Good Vibrations (Party Animals album)
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Good Vibrations is the debut album of the Party Animals
and was released in 1996.
The Party Animals made their introduction on the video for the single "I Wanna Be A Hippy" by Technohead
. The clip featured three gabbers and a hippie
. The producers Flamman & Abraxas discovered the four. Flamman & Abraxas remixed the single and because one of the original producers, Lee Newman, died shortly after "I Wanna Be A Hippy" became a hit, they decided to continue with the singers as a new group. Flamman & Abraxas saw a potential for opening the mainly underground scene of gabber with this group by making the sound more pop oriented and thus introducing the new genre to a mainstream audience.
The album mainly consists of cover versions of existing songs set in a fast gabber beat. The remade songs were not only pop songs, but included songs like Sarin which is based on heavy metal
and Hakkefest which is based on a Russian opera with 200 bpm drums set underneath. The album turned out to be very successful in The Netherlands with their first singles peaking at number one which makes them the first Dutch act to do so The album was certified Gold and peaked at number 3 in the Dutch album charts.
Party Animals (musical group)
Party Animals are a pop-gabber group from The Netherlands. The band was created by producers Jeff Porter, Jeroen Flamman together with vocalists MCs Remsy, Evert van Buschbach, Patrick de Moor, Dennis Adam and Paul Grommé...
and was released in 1996.
The Party Animals made their introduction on the video for the single "I Wanna Be A Hippy" by Technohead
Technohead
Greater Than One is an English electronic music band, founded by husband and wife Lee Newman and Michael Wells in 1985. They released many albums under this name, and also under the names Tricky Disco, GTO, John + Julie, Church of Extacy, Signs of Chaos, T.D.5, Salami Brothers, Killout Squad,...
. The clip featured three gabbers and a hippie
Hippie
The hippie subculture was originally a youth movement that arose in the United States during the mid-1960s and spread to other countries around the world. The etymology of the term 'hippie' is from hipster, and was initially used to describe beatniks who had moved into San Francisco's...
. The producers Flamman & Abraxas discovered the four. Flamman & Abraxas remixed the single and because one of the original producers, Lee Newman, died shortly after "I Wanna Be A Hippy" became a hit, they decided to continue with the singers as a new group. Flamman & Abraxas saw a potential for opening the mainly underground scene of gabber with this group by making the sound more pop oriented and thus introducing the new genre to a mainstream audience.
The album mainly consists of cover versions of existing songs set in a fast gabber beat. The remade songs were not only pop songs, but included songs like Sarin which is based on heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
and Hakkefest which is based on a Russian opera with 200 bpm drums set underneath. The album turned out to be very successful in The Netherlands with their first singles peaking at number one which makes them the first Dutch act to do so The album was certified Gold and peaked at number 3 in the Dutch album charts.
Track listing
| # | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aquarius" | 3:12 |
| 2. | "Hou Op!" | 4:43 |
| 3. | "Hajo, Hajo" | 0:58 |
| 4. | "Hava Naquila (Tekno Mafia Mix) Hava Naquila (single) "Hava Naquila" is the second single of the Party Animals from their debut album Good Vibrations. The song was released in 1996 and is a happy hardcore version of the classic folk song "Hava Nagila" set in a gabber beat. The single was certified Gold.... " |
3:06 |
| 5. | "Vaag" | 4:24 |
| 6. | "Have You Ever Been Mellow Have You Ever Been Mellow "Have You Ever Been Mellow" is the first single of the Party Animals and was released on their debut album Good Vibrations. The track was released in 1996 and became their first number one hit in The Netherlands. The song contains a sample of Have You Never Been Mellow by Olivia Newton-John from... " |
3:06 |
| 7. | "Wapperdewap" | 1:36 |
| 8. | "Used & Abused (Amnesia Mix)" | 5:20 |
| 9. | "Bureau Vis" | 0:25 |
| 10. | "Buddha Shop" | 3:28 |
| 11. | "Not So Good Vibrations" | 0:39 |
| 12. | "Sarin" | 5:06 |
| 13. | "Die Nazi Scum (Album Mix)" | 4:53 |
| 14. | "Hava Naquila (Radio Mix) Hava Naquila (single) "Hava Naquila" is the second single of the Party Animals from their debut album Good Vibrations. The song was released in 1996 and is a happy hardcore version of the classic folk song "Hava Nagila" set in a gabber beat. The single was certified Gold.... " |
3:46 |
| 15. | "The Rhythm" | 4:39 |
| 16. | "Hakkefest" | 4:54 |
| 17. | "Have You Ever Been Mellow Have You Ever Been Mellow "Have You Ever Been Mellow" is the first single of the Party Animals and was released on their debut album Good Vibrations. The track was released in 1996 and became their first number one hit in The Netherlands. The song contains a sample of Have You Never Been Mellow by Olivia Newton-John from... (Tekno Mafia Mix)" |
3:53 |
| 18. | "Mellow Mellow (130 MG Mix)" | 7:42 |
| 19. | "Opzij, Opzij" | 3:22 |
| 20. | "On the Left Side" | 1:41 |