Timo Maas (born July 27, 1969) is a German DJ / producer and remixer . His remix of Azzido Da Bass 's single " Dooms Night " helped launch his career in 2000.
136-601: In its wake, he also released Music for the Maases Volume 1 , a mix album consisting of many of his previous tracks and remixes. After another mix album called Connected for Paul Oakenfold 's imprint Perfecto , Maas released his own debut studio album Loud in 2002. The album was produced by German dance music producer Martin Buttrich (also known for his work with Loco Dice ), and featured guest appearances from Kelis , Neneh Cherry and Placebo 's Brian Molko . In
272-609: A Budweiser beer commercial and the FIFA 2003 video game. Maas has described his debut album as forward-thinking, bridging the gap between electronic and mainstream music: "It's not just about bringing dance music to a wider audience. I see the whole thing as something very open-minded. You hope alternative rock and dance can come together, and I think it's going to be really good." Maas and Buttrich continued to do remix work, most notably remixing Tori Amos ' track "Don't Make Me Come to Vegas", off her 2003 album Scarlet's Walk . The track
408-608: A lyric video for " Psycho " on their YouTube channel, and made the song available for instant download with the album pre-order. Another single, " Dead Inside ", was released on 23 March. From 15 March to 16 May, Muse embarked on a short tour in small venues throughout the UK and the US, the Psycho Tour. Live performances of new songs from these concerts are included on the DVD accompanying
544-568: A "trashy three-piece". He said supporting the Red Hot Chili Peppers on their 1999 Californication tour inspired Muse to become less reserved and "up their game" in their performances. Bellamy said Lady Gaga was an influence on Muse's showmanship and stage costumes, "crossing that line between what is fantasy and what is reality". Early in their career, Muse were often likened to Radiohead . Spin wrote that Bellamy's voice "often slips into high, mournful tones" similar to
680-512: A 75-piece orchestra, he wrote a piece of music which he described as "difficult". In 2007 he was nominated to 2 International Dance Music Awards (IDMA) at the Winter Music Conference (WMC), Best Underground Dance Track for "Faster Kill Pussycat" and Best Full Length DJ Mix CD for " A Lively Mind ". 2007 saw the publication of the first official biography of Paul Oakenfold, written by Richard Norris of The Grid and Beyond
816-568: A DJ play there before me. The likes of Frank Sinatra and the Beatles had performed there so it's a truly magnificent place – it holds about 15,000 – and it was a big achievement for me as much as Wembley and the Great Wall because it had never been done. After seeing that gig, Madonna 's management were there and asked me to be the opening act for her on her 2006 tour, which also added to the experience! During Oakenfold's career he has remixed
952-769: A career spanning over 30 years, Maas has been collaborated with and remixed many artists such as Paul McCartney , Depeche Mode , Finley Quaye , Fatboy Slim , Garbage , Jamiroquai , Madonna , Moby , Moloko , Muse , Roger Sanchez and Tori Amos . In 2016, Maas and his producing partner James Teej, received a Grammy nomination (the second in Maas's career) for their work on Paul McCartney & Wings' track " Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five ". In 2008, Maas launched his own record label called Rockets & Ponies releasing productions from artists such as Wolfgang Haffner , Ricardo Villalobos , Maetrik, Nightmares on Wax and Addison Groove. In addition to his productions, Maas has been
1088-517: A character Travis Strong DJed to the song, acting as if it were his own. It has also been used in the film adaptation of Anthony Horowitz 's novel Stormbreaker , The Bourne Identity and it was reproduced with Korean lyrics for the film Collateral . The song has also been used during the performances of extreme freestyle water ski jumpers, and later became the theme song for the TV show TRL Italy from 2003 till 2005. The EP The Harder They Come
1224-736: A chef for four years and worked at the Army and Navy Club . Paul Oakenfold describes his early life as a "bedroom DJ" in a podcasted interview with Vancouver 's 24 Hours , stating he grew up listening to the Beatles . Oakenfold's musical career began in the late 1970s, when he met Trevor Fung and began helping him DJ soul music in a Covent Garden wine bar. Here in London, he also met Rumours where he played Earth, Wind and Fire and popular British bands. In 1981, 18-year-old Oakenfold and his friend Ian Paul moved to New York City. Oakenfold worked as
1360-463: A collaboration with the actress Brittany Murphy , was released on 2 May 2006; the second single was " Sex 'n' Money ". Both songs stand out from the rest, as most of the album has a more trance-like feel. Gregory Jeffries from AllMusic stated the album might have been in the nominated albums of dance music in 1997 but not in 2006, as the album has guitars with disco sounds that might be only appealing to trance addicts. "I've done so many remixes from
1496-515: A courier in West Harlem . During this time, hip-hop was overtaking dance music as the most popular sound in the area (see 1984 in music ). Oakenfold and Fung used fake identification to sneak into various dance clubs, like Studio 54, where they met members of the band Maze , Bobby Womack and Bob Marley , whom they also interviewed, claiming to be NME and Melody Maker journalists. Returning to London, Oakenfold began breaking into
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#17328014614831632-575: A cover version adapted from John Kongos ' 1971 hit "He's Gonna Step on You". The song reached the top 5 position in the UK. He was invited as a guest DJ to Spike Island, a gig with the Stone Roses . Pleased with the last single, the Happy Mondays gave Oakenfold and Osborne the opportunity to produce their third studio album, Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches . The album entered the UK charts at number one with pre-sales of 150,000. The album
1768-593: A double CD compilation for the acclaimed Balance Mix Series in 2010. The pair worked on sourcing the tracks, recording special edits and track-listing for four months. The same year, Maas also started his label, originally in partnership with Santos, called 'Rockets & Ponies", which received support from the likes of Ricardo Villalobos , Carl Cox and Tiesto . 2013 saw the release of Timo's third artist album, titled Lifer , on his Rockets & Ponies imprint. True to Maas's manner, it featured cameos from different artists such as Katie Cruel , James Lavelle of Unkle and
1904-440: A few years later when Maas played the unfinished work to his good friend and My Favorite Robot label head James Teej that the pair felt they could do something with it. The duo spent a week listening to different parts and working intensely on the track until it was finished. The track was sent to McCartney's team from whom it got the approval for release. What followed was a marketing strategy generated by Maas's management that saw
2040-509: A good thing in an artist". For their second album, Origin of Symmetry (2001), Muse aimed to craft a "heavier", more aggressive sound. Their third album, Absolution (2003), features prominent string arrangements and drew influences from artists such as Queen . Their fourth album, Black Holes and Revelations (2006) was influenced by artists including Depeche Mode and Lightning Bolt , as well as Asian and European music such as Naples music . The band listened to radio stations from
2176-590: A long time and Steve Osborne, my colleague in some of the production work I was doing at the time, kept putting pressure on me, saying "you should do it, you should do it" . So eventually I felt it was time to make that record. "I'm a big fan of Nelly Furtado and she's on the record. She's got this wonderful way about her, she's extremely talented and a great vocalist. Most of all she's good fun, she doesn't take it as seriously as some people do." "I'd always wanted to do something that represented my own musical background... I grew up on pop music, I love guitar bands and I
