Member Since: 5/17/2005
Band Website: clearbluerecords.com/bikini
Band Members: Sophie Boscallini - vocals
Armand Abagliani - keyboards, guitars, etc.
Influences: sophie and armand are inspired by: sex, good beats, strobelights, 80's goth music, rebels, kraftwerk, hayao miyazaki and all the badasses at studio ghibli, new order, boba drinks, john waters, johnny cash, beaches with big waves, wong kar wai, taiwanese shaved ice, the velvet underground, korean food, eccentricity, flannery o'connor, memphis tn bbq joints, blondie, the smiths, orbital, depeche mode, ingmar bergman, zoe valdes, x, gin+tonic, tequila, daft punk, and especially by our fans - it's true dammit.
Sounds Like: WE THINK WE SOUND LIKE SOME OF THESE... OTHERS ARE JUST FOR SEARCH PURPOSES:
electroclash, felix da housecat, lords of acid, depeche mode, abba, adult, berlin, cherry bikini, chicks on speed, cobra killer, dead or alive, vitalic, dirty sanchez, duran duran, echo and the bunnymen, electro, electrocute, erasure, soft pink truth, fischerspooner, freezepop, gary numan, golden boy, heaven 17, joy division, japan, kraftwerk, kylie minogue, ladytron, a flock of seagulls, le tigre, love and rockets, the magnetic fields, miss kittin, miss kitten, mount sims, new order, new wave, dark wave, house, omd, peaches, gorillaz, pet shop boys, the postal service, royksopp, st etienne, scissor sisters, soft cell, technopop, the faint, the hacker, stereo total, the human league, the psychedelic furs, the sounds, the yeah yeah yeahs, tiga, trans x, visage, ween, amon tobin, lcd soundsystem, can, brian eno, daft punk, the human league, moloko, duran duran, ministry, cabaret voltaire, the orb, orbital, underworld, cocteau twins, portishead, darude, afb, atb, martini bros, telepopmusik, telepopmusic, leftfield, tricky, the cure, brazilian girls, the smiths, armand van helden, massive attack, dj shadow, velvet underground, nico, bauhaus, clan of xymox, sex rock, crossover, sexy dance music, siouxsie and the banshees, b movie, front 242, nitzer ebb, m83, ganymede, the rapture, kcrw, venus hum, vive la fete, EBM, stereolab, sex in dallas, belle and sebastian, tosca, los piratas, sneakerpimps, the the, sneaker pimps, international pony, rinocerose, babamars, mirwais, vengaboys, cassius, soviet, miyazaki, wong kar wai, ingmar bergman, prince, les rhytmes digitales, nightmares on wax, xiu xiu, weezer, nouvelle vague, nena, blondie, wire, everything but the girl, alice deejay, cooler kids, sebadoh, flecton bigsky, sonic youth, x, devo, dannii minogue, lali puna, the notwist, ace of base goldfrapp, milky, moby, the streets, moenia, kinky, julieta venegas, ely guerra, no doubt, weekend players, deep dish, moony, the killers, gwen stefani, dj sammy, bt, death cab for cutie, buzzcocks, nin, jessica eve, frou frou, gus gus, northern lite, technova, joy electric, dj tiesto, travelogue, interpol, ping pong bitches, a-ha, ltno, neon music, solvent, capri, future wives, thievery corporation, somnabulants, dead sexy, inc., stardust, indochine, fangoria, bjork, air, radiohead, fc kahuna, coheed and cambria, alphaville, timo maas, styrofoam, missing persons, the stills, fannypack, a.r.e. weapons, this mortal coil, japanese telecom
Record Label: Clear Blue Records (Independent)
Type of Label: Indie