Crispy (band)
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Crispy | |
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| Also known as | XPY (2000–2001) |
| Origin | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Genres | Eurodance, bubblegum dance, trance, dance-pop. |
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| Past members | Mette Christensen Christian Møller Mads B.B. Krog Gry Bay |
| Website | www.crispyfan.dk |
Crispy (also known as XPY) was a Danish eurodance band formed in Copenhagen in 1997 by music producer Mads B.B. Krog and musicians Christian Møller and Mette Christensen. Their notable major hits are "Licky Licky" from the 1998 album The Game and the 2000 single "In & Out".[2] Three of his songs are featured in the four-panel dance game In the Groove, including "Bubble Dancer", "The Game" and "Kiss Me Red".[3]
Their first album, The Game, was recorded in 1997, but it was not released until mid-1998. The Japanese version of the album contained four exclusive bonus tracks, including two unreleased songs "Bad Girls" and "Happy King".[2] The band was very successful in Scandinavia and Asia, and was awarded the "Pop Shop Award '98" for best Scandinavian debut release in 1998 among 15 nominees. The group has performed over 150 concerts across Europe and also toured in late 1998 in Japan, performing in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka.[3]
Career
1997-1998: Beginning of Crispy and The Game
Inspired by the success of Aqua at that time, the young music producer Mads B.B. Krong decided to form a band that fit in the same line as Aqua. In 1997, the band titled 'Crispy' was formed (reasons for choosing the name are unknown), which featured Mette and Christian as lead vocalists for the group. The group's first debut single, "Kiss Me Red", was released in February throughout Scandinavia, but was reasonably performed until "Licky Licky" (her second single) was released and had a huge performance on the main dance charts of that year country, coming to be among the Top 20 and being the group's best known song to date.[2][4][5]
In mid-1998, the group's debut album called The Game was released, which was recorded and mixed in Denmark, Sweden and Germany.[2] Several versions of the album were released, the most common being the release of 12 tracks. The Japanese version of the album also contained four exclusive bonus tracks, including two unreleased songs "Bad Girls" and "Happy King". The band founded a solid base in the Danish pop/dance scene.[3][5]
1999: Tour and success
For Christmas 1998, Crispy was on a big tour in Japan, performing among large crowds in the cities of Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. The band was also on sale in part of East Asia (visiting Singapore and the Philippines), and the following year, performing a total of over 150 concerts held on the European continent. The group's success was visualized with a crowd of enthusiastic people and also singing along with the band.[2][5]
2000: Second album canceled and closure of Crispy
With the success of the first album, it led the group to prepare for a second album that featured large numbers of tracks that were recorded and many of them even completed by around 1999. But the release of the second album planned to be released mid-year. from the 2000s was canceled due to the death of vocalist Mette Christensen who died days after the release of "In & Out". In respect of Mette, members Christian and Mads have not released any material under the name of Crispy, and the singles "L/R" and "La Fiesta" that were predicted to be Crispy's next singles, now belong to XPY, and consequently the project was terminated in the year 2000.[3][4]
2000-2001: New XPY
In the year 2000, after the event, the group underwent major changes, among them: the name of the group "Crispy" is renamed XPY, the Danish singer and actress Gry Bay becomes the new female singer (replacing Mette), XPY was focusing on the classic dance music (moving away from the bubblegum dance of the first album and also the trance that was expected for the second). But this new project was not as successful as Crispy was, and because of this, XPY has a definitive closure in 2001, with members determined to pursue solo careers. Nowadays, the three former members meet very well, Gry Bay these days is a famous Danish most famous actress. Mads BB Krog (he also made music under the name of Blush and remixed the song In & Out) He is a businessman and also remains a music producer and composer. but Christian Møller has decided to dedicate himself to his personal life.[3]
2017: Crispy's new demos unveiled
In 2017, Bubblegum Dancer exclusively obtained 3 CDs of Crispy's first demos, recorded around 1999. Dedicated to Mette's memory, Christian (the former member of the group) wanted the site to share the songs between fans and publicly. on YouTube to reach the widest audience possible. Surprisingly all songs except (Whoops!!) were recorded successfully and with good quality, although the CDs were severely damaged by old age. 19 songs were rescued from the CDs, including several bubblegum songs that sound like remnants of "The Game." There is also an early demo of "In & Out" that initially changed its bubblegum dance style to a trance style.[6]
Letter and style
The band is well known for encompassing themes in their songs that are considered to be very cheerful or even childish, such as dinosaur, tropical beach and video game, featured in the songs Mr. Dinosaur, Banana Bay and The Game. On their debut album, The Game, the group features a bubblegum dance style and a bit of eurodance, with many of their songs that were somehow considered childish, but some lyrics from Bubble Dancer, Calendar Girl and Licky Licky himself do. unnoticed innuendo to sex, very common among bubblegum dance artists of that time. Already on the second album they expected to release, the group gradually migrated to a more mature sound like trance, but still retained some bubblegum present in the demos "Mumbo Jumbo", "Whoops" and other songs.
Members
Mette Christensen, also known as Icy B (Copenhagen, born September 25, 1976 – 2000), was the band's lead singer and also helped write the song "Love Is Waiting".[7]
Christian Møller (Copenhagen, born December 16, 1974) was Crispy's lead composer, wrote most of the lyrics and also provided the male backing vocals.[8]
Mads B.B. Krog (Copenhagen, born June 9, 1976) helped write Crispy's songs with Christian and was the group's main producer.[9]
Gry Bay (Frederiksberg, born August 15, 1974) joined XPY as lead singer in place of Mette.
Discography
Albums
- The Game (1 June 1998)
Remix albums and compilations
- 1998: The Game (Danish Release)
- 1998: The Game (Japanese Edition)
- 1998: The Game (Special Edition)[10]
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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| "Kiss Me Red" | 1998 | 16[failed verification] | The Game | |||||||||||
| "Licky Licky" | 12[failed verification] | |||||||||||||
| "Love Is Waiting" | 15[failed verification] | |||||||||||||
| "Calendar Girl" | — | |||||||||||||
| "Mr. Dinosaur" | 1999 | — | ||||||||||||
| "DJ Santa" | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "I Like..." | 2000 | — | ||||||||||||
| "In & Out" | 3[failed verification] | |||||||||||||
| as XPY | ||||||||||||||
| "L/R" | 2001 | 11 | — | |||||||||||
| "La Fiesta" | 18 | |||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Iceberg Records Selo | Edições". Discogs. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Crispy, biography discography, recent releases, news, featurings of bubble gum group - The Eurodance Encyclopædia". EuroKdj. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Crispy biography, discography, songs, lyrics, remixes and more! Bubblegum Dancer". Bubblegum Dancer. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Crispy | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos". myspace.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "New feeling of the moment: 'Crispy' An act of taking the account of Dance / Pop Danish music". Billboard. 29 May 1999. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "New Crispy demos revealed". Bubblegum Dancer. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Mette Christensen". Bubblegum Dancer. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Christian Møller". Bubblegum Dancer. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Mads B.B. Krog". Bubblegum Dancer. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "The Game Album of Debut Crispy on Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Danish chart peaks for XPY". danishcharts.dk. Hung Medien.
External links
- Official web site[permanent dead link]
- Crispy[permanent dead link] in Bubblegum Dancer
- Fan official page on Myspace
- Crispy official Demos on YouTube