2312-428: A longtime DJ, having been a resident at the legendary Ibiza nightclub DC10 for over 15 years and having also played in clubs such as Ushuaia, The End, Twilo , Tresor , Tunnel and many more. Maas bought his first set of turntables at the age of 17, and played his very first DJ set in 1982 at a party in his friend's home. The beginning of his career consisted mostly of gigs around Germany playing "top 40" records with
2448-738: A melancholic alternative rock style. Their second album, Origin of Symmetry (2001), incorporated wider instrumentation and romantic classical influences and earned them a reputation for energetic live performances. Absolution (2003) saw further classical influence, with strings on tracks such as " Butterflies and Hurricanes ", and was the first of seven consecutive UK number-one albums . Black Holes and Revelations (2006) incorporated electronic and pop elements, displayed in singles such as " Supermassive Black Hole ", and brought Muse wider international success. The Resistance (2009) and The 2nd Law (2012) explored themes of government oppression and civil uprising and cemented Muse as one of
2584-466: A remix of " Pourvu qu'elles soient douces ", a 1988 hit by French singer Mylène Farmer . With the event of Creamfields that took place in 2004, Oakenfold released a compilation of songs he played during the event as well as tracks influenced by the environment and the vibe of deejays such as Paul van Dyk , Armin van Buuren , Ferry Corsten , Judge Jules , Fergie , Tall Paul , Eddie Halliwell , Chris Lawrence , Adam Sheridan, Shan , and Alex Kidd at
2720-452: A remix package featuring versions from Paul Woolford , Kerri Chandler and Tim Green. The official video features clips of McCartney performing the original track in the 1970s, as well as two young dancers performing an intricate choreography interpreting the lyrics and theme of the song. The video was directed by London -based Can Evgin and choreographer by Aaron Sillis , noted for his work with FKA Twigs and MIA . In December 2016, it
2856-400: A remixed version of "Not Over Yet" was issued under the 'Planet Perfecto featuring Grace' name in 1999. "There's no chance whatsoever. Seb Fontaine is our resident and is contracted until the end of the year. Paul will be doing some dates and playing Creamfields but that's it. I think his reason to leave ( Home ) had more to do with increased demands on his time in the US." — said
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#17328014614832992-500: A resident at the legendary Ibiza nightclub DC10 (nightclub) , having played his first show there in 2001. Maas has said that it is the only club in the world where he can be himself and express his vision and he has called it the most original and unique experience one can have when going to the island. In 2009 Maas and his agent, David Levy, had a listening session in Ibiza playing each other different tracks that they liked. Timo heard
3128-427: A return by Maas's longtime friend Brian Molko . For Lavelle, this was the only vocal outside of Unkle that he had ever done. On working with Katie Cruel , Maas claimed to have been touched by the soul and emotion of her voice. Of the album and working Santos, Maas has said: "I really like working with Santos, as we both inspire each other a lot and we are trying to push boundaries on a constant basis. The album 'Lifer'
3264-529: A sample of the title music from The Day the Earth Stood Still , composed by Bernard Hermann . The album features other guest performers such as MC Chickaboo , Martin Bettinghaus, and Finley Quaye . The 10th track on the album, " To Get Down ", has been used in several film soundtracks and other mediums such as the 2003 remake of The Italian Job , Riders (now known as Steal ) in 2002,
3400-613: A significant meeting with Dennis Smith, the owner of Sawmills Studio , situated in a converted water mill in Cornwall . He had seen the three boys grow up as he knew their parents, and had a production company with their future manager Safta Jaffery , with whom he had recently started the record label Taste Media . The meeting led to their first serious recordings and the release of the Muse EP on 11 May 1998 on Sawmills' in-house Dangerous label, produced by Paul Reeve. Their second EP,
3536-449: A spokesperson from Cream to nme.com . "The reason he left was simply because he had so much on this summer and he felt it wouldn't have been fair to play one week and not the other." — added an Oakenfold spokesperson. "I disagreed with the way the club was going and it's time to move on." — responded Paul Oakenfold. In September 1994 and again in 1998, he teamed up with Steve Osborne and Ben Hillier to remix
3672-675: A ta Voix)") and Frédéric Chopin (in " United States of Eurasia "). As a guitarist, Bellamy often uses arpeggiator and pitch-shift effects to create a more "electronic" sound, citing Jimi Hendrix and Tom Morello as influences. His guitar playing is also influenced by Latin and Spanish guitar music; Bellamy said: "I just think that music is really passionate...It has so much feel and flair to it. I’ve spent important times of my life in Spain and Greece, and various deep things happened there – falling in love, stuff like that. So maybe that rubbed off somewhere." Wolstenholme's basslines provide
3808-621: A track with Crazy Town vocalist Shifty Shellshock at the end of the year for his new album. In an interview with Rolling Stone , Shellshock said that the track known as " Starry Eyed Surprise " was created after the pair met at a Crazy Town show. I am a big fan of his music and we just kicked back and talked and said that we should do something. I already laid the rough vocals for it and (we are) going to go in right when I'm done with this tour and finish it. In 2002, Bunkka became his first official studio album when he signed to Maverick . The name Bunkka came from Peter Gabriel 's studio in
3944-543: A trailer for their next album, The 2nd Law , with a countdown on the band's website. The trailer, which included dubstep elements, was met with mixed reactions. On 7 June, Muse announced a European Arena tour, the first leg of The 2nd Law Tour . The leg included dates in France, Spain and the UK. The first single from the album, " Survival ", was the official song of the London 2012 Summer Olympics , and Muse performed it at
4080-607: A trip to New York's CMJ Festival, Nanci Walker, then Sr. Director of A&R at Columbia Records, flew Muse to the US to showcase for Columbia Records' then-Senior Vice-president of A&R, Tim Devine , as well as for American Recording's Rick Rubin. During this trip, on 24 December 1998, Muse signed a deal with American record label Maverick Records. Upon their return to England, Taste Media arranged deals for Muse with various record labels in Europe and Australia, allowing them control over their career in individual countries. John Leckie
4216-577: A variety of songs from Madonna , like " What It Feels Like for a Girl ", " Hollywood ", " American Life ", " Sorry " and later in 2008 " Give It 2 Me " from her album Hard Candy , Oakenfold went on tour with Madonna for two months opening her presentation in the Confessions Tour , previously he had supported her in 2004 at Slane Castle in Ireland. His sets lasted for an hour and a half, followed by Madonna's two-hour show. Oakenfold remixed
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4352-497: A £150 grant from the Prince's Trust for equipment. In 1994, Rocket Baby Dolls won a local battle of the bands , smashing their equipment in the process. Bellamy said, "It was supposed to be a protest, a statement, so, when we actually won, it was a real shock, a massive shock. After that, we started taking ourselves seriously." The band quit their jobs, changed their name to Muse, and moved away from Teignmouth. The band liked that
