A Trip To Trumpton
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"A Trip To Trumpton" was a rave
song released in the early 1990s by the group Urban Hype
, and was produced by DJ Jack Smooth
. It featured samples from the 1960s children's television program
me Trumpton
. It followed a popular trend at the time of releasing tracks based around children's TV samples - other songs that did this included The Prodigy
's "Charly
", based on the Charley Says
series of public information film
s from the 1970s, and The Smart E's "Sesame's Treet
", which sampled the theme music from Sesame Street
. This subgenre was dubbed "Toytown Techno".
Rave
Rave, rave dance, and rave party are parties that originated mostly from acid house parties, which featured fast-paced electronic music and light shows. At these parties people dance and socialize to dance music played by disc jockeys and occasionally live performers...
song released in the early 1990s by the group Urban Hype
Urban Hype
Urban Hype were a British early 1990s techno and acid house band, consisting of Bob Dibden and Mark Lewis . They are best known for their Toytown Techno single, "A Trip to Trumpton", which peaked at #6 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1992...
, and was produced by DJ Jack Smooth
Jack Smooth
Jack Smooth, real name Ron Wells, born in London 1970.Ron is often credited as the pioneer of Jungle techno. During his career Ron has produced over 200 dance music records, spanning many genres....
. It featured samples from the 1960s children's television program
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
me Trumpton
Trumpton
Trumpton is a stop-motion children's television show from the producers of Camberwick Green first shown on the BBC in the 1960s. The third and final series in the sequence was Chigley....
. It followed a popular trend at the time of releasing tracks based around children's TV samples - other songs that did this included The Prodigy
The Prodigy
The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree, Essex. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, and other acts, The Prodigy have been credited as pioneers of the big beat genre, which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s and 2000s...
's "Charly
Charly (song)
"Charly" is the debut single released by the British electronic act The Prodigy, taken from their debut album Experience. The version featured on the album is the significantly longer "Trip Into Drum & Bass" remix...
", based on the Charley Says
Charley Says
Charley Says was a series of very short cut-out animated cartoon Public Information Films for children, shown in the United Kingdom in the 1970s and 1980s for London's Central Office of Information.-Overview:...
series of public information film
Public information film
Public Information Films are a series of government commissioned short films, shown during television advertising breaks in the UK. The US equivalent is the Public Service Announcement .-Subjects:...
s from the 1970s, and The Smart E's "Sesame's Treet
Sesame's Treet
"Sesame's Treet" is a 1992 remix of the "classic" Sesame Street theme song by the English rave group Smart E's. The song reached #2 on the UK Singles Chart....
", which sampled the theme music from Sesame Street
Sesame Street
Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...
. This subgenre was dubbed "Toytown Techno".