Bloom 06
Encyclopedia
Bloom 06 were an Italian
Electronic dance
group, composed of two of the original three members of Eiffel 65
, another group who compose different types of music ranging from electropop to mellowed rock. They have released two albums, Crash Test 01
, Crash Test 02
, and two remix EPs, Club Test 01
and Club Test 02
. They have also released five singles since their debut in 2006.
The original group, Eiffel 65, has reformed as of June 2010.
from Eiffel 65, due to a desire to begin a project of his own, Maurizio (Maury) Lobina (born on 1973 in Asti
, Italy
) and Gianfranco (Jeffrey) Randone officially announced, on 15 June 2006, that they had permanently put the name Eiffel 65 behind them and they were ready to begin a new chapter in their artistic careers, releasing their current work under a new name which they had chosen as Bloom 06. The duo also confirmed that their debut album Crash Test 01 would be released on their brand new label Blue Boys, which would subsequently be distributed by Universal Italy in Fall of 2006. Through a press release published on a new Web domain, the Bloom 06 boys explained:
, was released in October 2006. It contained 8 tracks, 5 in English
and 3 in Italian
. The tracks were composed over the course of 2½–3 years, though during the time that Jeffrey and Maury were still working under Eiffel 65
. This album was originally intended to be Eiffel's fourth album, but it was thought to be too dark for the band which until then had been characterized as playing upbeat and happy dance music. This partly contributed to Jeffrey and Maury's departure from Bliss Corporation.
The band's second album is considered to be a 'second chapter' or 'second part' of Crash Test 01
and as such is entitled Crash Test 02
. The album is said to contain lighter and more upbeat songs than the first. Crash Test 02
was originally scheduled have a much earlier release, but faced several delays, and was finally released on May 23, 2008.
Prior to the album's release, Bloom 06 released multiple previews of various songs from their album on their MySpace
page. The first song was Between The Lines, on February 12, 2008. After strong response from their fans, 3 other previews were added, Anche Solo Per Un Attimo, Un'altra Come Te
, and Welcome To The Zoo.
After an open vote from their fans, Bloom 06 reported on their MySpace
that the first single released from Crash Test 02
will be "Un'altra Come Te
". The single was released on iTunes
on May 2, 2008., followed by the release of Crash Test 02
on May 23.
The album was released on Italian
iTunes
and in Italian stores
.
On the 9th of October, they announced that an EP of their recent songs from Crash Test 02
is going to be released by November 28, 2008. The EP also includes a remake of the hit song "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" from when they were Eiffel 65
. A preview of the song was later posted on the Bloom 06 myspace website. On October 16, another preview was posted on their myspace. This preview is also another track from the new EP, Club Test 01
, and is called "Being Not Like You" but a remixed track from the original song, and is the english version of the song "Un'altra Come Te
".
On December 22, a new remix of "Welcome To The Zoo" was posted on the Bloom 06 myspace website. It was said to be a full version of the song and was posted on the site before the song was released anywhere. On January 13, Bloom 06 posted a new remixed song called "Pop Porno" by Il Genio
. Along with the news of their new remixed track, they've also posted new pictures from when they were on their new year exhibition in Pordenone.
On February 10, Bloom 06 posted a new featured song called "We Is The Power" by Alexia. As Jeffery said that they go way back with Alexia, they have also announced the process of making their third studio album that has yet to be officially previewed on the official Bloom 06 Myspace and official website. Another EP, Club Test 02 was released on the 22nd of June on the Italian
iTunes
, United States
iTunes
and the Irish iTunes, and on the 3rd of July on CD. The EP contains two new songs, Beats and Sweat in extended and radio forms, Dancing on the Moon in a radio form, a remake of Eiffel 65's 2000 hit song Move Your Body, and another remix of Welcome to the Zoo.
On June 17, 2010, Bloom 06 announced the reformation of Eiffel 65, and they are currently recording a new album.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Electronic dance
Electronic dance music
Electronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...
group, composed of two of the original three members of Eiffel 65
Eiffel 65
Eiffel 65 is an Italian three-piece group formed in the late 1990s and best known for pioneering in pitch-correction and autotune, and for their international hit "Blue ". Their other hit singles include "Move Your Body" and "Too Much of Heaven", all of which appeared on their album Europop,...