4488-580: Is a double mix CD in the Global Underground series. Compiled and mixed by Oakenfold, it is the first work he created for GU. The mix was recorded live at Cosmopolite Club in Oslo , Norway, as part of the official launch of the Quart Festival . It showcased Oakenfold's eclectic taste in music at the time, as the mix combines various forms of dance music. In 1997, Oakenfold mixed one disc of
4624-476: Is one of the results of this vibe." Over the next few years, Timo proceeded to release more singles. Following the release of his track "Dancing for My Pleasure" on the Canadian electronic music label My Favorite Robot, Timo proceeded to do a mix for their compilation series titled ‘Crossing Wires 002’ containing mostly unreleased material from other producers., The release was followed by a North-American tour by
4760-520: Is over half our lives." The Resistance was released in September 2009, the first album produced by Muse, with engineering by Adrian Bushby and mixing by Mark Stent . It topped album charts in 19 countries, became the band's third number one album in the UK, and reached number three on the Billboard 200 . Reviews were mostly positive, with praise for its ambition, classical influences and
4896-569: The Muscle Museum EP , also produced by Reeve, was released on 11 January 1999. It reached number 3 in the indie singles chart and attracted the attention of the radio broadcaster Steve Lamacq and the magazine NME . Later in 1999, Muse performed on the Emerging Artist's stage at Woodstock '99 and signed with Smith and Jaffery. Despite the success of their second EP, British record companies were reluctant to sign Muse. After
5032-533: The Transformers theme as the theme song for the TV series, Transformers Cybertron . He also contributed with his single "Beautiful Goal" for the FIFA Football 2005 video game. His single "Ready Steady Go" was composed for the 2005 video game Juiced . His second studio album, A Lively Mind was released on 6 June 2006. Receiving unsuccessful reviews, the first single " Faster Kill Pussycat ",
5168-806: The Brit Awards . On 2 July 2005, they participated in the Live 8 concert in Paris . In 2003, the band successfully sued Nestlé for using their cover "Feeling Good" for a Nescafé advertisement without permission and donated the money won from the lawsuit to Oxfam . An unofficial DVD biography, Manic Depression , was released in April 2005. Muse released another live DVD on 12 December 2005, Absolution Tour , containing edited and remastered highlights from their Glastonbury performance unseen footage from their performances at London Earls Court , Wembley Arena , and
5304-531: The Cream / Goodgreef and Mixmag Arena. In 2005, Oakenfold was contacted by the car manufacturer Toyota to create a free promotional CD available from aygo .com to promote a new Toyota car. The CD contained only seven songs which he worked on with Ian Green; the album was entitled Feed Your Mind . I think the Hollywood Bowl was the most memorable experience. It's a very unique venue that never had
5440-578: The New York City club, Twilo . A turning point in Maas's career was remixing Azzido Da Bass 's 1999 single " Doom's Night ". Co-remixed with Martin Buttrich in a 3-hour session after Azzido Da Bass rejected their first attempt, it reached No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart and sold over half a million copies worldwide. Following that, Maas decided to release a compilation CD containing only tracks produced or remixed by him, titled Music for
5576-629: The Reading and Leeds Festivals in August 2011. To celebrate the tenth anniversary of their album Origin of Symmetry (2001), Muse performed all eleven tracks. Muse also headlined Lollapalooza in Chicago 's Grant Park in August 2011. In an April 2012 interview, Bellamy said Muse's next album would include influences from acts such as French house duo Justice and UK electronic rock group Does It Offend You, Yeah? . On 6 June 2012, Muse released
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5712-477: The University of Plymouth for their contributions to music. During the recording of Muse's fifth studio album, The Resistance , Wolstenholme checked into rehab to deal with his alcoholism , which was threatening the band's future. Howard said: "I've always believed in band integrity and sticking together. There's something about the fact we all grew up together. We've been together for 18 years now, which
5848-524: The Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles. In 2006, Muse released their fourth album, Black Holes and Revelations , co-produced once again with Rich Costey. The album's title and themes reflect the band's interest in science fiction. The album charted at number one in the UK, much of Europe, and Australia. In the US, it reached number nine on the Billboard 200 . Before the release of
5984-638: The "Festival Of The Future" featured other DJs such as Chemical Brothers , BT , and Carl Cox . Cyberfest 2000 paved the way for other major events in the area such as the Electric Daisy Carnival in Los Angeles in 2010. In 2001, Oakenfold took part in the first Area Festival tour. This tour featured Incubus , Carl Cox , the Orb , OutKast , and the Roots . He later released a new compilation album , Perfecto Presents: Ibiza . 2001 also saw
6120-548: The "White Room", which gave Oakenfold more free time, and then he began producing music under the alias " Electra " in 1988. Members included Nick Divaris, John "Johnny" Rocca and Micky. As they continued releasing only four singles as the Balearic beat band Electra , in Full Frequency Range Recordings ( FFRR Records ) founded and run by Radio 1's Pete Tong , the duo created a new alias under
6256-561: The "electronic Lollapallooza " took place in ten cities in the United States and Canada during August and September, including New York City , Los Angeles , Toronto and San Francisco . The event featured Paul, Armand van Helden , De La Soul , LTJ Bukem , Josh Wink , Derrick Carter , Roni Size , Deep Dish , BT , The Crystal Method , Carl Craig and Überzone . Oakenfold next moved to Los Angeles to work on film soundtracks and to focus his DJing stateside. In 2001 he created
6392-422: The '90s Los Angeles rock band Grant Lee Buffalo is also included with Carmen Rizzo 's version of his song "Motion". Bunkka also provided the start to three new artists, Carla Werner on the single " Southern Sun ", Tiff Lacey on "Hypnotised" and Emiliana Torrini on "Hold Your Hand". Hunter S. Thompson 's spoken words are provided on "Nixon's Spirit". Pakistani musician Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan 's composition
6528-414: The 2003 remake of The Italian Job , Riders (now known as Steal ) in 2002, as well as other mediums such as the video game FIFA Football 2003 , and a Budweiser beer commercial. Another of his tracks, "Unite", appears in the FIFA 2004 soundtrack. A remix of the "Neighbourhood" screen music is credited to him on the video game The Sims 2: Nightlife , whilst the video game Wipeout Fusion uses
6664-636: The 2007 Japanese CGI anime film Vexille . In October 2007 he released his Greatest Hits & Remixes, Vol. 1 which features his best performance tracks. Oakenfold was a judge for the sixth and seventh annual Independent Music Awards. In October 2007 Oakenfold remixed Britney Spears ' number one hit " Gimme More ", which became the lead remix off the release. Oakenfold has created more than one hundred remixes, and has sold over 5,000,000 (5 million) long plays . He toured in British universities to promote his new album and autobiography . The tribute album
6800-1105: The Caribbean: At World's End . Exclusive 2008 remixes from Oakenfold were also included from Mark Ronson 's " Stop Me " song, Radiohead 's " Everything in Its Right Place ", Eisbaer from Grovezone, " Missing " by Everything But The Girl and a remix of Paul's own "Southern Sun". Releases with Catalog#: UL 1602-2 included a DVD of live show and documentary. The compilation consists of tracks which influenced his career and musical persona, with artists such as The Cure , Happy Mondays , The Stone Roses , Massive Attack , U2 , Olive , The Smashing Pumpkins , Madonna , and Underworld . Muse (band) Muse are an English rock band from Teignmouth , Devon , formed in 1994. The band consists of Matt Bellamy (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Chris Wolstenholme (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Dominic Howard (drums, percussion). Muse released their debut album, Showbiz , in 1999, showcasing Bellamy's falsetto and
