L.A. Style
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L.A. Style | |
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Belgian techno | |
Years active | 1991–1995 |
Labels | Arista |
L.A. Style was a Dutch
Another famous song of L.A. Style was Balloony of 1992.
Career
The group was fronted by rapper/singer/songwriter & producer FX AKA Eazee F & The BFD (real name Frans Merkx). Wessel van Diepen was known for his skill in bringing a different sound to dance and mixing that with the talents of the lead artist FX. FX is considered as one of the first to set the trend of combining Euro pop with Rap in an effort to bring the masses the flavor of Rap music with a different twist. FX had numerous hits with Infobeat, most notable the single 'We got the Funk' and 'Are u Ready'. At the time L.A. Style followed up the huge success of International hit "James Brown Is Dead" with the smash hit 'I'm Raving'. L.A. Style appeared on 'MTV 'The Grind' and toured extensively all over North America, Asia & Europe with massive success. FX [also known as The Godfather of Techno] and Wessel van Diepen helped pushed the boundaries of dance music to another level where it was acceptable to mix Rap, Rock & Techno and for all genres and people from walks of life to come together. It was a bold statement but because of their groundbreaking styles L.A. Style set the trend for other super groups like 2 Unlimited and 2 brothers on the 4th floor to name but a few.
They released a self-titled album as well as other
Discography
Albums
- L.A. Style (1993)
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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NLD [3] |
AUS [4] |
US [5] | |||
"James Brown Is Dead" | 1991 | 1 | 7 | 59 | L.A. Style |
"I'm Raving" / "L.A. Style Theme" | 1992 | 13 | 65 | — | |
"God Shave the Queen" | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Balloony" | 1993 | — | — | — | L.A. Style |
"Got to Move" | 1994 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
"Magic Trip" | 1995 | — | — | — |
References
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "L.A. Style". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
- ^ "L.A. Style". AllMusic. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
- ^ "Discografie L.A. Style". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ Peaks in Australia:
- "James Brown Is Dead": "Discography L.A. Style". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- "I'm Raving": Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 159.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100: Week of July 4, 1992". Billboard. Retrieved 18 August 2022.