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UNKLE


Background information
Origin London, England
Genre(s) Trip Hop
Downtempo
Electronica
Trip Rock
Years active 1994—present
Label(s) Mo' Wax Records
Associated acts Radiohead
Thom Yorke
Oasis
Richard Ashcroft
The Verve
Lupe Fiasco
Queens of the Stone Age
Ian Brown
The Stone Roses
Massive Attack
Beastie Boys
Badly Drawn Boy
Mike D
The Duke Spirit
Autolux
Gavin Clark
Robert Del Naja
Ian Astbury
Alice Temple
Kool G Rap
Website Website
Members
James Lavelle
Pablo Clements
Former members
DJ Shadow
Toshio Nakanishi
Masayuki Kudo
Tim Goldsworthy
Richard File



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New N.E.R.D Album Inspired By Discovery Channel Documentary

March 25, 2008
New N.E.R.D Album Inspired By Discovery Channel DocumentaryN.E.R.D’s long awaited new album, ‘Seeing Sounds’, was named after the group watched a documentary on the Discovery Channel about synesthesia.

Synesthesia is the process that occurs when one sensory receptor is stimulated, prompting a reaction in another receptor.

Speaking to MTV, Pharrell Williams said that they were inspired by the notion that you could ‘see sounds’.

"The most inspiration is probably deep inside a synesthesiac,” he said.

“It's a mixture of senses that may cause a person to experience colorful hearing, auditory smell," N.E.R.D’s Shay added.

"For example, you might see something, and it might trigger a song. You might hear something, and it might trigger a taste in your mouth.

“When we created this album, it was the music we envisioned while creating it. We decided it would be the appropriate title for the album."

N.E.R.D are expected to preview songs of ‘Seeing Sounds’ during their upcoming tour with Kanye West.

The ‘Glow In The Dark’ tour gets underway this April.

(by Jason Gregory)



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