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36-413: A million copies worldwide. Along with its fusion of rock and pop, Electronic continued their interest in dance music by inviting DJs to remix their singles and album tracks; this was a trend that continued throughout their career. Prominent acts that worked on Electronic songs around this period include Danny Rampling , DNA, Dave Shaw and Quando Quango founder and Haçienda DJ Mike Pickering . After
54-554: A more commercial direction, blending synthesizers, guitars and analogue technology while retaining the template of contemporary alternative rock. After a year of intensive recording (and 18 months after "Getting Away with It"), the debut album Electronic was released to critical acclaim and domestic commercial success, featuring the Top 10 single " Get the Message " and another Top 40 single, " Feel Every Beat ". The album sold over
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108-734: The Pressure was released in July 1996 on the Parlophone label in the UK and Warner Bros. Like its predecessor it fused dance music with a guitar-led approach, but some reviewers felt its production was too rich and distracted from the songs. The album spawned two guitar oriented singles, " Forbidden City " [UK #14] and " For You " [UK #16], with the dancier " Second Nature " issued in February 1997 and reaching UK #35. Electronic did not promote Raise
126-538: The Pressure with a tour, although they performed its singles live on television shows including Top of the Pops and TFI Friday . Instead, they chose to swiftly record their third album. This was to be a reaction to the length of time they spent producing Raise the Pressure , with an emphasis on writing and demoing songs quickly before recording them. Marr and Sumner were joined by Doves bassist Jimi Goodwin and Black Grape drummer Ged Lynch , and together they made
144-516: The Smiths ). They co-wrote the majority of their output between 1989 and 1998, collaborating with Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe of the Pet Shop Boys on three tracks in their early years, and former Kraftwerk member Karl Bartos on nine songs in 1995. The two first met in 1984 when the Smiths guitarist contributed to a Quando Quango track that Sumner was producing. Later in 1988, Sumner
162-417: The album Twisted Tenderness as a more conventional four-piece group. The album did not return the group to their early 1990s levels of popularity but was well received by critics. Neither Sumner nor Marr has gone on record with any formal dissolution of the band despite both having moved on to other projects. However, in 2003, Marr did agree that the band had reached "its natural conclusion" and that he
180-475: The first album was released and promoted, Marr and Sumner recorded albums with the The and New Order respectively, regrouping with Neil Tennant in 1992 to record their fourth and highest-charting single " Disappointed ". Electronic was resumed when these activities ended, and work began on the second album in late 1994. The core duo was joined by Karl Bartos, ex-percussionist and songwriter with Kraftwerk . Raise
198-459: The 💕 [REDACTED] Look up electronic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Electronic may refer to: Electronics , the science of how to control electric energy in semiconductor Electronics (magazine) , a defunct American trade journal Electronic storage , the storage of data using an electronic device Electronic commerce or e-commerce, the trading in products or services using computer networks, such as
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#1732765668109216-522: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Electronic&oldid=1151545305 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Electronic (band) Electronic were an English alternative dance supergroup formed by singer/guitarist Bernard Sumner (of New Order ) and guitarist Johnny Marr (of
234-669: The name Electronic itself are two of the vestiges of this initial approach. The fruits of this union became " Getting Away with It ", Electronic's debut single which was released in December 1989 and sold around 350,000 copies. The drums on this record were played by ABC 's David Palmer and the string arrangement was written by Anne Dudley . It was a Top 40 hit in America the following spring and they toured in support for Depeche Mode in August 1990. After this success, Sumner and Marr took
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288-408: The trading in products or services using computer networks, such as the Internet Electronic publishing or e-publishing, the digital publication of books and magazines using computer networks, such as the Internet Electronic engineering , an electrical engineering discipline Entertainment [ edit ] Electronic (band) , an English alternative dance band Electronic (album) ,
306-532: Was frustrated because his New Order bandmates were not receptive to his desire to add synth programming to their music. He decided to produce a solo album but found that he did not enjoy working alone, so he called Marr for help. Inspired by contemporary dance music like Italo house and acts such as Technotronic , their initial concept was to release white label records on Factory and remain an anonymous entity, in contrast to their considerable reputations with The Smiths and New Order. The track "Lucky Bag" and
324-538: Was happy that it ended on a positive note. Sumner returned with New Order shortly after the final album was released, and in 2009, formed a new band, Bad Lieutenant . Marr has since worked with many acts, including The Healers , Pet Shop Boys , The Cribs and Modest Mouse , as well as releasing several solo albums. Marr and Sumner played with Doves for the Manchester v Cancer charity concert in January 2006 and
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