " e-waste " or " Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment " (" WEEE " is a Waste type consisting
Notes and references
- ^ Gibson, Owen. Planet Funk - the first band to release a single by phone. (April 10, 2006). Guardian Unlimited. guardiancouk, formerly known as Guardian Unlimited, is a British website owned by the Guardian Media Group. Accessed April 10, 2006.
- ^ Bouman, Jeroen. Disposable Planet. (2002). BBC. Accessed December 26, 2006.
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