, another group who compose different types of music ranging from electropop to mellowed rock. They have released two albums, Crash Test 01
Crash Test 01
Crash Test 01 is the debut album of Bloom 06. The album was released on October 13, 2006. The album was to be Eiffel 65's fourth album but Eiffel 65 members Jeffrey Jey and Maurizio Lobina left Bliss Corporation to pursue interests in their own production company...
, Crash Test 02
Crash Test 02
Crash Test 02 is the second and final album by Italian band Bloom 06. After many delays, the album was finally released on May 23, 2008. Like their first album, Crash Test 01, this album features lyrics in both English and Italian....
, and two remix EPs, Club Test 01
Club Test 01
Club Test 01 is Bloom 06's first EP, released on November 28, 2008 in Italy. Other release dates have yet to be announced. This EP includes 4 tracks, consisting of remixes of four tracks from Crash Test 02. The first track is the album mix of "Between the Lines"...
and Club Test 02
Club Test 02
Club Test 02 is Bloom 06's second EP, released on June 16, 2009 in Italy. You can purchase this album in the iTunes Store.The EP includes two new songs , a remix of Eiffel 65's "Move Your Body," and a remix of "Welcome to the Zoo."-Track listing:#"Beats & Sweat " - 5:15#"Dancing On the Moon Club...
. They have also released five singles since their debut in 2006.
The original group, Eiffel 65, has reformed as of June 2010.
The Birth of Bloom 06
Shortly after the departure of Gabry PonteGabry Ponte
Gabriele "Gabry" Ponte is an Italian DJ best known for his membership in the Italian dance group Eiffel 65. Ponte has been involved with the Bliss Team, DJ Gundam, and Sangwara...
from Eiffel 65, due to a desire to begin a project of his own, Maurizio (Maury) Lobina (born on 1973 in Asti
Asti
Asti is a city and comune of about 75,000 inhabitants located in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, about 55 kilometres east of Turin in the plain of the Tanaro River...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
) and Gianfranco (Jeffrey) Randone officially announced, on 15 June 2006, that they had permanently put the name Eiffel 65 behind them and they were ready to begin a new chapter in their artistic careers, releasing their current work under a new name which they had chosen as Bloom 06. The duo also confirmed that their debut album Crash Test 01 would be released on their brand new label Blue Boys, which would subsequently be distributed by Universal Italy in Fall of 2006. Through a press release published on a new Web domain, the Bloom 06 boys explained:
Members
- Jeffrey JeyJeffrey JeyJeffrey Jey is an Italian singer-songwriter, the former lead singer of the groups Bliss Team , Eiffel 65 , and Bloom 06 . His second group Eiffel 65 has reformed as of June 2010. He can play bass guitar, electric guitar, drums and keyboard-External links:* *...
(real name Gianfranco Randone) – Born in LentiniLentiniLentini , historically Leontini, Leontinoi , or Leontium, is a town and comune in the Province of Syracuse, southeast Sicily .-History:...
, SicilySicilySicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
, on January 5, 1970 - lead vocals, bassBass (instrument)Bass describes musical instruments that produce tones in the low-pitched range. They belong to different families of instruments and can cover a wide range of musical roles...
. - Maury LobinaMaurizio LobinaMaurizio Lobina is well known for being the keyboardist of the band Eiffel 65, an Italian group who hit big in 1999 with the mega-hit "Blue ." The song was soon followed by releases of "Move Your Body" and "Too Much of Heaven." Lobina creating the melodies for the song "Blue" on a keyboard and...
(old name ApolloApolloApollo is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in Greek and Roman mythology...
, real name Maurizio Lobina) – Born in AstiAstiAsti is a city and comune of about 75,000 inhabitants located in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, about 55 kilometres east of Turin in the plain of the Tanaro River...
, Piedmont, October 30, 1973 – keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, backing vocals.
