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Artist Biography For Rob Dougan
Rob Dougan Who Started As Rob D Is A Genre-Blending Music Composer. Mixing The Sound Of Orchestral Film Music The Beat Of Club Trip Hop And Bluesy Vocals He Is Only Tangentially Relatable To Electronic Music. He Was Known Primarily For His 1995 Breakthrough Single "Clubbed To Death Kurayamino Variation " Popularized By 1999's The Matrix Soundtrack. It Wasn't Until 2002 That He Released His Debut Album Furious Angels In The UK. He Was Born In 1969 In Sydney Australia And Moved To London UK Ca. 1990. Around 1990 His Friend Rollo Armstrong Brought Rob Dougan From Australia To London. From 1991 To 1995 "Rob D" Was A DJ And Remix Artist. In 1994 His Remixes Started Charting In The UK. He Also Released His First Own Single "Hard Times". In 1995 His Hit Single "Clubbed To Death" Gave Him A Recognized Name In The UK Dance Club Scene. He Produced Almost A Dozen Remixes Of It Including The Fan-Favourite "kurayamino Mix". His Label Mo'Wax Records Was So Pleased They Commissioned Him The Follow-Up "Clubbed To Death 2" Later The Bonus Track On The Album . But In 1996 His New Track "Furious Angels" Which Should Have Heralded His First Album Didn't Please His Then Label Dougan Eventually Released It As A Single In 1998 With His New Label Cheeky Records Just A Few Months Before Cheeky Went Bankrupt Stopping The Production On The Album About To Be Released. Dougan Toiled Six More Years Doing Remixes And Licensing His Tracks In Order To Self-Produce The Album Exactly Like He Intended It Backed By A Full Orchestra And A Full Choir. In 1999 His Exposure Increased Dramatically When His "Clubbed To Death Kurayamino Variation " Was Featured On The Soundtrack Of The Matrix But This Hit Remained The Only Public Face Of Then "Rob D". He Has Also Provided Remixes Of Songs By U2 Moby And Kylie Minogue And Contributed Two More Tracks To The Soundtrack Of The 2003's Matrix Sequel The Matrix Reloaded. In 2002 In The UK And 2003 In The Rest Of The World He Eventually Released His Debut Album Furious Angels To Mixed Responses And Some Surprise From The New Tone Of His Work As Well As From His Own Leonard Cohenesque Gravel-Voiced Vocals. Later In 2003 A Two-Disc Re-Release Of Furious Angels Featured All-Instrumental Versions On The Second Disc. Dougan's Music Is Difficult To Pin Down Into A Single Genre. He Obviously Composes With A Significant Dance Club-Influenced Beat But With Major Symphonic Elements Such As Full-Sized String Orchestras And His Own Rough Alternative-Rock-Like Lyrics. When Asked Rob Dougan's Usual Response Is That The Album Is "antigenre". Currently Rob Dougan Is Working On Two New Releases - A Classical Album Of "some Gems Often Obscure Own Favorites And Pieces That He Like A Lot" A Sort Of Cover-Album And Album Of Orchestral Pieces Which He Has Written By Himself A Follow-Up Album To Furious Angels . Dougan Returned In 2015 With A 5-Track EP Known As The 22nd Sunday In Ordinary Time Sessions Available Exclusively Via His Website Consisting Of Classical/symphonic Pieces. An Accompanying Video Captures The Performance Of The EP. In 2016 He Released A Second EP Misc. Sessions Which Includes New Songs Five Of Which Feature Vocals And Seven Songs That Are Completely Instrumental.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Clubbed to Death
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Dougan Frequently Attempts Different Variations Of The Same Track Which Usually Find Their Way Onto Single Releases. However The Kurayamino Variation Of This Clubbed To Death Is Significantly Better Known Than The First One Due To Its Appearance In The Film The Matrix. Therefore This Version Is Now Known Simply As Clubbed To Death And The First One As The First Mix.
The Subtitle Kurayamino Variation Is Japanese For Darkness's Variation 暗闇（くらやみ） Kurayami Means Darkness And の No Is The Genitive Suffix . It Denotes Dougan's Own Mix In A Tragic Style As Well As His Stated Inspirations From Dark Japanese Writers Such As Yukio Mishima Or Yasunari Kawabata.
The Short Strings Intro And Piano Part Are Excerpts From The First Movement Of Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations.
The Opening String Figure From Gustav Holst's "Jupiter" Movement Of The Planets Is Sampled By Dougan Throughout This Song. The Pitch Of This Figure Is Modulated Down A Tone To Fit With The Existing Harmony.
The Classical Part Of Clubbed To Death 2 Is Built Around Chopin's Prelude No. 4 In E-Minor From Preludes Opus 28 . The Piece Was Played In The Classic Film The Amazing Mr. X 1948 .
A Mix Of Clubbed To Death Titled Peshay Mix Was Present On The Big Brother Soundtrack Following The First Season Of Big Brother In The UK. This Version Features Only Minimal String Piano And Synthesizer Parts And Light Percussion With A Breakbeat Section In The Middle Of The Song. A Sample Of Clubbed To Death Is Used In Commercials For The NCAAW Basketball Tournament. The Track Is Famous In The UK For Being Featured On Numerous Reality TV Show Montages.
