The Kleptones
The Kleptones | |
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Origin | Brighton, England |
Genres | Experimental, mashup |
Years active | 2002–present |
Members | Eric Kleptone |
Website | Kleptones.com |
The Kleptones are a one-man English electronic music act fronted by music producer and DJ Eric Kleptone. They are best known for their Internet-exclusive mashup albums. Typically, Eric Kleptone mixes rock/R&B instrumentals with rap and hip-hop vocals in a style that is "fun... and often surprising".[1] Both his name and the group's name are parodies of the famous guitarist Eric Clapton, and a play on the fact that he is a "klepto of tones" (that is, he "steals" others' music).
History
The group's first release was a mix of Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips with hip-hop/rap vocals and various soundbites from television programs and movies entitled Yoshimi Battles the Hip-Hop Robots.
In mid-2005, Eric Kleptone was awarded the
In 2006, the group released
In May 2006, the Creative Commons-licensed film project A Swarm of Angels announced the Kleptones as soundtrack producers.[7]
In late 2006, Eric Kleptone was invited to speak at the
On 7 December 2006, Eric Kleptone posted a podcast, titled Hectic City on the Kleptones' blog, stating that the intention is to make it a weekly release. The podcast contains mash-ups by the Kleptones, and other artists.
In early 2008 the group released
On 1 January 2010, Uptime / Downtime was released. One preview of the album, the track "Voodoo Sabotage" was released on the Kleptones blog a few weeks prior to release. Later that year, on 9 August 2010, a collection of B-sides and tracks that didn't make it onto an album, Shits & Giggles was released.
On 28 January 2018 a new EP, "
Starting on 22 March 2020, The Kleptones started releasing a series of "Lockdown Radio" mixes.[10]
Discography
Albums
Remix albums
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Yoshimi Battles the Hip-Hop Robots |
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A Night at the Hip Hopera |
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From Detroit to J.A. |
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24 Hours |
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Uptime / Downtime |
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Shits & Giggles |
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OV |
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LO |
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ER |
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AD |
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Live albums
Title | Album details |
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Live'r Than You'll Ever Be - Bestival 2007
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Extended plays
Title | Album details |
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Never Trust Originality |
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EP1
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EP2
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EP3
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COUNT-IN (1234)
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Singles
Title | Year | Album |
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"Madonna Is a Breeder"/"Material Cannon" | 2002 | Non-album singles |
"Bling Crosby" | 2003 | |
"Bo Rhap" | 2004 | |
"Careless or Dead" (Bootie version) | 2006 | 24 Hours |
"Jump You Fucker" | 2010 | Non-album single |
Mixtapes
Title | Mixtape details |
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HC01 - Funk Hop & Electro Rock[11] |
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HC02 - A String Quartet Tribute To The Kleptones[12] |
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HC03a - Best Of 2006 Part 1 "Hip-Hop Started In Ipswich"[13] |
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HC03b - Best Of 2006 Part 2 "Sounds For The Festive Vortex"[14] |
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HC03c - Best Of 2006 Part 3 "If There's A Glitch, You're An Ostrich"[15] |
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HC04 - Live At Wired Magazine Second Life Office Launch Party[16] |
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HC05 - Live At Glastonbury 2010[17] |
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HC06 - Leaving Here[18] |
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HC07 - May Daze[19] |
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HC08a - Best Of 2008 part 1 "Songs For Magic Feet"[20] |
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HC08b - Best Of 2008 part 2 "We have the machine ready fi dem"[21] |
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HC08c - Best Of 2008 part 3 "La Blouse Piscine"[22] |
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HC08d - Best Of 2008 part 4 "My boss has the imagination of a gnat"[23] |
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HC08e - Best Of 2008 part 5 "Burned In A Feathering Pyre"[24] |
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HC09 - Rough And Ready On The Plinth[25] |
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HC10 - Once Upon A Time In The Seventies[26] |
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HC11 - Moombahtronica[27] |
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HC12 - No Wrong Show[28] |
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HC13 - Walking Under Ladders[29] |
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HC14a - M3B part 1 "A Massage From The Swedish Prime Minister"[30] |
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HC14b - M3B part 2 "Stop That, It's Silly…" |
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HC14c - M3B part 3 "I'm Sorry, I'm Going To Have To Shoot You" |
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HC15 - Paths To Graceland[31] |
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HC16 - Lucem Diem[32] |
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HC17 - Tenebris Noctis[33] |
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HC18 - Absolute Elsewhere[34] |
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HC19 - Tightening Up[35] |
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HC20 - Azimuth Divider[36] |
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HC21 - Liquid Oxygen[37] |
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HC22 - Electromagnetic Radiation[38] |
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HC23 - Occipital Vapour[39] |
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References
- ^ "New stuff from The Kleptones". Wired. 25 March 2006.
