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Encyclopedia > Utah Saints
Utah Saints

Background information
Origin Flag of England Leeds, England
Genre(s) Electronica
Rave
Dance-pop
Years active 1991 – present
Label(s) London, Echo
Website http://www.utahsaints.com/
Members
Jez Willis
Tim Garbutt

Utah Saints are a dance band from Leeds, England. The music is produced by Jez Willis and Tim Garbutt, who are joined on-stage by other musicians whenever the band plays live. Image File history File linksMetadata UtahSaints. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... Leeds is a major city in West Yorkshire, England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Electronica is a term that covers a wide range of electronic or electronic-influenced music. ... Rave music consists of forms of electronic music for dancing that are associated with the rave scene. ... Dance-pop is a style of dance music that grew out of disco-influenced beginning in the early 80s. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... ECHO is a German music award granted every year by the Deutsche Phono-Akademie (an association of recording companies). ... Dance music is music composed or played specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. ... In music, a band is a company of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising a musical arrangement on different musical instruments. ... Leeds is a city in the county of West Yorkshire, in the north of England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... For other uses, see Music (disambiguation). ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music Musicians can be classified by their role in creating or performing music: A singer (or vocalist) uses his or her voice as an instrument. ...


Utah Saints were one of the early pioneers of bringing sampling technology into mainstream dance and pop music. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... For popular music (music produced commercially rather than art or folk music), see Popular music. ...

Contents

History

They were described as "the first true stadium house band" (by Bill Drummond), though their music is difficult to place into one particular genre and they have been compared to Underworld, Fluke, The KLF, and even Ministry or Nine Inch Nails. William Ernest Drummond[1] (Bill Drummond) (born April 29, 1953, Butterworth, South Africa)[2][3] is a Scottish musician, music industry figure, writer and artist. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Fluke are an English electronica music group originally formed by Jon Fugler, Mike Tournier, Julian Nugent and Mike Bryant in the late 1980s. ... The KLF (also known as The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu (The JAMs), The Timelords and other names) were one of the seminal bands of the British acid house movement during the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Ministry is an American industrial metal band of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s fronted by Al Jourgensen. ... “NIN” redirects here. ...


They first had chart success with the singles "What Can You Do For Me", "Something Good" and "Believe In Me", which they described as their vocal sample trilogy as those singles sampled Gwen Guthrie, Kate Bush and Human League respectively ("What Can You Do For Me" also features a sample from Eurythmics). Contrary to one rumour, the band were not sued by Kate Bush over the use of a sample from Bush's track "Cloudbusting" in the Utah Saints track "Something Good" - the sample was legally cleared before use. Additionally, Bush sold Utah Saints footage from the video of her original song [1]. A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Gwen Guthrie (July 14 (some sources say July 9) 1950 - February 3, 1999) was an American singer and songwriter, who also sang backing vocals for Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel, and Madonna among others, and wrote songs for Ben E. King and Roberta Flack. ... Kate Bush (born Catherine Mary Bush 30 July 1958, Bexleyheath, Kent, now part of Greater London), is an English female solo singer and musician. ... The Human League are an English synthpop band formed in 1977, who, after several changes in line up, achieved great popularity in the 1980s and a limited comeback in the mid-1990s. ... For the approach to music education, see Eurhythmics. ... Cloudbusting was the second single to be released from Hounds of Love by Kate Bush and is a very firm fan favourite. ...


Utah Saints then moved away from vocal samples with singles such as "I Want You" and "I Still Think Of You" (Jez Willis providing original vocals on each). The human voice consists of sound made by a human using the vocal folds for talking, singing, laughing, screaming. ...


After their debut album, the self-titled Utah Saints, and one further single "Ohio", Utah Saints seemed to disappear for several years, though they were still busy doing remixes (for a diverse range of artists including Blondie, Human League, Hawkwind, Simple Minds, James, Annie Lennox and The Osmonds) and the theme to the 1995 blockbuster, Mortal Kombat), and producing tracks for other artists such as Terrorvision. During this time, they recorded an album that was to be called "Wired World" but was never released, and produced a handful of Utah Saints tracks that to date have never had a proper release either, with titles such as "Star", "Train" and "Rock". Blondie is an American rock band that first gained fame in the late 1970s and early 1980s. ... The Human League are an English synthpop band formed in 1977, who, after several changes in line up, achieved great popularity in the 1980s and a limited comeback in the mid-1990s. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Simple Minds is a rock band from Scotland, which had its greatest worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early-1990s. ... It has been suggested that Jaime be merged into this article or section. ... Annie Lennox (born 25 December 1954) is an Oscar, BRIT, Grammy and Golden Globe award-winning Scottish pop musician and vocalist. ... The Osmonds are an American family pop group who achieved enormous worldwide success as teenybopper idols in the 1970s. ... Blockbuster can refer to: Block Buster firework Illegal firecracker Blockbuster Fireworks, a chain of firework stands located in the Los Angeles area. ... Mortal Kombat is a 1995 movie, directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. ... Terrorvision were a British rock band. ...


