Jakalope
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Jakalope is a Canadian industrial/pop group. They are named for the fictional animal of the same name, although the animal's name is more commonly spelled jackalope. The band was formed in 2003 by noted Canadian industrial musician and producer Dave "Rave" Ogilvie most famous for his studio work with such acts as Marilyn Manson, Skinny Puppy, David Bowie, and Nine Inch Nails.
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[edit] History
Jakalope began in 2003 as an open-concept project headed by Dave Ogilvie. His conceptual aim was towards new musical genre rooted in industrial music (for which Ogilvie is famed), but would be able to flow smoothly between searing rock and melodic pop. It was around this time that Ogilvie became acquainted with the vocal stylings of Katie B while she was working at Bryan Adams' The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, British Columbia. The two of them had instant chemistry, and Katie took her position center stage as the front woman of Jakalope.
[edit] Members
Due to the nature of the band, there are constantly rotating members, however the core members of the band include:
- Katie B
- Phil Caivano (Monster Magnet)
- Matt Warhurst (SNFU)
- Sean Stubbs
- Anthony Valcic (Fu)
- Don Harrison, Don Binns and Don Short. (Harrison, Binns and Short, nicknamed "The Three Dons", are all former members of the bands Sons of Freedom and 2preciious.)
[edit] It Dreams
Their debut album, It Dreams, was released in 2004, and spawned the hit singles and videos Pretty Life, and Feel It. The 3rd single was Go Away, but the video received little play on MuchMusic and was unsuccessful compared to the two previous singles.
For this album, the band collaborated with a large number of guest musicians, including Trent Reznor (who contributed production work, as well as song writing, and instrumentation), Kat Bjelland and members of Sloan, Monster Magnet and Malhavoc.
The cover art for this album received the Juno Award for Best CD/DVD Artwork Design of the Year in 2005, and was designed by artist Vincent Marcone.
It Dreams was released on July 20th, 2005 in Japan.
[edit] Born 4
Orange Records confirmed in early October 2005 that Jakalope would return to the studio in late October to record their next album, Born 4. The first single off the new album, Upside Down (and I Fall), was released to radio in March 2006. There was some controversy with the release date constantly changing, from an initial date set for spring 2006. Due to undisclosed reasons the release date was postponed several times, until the release on October 3rd.
Information on Jakalope's Myspace confirms that guests on the second album include Allie Sheldan (Rio Bent), Thom D'arcy (Small Sins), Bob Pantella (Monster Magnet), Alex Lifeson (Rush), Jeremy Fisher and Bill Rieflin (Ministry, REM, Married To Music.
Trent Reznor is confirmed to have returned as co-producer, and Vincent Marcone returned to do the CD design for Born 4.
Born 4 was released on June 7th, 2006 in Japan, and on October 3rd in Canada. It is also available for purchase on iTunes in Canada and the USA.
[edit] Jakalope's Third Album
Dave Ogilvie has confirmed on the JakalopeFan.com Forum that Twiggy Ramirez will be involved in the production of Jakalope's TBA third album.
[edit] Trivia
- They performed the music for the opening credits of Degrassi: The Next Generation in its fourth and fifth seasons. That song, along with Feel It, is featured in the TV show's soundtrack.
- Their song Feel It was used in the Degrassi: The Next Generation episode "Ghost In The Machine".
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
[edit] Singles
From It Dreams:
From Born 4:
[edit] Music videos
From It Dreams:
From Born 4:
