Dada Life
With a sense of humor as big as their bass drops, Swedish duo Dada Life separated themselves from the EDM competition as they rose to fame during the 2010-2011 season. Stockholm-based DJs/producers Olle Corneer and Stefan Engblom came together in 2006, combining pop-leaning electro sounds (the "Life" bit) with absurd slogans -- "Bass don't cry," "Never bring your brain to a rave" -- and an over-the-top attitude that reflected the avant-garde art movement of the 1910s and '20s ("Dada"). Their single "The Great Fashonista Swindle" (2006, Pickadoll) parodied the Sex Pistols with its artwork, "The Great Smorgasbord" (2006, Southern Fried) introduced their love of processed meat, while "Do the Dada" (2007, Alphabet City) introduced their love of being self-referential, but all of them would fill the floor wherever slick electro was welcomed. They went official in 2009 with their debut album Just Do the Dada, released by the Hussle label and featuring track titles like "Don't Snort the Yellow Snow" and "So You Wanna Be a Prankster?" A tour followed introducing Europe to their kinetic live show where inflatables flew through the crowd, while booking agents were forced to "Do the Dada" themselves, as the duo's tour rider stated that the backstage area must be filled with champagne and bananas, or the venue was punished with a tech-house set, all tracks being 188 BPM or below. The year 2010 saw them touring with Tiësto, remixing everyone from Kylie Minogue to Chickenfoot, and collaborating with Dimitri Vegas, Like Mike, and Tara McDonald for the hit, "Tomorrow (Give In to the Night)." In 2011 they headlined the Electric Daisy Festival in Los Angeles -- augmenting their set with a live marching band -- dropped the hit "Kick Out the Epic Motherf*&cker" single on their own So Much Dada label, and released their computer audio plug-in, the Sausage Fattener, allowing fellow laptop producers access to "sausage fat" bass. Their new logo, two bananas forming a crest around a champagne bottle, debuted on their 2011 single "White Noise/Red Meat" and was featured on their sophomore album, 2012's The Rules of Dada.
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Blood, Sweat & Smiles (The Remixes)
Dance - Released by Crash & Smile on 17 Mar 2023
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Let's Get Bleeped Tonight
Dance - Released by So Much Dada on 10 Nov 2009
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The Great Fashionista Swindle
Electronic - Released by So Much Dada on 20 Dec 2006
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Sunday Fuck You Too (Funkin Matt Remix)
Dance - Released by Universal Music AB on 25 Jan 2019
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This Time (Never Be Alone Again) (Vion Konger Remix)
Dance - Released by Crash & Smile on 10 Feb 2023
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Sunday Fuck You Too (Phasio Remix)
Dance - Released by Universal Music AB on 15 Nov 2019
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So Good (Alex Mueller, Retrika & Sputniq Remix)
Dance - Released by Crash & Smile on 27 Jan 2023
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The World Can Burn (Game Over DJs Remix)
Dance - Released by Universal Music AB on 18 Jan 2019
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Unleash the Fucking Dada
Electronic - Released by So Much Dada on 26 Oct 2010
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Love Vibrations
Dance - Released by HELDEEP Records on 26 Jan 2018
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We Want Your Soul
Dance - Released by Universal Music AB on 1 Dec 2017
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We Meow, You Roar
Dance - Released by So Much Dada on 29 Nov 2007
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Let's Get Bleeped Tonight (Dada Life)
Dance - Released by Big & Dirty Recordings on 24 Jan 2014
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Just Do The Dada (Dada Life)
Dance - Released by Big & Dirty Recordings on 2 Jun 2009
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Yellow Is The Colour Of Happiness
Dance - Released by Universal Music AB on 22 Jul 2016
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