6936-740: The Cure , New Order , the Rolling Stones , the Stone Roses and Michael Jackson . Oakenfold was voted the No. 1 DJ in the World twice in 1998 and 1999 by DJ Magazine . Oakenfold was born on 30 August 1963 at Mile End Hospital . His father delivered the London Evening News . He lived in Highbury , Greenhithe , then Croydon , attending Archbishop Lanfranc School , then studied to be
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#17328014614837072-573: The French Connection, a synthesiser controller similar to the ondes martenot . Many Muse songs are recognisable by Bellamy's vocal vibrato , falsetto , and melismatic phrasing , influenced by Jeff Buckley . As a pianist, Bellamy often uses arpeggios . Bellamy's compositions often suggest or quote late classical and romantic era composers such as Sergei Rachmaninov (in " Space Dementia " and " Butterflies and Hurricanes "), Camille Saint-Saëns (in "I Belong to You (+Mon Cœur S'ouvre
7208-631: The Maases , and having the remix of "Doom's Night" as its opening track. The compilation also features a remix for Muse 's " Sunburn " and has said to have been put together with the American audiences in mind. In 2001, Maas and Buttrich started working on Maas's debut album, which saw its release in 2002 on Paul Oakenfold 's label Perfecto , and was titled Loud . It was generally well-received, averaging at 71 (out of 100) on Metacritic. The first track, "Help Me", features vocals by Kelis and also contains
7344-464: The Middle East during the album's recording sessions. Muse's sixth album, The 2nd Law (2012) has a broader range of influences, ranging from funk and film scores to electronica and dubstep . The 2nd Law is influenced by rock acts such as Queen and Led Zeppelin (on " Supremacy ") as well as dubstep producer Skrillex and Nero (on "The 2nd Law: Unsustainable" and " Follow Me ", with
7480-601: The Olympics closing ceremony . Muse revealed the 2nd Law tracklist on 13 July 2012. The second single, " Madness ", was released on 20 August 2012, with a music video on 5 September. Muse played at the Roundhouse on 30 September as part of the iTunes Festival . The 2nd Law was released worldwide on 1 October, and on 2 October 2012 in the US; it reached number one in the UK Albums Chart , and number two on
7616-524: The People ", " Kill or Be Killed " and " You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween ". The Will of the People World Tour began in April 2022. The touring member Morgan Nicholls was replaced by Dan Lancaster on additional keys, percussion and guitar. On 17 November 2023, Muse released a 20th-anniversary reissue of Absolution , featuring bonus tracks, live recordings and demos. Muse appeared on
7752-518: The Radiohead singer, Thom Yorke . John Leckie , who produced Muse's first two albums and also produced Radiohead's second album, The Bends (1995), dismissed the comparisons, saying: "In the late 90s, any British band that sang passionately and played guitar was going to get compared to Radiohead." He said he chose to produce Muse after The Bends because he "intentionally looked for something different". Asked in 2009, Bellamy said he did not hear
7888-575: The Real Thing ", the Perfecto remix reached a higher charted position than the original song. In 1993 with the success of his last remix as Perfecto, he was hired by U2 to provide the warm-up sonics to their Zoo TV world tour, and replaced BP Fallon in the 1993 legs of Europe and Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, with more than fifty shows in Zooropa '93 and Zoomerang from 7 May to 10 December of
8024-403: The Rolling Stones song " You Got Me Rocking " and Duran Duran 's " Out of My Mind ". He began producing his own tracks as well, continuing to remix songs from popular artists. He began using Goa music , fusing it with similar-sounding European tracks to create his own distinct sound. He took this to the mainstream in 1994 and created a pair of two-hour sets for BBC Radio 1 's Essential Mix ;
8160-443: The UK and produced Muse's first top-ten hit, " Time Is Running Out ", and three top-twenty hits: " Hysteria ", " Sing for Absolution " and " Butterflies and Hurricanes ". Absolution was eventually certified gold in the US. Muse undertook a year-long international tour in support of the album, visiting Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, and France. On the 2004 US leg of the tour, Bellamy injured himself onstage during
8296-983: The UK in 2008. On 12 April, they played a concert at the Royal Albert Hall , London in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust . Muse performed at Rock in Rio Lisboa on 6 June 2008, alongside bands including Kaiser Chiefs , the Offspring and Linkin Park . They also performed in Marlay Park , Dublin, on 13 August. A few days later, Muse headlined the 2008 V Festival , playing in Chelmsford on Saturday 16 August and Staffordshire on Sunday 17 August. On 25 September, Bellamy, Howard and Wolstenholme received an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from
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#17328014614838432-461: The UK, where the album was recorded. An extended play was released featuring live versions of four songs under Peoplesound Records . It is also Oakenfold's best selling album to date, with sales largely exceeding 1,000,000 (1 million) copies worldwide. For the past 10 years I've been creating music under various different names, but I was never comfortable with putting out an Oakenfold record... It was, however, an idea that I'd been thinking about for
8568-605: The US Billboard 200 . The song " Madness " earned a nomination in the Best Rock Song category and the album itself was nominated for the Best Rock Album at the 55th Grammy Awards , 2013. The band performed the album's opening song, " Supremacy ", with an orchestra at the 2013 Brit Awards on 20 February 2013. The album was a nominee for Best Rock Album at the 2013 Grammy Awards . The song "Madness"
8704-626: The US distributor for early Global Underground releases had a different numbering scheme for the Global Underground albums; due to this Global Underground 007: Paul Oakenfold, New York (GU007) was released as (GU002) in the United States only. The compilation was released on 25 May 1998, with the US release on 19 January 1999. This was the second production from Oakenfold with GU and it contained trance, drum and bass , progressive house, progressive trance, breakbeat and downtempo . This became his last work with GU. In 1999, he became
8840-919: The US in August, where Muse played to a sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden , New York City. They headlined the second night of the Austin City Limits Music Festival on 15 September, and performed at the October Vegoose in Las Vegas with bands including Rage Against the Machine , Daft Punk and Queens of the Stone Age . Muse continued touring in Eastern Europe, Russia, Scandinavia, Australia, and New Zealand in 2007 before going to South Africa, Portugal, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Brazil, Ireland, and
8976-411: The US release. Muse refused and left Maverick. Origin of Symmetry was not released in the US until September 2005, after Muse signed to Warner Bros. Origin of Symmetry has made appearances on lists of the greatest rock albums of the 2000s, both poll-based and on publication lists. In 2006, it placed at number 74 on Q magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Albums of All-Time, while in February 2008,
