Cicada (band)
Cicada | |
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Background information | |
Origin | London, England |
Genres | Electronica, house, indie pop, nu-disco |
Years active | 2002–present |
Labels | Critical Mass Records |
Website |
www |
Members |
Aaron Gilbert Alex Payne |
Cicada are a British electronic music group. Members include producers Aaron Gilbert (a.k.a. Mr. Natural), Alex Payne and several guest vocalists including Tom Smith from Editors, Heidrun Bjornsdottir, Ben Onono, Max Berlin, Bjorn from Pacific! and most recently Fleur East, Megan Quashie, Joel Pott and Shahin Badar
They released several critically acclaimed singles throughout 2005 and 2006, including "The Things You Say", "Cut Right Through" and "Electric Blue". They have also done remixes for Depeche Mode, New Order, Chicane, Dannii Minogue, LeAnn Rimes, Client, Blu Mar Ten and The Veronicas, and many more.
Their debut album, Cicada, was released in summer 2006 on Critical Mass Records.
Their second album Roulette, was released in 2009, and included the songs "Falling Rockets" (which is used in The Big Bang Theory), "Metropolis", "Psycho Thrills" and "One Beat Away".
Cicada's third album "Sunburst" was released in August 2011 and includes the singles "Fast Cars", "Your Love" and "Come Together".
Their song "Don't Stare At the Sun" is used in a commercial for Revlon featuring Jessica Biel.
Discography
Albums and EPs
- 2006: Cicada
- 2009: Roulette
- 2011: Sunburst
Singles
- 2006: "You Got Me Feeling"
- 2006: "The Things You Say"
- 2007: "Cut Right Through"
- 2007: "Beautiful (Electric Blue)"
- 2008: "Same Old Scene"
- 2008: "Falling Rockets"
- 2009: "Metropolis"
- 2009: "don't stare at the sun"
- 2009: "Psycho Thrills"
- 2010: "One Beat Away"
- 2010: "Magnetic"
- 2010: "Your Love"
- 2011: "Fast Cars"
- 2011: "Come Together"
- 2014: "Around and Around" (feat. Fleur)
Remixes
- 2002: Jakatta - "One Fine Day"
- 2002: Dannii Minogue - "Put the Needle on It"
- 2002: Seelenluft - "Manila"
- 2003: Max Berlin - "Elle & Moi"
- 2003: Clea - "Download It"
- 2003: Client - "Here and Now"
- 2003: Cloak & Dagger - "The Boat"
- 2003: Double Dee - "Shining"
- 2003: Freyia - "Mist"
- 2003: Rogue Traders - "Stay"
- 2004: Client - "Radio"
- 2004: Deepest Blue - "Is It a Sin"
- 2004: Depeche Mode - "World in My Eyes"
- 2004: Flash Brothers - "Amen (Don't Be Afraid)"
- 2004: Peter Katafalk - "Down & Out"
- 2004: Narcotic Thrust - "When the Dawn Breaks"
- 2004: Odessi - "Over Again"
- 2004: Silencer - "Drown in Me"
- 2004: Thirteen Senses - "Into the Fire"
- 2005: Andy Bell - "Crazy"
- 2005: The Energies - "Tell Me the Truth"
- 2005: Medcab - "Dance"
- 2005: LeAnn Rimes - "Strong"
- 2005: New Order - "Everything's Gone Green"
- 2006: Editors - "All Sparks"
- 2006: Gabriel & Dresden featuring Jan Burton - "Dangerous Power (Club Mixes)"
- 2006: Chelonis R. Jones - "I Don't Know?"
- 2006: Lorraine - "I Feel It"
- 2006: Mish Mash- "Speechless"
- 2006: Editors - "Munich"
- 2007: Chicane - "Come Tomorrow"
- 2007: The Egg - "Nothing"
- 2007: Nerina Pallot - "Peg"
- 2007: Filo & Peri featuring Eric Lumiere - "Anthem"
- 2007: Soft Cell - "Memorabilia"
- 2008: Blu Mar Ten - "Why Me, Why Now"
- 2008: Younger Brother - "All I Want"
- 2008: The Enemy- "We'll Live and Die In This Town" (Promo)
- 2008: Cube Guys - "Baba O'Riley"
- 2009: One eskimO - "Kandi"
- 2009: Paloma Faith - "Stone Cold Sober"
- 2009: The Veronicas - "4ever"
- 2009: Plastic Inc - "I Stand Alone"
- 2010: BT featuring Christian Burns - "Suddenly"
- 2010: Pendulum - "The Island"
- 2010: JLS - "Love You More"
- 2010: Morgan Page featuring Jan Burton - "I've Had Friends"
- 2011: Acid Android - "A Moon Tonight"
- 2012: Ask2Quit - "Got Me Going Over"