Van She

Australian electropop band


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Van She is an electropop band formed in early 2002 in Sydney, Australia, with Matt Van Schie (pronounced Van Ski) on bass guitar/vocals, Tomek Archer on drums/sequencer, Michael Di Francesco on synth/guitar and Nicholas Routledge on vocals/guitar. The band's debut album, V was released on the Australian label Modular Recordings in August 2008, and peaked at number 10 on the ARIA Charts.

Van She remix other artists' work both under the name Van She and as Van She Technologic.

History

Van She began in 2002 when band members Nick Routledge, Matt Van Schie, Michael Di Francesco, and Tomek Archer all met through mutual friends at a club called Bang Gang in Sydney. In 2005. Van She released their self-titled, debut EP. It included the single "Sex City".

After touring with Yeah Yeah Yeahs, New Young Pony Club and playing shows with the likes of Daft Punk, Phoenix and Bloc Party, Van She released their debut studio album, V in 2008, which debuted at number 10 on the ARIA Charts. Their label introduced them as a "new band from Sydney fresh on ideas, fresher than Flavor Flav, fresh like coriander, fresher than the Fresh Prince, fresher than fresh eggs." Also in 2008, their remix (as Van She Tech) of "Something Good" by Utah Saints would become BBC Radio 1’s most played track of the year and in the 2020s would be voted the ultimate Ministry of Sound released track.

In June 2009, they released a remixed version of V, called Ze Vemixes.

The band's second studio album Idea of Happiness was released in 2012.

Members

  • Nicholas Routledge – vocals, guitar
  • Matt Van Schie – bass guitar, vocals
  • Michael Di Francesco – synths, guitar
  • Tomek Archer – drums, sequencer

Solo projects

  • Matt Van Schie has released songs under his own name and makes up half of the electronic music duo, Du Tonc, with Mighty Mouse. Michael Di Francesco has remixed songs under the title Arithmatix!, and released songs under the moniker Touch Sensitive.

  • Nicholas Routledge has released solo music under the moniker 'Nicky Night Time'.

Discography

Studio albums

::data[format=table] | Title | Details | Peak chart positions | AUS | V | Idea of Happiness | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | | 10 | | | | | | | 28 | | | | | ::

Remix albums

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TitleDetailsZe Vemixes
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Extended plays

::data[format=table] | Title | Details | Peak chart positions | AUS | Van She | |---|---|---|---|---| | | 87 | | | | ::

Remixes

References

References

  1. (2012-07-13). "Van She".
  2. "Discography Van She". Australian charts portal.
  3. (19 June 2007). "Artist: Van She – MusicBrainz". [[MusicBrainz]].
  4. (19 June 2007). "Artist: Vanshe Technologic – MusicBrainz". MusicBrainz.
  5. "Van She". [[Modular Records]].
  6. (August 2022). "'We sent Kate Bush a thank you letter': How Utah Saints made Something Good".
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  8. Breihan, Tom. (9 May 2012). "Tom Vek – "Aroused (Van She Remix)"".

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