9112-415: The Wizard's Sleeve fame. Paul Oakenfold: The Authorised Biography was published by Bantam Press on 24 September 2007. Oakenfold is a self-professed supporter of association football clubs Chelsea F.C. and Los Angeles FC . It was thought that he played a zombie in the movie 28 Weeks Later however this is incorrect, he was offered the opportunity but turned it down. He also scored the soundtrack for
9248-412: The album along with bonus studio footage. On 18 May 2015, Muse released a lyric video for "Mercy" on their YouTube channel, and made the song available for instant download with the album pre-order. Drones was released on 8 June 2015. A concept album about the dehumanisation of modern warfare, it returned to a simpler rock sound with less elaborate production and genre experimentation. It topped
9384-491: The album and tour, Muse – Simulation Theory , combining concert footage and narrative scenes, was released in August 2020. In December 2019, Muse released Origin of Muse , a box set comprising remastered versions of Showbiz and Origin of Symmetry plus previously unreleased material. For the 20th anniversary of Origin of Symmetry in June 2021, Muse released a remixed and remastered version, Origin of Symmetry: XX Anniversary RemiXX . On 13 January 2022, Muse released
9520-612: The album charts in the UK, the US, Australia and most major markets. Muse headlined Lollapalooza Berlin on 13 September 2015. On 15 February 2016, Drones won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album at the 58th Grammy Awards . On 24 June, Muse headlined the Glastonbury Festival for a third time, becoming the first act to have headlined each day of the festival (Friday, Saturday and Sunday). On 30 November 2016, Muse were announced to headline Reading and Leeds 2017. In 2017, Muse toured North America, supported by Thirty Seconds to Mars and PVRIS . On 18 May, they released " Dig Down ",
9656-429: The album cover says "Only for DJs and Producers" and was released on Music of Life. In March 2000, he teamed up with Steve Osborne , Andy Gray and Bruno Ellingham to remix Moby 's song " Natural Blues ". Sometime before July 2000, he teamed up with Andy Gray to write and produce the theme for the Channel 4 reality show Big Brother under the name Elementfour . The series started airing on 18 July 2000, with
9792-500: The album placed at number 28 on a list of the Best British Albums of All Time determined by the magazine's readers. Kerrang! placed the album at number 20 in its 100 Best British Rock Albums Ever! List and at number 13 on its 50 Best Albums of the 21st Century list. On 10 November 2001 the band appeared on BBC's Later... with Jools Holland and performed " Hyper Music " and " Feeling Good ". In 2002, Muse released
9928-618: The album, " Supermassive Black Hole ", was released as a download in May 2006. In August 2006, Muse recorded a live session at Abbey Road Studios for the Live from Abbey Road television show. The second single, " Starlight ", was released in September 2006. " Knights of Cydonia " was released in the US as a radio-only single in June 2006 and in the UK in November 2006. The fourth single, " Invincible ",
10064-399: The alias, Orinoko, arguably the biggest record of which was titled "Mama Konda". The track received wide support from DJs including Sasha , Carl Cox and Morales and reached the top 20 in both the UK and US charts. Maas has also recorded under many aliases such as Mad Dogs among others together with his manager and friend Leon Alexander. In 2000, Maas began a residency alongside Deep Dish at
10200-685: The category. A lot of bands are quite ambitious with their music, mixing lots of different styles – and when I see that I think it's great. I've noticed that kind of thing becoming a bit more mainstream." The Guardian described Muse as "fearlessly flamboyant". Howard said he loved the "excess" of their music and that he liked "pushing it as far as we can", citing the choir of "Survival" as an example. Wolstenholme said: "You can go on writing traditional pop-rock songs and get stale or try something new. There are risks either way." The Queen guitarist, Brian May , praised Muse in 2009, calling them "extraordinary musicians" who "let their madness show through, always
10336-463: The coming years after their 2005 LP Pictures , Timo Maas and Martin Buttrich continued to work together on various projects, but ultimately the pair's musical direction went amicably in different directions. Maas met his next production partner Santos in 2007 at a gig in Rome. Together they formed a new alias called Mutant Clan, under which they proceeded to release several releases, as well as put together
10472-675: The double album Fantazia Presents the House Collection 6 , a UK house music compilation series. Oakenfold became Cream's resident DJ from 1997 to 1999. During this time, he began to concentrate on the release of Tranceport in 1998. In 1998 and 1999, Oakenfold took the first place in DJ Mag ' s Top 100 DJs. With the two-year contract as a resident in Liverpool 's Cream, it was in 1999 that he released Resident. Two Years of Oakenfold at Cream. on Virgin . Thrive Records ,
10608-434: The early 1990s. Guitarist Matt Bellamy successfully auditioned for drummer Dominic Howard 's band, Carnage Mayhem, becoming its singer and songwriter. They renamed the band Gothic Plague. They asked Chris Wolstenholme – at that time the drummer for Fixed Penalty – to join as bassist; he agreed and took up bass lessons. The band was renamed Rocket Baby Dolls and adopted a goth - glam image. Around this time, they received
10744-565: The electronic side of their music was becoming too dominant, and wanted to return to a simpler rock sound. After self-producing their previous two albums, the band hired producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange so they could focus on performance and spend less time mixing and reviewing takes. Recording took place in the Vancouver Warehouse Studio from October 2014 to April 2015. Muse announced their seventh album, Drones , on 11 March 2015. The following day, they released
10880-468: The film had theatrical screenings in 20 cities worldwide. The album contains the band's performance at Rome 's Stadio Olimpico on 6 July 2013, in front of over 60,000 people; it was the first concert filmed in 4K format. The concert was a part of the Unsustainable Tour, Muse's mid-2013 tour of Europe. Muse began writing their seventh album soon after the Rome concert. The band felt that
11016-602: The first DJ to play on the main stage at the Glastonbury Festival for 90,000 people, which he considers his favorite gig. He became resident DJ for the opening of (short-lived) London superclub Home , a role he performed until May the following year. Also in 1999, he moved to the United States where he went on tour. In 2000, he created fourteen tracks of jazz, soul, house and Goa based styles with Mitchell Oakenfold. Twenty-four FX and scratches loops and sounds were included too, each consisting of six seconds;
11152-704: The first live DVD, Hullabaloo , featuring footage recorded during Muse's two gigs at Le Zenith in Paris in 2001, and a documentary film of the band on tour. A double album, Hullabaloo Soundtrack , was released at the same time, containing a compilation of B-sides and a disc of recordings of songs from the Le Zenith performances. A double-A side single was also released featuring the new songs " In Your World " and " Dead Star ". In 2002, Muse threatened Celine Dion with legal action when she planned to name her Las Vegas show "Muse", as Muse had worldwide performing rights to
11288-465: The first of these was broadcast in the early hours of Sunday 20 March 1994, with the second being The Goa Mix broadcast on Sunday 18 December 1994. His album Perfecto Fluoro became the No. 1 essential dance collection of Boston Beat during 1996 with Jamiroquai 's Travelling Without Moving . On 9 June 1997, Oakenfold created Global Underground 004: Paul Oakenfold, Live in Oslo (GU004) which
