Aqua (band)

Claus Norréen would be the quietest of the former members, remixing material for other artists, including Lazyboy's second single "Facts Of Life" under the Danny Red alias.
. Søren Rasted was a judge on the Danish version of Pop Idol, and would later begin work on the Lazyboy project, releasing "Underpants Go On The Inside" in January 2005 and making #5 in Australia.
. His performance was not as strong, though, and he has since been out of the spotlight. Beck is a Scientologist. René Dif would also pursue a solo career, releasing "Let It All Out (Push It)" earlier than Lene, in 2002. He has also appeared as a guest on another animated show Space Ghost: Coast to Coast.

Lene fell pregnant in 2004 with Søren's baby, and put her solo career on hold. In keeping with Beck's sense of humour, there is much self-deprecation ("Odelay is a word! Just look it up in the Becktionary"). The second single "Pretty Young Thing" was never released. Beck has done a guest voice on Matt Groening's animated show Futurama, playing himself. The first single would do well, though, "It's Your Duty" making number three in Denmark. Instead of pushing for an early release, a variety of bonus tracks including remixes from Boards of Canada and Dizzee Rascal will be released on March 29th, 2005. Lene Grawford Nystrøm would marry Søren Rasted and then release a solo album, "Play With Me", which flopped in Scandinavia (making number 74 in her native Norway). Like many commercial artists, Beck's newest album fell victim to an internet leak in mid January 2005.

All four members continued working in the music industry. The video for the first single, "E-Pro," has been released to the general public on msn.com. In 2001 lead vocalist Lene would collapse on stage and with the peak of Aqua's popularity passed and relationships within the band weakening, Aqua split up in mid-2001. The record, Guero, produced by the Dust Brothers and Tony Hoffer, is tentatively slated for an early 2005 release. A third release from the album, "Freaky Friday" was planned but was pulled at the last minute. In late 2004, Beck returned to the studio to work on his sixth major-label album. Aqua would then perform at the Eurovision Song Contest of 2001, collaborating with the Safri Duo. Beck has a number of b-sides and soundtrack-only songs as well, including "Midnite Vultures" (curiously, not on the album of the same name), a cover of Korgis' "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" which appeared in the 2004 movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and David Bowie's Diamond Dogs from Moulin Rouge!.

This was followed-up by "Around The World", which despite being surprisingly anthemic would flop and make only number 26. The Sea Change tour featured The Flaming Lips as Beck's opening and backing band. The first single release from the album was "Cartoon Heroes", which made number 7 in the UK. Although some radio singles were released no commercial singles were made available to the public.
After a year of so out of the spotlight Aqua returned in 2000 with a new album, "Aquarius", and a more matured sound with a larger range of styles. The album also featured string arrangements by Beck's father David Campbell and a sonically dense mix recalling at times Mutations and elements of Midnite Vultures. The fifth single "Good Morning Sunshine", released in late 1998, performed poorly and made only number 18. Sea Change was conceptualized as an album with one unifying theme—the stages following the end of a relationship.

The fourth release would be "My Oh My", which didn't hit number one in the UK but was still a hit. After Midnite Vultures came Sea Change in 2002, another airy and emotional album with producer Nigel Godrich. The follow-up single "Doctor Jones" would also be a UK number one, as would the third release from Aquarium, "Turn Back Time". "Turn Back Time" was taken from the Sliding Doors soundtrack and featured a less 'helium-induced' sound, gaining a lot of radio airplay. For Beck, it was a return to the high-energy performances that had been his trademark as far back as Lollapalooza—the live stage set including a red bed that descended from the ceiling for the song "Debra" and the touring band was supplemented by a brass section. The single would hit number one across Europe and would also be successful Stateside, going platinum in the US and becoming a rare million seller in the UK. In 1999, Geffen released the much-anticipated Midnite Vultures, an orgy of sexual and culinary innuendo that was supported by a world tour. The first single released from it was "Barbie Girl", a pop song seemingly about the children's toy but with 'double-meanings' which resulted in Barbie makers Mattel filing a lawsuit against the group (the lawsuit was dismissed in 2003). A catalogue of the show was published by Plug In Editions/Smart Art Press.

