DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979'S OFFICIAL SITE
From last.fm: "Death from Above 1979 were the Toronto-based duo of Jesse F. Keeler on bass/synths and Sebastien Grainger on vocals/drums. Refusing to employ a lead guitarist, they played loud synth infused noise-funk, often referred to as dance punk, on the drum and bass combination alone. Originally named just “Death From Above”, the duo changed their name after a legal dispute with New York City dance-punk label Death From Above (known as DFA Records since the September 11, 2001 attacks). “Death from above” was written on a helicopter in the movie Apocalypse Now, which was copyrighted in 1979. However, Grainger says this is simply a coincidence; 1979 was chosen as it was, amongst other reasons, “the year I was born.”
Death From Above 1979 had planned on recording the follow up to its debut full-length You’re a Woman, I’m a Machine. There were plans to release it in three versions: the traditional bass/drums lineup, a full-band lineup with musicians assembled by Grainger, and a remix album. The albums featuring a full band and remixes were supposedly to be released on the band’s official website.
In 2005 the video for “Romantic Rights” won a VideoFACT award at the MuchMusic Video Music Awards.
On August 4, 2006, the band announced they had decided to split “almost a year ago” due to the strained relationship between the two - claiming they only talked during interviews and just before shows - not to mention the fact that they had achieved all their aims after the record went gold in their native Canada."
Articles/Other Sites:
DEAD BANDS: DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979 by Quiet Color (an article after the split of the band)
Albums:
Head's Up - EP (2002)
1. Dead Womb
2. Too Much Love
3. Do It!
4. My Love Is Shared
5. Losing Friends
6. If We Don't Make It We'll Fake It
You're A Woman, I'm A Machine (2004)
1. Turn It Out
2. Romantic Rights
3. Going Steady
4. Go Home, Get Down
5. Blood On Our Hands
6. Black History Month
7. Little Girl
8. Cold War
9. You're A Woman, I'm A Machine
10. Pull Out
11. Sexy Results
Romance Bloody Romance (2005)
1. Better Off Dead (La Peste Cover)
2. Blood On Our Hands (Justice Remix)
3. Romantic Rights (Erol Alkan's Love From Below Re-edit)
4. Black History Month (Alan Braxe and Fred Falke remix)
5. Little Girl (Masterkraft Edition)
6. Romantic Rights (The Phone Lovers Remix)
7. Black History Month (Josh Homme remix)
8. You're Lovely (But You've Got Lots of Problems)
9. Romantic Rights (Marczech Makuziak Remix)
10. Black History Month (Sammy Danger Remix)
11. Romantic Rights (Jesper Dahlback Remix)
12. Black History Month (Girl On Girl Revision featuring Final Fantasy)
13. Sexy Results (MSTRKRFT Edition)
You can check out Death From Above 1979's myspace by clicking the picture below:
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