Trouser Enthusiasts
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Trouser Enthusiasts was an electronic dance music
production group, active during the 1990s, formed by Belfast
-born Ian Masterson
and David Green. The group was best known as producers of pop and dance remix
es, having worked for, most prominently, Pet Shop Boys
, Dannii Minogue
, and Saint Etienne
. They produced only one original single, "Sweet Release".
Both moved to London in 1995 intent on securing a record deal on the strength of this demo. Through a friend they secured a management deal and began working on dance tracks under the name "Flexifinger". Green, who was a big fan of "The X Files" at that time, suggested creating a dance version of its theme. The pair created the track in Masterson's front room over a period of weeks and submitted the demo to their manager. Their manager was not impressed by the idea as there were several dance versions of the theme circulating at this time (unknown to either of them). The story goes that the following week their manager received a call from someone at Warner Records asking for an "X Files" remix; the DAT was sent to Warner Records, accepted, and the following month was released on the official "The X Files" single. Dannii Minogue had just been signed to Warner Records' subsidiary "Eternal", and it was because of this remix that they were given the chance to work with her on songs for her forthcoming album.
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...
production group, active during the 1990s, formed by Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
-born Ian Masterson
Ian Masterson
Ian Masterson is a media composer, electronic musician and pop producer. Since the early 90s he has produced and remixed songs for a range of pop acts including Dannii Minogue, Kylie Minogue, Girls Aloud, Sheena Easton, Atomic Kitten, Geri Halliwell, Bananarama, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Lorie and the...
and David Green. The group was best known as producers of pop and dance remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
es, having worked for, most prominently, Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards....
, Dannii Minogue
Dannii Minogue
Danielle Jane "Dannii" Minogue is an Australian singer-songwriter, actress, television personality, radio personality, fashion designer and model...
, and Saint Etienne
Saint Etienne (band)
Saint Etienne are an English Pop group comprising Sarah Cracknell, Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs. They are named after the French football team AS Saint-Étienne.-History:Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs were childhood friends and former music journalists...
. They produced only one original single, "Sweet Release".
History
The pair first met in 1990 while still at school and, through a mutual obsession with Pet Shop Boys, decided to form a musical partnership of their own. Over the next few years they worked together on a number of demos under the moniker "Inedible" - Masterson's upbeat disco stylings providing the perfect contrast to Green's dark, brittle lyrics. This period cumulated in an EP of 6 songs called "Superstardom" (including a cover of disco classic "Feels Like I'm In Love" and the very first remix by Trouser Enthusiasts). Green provided the vocals for these songs.Both moved to London in 1995 intent on securing a record deal on the strength of this demo. Through a friend they secured a management deal and began working on dance tracks under the name "Flexifinger". Green, who was a big fan of "The X Files" at that time, suggested creating a dance version of its theme. The pair created the track in Masterson's front room over a period of weeks and submitted the demo to their manager. Their manager was not impressed by the idea as there were several dance versions of the theme circulating at this time (unknown to either of them). The story goes that the following week their manager received a call from someone at Warner Records asking for an "X Files" remix; the DAT was sent to Warner Records, accepted, and the following month was released on the official "The X Files" single. Dannii Minogue had just been signed to Warner Records' subsidiary "Eternal", and it was because of this remix that they were given the chance to work with her on songs for her forthcoming album.
Discography
- "Killing Me" (Orange Records, 1998) - Jox & Trouser Enthusiasts
- "Sweet Release" (Delirious, 1999)
Remixes
Many Trouser Enthusiasts remixes have unique, non sequitur remix titles. These titles are included within this list.- A*Teens – "Mamma MiaMamma Mia (song)"Mamma Mia" is a song from ABBA's 3rd album, ABBA, written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus & Stig Anderson, with the lead vocals shared by Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The song "Mamma Mia" is a common song used in bands or orchestras...
" (Trouser Enthusiasts' Undying Dub) - Alabama 3Alabama 3Alabama 3 are a British band mixing rock, dance, blues, country, and gospel styles, founded in Brixton, London, in 1995. In the United States, they are known as A3, allegedly to avoid any possible legal conflict with the country music band Alabama...