They eventually re-appeared in late 1999 with charting singles "Love Song", "Funky Music" (featuring Edwin Starr on guest vocals), "Power To The Beats" and "Lost Vagueness" (featuring Chrissie Hynde), by releasing the album Two. Also in 2000, Utah Saints did the soundtrack for the video game Carmageddon TDR2000. In 2002 they went back into hibernation and fans are still waiting for their next re-appearance. They have been doing DJ appearances and the occasional remix but there has been no more original material so far. Edwin Starr (January 21, 1942 – April 3, 2003) was a soul music singer. ... Rock legend Chrissie Hynde. ... Carmageddon TDR2000, the sequel to Carmageddon II, was a controversial action/racing video game. ... Fans of Janet Jackson, at Much Music in Toronto The word fan refers to someone who has an intense, occasionally overwhelming liking of a sporting club, person, group of persons, work of art, idea, or trend. ... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ...


The band are notorious amongst their fans and the dance music community for taking a long time in between their releases - their first album Utah Saints and follow-up album Two were released seven years apart. An album is a collection of related audio tracks distributed to the public. ...


They have also been working on projects under other names, such as BeatVandals, as well as developing their very popular regular Leeds-based club night SugarBeatClub. Leeds is a major city in West Yorkshire, England. ...


Personnel Details

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Discography

Albums

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Singles

For the approach to music education, see Eurhythmics. ... There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart) is a song recorded by British pop duo Eurythmics. ... Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in 1973. ... Alive! was KISSs fourth album and is considered their breakthrough, as well as a cornerstone for live albums. ... See also: 1991 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1991 Record labels established in 1991 other events of 1991 list of years in music 1990s in music // 1991 was the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough. ... Kate Bush (born Catherine Mary Bush 30 July 1958, Bexleyheath, Kent, now part of Greater London), is an English female solo singer and musician. ... Cloudbusting was the second single to be released from Hounds of Love by Kate Bush and is a very firm fan favourite. ... The Human League are an English synthpop band formed in 1977, who, after several changes in line up, achieved great popularity in the 1980s and a limited comeback in the mid-1990s. ... Dare! was the third album released by The Human League, and the first to feature singers Susan Ann Sulley and Joanne Catheral. ... See also: 1993 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1993 Record labels established in 1993 other events of 1993 list of years in music 1990s in music // January 8 - The U.S. Postal service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. ... Slayer is an American thrash metal band, formed in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. ... Seasons in the Abyss is an album by thrash metal band Slayer. ... See also: 1993 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1993 Record labels established in 1993 other events of 1993 list of years in music 1990s in music // January 8 - The U.S. Postal service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. ... See also: 1994 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1994 Record labels established in 1994 other events of 1994 list of years in music 1990s in music // January 29 - The Supremes Mary Wilson is injured when her jeep hits a freeway median and flips over just outside of Los... Peter Brian Gabriel (born February 13, 1950, in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English musician. ... Sledgehammer is a hit song by Peter Gabriel from his 1986 album So. ... See also: 2000 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2000 Record labels established in 2000 other events of 2000 list of years in music 2000s in music // John Tavener is knighted in the New Years Honours List. ... Edwin Starr (January 21, 1942 – April 3, 2003) was a soul music singer. ... Carlton Douglas Chuck D Ridenhour (born August 1, 1960) is an American rapper, composer, actor, author, radio personality and producer. ... Lead singer of The Pretenders ...

See also

Artists

2 Unlimited was a Dutch Eurodance group formed in 1991. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Fluke are an English electronica music group originally formed by Jon Fugler, Mike Tournier, Julian Nugent and Mike Bryant in the late 1980s. ... The KLF (also known as The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu (The JAMs), The Timelords and other names) were one of the seminal bands of the British acid house movement during the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Leftfield are a duo of electronica artists and record producers, Paul Daley (formerly of A Man Called Adam and the Brand New Heavies) and Neil Barnes formed in 1989 in London, England. ... Rob Overseer (who publishes his music under just his last name) is a British DJ/producer, born in Leeds probably most well known from his works for soundtracks like Animatrix, Snatch or Any Given Sunday, or video games like Need for Speed: Underground or Stuntman. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Future Sound of London (often abbreviated to FSOL) is a British electronic music band, the duo of Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans. ...

Other

Electronic music is a term for music created using electronic devices. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ...

External links

  • Official website
  • SugarBeatClub
  • Fan site
  • Utah Saints discussion group
  • myspace page

  Results from FactBites:
 
Utah Saints - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (522 words)
Utah Saints are a British dance band from Leeds in West Yorkshire.
Utah Saints were one of the early pioneers of bringing sampling technology into mainstream dance and pop music.
After their first album, the self-titled Utah Saints, and one further single "Ohio", Utah Saints seemed to disappear for several years, spending a long time producing their second album as well as doing remixes and producing tracks for other artists such as Terrorvision.
Utah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (5141 words)
Utah is one of the Four Corners states, and is bordered by Idaho and Wyoming in the north; by Colorado in the east; at a single point by New Mexico to the southeast (at the Four Corners Monument); by Arizona in the south; and by Nevada in the west.
Utah is well-known for being a heavily Mormon state, meaning that a majority of its residents are affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or LDS Church.
Utah's Democrats publicly expressed displeasure with the selection of John Kerry after the election, whom they found to be too friendly to abortion and the labor unions, and too hostile to gay-rights and free trade for their constituents' taste.
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