With mgmt s oracular spectacular, the duo abandon polished sounds for a more indie, electronic and. Putting a label on the debut album by mgmt is a toughie. Other than the two famous electropop hits kids and electric feel, the band creates a synthetic psychedelic sound which hasnt been heard since the 1960s. The single was released as a 7 and cd single, and later on 12 vinyl.
In typical fridmann fashion, oracular spectacular is a glamorous megaproduction. Mgmt all along the western front people line up to receive she got the current in her hand just shock you like you wont believe sun in the amazon with the voltage running through her skin standing there with nothing on she gonna teach me how to swim chorus i said ooh girl shock me like an electric eel baby girl turn me on with your electric feel i said ooh girl shock me like an. Electric feel by mgmt song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position. Forty years after the summer of love and 30 years after the summer of hate, mgmt is celebrating the grand reopening of the third eye of the world with oracular spectacular, an enigmatic and prophetic collection of hallucinatory sounds and hookriddled pop tones for the new millennium. Oracular spectacular is a celestial city of synthesis, achieved with a variety including but not limited to a nord stage 2, yamaha dx7 fm, and a korg monopoly.
I came to oracular spectacular completely in the dark and when i left i made sure to leave the light on as a reminder to never open this door again. Its wellworth getting this version of the album as added are the four bonus tracks taken from the singles, so you dont have to get off your ass to play metanoia separately. Although not as technical as congratulations, oracular spectacular serves as the bands more fun and easytogetinto lp. Certainly not ben goldwasser and andrew vanwyngarden, who, before signing to columbia records as mgmt, had essentially been writing pop songs as a joke. All along the western front people line up to receive she got the power in her hand to shock you like you wont believe saw her in the amazon with the voltage running. Oracular spectacular is the debut album by american band mgmt, released on october 2, 2007 by red ink and physically on january 22, 2008 by columbia. Oracular spectacular is the debut studio album by the american band mgmt, released on. The term oracular spectacular might not mean much, if anything, at allits essentially nonsensicalbut that doesnt stop it feeling exactly right. Mgmt electric feel instrumental no lyrics high quality got from their album oracular spectacular instrumentals. An earlier version had been released on their time to pretend ep. Electric feel explodes in a burst of dance beats, fuzz guitar, and falsetto glory.
But even if oracular spectacular is to blame for the rise of a thousand anonymous foster the peoples, the album itself is something mgmt can be proud of in particular those three singles. Oracular spectacular 2007 congratulations 2010 time to pretend ep 2005 mgmt the optimizer deluxe edition. Check out the official music video for electric feel by mgmt mgmts official music. Mgmt dusted off their classic 2008 hit electric feel. Performance on the global charts electric feel charted in.
The music by mgmt attracted the audience by the funny attitude of the musicians, reflected in their humorous lyrics, unnatural voices and deliberately simplified electronic effects. Too inconsistent and not enough standout tracks to come into album of the year contention though. And they break an awful lot of rules in their debut album oracular spectacular, a vibrant, colorful little album that sounds like a cascade of summer flowers. Electric feel by mgmt discover this songs samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. Time to pretend is a song by the american indie band mgmt, released as the lead single from their debut studio album oracular spectacular 2007 on march 3, 2008. Dave fridmann, producer dave fridmann, engineer ben goldwasser, composer ben goldwasser, lyricist andrew vanwyngarden, composer andrew vanwyngarden, lyricist greg calbi, mastering. Oracular spectacular is a 2008 album by mgmt that broke the band to the mainstream thanks to the success of the radio hits kids, time to pretend and electric feel. Oracular spectacular is the debut studio album by the american band mgmt, released on october 2, 2007, by red ink and physically on january 22, 2008, by columbia. Download mgmt mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Oracular spectacular s endurance rests on its prescience. It was produced by dave fridmann and is the bands first release of new content, being recorded from march to april 2007. Listen to your favorite songs from oracular spectacular explicit by mgmt now. Just as irresistible, kids is an electropop testament to innocence itself. The successor to 2008s oracular spectacular and 2010 s congratulations, mgmt finds andrew vanwyngarden and ben goldwasser continuing to push themselves to expand the boundaries of modern pop music.
The singles from oracular spectacular, mgmt s 2007 debut album, had spent nearly two years building to a point of cultural saturation. Not a lot of debut albums sound as ambitious as they are polished. Electric feel sounds as good on frank oceans 2011 mixtape nostalgia, ultra as. The song became mgmt s first australian aria top 50 hit. Mgmt follow the surprise hit oracular spectacular by teaming with spacemen 3s sonic boom for a leftfield psychpop lp bereft of obvious singles.
Elsewhere, the byrds, the rolling stones and the mamas and the papas clearly dominate mgmt s board of directors. When mgmt were asked by their record label for a list of their dream producers, with low expectations they sarcastically replied. Oracular spectacular performed well in charts of many countries, gaining particular acknowledgment in. My partner already owned a copy and, after one listen, had earmarked the album as charity shop material. Oracular spectacular is the debut album by american band mgmt, released on october 2. Electric feel was released to radio on july 29, 2008. And plus plus the 3 extra videos, plus plus plus japanese lyrics. Electric feel is a song by the american rock band mgmt, released as the second single from their debut studio album oracular spectacular 2007 on june 23, 2008. The latter became a staple for mgmt while recording demos in atlanta, and can be heard in the arpeggiated intro of electric feel. Columbia returned with dave fridmann, the producer extraordinaire best known for his work with flaming lips and mercury rev. Oracular spectacular explicit by mgmt on amazon music. It was also later reissued as the second single from that project.
The record was produced by former mercury rev bassist and drummer dave fridmann and includes the uk top 40 singles time to pretend, electric feel and kids. Mgmt still embrace oracular spectacular 10 years later. Listen free to mgmt electric feel radio iheartradio. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. This is my favorite song off the album oracular spectacular. Electric feel has also been remixed by the french electronic duo, justice.
The ny boys got everyone listening with electric feel doing well in the charts, made everyone realise that they arent just a onehitwonder with kids, and time to pretend made them everyones favourite band. Electric feel by mgmt song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart. Oracular spectacular is one of the best debut albums i have ever heard. Oracular spectacular is the seminal album for mgmt and every track on it is pure fun. Electric feel is part of mgmt s oracular spectacular album released in june, 2008. Theyre sort of a synthpsychedelicspaceindienoisepop band. The it band of the moment creates an album that is as accessibly poppy as much as it is adventurously different. Mgmt oracular spectacular lyrics and tracklist genius. You can then select photos, audio, video, documents or anything else you want to send. Mgmt electric feel oracular spectacular hq album version. Release date of electric feel this song was released by columbia records and red ink records on 2 october 2007 as part of mgmt s maiden album, oracular spectacular. About electric feel electric feel is a song by the american rock band mgmt, released as the second single from their debut studio album oracular spectacular 2007 on june 23, 2008.
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