- ^ Murray, Ben (22 March 2015). "Remixing Culture And Why The Art Of The Mash-Up Matters". TechCrunch. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ Baio, Andy (17 November 2004). "Disney Suppressing the Kleptones". waxy.org. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ^ Jenke, Tyler (21 September 2021). "12 of the most memorable mash-up albums of all time". TONE DEAF. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Home". Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ Carr, David (8 June 2005). "Accepting a Webby? Brevity, Please". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ Doctorow, Cory (9 May 2006). "Kleptones join Swarm of Angels film project". Boing Boing. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ^ The Kleptones (28 January 2018). "New EP "Count-In (1234)" and TWO new Hectic City mixes for YOU!". Kleptones mailing list. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ The Kleptones (25 April 2018). "Announcement of upcoming releases". Kleptones mailing list. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "The Kleptones". SoundCloud.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ The Kleptones (7 December 2006). "Hectic City mixtape 1". Hectic City blog. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ The Kleptones (17 December 2006). "Hectic City mixtape 2". Hectic City blog. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ The Kleptones (23 December 2006). "Hectic City 3a – Hip-Hop Started In Ipswich". Hectic City blog. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ The Kleptones (30 December 2006). "Hectic City 3b – Sounds for the Festive Vortex". Hectic City blog. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ The Kleptones (7 January 2007). "Hectic City 3c – If there's a glitch, you're an ostrich". Hectic City blog. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ The Kleptones (18 January 2018). "Rewriting History". Hectic City blog. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ The Kleptones (18 January 2018). "Rewriting History". Hectic City blog. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ The Kleptones (22 January 2007). "Hectic City 6 – Leaving Here". Hectic City blog. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ The Kleptones (28 May 2007). "Hectic City 7 – May Daze". Hectic City blog. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ The Kleptones (31 December 2008). "Hectic City 8a – Best of 2008 mixes". Hectic City blog. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ The Kleptones (1 January 2009). "Hectic City 8b – We have the machine ready fi dem…". Hectic City blog. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ The Kleptones (4 January 2009). "Hectic City 8c – La blouse piscine". Hectic City blog. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ The Kleptones (6 January 2009). "Hectic City 8d – My boss has the imagination of a gnat". Hectic City blog. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ The Kleptones (7 January 2009). "Hectic City 8e – Burned In A Feathering Pyre". Hectic City blog. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ The Kleptones (12 August 2009). "Hectic City 9 – Rough & Ready On The Plinth". Hectic City blog. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ The Kleptones (1 November 2010). "Hectic City 10 – Once Upon A Time In The Seventies". Hectic City blog. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ The Kleptones (8 November 2010). "Hectic City 11 – Moombahtronica!". Hectic City blog. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ The Kleptones (21 November 2010). "Hectic City 12 – No Wrong Show". Hectic City blog. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ The Kleptones (28 February 2012). "Hectic City 13 – Walking Under Ladders". Hectic City blog. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ The Kleptones (5 May 2012). "Hectic City 14 – M3B: Mega three-hour mix". Hectic City blog. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ The Kleptones (28 June 2012). "Hectic City 15 – Paths To Graceland". Hectic City blog. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ The Kleptones (27 March 2016). "Hectic City 16 – Lucem Diem". Hectic City blog. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ The Kleptones (30 July 2016). "Hectic City 17 – Tenebris Noctis". Hectic City blog. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ The Kleptones (28 January 2018). "New EP "Count-In (1234)" and TWO new Hectic City mixes for YOU!". Kleptones mailing list. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ The Kleptones (28 January 2018). "New EP "Count-In (1234)" and TWO new Hectic City mixes for YOU!". Kleptones mailing list. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ The Kleptones (28 January 2018). "An upcoming release announcement for you". Kleptones mailing list. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ The Kleptones (28 January 2018). "Incoming mixtape announcement". Kleptones mailing list. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ The Kleptones (28 January 2018). "Venonta mixtape-anonco!". Kleptones mailing list. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ The Kleptones (28 January 2018). "Mixtape advenientis denuntiatio". Kleptones mailing list. Retrieved 9 September 2018.