– "Ain't Going to Goa" (Trouser Enthusiasts Peroxide Evangelist Mix, Trouser Enthusiasts One Armed Stigmatic Dub, Trouser Enthusiasts Transcendental 7" Edit) - Alexia – "The Music I Like" (Trouser Enthusiasts Dead Glamorous Mix)
- Amen – "Save Me"
- AnggunAnggunAnggun Cipta Sasmi is an Indonesian singer-songwriter. She has released 12 studio albums and one soundtrack album , and her songs have also been included on various compilation albums. Her musical career began in childhood, and she achieved commercial success in Indonesia when she was 12 years old...
– "Snow on the Sahara" (Trouser Enthusiasts Kangaroo Juice Remix) - Armin – "Blue Fear" (Trouser Enthusiasts E.B.E. Mix)
- ATNS – "Fire in My Soul"
- DiveAurora (band)Aurora, also known as Aurora UK, are a British electronic dance music group, consisting of keyboardist/guitarist Sacha Collisson and fellow keyboardist Simon Greenaway.-Albums:-Singles:*"Hear You Calling" 1999 #71 UK...
featuring Sarah Washington – "Joy Is Free" (Trouser Enthusiasts Broken Circle Mix, Trouser Enthusiasts Blue Sister Dub) - Blue PearlBlue PearlBlue Pearl was a techno and house music duo, consisting of American female singer Durga McBroom and British musician Youth . They charted two songs on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart....
– "Naked in the Rain '98" (Trouser Enthusiasts Wet Dream Mix, Trouser Enthusiasts TlalocanTlalocanTlalocan is the first level of the upper worlds, or the Aztecs' thirteen heavens, that has four compartments according to the mythic cosmographies of the Nahuatl-speaking peoples of pre-Columbian central Mexico, noted particularly in Conquest-era accounts of Aztec mythology...
Dub) - BoyzoneBoyzoneBoyzone are an Irish boy band comprising Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating,Shane Lynch, and formerly Stephen Gately. Boyzone have 19 singles in the top 40 UK charts and 21 singles in the Ire charts. The group currently have 6 UK number one singles and 9 number one singles in Ireland with 12...
– "All That I NeedAll That I Need"All That I Need" is the third single from Irish Boyband Boyzone's third studio album, Where We Belong. The song reached #1 in the UK Singles Chart...
" (Trouser Enthusiasts Darkest Day Dub (Sex Mix), Trouser Enthusiasts Darkest Day Dub (No Sex Mix)) - Byron StingilyByron StingilyByron Stingily is an African American R&B and house-music singer born in Chicago, Illinois, known for his falsetto voice. He is now a principal at a school in Chicago.-Career:...
– "Testify" (Trouser Enthusiasts Passive Resistance Mix) - Byron Stingily – "That's the Way Love Is"
- CastCast (band)Cast are an English rock band from Liverpool, formed in 1992 by John Power and Peter Wilkinson after Power left The La's and Wilkinson's former band Shack had split...
– "History" - Cue – "Burning"
- Dannii MinogueDannii MinogueDanielle Jane "Dannii" Minogue is an Australian singer-songwriter, actress, television personality, radio personality, fashion designer and model...
– "All I Wanna DoAll I Wanna Do (Dannii Minogue song)"All I Wanna Do" is a dance-pop song written by Brian Higgins, Stuart McLennan, Tim Powell and Matt Gray for Dannii Minogue's third studio album Girl .The song was produced by Higgins and Gray....
" (Trouser Enthusiasts Toys of Desperation Mix, Trouser Enthusiasts Ultra Sensitive Dub) - Dannii Minogue – "Heaven Can Wait" (Trouser Enthusiasts Cloud Nine Mix, Trouser Enthusiasts Hell Fire Club Dub)
- Dannii Minogue – "Everything I WantedEverything I Wanted"Everything I Wanted" is a pop–dance song written by Dannii Minogue, Mark Taylor and Steve Torch for Minogue's third studio album Girl . The song was produced by Metro and received a positive reception from music critics. It was released as the second single in the fourth quarter of 1997...
" (Trouser Enthusiasts Golden Delicious Mix, Trouser Enthusiasts Liquid Silk Dub) - Dannii Minogue – "DisremembranceDisremembrance"Disremembrance" is a pop–dance song written by David Green and Ian Masterson for Dannii Minogue's third studio album Girl . The song was produced by Flexifinger and received a positive reception from music critics....