In 1997 the group became known as Aqua and recorded the "Aquarium" album. The show toured from the Santa Monica Museum of Art to galleries in New York City and Winnipeg, Canada. The single performed poorly and the group decided to re-think their plans for success. During 1998, Beck's art collaborations with his grandfather Al Hansen were featured in an exhibition entitled Beck & Al Hansen: Playing With Matches and showcased solo and collaborative collage, assemblage, drawing and poetry works. Originally known as Joyspeed, the group formed in 1995 and released a debut single called "Itzy Bitsy Spider" in Sweden and Denmark. Track 10, "Sing It Again,"was written for Johnny Cash, but Beck never submitted it, considering it "rubbish." Cash would go on to record "Rowboat," a song that originally appeared on Beck's Stereopathetic Soul Manure. Aqua was a Scandinavian pop-dance band which consisted of Lene Grawford Nystrøm (born 2 October 1973, Tønsberg, Norway), René Dif (born 17 October 1967, Copenhagen, Denmark) and Claus Norréen (born 5 June 1970, Charlottenlund, Denmark) and Søren Rasted (born 13 June 1969, Blovstrød, Denmark). Songs on the album consisted of older tracks, some even dating back as far as 1994.

Get All "Aqua" Lyrics here (http://www.geocities.com/lleonardpler/play_aq.htm). Mutations was a departure from the electronic density of Odelay, and was filled with folk and blues influences. "Aqua" committed fansite still updated today (http://www.aquarama.tk). Recorded over two weeks, during which Beck recorded one song a day, the sessions produced 14 songs. Around The World (2000). Produced by Nigel Godrich of Radiohead fame, it was intended as a stopgap measure before the next album proper. Cartoon Heroes (2000). Odelay was followed in 1998 by Mutations.

Good Morning Sunshine (1998). Within the year, Odelay had received perfect reviews in Rolling Stone and Spin magazines, been listed on countless "Best of" lists, had received double-platinum status, and earned an impressive number of industry awards, including two Grammies. Turn Back Time (1998). The lead single, "Where It's At," received heavy airplay and its video was in constant rotation on MTV. Doctor Jones (1998). That one-hit wonder label was put to rest with the release of 1996's Odelay, a collaborative effort with the Dust Brothers, creators of the Beastie Boys' Paul's Boutique. Barbie Girl (1997). It didn't help that a lot of audiences (especially at Lollapalooza) were only familiar with "Loser"' and would generally ignore his other work.

Itzy Bitsy Spider (1995). Beck took his act on the road with the 1995 Lollapalooza tour. Still, some critics panned him as a one-hit wonder. Aquarius (2000). At the same time, he released One Foot in the Grave on independent K Records and Stereopathetic Soul Manure on Flipside Records. Aquarium (1997). Beck would comment often that like "Loser," the song that inspired it, the "slacker" label was very ironic. In 1994, Geffen's release of Mellow Gold made Beck a mainstream success—and led to his iconic status as the "slacker" representative of the alternative rock scene.

Eventually, he chose Geffen Records, who offered him terms that included allowing for the release of independent albums while under contract. Their 1993 12" vinyl "Loser," from an initial run of 500 copies, created a sensation on alternative radio that led to a furious bidding war between labels to sign Beck. It was in this atmosphere of heady creativity that the founders of Bong Load Custom Records discovered Beck. Some of his earliest and most thought provoking recordings were achieved by working with Tom Grimley at Poop Alley Studios, a part of WIN Records.

In the spirit of an artist struggling to make a name for himself, his shows were memorable for their mix of humor and eccentricity. During this time, Beck sought out (or snuck onto) stages at venues all over LA, from punk clubs to coffee shops. To support himself, he took a variety of low-paying, dead-end jobs, and even lived in a shed, all the while continuing to develop his music. Beck returned to LA at the turn of the decade, destitute but motivated.

New York City and the late '80s found himself part of the punk-influenced anti-folk music movement. In Germany, he spent time with his maternal grandfather, fluxus artist Al Hansen. After dropping out of high school in the mid-1980s, Beck educated himself and traveled widely. Hopefully compared by critics to the more obscure moments of Bob Dylan and given an enthusiastic seal of approval by Allen Ginsberg, Beck was a link between the folk and beatnik past and the hip-hop present.

Bungle and avant garde composers such as John Zorn who experimented with similar genre raiding, Beck achieved notice with his free-flowing, sometimes absurd lyrical stylings. Beck's music is often considered to be typical of much popular alternative music of the 1990s with its disdain for genre conventions, obtuse and ironic lyrics, and the melding of samples with played instruments. However, what set him apart from rock groups such as Mr. When his parents separated, he stayed with his mother and brother in LA, where he was influenced by that city's diverse musical offerings—everything from hip-hop to Latin music—and his mother's art scene – all of which would later reappear in his recorded and published work. Beck Hansen was born in Los Angeles, California to parents, David Campbell, a musician, and Bibbe Hansen, a visual artist.

Beck Hansen (born Bek David Campbell, July 8, 1970) is an American musician and songwriter. Southlander. Download sample of "Sissyneck" from Odelay.