The Similou
Encyclopedia
The Similou are an electronic music
duo from Gothenburg
, Sweden
, comprising Dizzy Crane (Joel Eriksson
) and Jesse Nectar (Erik Niklasson).
UK single:
UK maxi single:
, particularly on the website YTMND
. On July 16, 2006, YTMND user Salta created a site called "Rainbow Stalin;" which comes from a misinterpretation of the words "rainbow stylin'" in The Similou's song to be about Joseph Stalin. This site featured an edited Soviet propaganda picture to which Salta added a rainbow
and gave Stalin cartoon-like eyes. However, Rainbow Stalin did not become a fad
until 2009 when YTMND user dinosaur10 brought it back with his site "Reviewing a YTMND Memory."
Many of the sites have Soviet propaganda art edited with flashing colors and accessories such as sunglasses, headphones, and turntables to portray Stalin as a jubilant DJ. However, "newer sites have incorporated imagery and styles from other fads." The audio in these sites is almost always a clip of "All This Love" (usually the chorus) and several sites feature original remixes of the song.
While the meme comes from YTMND, references can be found on other websites such as YouTube
and there is a Rainbow Stalin group on Facebook
.
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
duo from Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, comprising Dizzy Crane (Joel Eriksson
Joel Eriksson
Joel Eriksson is a Swedish long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.-Personal records:-Career highlights:World Sprint ChampionshipsEuropean Allround Championships...
) and Jesse Nectar (Erik Niklasson).
Albums
- So Hot Right NowSo Hot Right Now (album)-Track listing:# "All This Love"# "So Hot Right Now"# "Ladykillers"# "Intermission"# "Haunted House"# "Play With Us"# "Wild Beasts"# "Boogie Down"-Singles:...
(30 March 2005) (released Autumn 2006 outside Scandinavia)
Swedish singles
- "All This Love" (8 December 2004) — SWE No. 58
- "Ladykillers" (6 April 2005)
- "Play with Us" (19 October 2005)
Australian singles
- "All This Love" (28 August 2006) — AUS No. 37
- "All This Love" (Tonite OnlyTonite OnlyTonite Only is an electronic music group formed late 2005 in Sydney, Australia which disbanded late 2006, only to reform a few years later. Its two members are Sam Littlemore and Simon Lewicki , leading proponents in the Australian electronic music scene.In 2006, the duo released "Danger " and...
Fuck Tomorrow Remix) — AUS Club Chart No. 1 - "All This Love" (Those Usual Suspects Get Funktafied Mix)
UK singles
- "All This Love" (31 July 2006) — UK No. 20
UK single:
- "All This Love (Rainbow Stylin')" (radio edit)
- "All This Love" (Love to Infinity Radio Mix)
UK maxi single:
- "All This Love" (radio edit)
- "All This Love" (The Young Punx Club Mix)
- "All This Love" (The Drill Remix)
- "All This Love" (Love to Infinity Classic Mix)
- "All This Love" (Love to Infinity Club Mix)
- "All This Love" (Zoo Brazil Remix)
- "All This Love" (video)
Internet meme
"All This Love" is the base of an internet memeMeme
A meme is "an idea, behaviour or style that spreads from person to person within a culture."A meme acts as a unit for carrying cultural ideas, symbols or practices, which can be transmitted from one mind to another through writing, speech, gestures, rituals or other imitable phenomena...
, particularly on the website YTMND
YTMND
YTMND, an initialism for "You're the Man Now, Dog", is an online community centered on the creation of hosted web pages featuring a juxtaposition of an image centered or tiled along with optional large zooming text and a looping sound file...
. On July 16, 2006, YTMND user Salta created a site called "Rainbow Stalin;" which comes from a misinterpretation of the words "rainbow stylin'" in The Similou's song to be about Joseph Stalin. This site featured an edited Soviet propaganda picture to which Salta added a rainbow
Rainbow
A rainbow is an optical and meteorological phenomenon that causes a spectrum of light to appear in the sky when the Sun shines on to droplets of moisture in the Earth's atmosphere. It takes the form of a multicoloured arc...
and gave Stalin cartoon-like eyes. However, Rainbow Stalin did not become a fad
FAD
In biochemistry, flavin adenine dinucleotide is a redox cofactor involved in several important reactions in metabolism. FAD can exist in two different redox states, which it converts between by accepting or donating electrons. The molecule consists of a riboflavin moiety bound to the phosphate...
until 2009 when YTMND user dinosaur10 brought it back with his site "Reviewing a YTMND Memory."
Many of the sites have Soviet propaganda art edited with flashing colors and accessories such as sunglasses, headphones, and turntables to portray Stalin as a jubilant DJ. However, "newer sites have incorporated imagery and styles from other fads." The audio in these sites is almost always a clip of "All This Love" (usually the chorus) and several sites feature original remixes of the song.
While the meme comes from YTMND, references can be found on other websites such as YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
and there is a Rainbow Stalin group on Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
.