" (Trouser Enthusiasts Brittlestar Requiem Mix, Trouser Enthusiasts Diesel Plus Plus Dub) - Dannii Minogue – "Everlasting Night" (Trouser Enthusiasts Burnt Angel Mix)
- The Divine ComedyThe Divine Comedy (band)The Divine Comedy are a chamber pop band from Ireland, fronted by Neil Hannon. Formed in 1989, Hannon has been the only constant member of the group, playing, in some instances, all of the non-orchestral instrumentation bar drums. To date, ten studio albums have been released under the Divine...
– "I've Been to a Marvellous Party" (Trouser Enthusiasts Formaldehyde Spritzer Mix) - Donna SummerDonna SummerLaDonna Adrian Gaines , known by her stage name, Donna Summer, is an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Summer is a five-time Grammy winner and was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach...
– "I Will Go with You (Con Te Partiro)Con te Partiró- History :The song's original single release by Polydor Records was not commercially successful in Italy, and received little radio airplay there. Elsewhere, however, it was a massive hit. In France and Switzerland, the single topped the charts for 6 weeks, earning a triple Gold sales award. In...
" (Trouser Enthusiasts Twisted Kiss Mix, Trouser Enthusiasts Sudden Death Dub) - Emmie – "You Only Hurt"
- Fierce – "Sweet Love"
- Geri HalliwellGeri HalliwellGeraldine Estelle "Geri" Halliwell is an English pop singer-songwriter, author and actress. After coming to international prominence in the late 1990s as Ginger Spice, a member of the girl group the Spice Girls, Halliwell launched her solo career in 1998 and released her album Schizophonic...
– "Bag It UpBag It Up"Bag It Up" is a pop–dance song recorded by Geri Halliwell. It was released on 13 March 2000 as the fourth and final single from Halliwell's debut solo album Schizophonic . It became Halliwell's third solo number one single in the United Kingdom selling 255,516 copies in total being certified Silver...
" - Gina GGina G-Albums:*1997 Fresh! — #12 UK #40 Norway.*1998 Gina G Remix Album *2005 Get Up & Dance -Singles:...
– "Ti Amo" (Trouser Enthusiasts Schoolboy Crush Mix) - Gloria EstefanGloria EstefanGloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan; known professionally as Gloria Estefan is a Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known as the "Queen Of Latin Pop", she is in the top 100 best selling music artists with over 100 million albums sold worldwide, 31.5 million of those...
– "Heaven's What I Feel" (Trouser Enthusiasts Neanderthal Thrust Mix) - Howard JonesHoward Jones (musician)Howard Jones is a musician, singer and songwriter. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, "Jones is an accomplished singer-songwriter who was a regular chart visitor in the mid 1980s with his brand of synthpop. Jones, who was equally popular in the U.S., appeared at Live...
– "What Is Love?" - Human NatureHuman Nature (band)Human Nature are an Australian pop vocal group. The group was originally formed as a doo-wop band in 1989 while the current members were at school together in Sydney. So far, the band has had 17 Top 40 hits and five Top 10 hits in Australia since 1996 when their first album Telling Everybody was...
– "Be There with You" (Trouser Enthusiasts Electric Ecstasy Mix, Trouser Enthusiasts Martian Squid Dub) - Jox & Trouser Enthusiasts – "Killing Me" (Trouser Enthusiasts vs. Jox Club Mix)
- Joy DivisionJoy DivisionJoy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band primarily consisted of Ian Curtis , Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris .Joy Division rapidly evolved from their initial punk rock influences...
– "Love Will Tear Us ApartLove Will Tear Us Apart"Love Will Tear Us Apart" is a song by the British post-punk band Joy Division. It was written in August and September 1979, and debuted when the band supported Buzzcocks on their UK tour in September and October 1979. It is one of the few songs in which singer Ian Curtis played guitar...
" (unreleased) - Karen RamirezKaren RamirezKaren Ramírez is a female dance music singer . At age 6, she moved to Trinidad and Tobago and lived there for some time, before returning to London and entering university. In 1998 she had a nº1 hit single on the U.S...
