BWO | Prototype

Prototype was BWO's first album, released first in Russia in December 2004, and then Sweden in 2005, where it reached #2 and achieved platinum status. The album spawned no less than 7 top 20 hits in Sweden, 2 airplay #1s in Russia, and a #1 in Lebanon, randomly enough.
Contains the singles Living In A Fantasy, Conquering America, Sixteen Tons Of Hardware, Gone, Open Door, Sunshine In The Rain and Voodoo Magic.

Tracklisting
01 Sixteen Tons Of Hardware
02 Conquering America
03 Son Of A Gun
04 Open Door (Ballad Version)
05 Walking The Night
06 Voodoo Magic
07 Sunshine In The Rain
08 Riding Through The Night
09 European Psycho
10 Living In A Fantasy
11 Gone
12 Open Door (Disco Version)
13 Sixteen Tons Of Hardware (Johan S Remix)
14 Conquering America (Johan S Remix)

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This week's featured artist...

When you will have made him a Body Without Organs,
then you will have delivered him from all his automatic reactions
and restored him to his true freedom.

- Antonin Artaud

Yes, umm, right. Anyway, as you've probably guessed by now, this week's featured artist is none other than BWO.
BWO were formed in 2003 by Alexander Bard (yes, him again) and friend and collaborator Marina Schiptjenko. They auditioned around 25 vocalists for the project before settling on Martin Rolinski (possibly due to his hair?). Bard has described BWO as 'the missing link between ABBA and Kraftwerk'... Then again, he always was a bit odd.
BWO's success has extended beyond Scandinavia - They are extremely popular in Eastern Europe, particularly Russia, and have even released in the UK - they have had more European radio hits than any other act in the 21st century, bar Robbie Williams.
The band have taken part in Melodifestivalen no less than three times - including this year, where they won a direct ticket to the final in Stockholm on the 15th March!
The band plan to release a greatest hits CD and DVD this summer, called Pandemonium.

Robyn | Do You Really Want Me

Do you really want me? Am I really special? Yes you are dear. Do You Really Want Me was originally released in Sweden in 1995, the second single from Robyn Is Here. The track is usually touted as being her 'breakthrough' in Sweden, as début single You've Got That Somethin' only peaked at #24 on the charts, whereas Do You Really Want Me? sailed all the way up to the #2 spot. Three years later, the single was treated to a host of new remixes and released in the UK. For the subesequent US release, the more 'urban'-sounding QD3 Edit was used as the main radio mix, and a brand new video was filmed. Featured here are all the remixes from the UK 2-CD set.

Tracklisting
01 Do You Really Want Me (Daddy C's Mekka Mix)
02 Do You Really Want Me (Gecko's Urban Mix)
03 Do You Really Want Me (Mad Love Mix)
04 Do You Really Want Me (QD3 Edit)
05 Do You Really Want Me (Single Edit)
06 Do You Really Want Me (Smooth Butter Mix)
07 Do You Really Want Me (So Groovy Mix)

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Robyn | Don't Stop The Music (Single)

The second single from the album of the same name, Don't Stop The Music was released in 2002, and reached #7 on the Swedish charts. It's a catchy, upbeat number with a killer hook, and still gets plenty of airplay even today. It was later covered by Swedish girlband Play, whose version was released in the US via Disney, however, their version failed to chart in Sweden.

Tracklisting
01 Don't Stop The Music (Main Mix)
02 Don't Stop The Music (Cherno Jan Remix)
03 Don't Stop The Music (Rigo Panez Remix)
04 Don't Stop The Music (Twin Radio Edit)
05 Don't Stop The Music (Twin Full Vocal 12" Mix)

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Basement Jaxx ft. Robyn | Hey U

Taken from Basement Jaxx's fourth studio album, Crazy Itch Radio, Hey U was rather quietly released in March 2007 as a vinyl and download-only single. Hey U was only credited to Basement Jaxx, in line with the other singles from Crazy Itch Radio, even though it is Robyn providing the lead vocals for the track. The release did not feature the original mix of the track either, but it is included in this package.

Tracklisting
01 Hey U
02 Hey U (High Contrast Remix)
03 Hey U (Jax Accordian Mix)
04 Hey U (Switch & Sinden Remix)

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Robyn | Handle Me

Handle Me was originally released as a promo-only single in Sweden in 2005, with a low-budget video of Robyn outside a club with a group of friends. However, as with With Every Heartbeat, it recieved a fresh video and a brand new remix package for a UK release in the autumn of 2007, though it only manage to reach #17 on the UK singles chart. The package presented here contains all released remixes of Handle Me.

Tracklisting
01 Handle Me (Original Radio Edit)
02 Handle Me (Soul Seekerz Extended Mix)
03 Handle Me (Soul Seekerz Dirty Dub)
04 Handle Me (Soul Seekerz Radio Edit)
05 Handle Me (Williams Dub)
06 Handle Me (Williams Vocal Mix)
07 Handle Me (OrtzRoka Death To Disco Dub)
08 Handle Me (Chewychocolatecookies Psycho Freakin' Dub Mix)
09 Handle Me (Björn Remix)
10 Handle Me (Chewychocolatechipcookies Club)
11 Handle Me (Voodoo & Serano Remix)
12 Handle Me (Chopstick John Remix)

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Robyn | Robyn

After several fall-outs with her record label, Robyn decided she would go it alone, and formed Konichiwa Records, her own independent label in 2005. Robyn featured collaborations with The Knife, Teddybears Sthlm and Alexander Kronlund, and proved to be her most successful album so far, reaching #1 on the Swedish album charts, and showering Robyn with awards, not least three Swedish Grammis, for best pop female, best album and best writer. In 2007, a revised edition of the Robyn album was released in the UK, which included new tracks Cobrastyle (a cover of the Teddybears Sthlm track), Konichiwa Bitches and With Every Heartbeat alongside updated versions of Robotboy and Bum Like You. The album presented here is the UK release.
Contains the singles With Every Heartbeat, Konichiwa Bitches, Be Mine!, Handle Me and Who's That Girl.

Tracklisting
01 Curriculum Vitae
02 Konichiwa Bitches
03 Cobrastyle
04 Handle Me
05 Bum Like You (2007)
06 Be Mine!
07 With Every Heartbeat (with Kleerup)
08 Who's That Girl
09 Bionic Woman
10 Crash And Burn Girl
11 Robotboy (2007)
12 Eclipse
13 Should Have Known
14 Any Time You Like

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