Electrico
| Electrico | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Singapore 1996–1997 (Electric Company) 2003–present (Electrico) |
| Genres |
Indie rock New Wave Post-Punk Revival |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels |
Universal Music (2003–2008) Warner Music (Present) |
| Associated acts | Typewriter |
| Website | [1] |
| Members | David Tan Desmond Goh William Lim Jr. |
| Past members | Keith Colaco (1996–1997) Daniel Sassoon (2003–2008) Amanda Ling (2004–2009) |
Electrico is a pop rock and indie Singaporean band originally formed as Electric Company in Singapore in 1996. This band is still active with the present line-up which includes David Tan, Desmond Goh, William Lim Jr.
Electric Company was formed when David Tan, Keith Colaco, Desmond Goh and William Lim Jr. got together to entertain for a fun fair at their neighbourhood church. The band initially practised in an abandoned steel cargo container. After three years of heavy gigging in the underground Singapore indie scene and developing a quasi cult status, the lack of support for local music and other problems forced Colaco to leave. The band continued briefly as a three piece but disbanded a year later.
In 2003, lead guitarist Daniel Sassoon of the now defunct Singapore indie band Livonia joined Tan, Goh and Lim . Soon after, the band's name was shortened from Electric Company to Electric Co., and finally to Electrico. Keyboardist Amanda Ling, the only female in the group, was talent-scouted by the rest of the band members and was the last person to join the band.
In August 2004, Electrico released its debut album So Much More Inside and their debut single I Want You which shot to No.1 on the then Singapore radio station Perfect Ten 98.7FM (now known as 987FM)'s official Top20 weekly countdown chart on October 2004, as well as radio station Power98. Subsequent singles Runaway and Good Time were also considered big hits with fans and scored respectable positions on the charts as well.
To date, So Much More Inside has sold over 3000 copies at retail outlets and gigs.
On 26 September 2005, the band was nominated in the Favorite Singapore Artist category at the Quantum Mechanics, which was repositioned as a global benefit for the tsunami victims in December 2004. As a result, they made history by being the first Singapore band to be nominated at the regional music TV channel's awards.
Electrico played alongside one of the Philippines' biggest rock bands, Rivermaya, at the latter's first showcase in Singapore that took place at Bar None, Marriott Hotel in October 2005.
The band also performed live shows in the Southeast Asia region, including the Baybeats music festival in Singapore and the Pattaya International Music Festival in Thailand. The band opened for The Bravery when the New York-based band came to perform live in Singapore.
After several months of promotions – with the band giving sneak previews of a few tracks from Hip City at a few of their gigs – the band was back in the studio to begin work on Hip City around August 2005. Initially scheduled for a late December 2005 release, it was later pushed back to 22 June 2006, due to several delays.
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