– "Looking for Love" (Trouser Enthusiasts Joy of Sex Mix, Trouser Enthusiasts White Knuckle Dub) - KavanaKavanaKavana is a British singer and actor.-Career:He released two albums Kavana and Instinct and enjoyed a number of chart singles including "Crazy Chance"...
– "Funky Love" (Trouser Enthusiasts Pentagram Deathtrap Mix, Trouser Enthusiasts Freakboy Dub) - Kylie MinogueKylie MinogueKylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
– "Did It Again" (Trouser Enthusiasts Goddess of Contortion Mix, Trouser Enthusiasts Dark Honeymoon Dub) - Le ClickLe ClickLe Click was a Eurodance duo created in Germany by the record producer, Frank Farian. Le Click consisted of Swedish singer Kayo Shekoni and rapper/singer Robert Haynes. In the UK, Le Click are considered to be one-hit wonders.-Career:Le Click's U.S...
– "Heaven's Got to Be Better" (Trouser Enthusiasts Bohemian Nightlife Mix, Trouser Enthusiasts Psychic City Dub, No Joy Mix) - Love City – "I Found Loving" (Trouser Enthusiasts Celebrity Skin Mix)
- Loveclub – "The Journey"
- MansunMansunMansun were an English alternative rock band formed in Chester in 1995. The band comprised vocalist/rhythm guitarist Paul Draper, bassist Stove King, lead guitarist/backing vocalist Dominic Chad, and drummer Andie Rathbone. The band broke up in May 2003....
– "Wide Open SpaceWide Open Space (song)"Wide Open Space" is a song by Chester rock band Mansun, released as a single on 25 November 1996. The song was the lead track of Four EP. The single's success led to alternate versions appearing on four of the next five Mansun singles. These versions were one live, one acoustic, and two remixes,...
" (Trouser Enthusiasts Hermaphrodite Circus Mix) - Ofra HazaOfra HazaOfra Haza was an Israeli singer of Yemeni origin, an actress and international recording artist....
– "Show Me" (Trouser Enthusiasts Kaleidoscope Perversion Mix) - PeachPeach UnionPeach were a pop/dance/electronic trio who formed in London, England and had several UK and U.S. pop and dance chart hit singles in the late 1990s. In the US, the act was forced to alter its name to Peach Union as there was already a rock band named Peach...
– "Sorrow Town" (Trouser Enthusiasts Teenage Abottoir Mix, Trouser Enthusiasts Discomedusa Mix) - Peter AndréPeter AndréPeter James Andrea , better known by the stage name as Peter Andre, is an English-born Australian musician, singer-songwriter, television personality and businessman. As a recording artist, he has achieving four top 10 UK albums and ten top 10 singles.-Early life:Andre was born at Northwick Park...
– "All About Us" (Trouser Enthusiasts Sole Survivor Mix) - Pet Shop BoysPet Shop BoysPet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards....
– "Discoteca" (Trouser Enthusiasts Adventures Beyond the Stellar Empire Mix) - Pet Shop Boys – "A Red Letter DayA Red Letter Day"A Red Letter Day" is a single by British electronic music group Pet Shop Boys. It was released the fourth single from their 1996 album Bilingual on March 17, 1997. The single peaked at high #9 on the UK Singles Chart, making it another top 10 single for the group. However it then fell straight out...
" (Trouser Autoerotic Decapitation Mix, Trouser Enthusiasts Congo Dongo Dubstramental) - Pet Shop Boys – "SomewhereSomewhere (song)"Somewhere" is a song from the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story which was made into a film in 1961. The music is composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and takes a phrase from the slow movement of Beethoven's 'Emperor' Piano Concerto, which forms the start of the...
" (Trouser Enthusiasts Mix) - Planet PerfectoPlanet PerfectoPlanet Perfecto were a dance supergroup, formed in 1997 by Paul Oakenfold, Ian Masterson and Jake Williams. They were signed to Oakenfold's record label, Perfecto Records.-Career:...
– "Bullet in the Gun" (Mekka vs. Trouser Enthusiasts Mix) - Prima featuring Tracey-Anne Lynch – "Into the Sun" (Trouser Enthusiasts Resurrection Remix)
- The Quest Project – "Angel" (Trouser Enthusiasts Heavenly Host Mix)
- Rochelle – "Mouth" (Skynet vs. Trouser Enthusiasts Mix)
- Saint EtienneSaint Etienne (band)Saint Etienne are an English Pop group comprising Sarah Cracknell, Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs. They are named after the French football team AS Saint-Étienne.-History:Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs were childhood friends and former music journalists...
