Electric President
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Electric President is a Jacksonville, Florida
musical duo started in 2003 by Ben Cooper
and Alex Kane. Both were in Helicopter Project prior to its breakup though no music from this group was ever released. Afterwards the pair decided to continue to make music together. They subsequently completed three albums in six months. Ben Cooper is also a member of Radical Face
(Formerly known as Radical Face Versus Phalex Sledgehammer), Iron Orchestra, and Mother's Basement. The Electric President tracks and most of Ben Coopers projects are recorded in a tool shed in back of his house that he has converted into a recording studio.
Electric President's first release was a pseudo-eponymous album (named "Self-Titled" rather than "Electric President") in early 2006. They gained limited mainstream notoriety after their music was featured on Fox Network's hit show The OC. At the end of the thirteenth episode of season three, titled "The Pot Stirrer", the song "Insomnia" is prominently featured in the closing sequence.
The self-titled debut album was released on German electronica label Morr Music
. Electric President's mix of glitch electronica and indie songwriting has been compared to The Postal Service
, Styrofoam
and Anticon's cLOUDDEAD
.
The new record named Sleep Well was released June 9, 2008 for Europe and June 24, 2008 for the US. In Mid-April 2008, the album leaked on file-sharing networks.
Oftentimes, their singing and musical stylings are compared with the indie-pop band The Weakerthans
.
While Electric President take breaks from recording albums, Cooper concentrates on several other projects - namely Radical Face, Patients, and Clone - information about which can be found through his official website.
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
musical duo started in 2003 by Ben Cooper
Ben Cooper (musician)
Ben Cooper is a singer/songwriter from Jacksonville, Florida. He is currently a member of Electric President with Alex Kane, Radical Face , Iron Orchestra , Mother's Basement and Unkle Stiltskin can be found on certain music websites as well...
and Alex Kane. Both were in Helicopter Project prior to its breakup though no music from this group was ever released. Afterwards the pair decided to continue to make music together. They subsequently completed three albums in six months. Ben Cooper is also a member of Radical Face
Radical Face
Radical Face is a musical act consisting of Ben Cooper , a resident of Jacksonville, Florida, who also makes up one-half of Electric President and Iron Orchestra and one third of Mother's Basement...
(Formerly known as Radical Face Versus Phalex Sledgehammer), Iron Orchestra, and Mother's Basement. The Electric President tracks and most of Ben Coopers projects are recorded in a tool shed in back of his house that he has converted into a recording studio.
Electric President's first release was a pseudo-eponymous album (named "Self-Titled" rather than "Electric President") in early 2006. They gained limited mainstream notoriety after their music was featured on Fox Network's hit show The OC. At the end of the thirteenth episode of season three, titled "The Pot Stirrer", the song "Insomnia" is prominently featured in the closing sequence.
The self-titled debut album was released on German electronica label Morr Music
Morr Music
Morr Music is an independent record label based in Berlin, Germany, founded in 1999 by Thomas Morr. Most artists on the label fall into the categories of intelligent dance music, electronica and dreampop, but all reflect Thomas Morr's personal taste...
. Electric President's mix of glitch electronica and indie songwriting has been compared to The Postal Service
The Postal Service
The Postal Service is an American electronic indie pop band composed of vocalist Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and producer Jimmy Tamborello of Dntel and Headset.-Background:...
, Styrofoam
Styrofoam (artist)
Styrofoam is a Belgian one man glitch electronica project on the independent record label Morr Music...
and Anticon's cLOUDDEAD
CLOUDDEAD
Clouddead was a musical group consisting of the experimental hip hop musicians Doseone , Why? , and Odd Nosdam . Generally Drucker and Wolf provide the group's vocals while Madson produces the music...
.
The new record named Sleep Well was released June 9, 2008 for Europe and June 24, 2008 for the US. In Mid-April 2008, the album leaked on file-sharing networks.
Oftentimes, their singing and musical stylings are compared with the indie-pop band The Weakerthans
The Weakerthans
The Weakerthans are a four-piece Canadian indie rock band.-History:The band was formed in 1997 in Winnipeg, Manitoba by John K. Samson, after he left the punk band Propagandhi to start a publishing company. Samson joined forces with bassist John P...
.
While Electric President take breaks from recording albums, Cooper concentrates on several other projects - namely Radical Face, Patients, and Clone - information about which can be found through his official website.
Discography
- S/T (24 January 2006, Morr MusicMorr MusicMorr Music is an independent record label based in Berlin, Germany, founded in 1999 by Thomas Morr. Most artists on the label fall into the categories of intelligent dance music, electronica and dreampop, but all reflect Thomas Morr's personal taste...
) - You Have the Right to Remain Awesome: Volume 1 7" (29 June 2006, Morr Music)
- You Have the Right to Remain Awesome: Volume 2 7" (29 June 2006, Morr Music)
- Sleep Well (24 June 2008, Morr Music)
- The Violent BlueThe Violent BlueThe Violent Blue is an album by the electronic music group Electric President. Released on February 23, 2010, in the United States on the Fake Four Inc label, the album is their follow-up to Sleep Well....
(23 February 2010, Fake Four Inc.)