11424-644: The first single from their eighth album. In November, they performed at the BlizzCon festival. " Thought Contagion ", the second single, was released on 15 February 2018, accompanied by an 1980s-styled music video. In June, Muse opened the Rock In Rio festival. On 24 February, they played a show at La Cigale in France with a setlist voted for fans online, followed by a show at Shepherd's Bush Empire , London, in which they played mainly older material and B-sides. A concert video, Muse: Drones World Tour ,
11560-563: The following year at festivals including Coachella, Glastonbury, Oxegen , Hovefestivalen, T in the Park , Austin City Limits and the Australian Big Day Out . Between September and November, Muse toured North America. Muse provided the lead single for the film The Twilight Saga: Eclipse , " Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever) ", released on 17 May 2010. In June, Muse headlined Glastonbury Festival for
11696-641: The fourth single of his album, "Hypnotised" which became successful enough to be included on his next compilation from the Perfecto Presents... series, Perfecto Presents: Great Wall which also included the Deepsky remix of the song as well as tracks like Motorcycle's " As the Rush Comes ", Björk 's " Pagan Poetry ", UNKLE 's remix of Ian Brown 's " F.E.A.R. " and Oakenfold's remix of Madonna 's song " Hollywood ". In 2003, Oakenfold produced
11832-570: The game's soundtrack, which featured 7 tracks including a remix of the official anthem of the tournament. After his success in Europe, one of Oakenfold's first major events in America was Fresno, California 's Cyberfest on 22 July 2000. The 500 acre indoor and outdoor central California location had the biggest dance capacity ever in America. An estimated 80,000 dancers and music lovers from Seattle , Reno , Phoenix , Los Angeles , and San Diego were welcomed that day. Cyberfest 2000, also known as
11968-663: The greatest cover versions of all time. It was released as a double A-side single, " Hyper Music/Feeling Good ". Origin of Symmetry received positive reviews. NME gave it 9/10 and wrote: "It's amazing for such a young band to load up with a heritage that includes the darker visions of Cobain and Kafka , Mahler and the Tiger Lillies , Cronenberg and Schoenberg , and make a sexy, populist album." Maverick, Muse's American label, did not consider Bellamy's vocals "radio-friendly" and asked Muse to rerecord "Plug in Baby" for
12104-469: The island of Ibiza for a week to celebrate his birthday. Trevor Fung, Nicky Holloway, Ian Saint Paul, Danny Rampling and Johnny Walker accompanied him. Oakenfold convinced the owner of a venue in England to host an "Ibiza Reunion" party after-hours. He had previously made an attempt, but it failed as the crowd was not prepared for the acid house style until 1987 when the party was successful. After that,
12240-687: The largest airplay and sales in the US, Muse were named the Billboard Alternative Songs and Rock Songs artist for 2010 with "Uprising", "Resistance" and "Undisclosed Desires" achieving 1st, 6th and 49th places on the year-end Alternative Song chart. On 30 July 2011, Muse supported Rage Against the Machine at their only 2011 gig at the L.A. Rising festival. On 13 August, Muse headlined the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in San Francisco. They headlined
12376-451: The last of the summer festivals, a tour of Europe began, including a large arena tour of the UK. Muse recruited an additional touring member, Morgan Nicholls , on keyboards, percussion and guitar. He performed with them until 2022. Black Holes and Revelations was nominated for the 2006 Mercury Music Prize , but lost to Arctic Monkeys . It earned a Platinum Europe Award after selling one million copies in Europe. The first single from
12512-399: The latter being co-produced by Nero), Michael Jackson , Stevie Wonder (on "Panic Station" which features musicians who performed on Stevie Wonder's " Superstition " ) and Hans Zimmer . The album features two songs with lyrics written and sung by Wolstenholme, who wrote about his battle with alcoholism . It features extensive electronic instrumentation, including Modular synthesisers and
12648-651: The likes of the Rolling Stones to Snoop Dogg etc, but you can only get a certain amount on the CD. It was difficult for me but I had to choose what I wanted and what I felt were the best mixes that showcased my art in the best way." — said Oakenfold. In 2007, he played live at the Boston Pops which created a piece of orchestral music with electronic music. The event took place in Miami for 10,000 people with
12784-682: The mainstream, as an A&R man for Champion Records . At that time, he signed DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince , as well as Salt-n-Pepa . Oakenfold appeared on the Blue Peter BBC programme for children with a breakdancing crew. He became a promoter and British agent for the Beastie Boys and Run-D.M.C. Since then, he appeared at The Project in Streatham playing soul and jazz music. In 1987, Oakenfold travelled to
12920-515: The name Perfecto. Also in 1988 he decided to create a place where new artists could develop their careers. At that moment, Perfecto Records was born. He collaborated with his friend Steve Osborne on various projects. In 1990, he worked with Terry Farley , Andrew Weatherall and Osborne on two remixes for Happy Mondays . The remixes of "Rave On" and "Hallelujah" were released on the Madchester Rave On EP, as well as "Step On",
13056-402: The name. Muse refused an offer from Dion of $ 50,000 for the rights, as they feared it could harm their chances of breaking into the US market. Bellamy said: "We don't want to turn up there with people thinking we're Celine Dion's backing band." Muse's third album, Absolution , produced by Rich Costey , Paul Reeve and John Cornfield was released on 15 September 2003. It debuted at number one in
13192-448: The new album, Muse made several promotional TV appearances starting on 13 May 2006 at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend . The Black Holes and Revelations Tour started before the release of their album and initially consisted mostly of festival appearances, including a headline slot at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in August 2006. The band's main touring itinerary started with a tour of North America from late July to early August 2006. After
13328-433: The new name was short and thought that it looked good on a poster. According to journalist Mark Beaumont, the band wanted the name to reflect "the sense Matt had that he had somehow 'summoned up' this band, the way mediums could summon up inspirational spirits at times of emotional need". After a few years building a fanbase, Muse played their first gigs in London and Manchester supporting Skunk Anansie on tour. They had
13464-510: The night became a classic and became one of the UK's major acid house nights, known as Spectrum at Heaven in Charing Cross . The party was best known for the "Theatre of Madness", as more than 1,500 people were present on Monday nights, until it went down; with the financial issues it changed its name to the "Land of Oz". Artists like Alex Paterson DJ'd in the VIP chillout area known as
13600-520: The number one song that makes you drive faster by UpVenue . Also in 2003, he remixed another hit soundtrack for 'Elvis Presley' which charted fairly well after his 2003 remix of "Rubberneckin'" made the top three in Australia and top five in the UK. This remix contributed to the Elvis phenomenon of the 21st century . In an earlier episode of Radio Free Roscoe , "The Imposter", a 2005 series on The N ,
13736-458: The occasional techno record sneaked in, but it was to be another 6 years from his debut DJ performance before he would perform his first official all-techno set. In 1992, Maas was introduced to the early German rave scene, and he went on to DJ at many different rave events both in Germany and elsewhere, earning a name in the electronic underground scene. Maas' first record, "The Final XS",
