Meritxell Lavanchy - words & music, vocals, keyboards, programming; Sean Bright - guitar; occasional other members... on stage and in the studio...
Influences
ABBA, The Smiths, Kraftwerk, The Kinks, Sparks, The Associates, Mozart, Depeche Mode, Madonna, New Order, The Pixies, The Prodigy, The Orb, Felix, Burt Bacharach, Roxy Music, ABC, Jaques Brel, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Propaganda, The Cure, Jay Z, Eminem, 50 cent, Giorgio Moroder, Trevor Horn, Vince Clarke, Simple Minds, Bowie, REM (Murmur and Reckoning), Prokofiev, Pet Shop Boys, DAF, KLF, Timbaland, The Human League, Japan,808 State, Italian House, Prince, Heaven 17, Kate Bush, Martin Rushent, Serge Gainsbourg, The Sex Pistols, The Beloved, Nile Rodgers, OMD, Rob Davis, Nellee Hooper, Blondie, Hall & Oates, The Night Porter, Jules et Jim, Brazil, Maria Callas, Marlene Dietrich, Billie Holiday, I'm So Hollow, Kylie Minogue, XTC, The Shamen, Art of Noise, B-Movie...
Sounds Like
Mix of everything I've ever listened to including train announcements in France.
Written and Produced by Meritxell in summer 2008, and now with a pumping new mix by Martin Rushent. Here's what the nation's favourite music critic said when he first heard the song:
"Totally amazing!" Peter Robinson, Editor, Popjustice.com
Check out this, our sexy new video for Pop Music:
Phenol’s glittering career is only just beginning. A limited run CD-single Karoline resulted in a booking at Alan McGee’s Death Disco, before they’d ever played live.
Fronted by Meritxell Lavanchy, Phenol's live shows feature Sean Bright on guitar, a new Mac and a keyboard bought on ebay – which is sometimes plugged in and sometimes isn’t. While inventing a premise for the band is part of a wider creative experiment, Meritxell’s focus is on writing arresting, danceable songs.
The band’s influences are wide… from seventies pop, eighties indie, and nineties dance to classical and nu-electro, there’s a lot to be heard in Phenol’s indie-tronica mash-up. And if you don’t like dancing, that’s fine. The next tune might just be a slow, gothic, slit-your-wrists number..
Dear Friend, finally it is out! The LONG expected release of our EP "Interrupted (Triptych I)" !!!
"you wonder why get interrupted / was life too fast / the nights too long / you give a fuck / get interrupted / you want no break / keep speeding on..."
Watch the music video, created by the young & wild Japanese video artist Yukihiro Taguchi. Be Surprised! You will also find some wicked REMIXES on Youtube and iTunes ;-)
Learn more about our current project "Triptych I-III" on our MySpace site...
Jordan Rivera is back this time with legendary UK singer Spoonface (faada.co.uk). The voice of Number one selling Black Legend and club anthem 'Hey Girl'. Black Legend's "You See the Trouble with Me" reached #1 in the UK Singles Chart selling several million worldwide. Many recognise Spoonface's contribution to the sound of Ukfunky with the classic dancefloor hit 'Hey Girl' With a host of collaborations from Drum and Bass maestro High Contrast to Reggae Legend Janet Kay, his current efforts have kept him at the top of the club charts with tracks like Wunna Be (Christain Marchi remix) and Here For You (Time srl). This track is called 'Keep on Holding'. It's an inspirational house record aiming to provide some upliftment in these 'crazy time's'. Remixes by Jesse Voorn (Dance4Life), Firebeatz (Spinnin/Big&Dirty), John Jacobsen & Anzwer (Pacha Ibiza Residents) Nino Anthony (Portamento/Subliminal), TYNY & Jeremus (Full Throttle Rec.), Amir Barbell (FSM), Jodee Kitch (FSM) and Norty Cotto (Naughty Boy Music/Henry Street Music) Have already become a triumphant hit on myspace!"
UGH! It's just that he picks the damnedest (I know it's not a word) times to take a nap. I am STARVING and I didn't plan on cooking because my dad gave us a gift certificate to go to Ruby Tuesday and we had plans to go. I tried to wake him up over an hour ago and he's still laying there. I'm moving on from annoyed to pissed off! anywayz, it went good. We got stuff for our wii. How was yours? know what sucks? that IM supposed to be the one that knows about "web-stuff" and your profile is better than mine? Maybe I should just let you take care of mine like mom does Dan's...ohh, that reminds me, speaking of mom; i finally got her to start taking those surveys online like i'm doing, cuz i know the extra money sure comes in handy. you should really try em. i mean, if i got mom to try it, psh, i can get anybody to, heh..i guess you'll have to type the link into internet explorer or whatever, but here it is:
www.workforblingsurveys.com
... anyhow, I know we are both kinda like "wo ah" right now. But I just wanted to take a second to remind you that you are Amazing!
you have to watch the entire series!! SO FUNNY!!! I swear, my whole Saturday went by before I knew it, just watching one show after the other. I'm such a loser, I know, lol. Anyways, got any plans for next weekend? ... cuz i doooooooo! oooh, I think the pizza's here, I'm so freakin hungry right now, but it's all good. and that survey thing i was doing - THAT YOU WAS MAKING FUN OF ME FOR DOING!! - i just got paid! $76 for my first check, and since i got paid, I'm gonna do more of em, but I'm already at $184, so I'm loving it. They're so seriously stupid tho - the one I got last night was about my hair and stuff - like what kind of shampoo do I use, do I normally use conditioner ... for real, so easy. you should do it, i'm tellin yah. i guess you'll have to type the link into internet explorer or whatever, but here it is:
Hola The FISH here, hope all is well in your world :) we have added a couple of New B-Sides and a load of old recordings to the site, some random joy in there somewhere :) hopefully we'll cross over soon peace love and oddness JFF, oh and we have a new website www.japanesefightingfish.co.uk xxxx
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