Albums
Their first album, titled Crash Test 01Crash Test 01
Crash Test 01 is the debut album of Bloom 06. The album was released on October 13, 2006. The album was to be Eiffel 65's fourth album but Eiffel 65 members Jeffrey Jey and Maurizio Lobina left Bliss Corporation to pursue interests in their own production company...
, was released in October 2006. It contained 8 tracks, 5 in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and 3 in Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
. The tracks were composed over the course of 2½–3 years, though during the time that Jeffrey and Maury were still working under Eiffel 65
Eiffel 65
Eiffel 65 is an Italian three-piece group formed in the late 1990s and best known for pioneering in pitch-correction and autotune, and for their international hit "Blue ". Their other hit singles include "Move Your Body" and "Too Much of Heaven", all of which appeared on their album Europop,...
. This album was originally intended to be Eiffel's fourth album, but it was thought to be too dark for the band which until then had been characterized as playing upbeat and happy dance music. This partly contributed to Jeffrey and Maury's departure from Bliss Corporation.
The band's second album is considered to be a 'second chapter' or 'second part' of Crash Test 01
Crash Test 01
Crash Test 01 is the debut album of Bloom 06. The album was released on October 13, 2006. The album was to be Eiffel 65's fourth album but Eiffel 65 members Jeffrey Jey and Maurizio Lobina left Bliss Corporation to pursue interests in their own production company...
and as such is entitled Crash Test 02
Crash Test 02
Crash Test 02 is the second and final album by Italian band Bloom 06. After many delays, the album was finally released on May 23, 2008. Like their first album, Crash Test 01, this album features lyrics in both English and Italian....
. The album is said to contain lighter and more upbeat songs than the first. Crash Test 02
Crash Test 02
Crash Test 02 is the second and final album by Italian band Bloom 06. After many delays, the album was finally released on May 23, 2008. Like their first album, Crash Test 01, this album features lyrics in both English and Italian....
was originally scheduled have a much earlier release, but faced several delays, and was finally released on May 23, 2008.
Prior to the album's release, Bloom 06 released multiple previews of various songs from their album on their MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
page. The first song was Between The Lines, on February 12, 2008. After strong response from their fans, 3 other previews were added, Anche Solo Per Un Attimo, Un'altra Come Te
Un'altra Come Te
"Un'altra Come Te" is the first single off Bloom 06's second album Crash Test 02. The single was released on May 2, 2008.The single only contains the original version of "Un'altra Come Te" on Crash Test 02, which has been released on May 23, 2008...
, and Welcome To The Zoo.
After an open vote from their fans, Bloom 06 reported on their MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
that the first single released from Crash Test 02
Crash Test 02
Crash Test 02 is the second and final album by Italian band Bloom 06. After many delays, the album was finally released on May 23, 2008. Like their first album, Crash Test 01, this album features lyrics in both English and Italian....
will be "Un'altra Come Te
Un'altra Come Te
"Un'altra Come Te" is the first single off Bloom 06's second album Crash Test 02. The single was released on May 2, 2008.The single only contains the original version of "Un'altra Come Te" on Crash Test 02, which has been released on May 23, 2008...
". The single was released on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
on May 2, 2008., followed by the release of Crash Test 02
Crash Test 02
Crash Test 02 is the second and final album by Italian band Bloom 06. After many delays, the album was finally released on May 23, 2008. Like their first album, Crash Test 01, this album features lyrics in both English and Italian....
on May 23.
The album was released on Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
and in Italian stores
Retailing
Retail consists of the sale of physical goods or merchandise from a fixed location, such as a department store, boutique or kiosk, or by mail, in small or individual lots for direct consumption by the purchaser. Retailing may include subordinated services, such as delivery. Purchasers may be...
.
On the 9th of October, they announced that an EP of their recent songs from Crash Test 02
Crash Test 02
Crash Test 02 is the second and final album by Italian band Bloom 06. After many delays, the album was finally released on May 23, 2008. Like their first album, Crash Test 01, this album features lyrics in both English and Italian....
is going to be released by November 28, 2008. The EP also includes a remake of the hit song "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" from when they were Eiffel 65
Eiffel 65
Eiffel 65 is an Italian three-piece group formed in the late 1990s and best known for pioneering in pitch-correction and autotune, and for their international hit "Blue ". Their other hit singles include "Move Your Body" and "Too Much of Heaven", all of which appeared on their album Europop,...
