KELE and DOES IT OFFEND YOU, YEAH
KELE (from Bloc Party)
Kele is the solo project of English singer and songwriter Kele Okereke, who is widely recognized for being the front-man of the alternative rock band Bloc Party. His first single, “Tenderoni”, is scheduled to be released on June 14, 2010, followed by the release of the full-length album titled, “The Boxer”, on June 21, 2010 on Wichita and Polydor Records (UK) as well as Glassnote Records (US). Although based in London, UK, the album was produced mainly in New York with producer XXXchange, known for his work in the hip hop group Spank Rock. Okereke sees “Kele” as a way for him to embrace his interest in dance music.
“I’ve been into clubbing for years. I’ve said from the beginning I’m into dance, it gets me excited and I think this record is going to go some way to prove that to people, hopefully.” -Kele Okereke
DOES IT OFFEND YOU, YEAH
Does It Offend You, Yeah? on Myspace
Does It Offend You, Yeah? are a British electro-rock band from Reading. The band is made up of four members: Morgan Quaintance (vocals, synths, guitar), James Rushent (bass, vocals), Dan Coop (synths) and Rob Bloomfield (drums).
Does It Offend You, Yeah? are often compared to dance-oriented acts like Daft Punk, Justice and Digitalism.[attribution needed] However, NME has also compared them to bands like Muse and !!! due to their heavier, more 'live' sound.[1] The group are known for their raucous live shows, which often end in stage diving and broken instruments.[citation needed]
They have remixed songs for major acts such as Muse and Bloc Party. They supported The Cribs on the NME Awards Tour, which took place at venues across the UK and Ireland at the start of 2008.
The band revealed the origins of their name as being from British sitcom The Office. In an interview with NME.com, synth player Dan Coop explained: "Everybody thinks the name is some kind of statement but it's a quote from David Brent in an episode of 'The Office'. "When me and James Rushent first started writing music together we decided to put it up on MySpace. We needed a name to put as our profile name so just put what was the first thing that was said on TV, we switched it on and Ricky Gervais said 'Does it offend you, yeah? My drinking?' so we just went with that. No thought went into it whatsoever."[1]
