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Dead Disco 
Dead Disco at the Carling Leeds Festival 2006Background information Origin Leeds, Yorkshire, England Genres Electronic, indie pop, indietronica, New Wave, Nu Rave, synthpunk, dance-punk Years active 2005–2008 Labels High Voltage, Play Louder, Fierce Panda, 679 Associated acts Little Boots Website deaddisco.co.uk Past members Lucy Catherwood
Marie France
Victoria Hesketh
Anna Prior[1]Dead Disco were an English electronic/indie pop musical group formed in 2005 by Lucy Catherwood, Marie France (now known as Video Villain) and Victoria Hesketh (now known as Little Boots).
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Biography
The trio met in August 2005 at the University of Leeds.[2] They were influenced by such artists as The Bangles, Blondie, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Ladytron, The Killers, Billy Idol, Gang of Four, The Slits and The Rapture.[3]
Releases
Dead Disco released four singles:
- "The Treatment" (2005, High Voltage)
- "City Place" (2006, Playlouder)
- "Automatic" (2006, Fierce Panda)
- "You're Out" (2007, 679)[4][5][6][7]
For both "The Treatment" and "Automatic", Dead Disco teamed up with producer James Ford. "Automatic" was the final single to be released by label Fierce Panda.[8] "You're Out" was produced by Greg Kurstin of The Bird and the Bee, who has also worked with Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Kylie Minogue, Gwen Stefani and Peaches.
"City Place" was also included on the 2006 Dance To The Radio compilation What We All Want.
Split
A MySpace blog in December 2008 confirmed that the group had come to an end, and that the members were working on new projects: Hesketh as Little Boots; and Catherwood and France as Video Villain.[2]
References
- ^ Simpson, Dave (25 September 2007). "Dead Disco, The Faversham, Leeds". The Guardian. guardian.co.uk. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/sep/25/popandrock1. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ^ a b Jamieson, Teddy (24 May 2009), "Sweet sole music FOR MONTHS SHE'S BEEN TOUTED AS THE NEXT BIG THING IN BRITISH MUSIC . . . NOW IT'S TIME FOR LITTLE BOOTS TO DELIVER", Sunday Herald
- ^ "Dead Disco Biography". NME. IPC Media. http://www.nme.com/artists/dead-disco. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
- ^ "DEAD DISCO – You're Out
review", The Sun, 6 July 2007 - ^ "Upfront Reviews – 09.07.07: Singles", Music Week, 30 June 2007
- ^ Dingwall, John (15 June 2007), "SINGLES", Scottish Daily Record
- ^ Felton, Christopher (23 May 2007), "CD Reviews", Evening Chronicle
- ^ Hopkin, Kenyon. "Dead Disco > Biography". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p828621. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
External links
- Dead Disco on Myspace
- Dead Disco's channel on YouTube
- Archive of Dead Disco biography, news and reviews
Categories:- All-female bands
- British indie pop groups
- British New Wave musical groups
- English electronic music groups
- Music from Leeds
- Musical groups disestablished in 2008
- Musical groups established in 2005
- English musician stubs
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