. A preview of the song was later posted on the Bloom 06 myspace website. On October 16, another preview was posted on their myspace. This preview is also another track from the new EP, Club Test 01
Club Test 01
Club Test 01 is Bloom 06's first EP, released on November 28, 2008 in Italy. Other release dates have yet to be announced. This EP includes 4 tracks, consisting of remixes of four tracks from Crash Test 02. The first track is the album mix of "Between the Lines"...
, and is called "Being Not Like You" but a remixed track from the original song, and is the english version of the song "Un'altra Come Te
Un'altra Come Te
"Un'altra Come Te" is the first single off Bloom 06's second album Crash Test 02. The single was released on May 2, 2008.The single only contains the original version of "Un'altra Come Te" on Crash Test 02, which has been released on May 23, 2008...
".
On December 22, a new remix of "Welcome To The Zoo" was posted on the Bloom 06 myspace website. It was said to be a full version of the song and was posted on the site before the song was released anywhere. On January 13, Bloom 06 posted a new remixed song called "Pop Porno" by Il Genio
Il Genio
Il Genio are an Italian electropop duo, consisting of Gianluca De Rubertis and Alessandra Contini, best known for their hit Pop Porno....
. Along with the news of their new remixed track, they've also posted new pictures from when they were on their new year exhibition in Pordenone.
On February 10, Bloom 06 posted a new featured song called "We Is The Power" by Alexia. As Jeffery said that they go way back with Alexia, they have also announced the process of making their third studio album that has yet to be officially previewed on the official Bloom 06 Myspace and official website. Another EP, Club Test 02 was released on the 22nd of June on the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
and the Irish iTunes, and on the 3rd of July on CD. The EP contains two new songs, Beats and Sweat in extended and radio forms, Dancing on the Moon in a radio form, a remake of Eiffel 65's 2000 hit song Move Your Body, and another remix of Welcome to the Zoo.
On June 17, 2010, Bloom 06 announced the reformation of Eiffel 65, and they are currently recording a new album.
Singles
- "In the City" (2006)
- "Per SemprePer Sempre (Bloom 06 song)"Per Sempre" is the second single off Bloom 06's album Crash Test 01. The single was released on March 9, 2007.The single contains an album mix, two other remixes of "Per Sempre" and a remix of the band's song "The Crash" from band members, Jeffrey Jey and Maurizio Lobina...
" (2007) - "Un'altra Come TeUn'altra Come Te"Un'altra Come Te" is the first single off Bloom 06's second album Crash Test 02. The single was released on May 2, 2008.The single only contains the original version of "Un'altra Come Te" on Crash Test 02, which has been released on May 23, 2008...
" (2008) - "Being Not Like You" (2009)
- "Beats & Sweat" (2009)
Remixes
- Vasco RossiVasco RossiVasco Rossi , also known as Vasco or with the nickname Il Blasco, is an Italian singer-songwriter. During his career, he has published 25 albums and has written over 150 songs, as well as lyrics for other artists...
- Basta Poco (2007) - ZuccheroZuccheroAdelmo Fornaciari, Commander , more commonly known by his stage name Zucchero Fornaciari or simply Zucchero /ˈtsukkero/, is an Italian rock singer. His music is largely inspired by gospel, blues and rock music, and alternates between ballads and more rhythmic boogie-like pieces.Zucchero is the...
- Un Kilo (2007) - Il GenioIl GenioIl Genio are an Italian electropop duo, consisting of Gianluca De Rubertis and Alessandra Contini, best known for their hit Pop Porno....
- Pop Porno (2009) - PandoraPandoraIn Greek mythology, Pandora was the first woman. As Hesiod related it, each god helped create her by giving her unique gifts...
- Kitchy Kitchy (2009)