– "Sylvie" (Trouser Enthusiasts Tintinnabulation Mix) - Saint Etienne – "Lose That Girl (Trouser Enthusiast Mix)"
- Saint Etienne - "We're In The City"
- Saint Mark – "New Year's Day"
- Sarah BrightmanSarah BrightmanSarah Brightman is an English classical crossover soprano, actress, songwriter and dancer. She is famous for possessing a vocal range of over 3 octaves and singing in the whistle register...
– "Who Wants to Live ForeverWho Wants to Live Forever"Who Wants to Live Forever" is a song by the English rock band Queen. The song is the sixth track on the album A Kind of Magic, released in June 1986, and was written by guitarist Brian May for the soundtrack to the film Highlander, directed by Russell Mulcahy...
" (Trouser Enthusiasts Cybernetic Odalique Mix) - Sheena EastonSheena EastonSheena Easton is a Scottish recording artist. Easton became famous for being the focus of an episode in the British television programme The Big Time, which recorded her attempts to gain a record contract and her eventual signing with EMI Records.Easton rose to fame in the early 1980s with the pop...
– "Giving up, Giving In" single- (Fabulous) produced by Ian Masterson and Terry Ronald - Silhouette – "Can't Wait to Find Love"
- SunscreemSunscreemSunscreem is a techno/house band from Essex, England, who scored a number of hits on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart throughout the 1990s and into the 21st century. Sunscreem also has the rare reputation as a techno-based band that successfully performs concerts...
– "Cover Me" (Trouser Enthusiasts Reptillian Cathedral Mix, Trouser Enthusiasts Subhuman Megamix) - TechniqueTechnique (band)Technique was a female alternative synth pop band from the mid-1990s featuring Kate Holmes of Frazier Chorus and singer Xan Tyler. The band was named after New Order's 1989 album of the same name, and they were signed to Creation Records, the record label owned by Holmes's husband - Alan...
– "Sun Is Shining" (Mekka vs. Trouser Enthusiasts Mix) - Tenth Planet – "Ghosts"
- Tomski – "14 Hours to Save the Earth" (Trouser Enthusiasts Sci-Fi Mix)
- Trilby – "Home" (Trouser Enthusiasts Flaming Heart Mix)
- Trouser Enthusiasts – "Sweet Release" (Trouser Enthusiasts Full On Mix, Trouser Enthusiasts Second Coming)
- United Citizen Federation featuring Sarah Brightman – "Starship TroopersI Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper"I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper", sometimes cited as " Starship Trooper", is a 1978 single written by Jeff Calvert and Max West of Typically Tropical and performed by Sarah Brightman and Hot Gossip...
" (Trouser Enthusiasts Iris UnguicularisIris (plant)Iris is a genus of 260-300species of flowering plants with showy flowers. It takes its name from the Greek word for a rainbow, referring to the wide variety of flower colors found among the many species...
Mix) - Mother's PrideWeekend PlayersWeekend Players was an electronic music duo from England. The musicians were vocalist Rachel Foster, who has provided vocals and songwriting on Bent's Ariels album, and producer Andy Cato, one half of Groove Armada....
– "Learning to Fly" - WesWes MadikoWes Madiko , better known as Wes, is a Cameroonian musician. He is probably best known among Western audiences for "In Youpendi", a song from The Lion King II soundtrack, as well as work with Deep Forest and his own 1997 hit "Alane".-Albums:*Welenga *Sinami *Melowe Wes Madiko (born January 15,...
– "Alane" (Trouser Enthusiasts Orgasmic Apparition Mix, Trouser Enthusiasts Spectrophiliac Dub) - Ysa FerrerYsa FerrerYsa Ferrer is a French actress and singer of Spaniard Heritage.-Biography:Ysa Ferrer was born in Oran to Spanish parents who Emigrated there from Spain. She was a teenager when she started to work for a local radio station in France...
– "Tu Sais, I Know" (Trouser Enthusiasts Muscle Beach Mix)