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Rob Dougan Who Started As Rob D Is A Genre-Blending Music Composer. Mixing The Sound Of Orchestral Film Music The Beat Of Club Trip Hop And Bluesy Vocals He Is Only Tangentially Relatable To Electronic Music. He Was Known Primarily For His 1995 Breakthrough Single "Clubbed To Death Kurayamino Variation " Popularized By 1999's The Matrix Soundtrack. It Wasn't Until 2002 That He Released His Debut Album Furious Angels In The UK. He Was Born In 1969 In Sydney Australia And Moved To London UK Ca. 1990. Around 1990 His Friend Rollo Armstrong Brought Rob Dougan From Australia To London. From 1991 To 1995 "Rob D" Was A DJ And Remix Artist. In 1994 His Remixes Started Charting In The UK. He Also Released His First Own Single "Hard Times". In 1995 His Hit Single "Clubbed To Death" Gave Him A Recognized Name In The UK Dance Club Scene. He Produced Almost A Dozen Remixes Of It Including The Fan-Favourite "kurayamino Mix". His Label Mo'Wax Records Was So Pleased They Commissioned Him The Follow-Up "Clubbed To Death 2" Later The Bonus Track On The Album . But In 1996 His New Track "Furious Angels" Which Should Have Heralded His First Album Didn't Please His Then Label Dougan Eventually Released It As A Single In 1998 With His New Label Cheeky Records Just A Few Months Before Cheeky Went Bankrupt Stopping The Production On The Album About To Be Released. Dougan Toiled Six More Years Doing Remixes And Licensing His Tracks In Order To Self-Produce The Album Exactly Like He Intended It Backed By A Full Orchestra And A Full Choir. In 1999 His Exposure Increased Dramatically When His "Clubbed To Death Kurayamino Variation " Was Featured On The Soundtrack Of The Matrix But This Hit Remained The Only Public Face Of Then "Rob D". He Has Also Provided Remixes Of Songs By U2 Moby And Kylie Minogue And Contributed Two More Tracks To The Soundtrack Of The 2003's Matrix Sequel The Matrix Reloaded. In 2002 In The UK And 2003 In The Rest Of The World He Eventually Released His Debut Album Furious Angels To Mixed Responses And Some Surprise From The New Tone Of His Work As Well As From His Own Leonard Cohenesque Gravel-Voiced Vocals. Later In 2003 A Two-Disc Re-Release Of Furious Angels Featured All-Instrumental Versions On The Second Disc. Dougan's Music Is Difficult To Pin Down Into A Single Genre. He Obviously Composes With A Significant Dance Club-Influenced Beat But With Major Symphonic Elements Such As Full-Sized String Orchestras And His Own Rough Alternative-Rock-Like Lyrics. When Asked Rob Dougan's Usual Response Is That The Album Is "antigenre". Currently Rob Dougan Is Working On Two New Releases - A Classical Album Of "some Gems Often Obscure Own Favorites And Pieces That He Like A Lot" A Sort Of Cover-Album And Album Of Orchestral Pieces Which He Has Written By Himself A Follow-Up Album To Furious Angels . Dougan Returned In 2015 With A 5-Track EP Known As The 22nd Sunday In Ordinary Time Sessions Available Exclusively Via His Website Consisting Of Classical/symphonic Pieces. An Accompanying Video Captures The Performance Of The EP. In 2016 He Released A Second EP Misc. Sessions Which Includes New Songs Five Of Which Feature Vocals And Seven Songs That Are Completely Instrumental.
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Dougan frequently attempts different variations of the same track, which usually find their way onto single releases. However the Kurayamino variation of this Clubbed to Death is significantly better known than the first one due to its appearance in the film The Matrix. Therefore, this version is now known simply as Clubbed to Death, and the first one as the First Mix.
The subtitle Kurayamino variation is Japanese for darkness's variation (暗闇（くらやみ） kurayami means darkness, and の no is the genitive suffix). It denotes Dougan's own mix in a tragic style, as well as his stated inspirations from dark Japanese writers such as Yukio Mishima or Yasunari Kawabata.
The short strings intro and piano part are excerpts from the first movement of Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations.
The opening string figure from Gustav Holst's "Jupiter" movement of The Planets is sampled by Dougan throughout this song. The pitch of this figure is modulated down a tone, to fit with the existing harmony.
The classical part of Clubbed to Death 2 is built around Chopin's Prelude No. 4 in E-minor (from Preludes, opus 28). The piece was played in the classic film The Amazing Mr. X (1948).
A mix of Clubbed to Death titled Peshay Mix was present on The Big Brother soundtrack, following the first season of Big Brother in the UK. This version features only minimal string, piano and synthesizer parts and light percussion with a breakbeat section in the middle of the song. A sample of Clubbed to Death is used in commercials for the NCAAW basketball tournament. The track is famous in the UK for being featured on numerous reality TV show montages. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.