One Eskimo
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| One Eskimo | |
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| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Indie |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Juno Records Little Polar Records /Lucky records |
| Associated acts | Kristian Leontiou |
| Website | http://www.oneeskimo.co.uk/ http://www.gravymedia.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gravy-Media/136685533091700 |
| Members | |
| Kristian Leontiou Adam Falkner Pete Rinaldi Jamie Sefton |
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One Eskimo (sometimes written "One eskimO") are a four-piece indie group from London, England, consisting of Kristian Leontiou (vocals), Adam Falkner (drums), Pete Rinaldo (guitar), and Jamie Sefton (bass and horns). They are also an animated band fronted by four cartoon characters, an eskimo (vocals), a penguin (lead guitar), a giraffe (drums) and a monkey (bass and horns). These members are featured in media such as album artwork, music videos, and sometimes live shows. The visuals were created and animated by Gravy Media, led by Matt Latchford & Nathan Erasmus.
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[edit] History
They scored the music for "The Adventures of One Eskimo", an animated adventure distributed by Warner Premiere.
One Eskimo supported Tori Amos on her 2009 Sinful Attraction Tour, and subsequently released the 4-track "One Eskimo EP".
They performed on the Ellen DeGeneres Show in the US in March 2010, and again for her birthday on January 26, 2011. They appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on February 1, 2011.
[edit] Appearances
One Eskimo featured on the track Hope & Glory on the 2006 Faithless album To All New Arrivals.
July 2010, One Eskimo song "Amazing" featured on Discovery Channel commercial.
One Eskimo's song "Kandi" was used in the Season 5 Bones finale.
One Eskimo's song, "Chocolate", was used in the Season 2 Warehouse 13 7th episode, "For the Team".
One Eskimo performed their song "Givin' Up" live on the Ellen show.
One Eskimo's song, "Amazing", was used in the movie Chalet Girl.
[edit] Members
[edit] Cartoon members
Gravy Media
- Eskimo - Vocals
- Giraffe - Drums
- Penguin - Lead guitar
- Monkey - Bass guitar and brass
[edit] Real members
- Kristian Leontiou - Vocals
- Adam Falkner - Drums
- Peter Rinaldi - Lead guitar
- Jamie Sefton- Bass and horns
[edit] Discography
[edit] One Eskimo
| One Eskimo | |
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| Studio album by One Eskimo | |
| Released | September 22, 2009 |
One Eskimo is the first full-length studio album by the indie rock group One Eskimo. It peaked at number 196 on the US Billboard charts.[1]
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| No. | Title | The Adventures of One Eskimo | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Hometime" | Chapter 6: Star Journey | 4:47 | ||||||
| 2. | "Astronauts" | Chapter 1: Lost Love | 5:12 | ||||||
| 3. | "Kandi" | Chapter 2: A Dream Revealed | 4:02 | ||||||
| 4. | "Slip" | Chapter 3: Heartbroken | 3:39 | ||||||
| 5. | "Simple Day" | Chapter 7: Paradise Lost | 3:14 | ||||||
| 6. | "Givin' Up" | 3:42 | |||||||
| 7. | "Chocolate" | Chapter 5: Army of Darkness | 4:02 | ||||||
| 8. | "All Balloons" | Chapter 4: A Little Help | 4:08 | ||||||
| 9. | "Chosen One" | Chapter 8: An Ocean Tale | 4:17 | ||||||
| 10. | "UFO" | Chapter 9: The Dead Island | 4:15 | ||||||
| 11. | "Amazing" | Chapter 10: Leap of Faith | 4:40 | ||||||
| iTunes Deluxe Edition | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 12. | "Hi Low and In Between" | 4:33 | |||||||
| 13. | "One Eskimo Interview" (Video) | 3:17 | |||||||
| 14. | "Astronauts" (The Adventures of One Eskimo, Chapter 1: Lost Love) | 3:35 | |||||||
(Not all chapter videos on YouTube)
[edit] Trivia
- 'The Adventures of One Eskimo' is an animated series set to the band's debut album. Originally, Kristian worked with Nathan Erasmus and his team at Gravy Media to independently produce Hometime and Kandi. After working on a series treatment together they collaborated with Passion Pictures to make the series.
- The debut self-titled album was originally to be called "All Balloons".
[edit] EPs
- One Eskimo EP
- "One eskimO Live EP"
- "Radio Woodstock Music Presents One Eskimo (Live at Mountain Jam, Hunter Mountain, NY 6/6/10)"[2]
[edit] Future
On December 8, 2011, the band released their new single, "Sunny Day," as a free download off of their website to members on their e-mail list. The band also stated that the release of a new album and tour would be occurring in 2012.[3]
[edit] References
- BBC Radio 2 [2]
- BBC Radio 2 [3]
- British Animation Awards [4]
- The Guardian [5]
- YouTube [6]
- Starbucks iTunes Pick of the Week [7]
