Urban Dance Squad
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Genres | Rap rock |
| Years active | 1986–2000 2006 |
| Labels | Arista Sony BMG Triple X |
| Website | www.uds.nl |
| Members | |
| Rudeboy Remmington (Patrick Tilon) Tres Manos (René van Barneveld) Silly Sil (Silvano Matadin) Magic Stick (Michel Schoots) DJ DNA (DoNotAsk) (Arjen de Vreede) |
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Urban Dance Squad was a Dutch rap rock band formed after what was originally intended as a one-time jam-session at a festival in Utrecht on December 20, 1986.[1] Band members were rapper Rudeboy Remmington (Patrick Tilon), guitarist Tres Manos (René van Barneveld), bassist Silly Sil (Silvano Matadin), drummer Magic Stick (Michel Schoots) and DJ DNA (DoNotAsk) (Arjen de Vreede). The band's music is described as a blend of genres, including funk, soul, heavy metal, hip hop, reggae, jazz and ska and is often compared to that of Rage Against the Machine, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Fishbone. They are widely known for their hit single "Deeper Shade Of Soul", which charted at number 21 in the United States on Billboard Hot 100.
In the middle of the band's career, to capitalize on the success of grunge and alternative rock, Urban Dance Squad released Persona Non Grata in January 1994. All of the tracks feature heavy use of distortion and guitar. In particular, the singles "No Honestly" and "Candy Strip Exp." were released. The latter single features a radio edit that cuts most of the pre-song noise.
Artantica saw release in 1999, and was a return to the band's hip-hop roots, and received critical acclaim.
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[edit] Band members
- Rudeboy Remmington (Patrick Tilon) - vocals
- Tres Manos (Renè van Barneveld) - guitar
- Sil (Silvano Matadin) - bass guitar
- Magic Stick (Michel Schoots) - drums
- DJ DNA (DoNotAsk) (Arjen de Vreede) - DJ
[edit] Discography
- Mental Floss For The Globe (1989)
- Life 'n Perspectives Of A Genuine Crossover (1991)
- Persona Non Grata (1994)
- Planet Ultra (1996)
- Beograd Live (1997)
- Artantica (1999)
- The Singles Collection (2006)
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Music
- "Fast Lane" appears in the 1990 film Pump Up the Volume but does not appear on the soundtrack album.[2]
- The song "Good Grief" appears on the soundtrack of the 1995 film Hackers. The band has a cameo appearance in the film with the same song.[3] "Good Grief" is often mislabeled as a song by Rage Against the Machine, occasionally mistitled as "Good Morning Vietnam."
- The song "Demagogue" appears on the soundtrack of the 2001 film Crazy/Beautiful[4] and in 2003 on Gigli.[5]
- An Urban Dance Squad track is used in an episode of The Sopranos.[clarification needed][citation needed]
[edit] Movies
- 5 jaar wanorde (5 years of mayhem) is a two-part documentary about Urban Dance Squad by director Bram van Splunteren for Dutch national television VPRO's Onrust, originally broadcasted in 1992.
[edit] References
- ^ "Urban Dance Squad". November 17, 2008. http://www.uds.nl/biography.htm.
- ^ "Pump Up the Volume Soundtrack". November 17, 2008. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100436/soundtrack.
- ^ "Hackers Soundtrack". November 17, 2008. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113243/soundtrack.
- ^ "Crazy/Beautiful". November 17, 2008. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0250224/soundtrack.
- ^ "Gigli". November 17, 2008. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299930/soundtrack.
- Frans Steensma (ed), "OOR's Eerste Nederlandse Pop-encyclopedie" (12th edition, Amsterdam, 2000)
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