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Jan 05, 2009
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Republica
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Republica were an English band formed in 1994. The height of their popularity spanned from 1996 to 1998. The Republica sound was described by the band as "techno-pop punk rock", although Melody Maker took to calling it "electronica", a label which stuck as a genre category.
Republica was started by former Flowered Up keyboardist Tim Dorney and Andy Todd, and quickly came to popular attention with their debut single "Ready to Go" and its follow-up "Drop Dead Gorgeous". The lead singer, Saffron, was previously a lead vocalist on N-Joi΄s rave crossover pop hit, "Anthem", in 1990.
The band΄s self-titled debut album was released in July 1996 and reached #4 in the album charts. However, their follow-up 1998 album Speed Ballads and its lead single From Rush Hour With Love only reached #37 and #20 respectively. The group are rumoured to have dissolved shortly afterwards but have never officially stated this. The last message to fans in late 1999 via their official website stated "Republica are not recording at this time".
The band suffered when their label, Deconstruction Records, folded shortly after the release of Speed Ballads. Deconstruction΄s back catalogue was swallowed up by BMG, who released a Best Of Album. On finding out about the release of Ready To Go - the best of Republica, Saffron promptly posted a statement on her new band΄s website that said "To all the fans, don΄t be fooled by this shoddy release. It΄s completely unofficial, the band had no dealings whatsoever with its release, we were not even informed. The track listing isn΄t one we΄d have picked, the cover photos are so way out of date, poor in quality and overall it won΄t contribute to us bringing out a brand new album".
During their lifetime, the group attracted much positive press coverage. Emerging after a wave of female-fronted rock bands (such as Elastica, Lush, Sleeper, Echobelly, and Kenickie), they had, like Garbage, a notably more aggressive and electronic sound.
Saffron was born in Nigeria and claims Portuguese, Chinese and English ancestry. Outside of the band, she was also the featured vocalist on The Prodigy΄s "Fuel My Fire", from their 1997 album The Fat of the Land.
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