Member Since: 10/28/2005
Band Website: royalsapien.com
Influences: From underground electronic beats to acoustic pop to field recordings, the influences on the Royal Sapien sound are many. Here are a few:
The dancefloor: Chris Fortier, Hybrid, Ryan Crane, Underworld, Stanton Warriors, Madoka, King Unique, Luke Chable, Omid 16B, Will Spencer, Nosmo, Funk D'Void, Joey Youngman, Funk Harmony Park, Dave Clarke, Simian Mobile Disco, UNKLE, John Graham, Derrick Carter, ILS, Opencloud, Sander Kleinenberg, Future Sound of London, Dave Seaman, Chicken Lips, James Holden, Ashley Beedle, BT, Ian Pooley, Way Out West, Slam, Plump DJs, Matthew Dear, Akufen, Above and Beyond, Force Mass Motion, Daft Punk, Medicine8, Fluke, Yousef, Daft Punk, Utah Saints, Nathan Fake, Kaskade, Lucien Foort, Meat Katie, Max Graham, Peace Division, Timo Maas, Starecase, Slacker, Circulation...
The living room: Imogen Heap, The Faint, Trans Am, Rilo Kiley, Shiny Toy Guns, Hot Chip, The Go! Team, Kirsty Hawkshaw, Holy Fuck, Junior Boys, Shpongle, Royksopp, Nightmares on Wax, The Notwist, Lemon Jelly, Console, Roisin Murphy, The Knife, Autechre, Esthero, Propellerheads, The Crimea, Apparat, Styrofoam, Ellen Allien, Nada Surf, Dubstar, Squarepusher, Joy Division, Peaches, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Adult., Gorillaz, Fischerspooner, Prefuse 73, Chromeo, Groove Armada, Four Tet, Rilo Kiley, David Holmes, Garbage, MRI, LCD Soundsystem, Gus Gus, Moloko, Matmos, Vitalic, Phoenix, !!!, RJD2, The Flashbulb, Solvent...
The couch: Frou Frou, Telefon Tel Aviv, Dntel, Radiohead, Tosca, Feist, The Books, Jim Boggia, Tycho, The Beatnuts, Math and Physics Club, Jon Brion, Jenny Lewis, Psapp, Télépopmusik, Brian Eno, Tegan and Sara, Sufjan Stevens, Eels, Beck, I Am Robot And Proud, Nightmares On Wax, Guillemots, Death in Vegas, The Postal Service, Dubstar, A Sunny Day In Glasgow, Jill Scott, Amusement Parks On Fire, The Elected, Jill Sobule, Matthew Herbert, Broken Spindles, Fiona Apple, Poe...
The bed: Ulrich Schnauss, Sigur Ros, Bent, Boy Is Fiction, Joanna Newsom, Brian Eno, Porn Sword Tobacco, Chicane, Fennesz, Deaf Center, Reuber, Sarah McLachlan, Azure Ray, Bjork, Hem, Air, The Album Leaf, Thomas Newman, Lamb, Portishead, Harry Gregson-Williams...
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Record Label: Olaris Records
Type of Label: Indie