13872-487: The opening show in Atlanta; the tour resumed after Bellamy received stitches. In June 2004, Muse headlined the Glastonbury Festival , which they later described as "the best gig of our lives". Howard's father, William Howard, who attended the festival to watch the band, died from a heart attack shortly after the performance. Bellamy said: "It was the biggest feeling of achievement we've ever had after coming offstage. It
14008-402: The original Paul McCartney and Wings track played to him by Levy and expressed his wish to get the stems for the track. David Levy, through his connections to McCartney's management, delivered the studio session, complete with all the stems, to Maas. Over the proceeding few months, Maas tried working on the stems with different people after a while the project went back on the shelf. It was only
14144-576: The release of the video game Frequency , for which Oakenfold produced one track, "See It". Global Underground sold over 150,000 copies of Oakenfold's previous Global Underground: New York . A spokesperson for the label claimed that in the US, demand for UK dance music had been increasing in the past couple of years, and now made up over two-thirds of the label's sales. The Global Underground New York office opened in on Ninth Avenue in Manhattan . The Mekka Electronic Music Festival, otherwise known as
14280-416: The same name in 2014. The same year, Timo was commissioned to do a remix for Morcheeba ’s "Make Believer" followed by a collaborative remix work on Róisín Murphy ’s "Jealousy" with one-third of My Favorite Robot, James Teej, in 2015. Maas and Teej continued their collaborative partnership with a release on Crosstown Rebels' sub-label Rebellion called ‘Thingzz’. Aside from his release-work, Timo has also been
14416-458: The same year. Also in 1993, Oakenfold and Osborne's project Grace was formed as State of Grace and featuring vocals by Patti Low, though by the time Grace had charted a number of singles in the UK charts (around 1996), it had become a 'solo fronted project' with jazz singer Dominique Atkins as the lead vocalist. The project was dissolved in 1997 as Oakenfold was touring as a performance DJ more frequently and could not commit to recording, though
14552-659: The second time. After U2 canceled their headline slot following their singer Bono 's back injury, their guitarist, the Edge , joined Muse to play the U2 track " Where the Streets Have No Name ". For their live performances, Muse received the O2 Silver Clef Award in London on 2 July 2010, presented by Roger Taylor and Brian May of Queen . Taylor described the trio as "probably the greatest live act in
14688-586: The similarity, stating Muse were "past [the comparisons] in most places". In 2006, Pitchfork described Muse's music as "firmly ol' skool at heart: proggy hard rock that forgoes any pretensions to restraint ... their songs use full-stacked guitars and thunderous drums to evoke God's footsteps". AllMusic described their sound as a "fusion of progressive rock, glam , electronica, and Radiohead-influenced experimentation". On Muse's association with progressive rock, Howard said: "I associate [progressive rock] with 10-minute guitar solos, but I guess we kind of come into
14824-409: The single " Won't Stand Down ", which marked a return to their heavier early sound. On 9 March, Muse posted a 35-second clip across various social media platforms depicting large busts of the band members being torn down. On 17 March, Muse announced their ninth album, Will of the People , with a release date of 26 August 2022. Ahead of the release, Muse released the singles " Compliance ", " Will of
14960-565: The song "1685" from the 2024 album Telos by the electronic producer Zedd . In August 2024, Wolstenholme announced a solo project, Chromes, and released the singles "Imaginary World" and "The Good Life". Described as a band that fuse alternative rock , progressive rock , space rock , hard rock , art rock , electronic rock , progressive metal , indie rock and pop , Muse also mix sounds from genres such as electronica and R&B , with forms such as classical music and rock opera . In 2002, Bellamy described Muse as
15096-506: The song "Old School Vibes" from the album Loud . Burnout Revenge used the General Midi remix of "First Day" for the game's EA Trax. Paul Oakenfold Paul Mark Oakenfold (born 30 August 1963), formerly known mononymously as Oakenfold , is an English record producer , remixer and trance DJ . He has provided over 100 remixes for over 100 artists including U2 , Moby , Madonna , Britney Spears , Massive Attack ,
15232-441: The soundtrack for the film Swordfish , Swordfish: The Album contained a transformation of "Planet Rock" into a seven-minute breakbeat trance anthem. Most of the tracks are collaborations with Andy Gray , the remix of N.E.R.D. 's "Lapdance" which gained total notability from other tracks. The soundtrack was produced under Village Roadshow and Warner Bros. and distributed through London-Sire Records . Oakenfold recorded
15368-571: The summer. At the 2007 Brit Awards in February, Muse received their second award for Best British Live Act. They became the first act to sell out the newly rebuilt Wembley Stadium when they performed two dates there in June 2007. Both concerts were recorded for a DVD/CD, HAARP , released in early 2008. In 2018, HAARP was named the 40th-greatest live album of all time by NME . The tour continued across Europe in July 2007 before returning to
15504-450: The theme later released as a single. The programme and theme moved over to Channel 5 from 18 August 2011 to 5 November 2018. In September 2000, he opened the new Digital Radio station Ministry of Sound Radio with a live mix from the famous London club. Oakenfold appeared in the intro scene of EA's Euro 2000 video game , which featured him using his turntables to activate the video game and control various players. He also composed
15640-617: The three-part " Exogenesis: Symphony ". The Resistance beat its predecessor Black Holes and Revelations in album sales in its debut week in the UK with approximately 148,000 copies sold. The first single, " Uprising ", was released seven days earlier. On 13 September, Muse performed "Uprising" at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards in New York City. The Resistance Tour began with A Seaside Rendezvous in Muse's hometown of Teignmouth, Devon, in September 2009. It included headline slots
15776-691: The vinyl being released as an unknown white label with only Paul McCartney 's face stamped on it on the Phonica Records website. The vinyl-run was limited and sold out in a few hours, having its prices soar to upwards $ 400 on eBay and other websites and going #1 on Phonica Records’ website. There was some speculation whether the vinyl was officially sanctioned by McCartney himself, but it eventually got conclusive proof on its origins. The story of its overnight success got quickly picked up by major publications such as i-D , Billboard , NME , Rolling Stone Germany , and Clash Magazine . The track
15912-604: The world today". On 12 September 2010, Muse won an MTV Video Music Award in the category of Best Special Effects, for the "Uprising" video. On 21 November, Muse won an American Music Award for Favorite Artist in the Alternative Rock Music Category. On 2 December, Muse were nominated for three awards for the 53rd Grammy Awards on 13 February 2011, for which they won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album for The Resistance . Based on having
16048-461: The world's major stadium acts. Topping the US Billboard 200 , their seventh album, Drones (2015), was a concept album about drone warfare and returned to a harder rock sound. Their eighth album, Simulation Theory (2018), prominently featured synthesisers and was influenced by science fiction and the simulation hypothesis . Their ninth album, Will of the People (2022), which combined many genres and themes from their previous albums,
16184-410: Was adapted in an electronic version on the tracks "Zoo York". In 2002, Q magazine named Oakenfold in their list of the "50 Bands to See Before You Die". In 2002, Oakenfold revealed he had struggled with dyslexia as a child and announced his intention to help dyslexic children. In 2002, Oakenfold remixed David Arnold 's " James Bond Theme "; the song was released under Warner Bros. Records and
