Switzerland (album)
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Switzerland is the title of the third album by Detroit rock band Electric Six
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The album consists of thirteen new tracks. The band commented that:
A music video for the song "I Buy the Drugs" was recorded on July 1, 2006 and was released on their MySpace site in early August. A digital download of the track followed on August 15, 2006.
The album was released on September 12, 2006 in the United States and was followed by releases in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Scandinavia.
The Australian release of the album under label Inertia Records contains a fourteenth track, a Midnight Juggernauts
remix of "The Future Is in the Future" from the band's album Señor Smoke
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In addition to the official videos released by the band, Electric Six also hosted a contest for the best fan video for the first single on the album, "I Buy the Drugs." Several winning videos were posted on the band's MySpace page but have since been removed.
Electric Six
Electric Six is a six-piece metro Detroit-based band that plays what has been described as a brand of rock music infused with elements of "garage, disco, punk, new wave, and metal." The band met recognition in 2003 with the singles "Danger! High Voltage" and "Gay Bar", and subsequently recorded...
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The album consists of thirteen new tracks. The band commented that:
A music video for the song "I Buy the Drugs" was recorded on July 1, 2006 and was released on their MySpace site in early August. A digital download of the track followed on August 15, 2006.
The album was released on September 12, 2006 in the United States and was followed by releases in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Scandinavia.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Tyler Spencer; all music composed by Tyler Spencer except where noted.- "The Band in Hell" – 3:19
- "I Buy the Drugs" – 3:22
- "Mr. Woman" – 2:52
- "Night Vision" – 4:03
- "Infected Girls" (Peters/Shipps) – 3:29
- "Pulling the Plug on the Party" – 2:54
- "Rubber Rocket" (Tait) – 3:37
- "Pink Flamingos" – 2:42
- "I Wish This Song Was Louder" – 3:14
- "Slices of You" (Nash) – 4:17
- "There's Something Very Wrong With Us, So Let's Go Out Tonight" – 4:23
- "Germans in Mexico" – 3:01
- "Chocolate Pope" – 1:02
The Australian release of the album under label Inertia Records contains a fourteenth track, a Midnight Juggernauts
Midnight Juggernauts
Midnight Juggernauts are a band from Melbourne, Australia composed of Andrew Szekeres, Vincent Vendetta, and Daniel Stricker. The band has been described as anything from 'prog dance meets cosmic film scores', to 'slasher-flick disco' to 'deadpan landscape',...
remix of "The Future Is in the Future" from the band's album Señor Smoke
Señor Smoke
Señor Smoke is the second album from Electric Six, following Fire in 2003. It was released in the UK February 14, 2005 by Warner Music imprint Rushmore Records...
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Music videos
Lead singer Dick Valentine stated in an interview that the band intends to record a video for every song on the album, "a lot of them...low budget.", however these plans have not been abandoned. Seven official videos were released:- "I Buy the Drugs", hosted at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- "Chocolate Pope", hosted at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- "Mr. Woman", hosted at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
. - "Pulling the Plug on the Party", hosted at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- "There's Something Very Wrong With Us So Let's Go Out Tonight", hosted at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- "Rubber Rocket", hosted at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
. - "Infected Girls", hosted at YouTube
In addition to the official videos released by the band, Electric Six also hosted a contest for the best fan video for the first single on the album, "I Buy the Drugs." Several winning videos were posted on the band's MySpace page but have since been removed.
Trivia
- Roughly at 1:50 mark of the track "Infected Girls" there is a speech of the girl telling the story from "Pleasing Interlude I" (a track from the band's second album, Señor SmokeSeñor SmokeSeñor Smoke is the second album from Electric Six, following Fire in 2003. It was released in the UK February 14, 2005 by Warner Music imprint Rushmore Records...
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. - Lead singer Dick Valentine has stated that the name Switzerland was chosen because he had never been there, and hoped that the band would be invited to tour. As of February 2009, Electric Six is scheduled to tour Switzerland in March.
- The album was dedicated to the Swiss tennis player Roger FedererRoger FedererRoger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
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External links
- Metropolis Mail Order: album review and track listing