Mint Royale коллектив из Манчестера (Англия), который играет электронную музыку в стиле big beat. Коллектив был создан в 1997 году дуэтом музыкантов Нейла Клакстона (Neil Claxton) и Криса Бэйкера (Chris Baker). Позже, в 2004, Крис Бэйкер покинул группу, но Клакстон продолжил писать музыку, используя псевдоним Mint Royale.
Mint Royale в первую очередь специализируется на написании ремиксов, и стал известен после релиза их микса "Tequila", от Terrorvision. Они завоевывали популярность благодаря Британскому dance-guru Норману Куку (Norman Cook), чьи диджейские сеты постоянно включали в себя работы Mint Royale. Их композиции были очень похожи на произведения самого Нормана Кука, и многие слушатели часто ошибались, считая, что Норман вставляет в сеты свои произведения, а Mint Royale — его псевдоним. Первый альбом Mint Royale «On the Ropes» вышел в свет в конце 1999, и хотя он не стал хитом продаж (ака бестселлером), некоторые их композиции добились признания. Сингл «Don't Falter», в исполнении Lauren Laverne из Kenickie, стал хитом британских чартов. Композиция «From Rusholme with Love» стала узнаваемой благодаря ее частому использованию в кино и телевизионных передачах в качестве саундтрека. Запоминающиеся треки включены в музыкальную тему к фильму Kung Pow! Enter The Fist, так же является саундтреком к фильмам Vanilla Sky, Get Carter, Serendipity и телевизионным сериям ALIAS (эпизод Пророчество) и Spaced. Композиция «Because I'm Worth It» постоянно использовалась в качестве фоновой композиции для ток-шоу Джеми Токсона и Зоэ Болла (Jamie Theakston and Zoë Ball) «The Priory». Трек «Show Me» впервые появился на переиздании альбома в 2001 в США, и Джон Ричардс (John Richards of KEXP) стал играеть его каждую пятницу и трек стал известен как «The Friday Song» (Пятничная песня). «Show Me» так же использовалась в национальном географическом фильме «Van Wilder». Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
Mint Royale is a big beat electronic music act from Manchester, England. It was originally founded by the duo of Neil Claxton and Chris Baker; the latter left the band in 2004, but Claxton continued to produce music using the Mint Royale name. They are widely known for their remixes. Notably "Singin' In The Rain", which made #1 in the UK in 2008 after the song was used by dancer George Sampson on the hit show Britain's Got Talent.
The band originally started in 1997. They first specialized in remixes, and became known after the release of their mix of "Tequila", by Terrorvision. They were championed by British dance guru Norman Cook, whose DJ sets regularly included their work. Their sound was similar to his, to the extent that some people mistakenly believed Mint Royale to be a pseudonym for Cook himself. Their first album, On the Ropes was released in late 1999, and though it was not a big sales hit, some songs from it have achieved recognition. The single "Don't Falter", featuring Lauren Laverne from Kenickie, was a minor hit in the British charts. The song "From Rusholme with Love" has been made recognisable through its extensive use in film and television series soundtracks. Notable examples include the theme tune for the film Kung Pow! Enter The Fist, as well as being present on the soundtrack of the films Vanilla Sky, Get Carter, Serendipity and the television series ALIAS and Spaced. The song "Because I'm Worth It" has also been used as the theme tune for the Jamie Theakston and Zoë Ball chat show The Priory.
The band released their second album, Dancehall Places, in 2002, and afterwards embarked on a series of live shows and a UK tour in 2003
Mint Royale returned to the studio to start writing and recording their third album in the April of 2004. The next few months were a turbulent time for Mint Royale with founding member Chris Baker parting company with the band. However, Neil and the resident vocalists returned to the studio to complete the recording of the third album (January 2005) and the result was ‘See You In The Morning’. In 2005 the group released "Waiting in the Rain" on the "Wait for You" EP - a remix of Singin' in the Rain, which was featured in the January 2005 Volkswagen Golf GTI commercial. It reached initially #20 on the UK Singles Chart after it was released as a single (remixed and renamed as "Singing In the Rain"). This version also features on the album "See You in the Morning".
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