16320-432: Was almost surreal that an hour later his dad died. It was almost not believable. We spent about a week sort of just with Dom trying to support him. I think he was happy that at least his dad got to see him at probably what was the finest moment so far of the band's life." Muse won two MTV Europe awards, including "Best Alternative Act", and a Q Award for "Best Live Act", and received an award for "Best British Live Act" at
16456-500: Was also nominated for Best Rock Song . The album listed at number 46 on Rolling Stone ' s list of the top 50 albums of 2012, saying "In an era of diminished expectations, Muse make stadium-crushing songs that mix the legacies of Queen , King Crimson , Led Zeppelin and Radiohead while making almost every other current band seem tiny." Muse released their fourth live album, Live at Rome Olympic Stadium , on 29 November 2013 on CD/DVD and CD/Blu-ray formats. In November 2013,
16592-582: Was announced that Maas's and Teej's remix had been nominated at the 59th Grammy Awards in the best remix category. Maas has cited early 1980s music with a lot of funk, soul and disco as well as Jean Michel Jarre and his albums Oxygène , Equinoxe , and Magnetic Fields as early influences on him. He has also claimed to be influenced by James Lavelle and is a fan of old-school rock such as Led Zeppelin and Dire Straits as well as newer rock musicians such as Lenny Kravitz . Maas's track " To Get Down " has been widely used in movie soundtracks such as
16728-460: Was brought in alongside Reeve to produce the band's first album, Showbiz (1999). The album showcased Muse's aggressive yet melancholic musical style, with lyrics about relationships and their difficulties trying to establish themselves in their hometown. During the production of their second album, Origin of Symmetry (2001), Muse experimented with instrumentation such as a church organ , Mellotron , animal bones, and an expanded drum kit. There
16864-778: Was featured in Saab commercials, the 2003 EA Sports game Tiger Woods PGA Tour , the THQ game Juiced , the pilot for the television program Las Vegas , and as the NASCAR theme song for 2006. It appears in the video game series Dance Dance Revolution in DDR Ultramix for the Xbox , the Fastlane episode "Dogtown" and the Alias episode "Snowman". "Ready Steady Go" was also listed as
17000-487: Was followed by the album's next two singles after "Starry Eyed Surprise", " Ready Steady Go " and " Southern Sun ". "Southern Sun" with Carla Werner was first issued as a B-side of "Ready Steady Go" until it was included on Tiësto 's In Search of Sunrise 3: Panama compilation with his own remix of the song. "Southern Sun" became a hit as it was then released as the A-side of "Ready Steady Go" in mid-2002. "Ready Steady Go"
17136-536: Was more of Bellamy's falsetto, arpeggiated guitar, and piano playing. Bellamy cites guitar influences such as Jimi Hendrix and Tom Morello (of Rage Against the Machine ), the latter evident in the more riff -based songs in Origin of Symmetry and in Bellamy's use of guitar pitch-shifting effects . The album features a cover of Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse 's " Feeling Good ", voted in various polls one of
17272-526: Was named NME ' s 1990 Album of the Year, and both Oakenfold and Osborne won the 1991 Brit Award for Best Producer. This is a tremendous record and a gauntlet chucked at all the other would-be legends in town... Wild, brash, corrosive funk rock, grimly northern and yet pan-cultural in a Tesco shoplifter kind of way. In 1991, they remixed Massive Attack 's "Safe from Harm" as well as many others. In 1992, when U2 released their song " Even Better Than
17408-679: Was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Awards in the non-classical remixed recording category. The same year, Maas also remixed the Depeche Mode track " Enjoy the Silence ". In 2005, Maas released his second studio album, titled Pictures on Warner Bros. 's sub-label Hope Recordings . It was co-produced with Martin Buttrich over a two-year period in their studio in Hannover . The album featured many artist collaborations such as Kelis , Neneh Cherry and Placebo lead singer Brian Molko . Over
17544-406: Was positively received and played by many industry heavyweights such as Pete Tong , Annie Mac , Seth Troxler and Damian Lazarus. The inspiration behind the remix was to come up with a modern take of a classic song with respect to the original, with more emphasis on the bass and reinforcing McCartney's blues-inspired vocals. The record got its official release on Virgin in June 2016, followed by
17680-555: Was released in 1995. His second record release, "Die Herdplatte", was a collaboration with another producer, Gary D , which was a bigger success than his first. Gary D also gained Maas a residency at Hamburg's famous club The Tunnel, between 1994 and 1996. Through his British contact Leon Alexander, Maas played at the Bristol club Lakota and held a residency there for three years. Maas also began to release records through record labels such as Hope Recordings , both under his own name and
17816-463: Was released in April 2007. Another single, " Map of the Problematique ", was released for download only in June 2007, following the band's performance at Wembley Stadium. Muse spent November and much of December 2006 touring Europe with British band Noisettes as the supporting act. The tour continued in Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia in early 2007 before returning to England for
17952-633: Was released in August 2022. Muse have won numerous awards , including two Grammy Awards , two Brit Awards , five MTV Europe Music Awards and eight NME Awards . In 2012, they received the Ivor Novello Award for International Achievement from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors . As of October 2022 , they had sold more than 30 million albums worldwide. The members of Muse played in separate school bands during their time at Teignmouth Community College in
18088-541: Was released in November in the United Kingdom with a 2-CD set and a 3 CD version with the same number of songs. It was also released in the United States with only 20 tracks in one CD; it featured some remixes from the original version but it also included two new remixes which are: Justin Timberlake 's " My Love " song and his remix of Hans Zimmer 's " Jack Theme Suite " which was used for the film Pirates of
18224-579: Was released in cinemas worldwide on 12 July 2018. On 19 July 2018, Muse released the third single from their upcoming album, "Something Human", followed by "The Dark Side" on 30 August and "Pressure" on 27 September. Muse released their eighth studio album, Simulation Theory , with a focus on 80s-inspired synthesisers, on 9 November. The Simulation Theory World Tour began in Houston on 3 February 2019 and concluded on 15 October in Lima. A film based on
18360-531: Was released on Perfecto and featured other works from Oakenfold and other artists. At the Creamfields event in 2002 at Speke Airfield, DJs such as Oakenfold, Seb Fontaine and Paul van Dyk performed along with Dave Clarke , Jon Carter , Richie Hawtin and Felix Da Housecat . The event also featured live appearances from Basement Jaxx , All Saints , Death in Vegas and Moloko . In 2003, Oakenfold released
18496-624: Was very influenced and involved in hip-hop during the early days, so I wanted to build from those roots upwards rather than doing a contemporary dance record." — said Paul Oakenfold on several interviews. The album features vocals from Jane's Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell on "Time of Your Life" and Shifty Shellshock of Los Angeles rock and rap band Crazy Town on " Starry Eyed Surprise "; Ice Cube on "Get Em Up"; and Tricky and Nelly Furtado on "The Harder They Come". The album contains appearances by Asher D of So Solid Crew on " Ready Steady Go ", and Grant-Lee Philips , founder of
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