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The label rejected their planned follow-up,<ref name=lippy>"Lippy litany of buzzwords is Sal's way". ''[[The Province]]'', September 26, 1997.{{Dead link|date=January 2022}}</ref> and the band signed to [[Interscope Records]],<ref name=lippy /> changing their name to Artificial Joy Club at the same time.<ref name=crunchy /><ref>[http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/O/One_To_One.html ": One To One"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314153909/http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/O/One_To_One.html |date=2017-03-14 }}. ''The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia'', Jam Showbiz{{Dead link|date=January 2022}}</ref> Goyette, Dupont and Lamarche had previously used the name Artificial Joy Club for a short-lived side project with Ottawa singer Doug Wilson.<ref>"Big Smoke success smells sweet to Waltons". ''[[Ottawa Citizen]]'', May 4, 1995.{{Dead link|date=January 2022}}</ref>
The label rejected their planned follow-up,<ref name=lippy>"Lippy litany of buzzwords is Sal's way". ''[[The Province]]'', September 26, 1997.{{Dead link|date=January 2022}}</ref> and the band signed to [[Interscope Records]],<ref name=lippy /> changing their name to Artificial Joy Club at the same time.<ref name=crunchy /><ref>[http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/O/One_To_One.html ": One To One"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314153909/http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/O/One_To_One.html |date=2017-03-14 }}. ''The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia'', Jam Showbiz{{Dead link|date=January 2022}}</ref> Goyette, Dupont and Lamarche had previously used the name Artificial Joy Club for a short-lived side project with Ottawa singer Doug Wilson.<ref>"Big Smoke success smells sweet to Waltons". ''[[Ottawa Citizen]]'', May 4, 1995.{{Dead link|date=January 2022}}</ref>


In 1997, they released two albums: ''Melt'', and ''Sick And Beautiful''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Artificial Joy Club – Melt |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/169320-Artificial-Joy-Club-Melt |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=28 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Customer Reviews |url=https://www.amazon.ca/Melt-Artificial-Joy-Club-1997-07-01/dp/B01K8MS2L8 |website=amazon.ca |publisher=Amazon |access-date=28 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Artificial Joy Club – Sick And Beautiful |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/378161-Artificial-Joy-Club-Sick-And-Beautiful |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=28 January 2022}}</ref> The song "Sick and Beautiful" was a No. 17 ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Modern Rock Tracks hit;<ref>{{cite web |title=Sick & Beautiful · Artificial Joy Club |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztEQhdHYcvY |website=youtube.com |publisher=YouTube |access-date=28 January 2022}}</ref><ref name=crunchy /><ref name="Inc.1997a">{{cite magazine|title=Popular Uprisings|magazine=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lg4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA19|date=26 July 1997|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=19–|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> it also climbed to No. 11 on the [[Radio and Records]] Alternative chart.<ref>https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1997/RR-1997-08-22.pdf</ref> It was also featured on the soundtrack for the 1998 film ''[[Homegrown (film)|Homegrown]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The SoundtrackInfoProject: Homegrown (1998)|url=http://www.soundtrackinfo.com/title/tracks.asp?homegrown}}</ref>
In 1997, they released two albums: ''Melt'', and ''Sick And Beautiful''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Artificial Joy Club – Melt |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/169320-Artificial-Joy-Club-Melt |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=28 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Customer Reviews |url=https://www.amazon.ca/Melt-Artificial-Joy-Club-1997-07-01/dp/B01K8MS2L8 |website=amazon.ca |publisher=Amazon |access-date=28 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Artificial Joy Club – Sick And Beautiful |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/378161-Artificial-Joy-Club-Sick-And-Beautiful |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=28 January 2022}}</ref> The song "Sick and Beautiful" was a No. 17 ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Modern Rock Tracks hit;<ref>{{cite web |title=Sick & Beautiful · Artificial Joy Club |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztEQhdHYcvY |website=youtube.com |publisher=YouTube |access-date=28 January 2022}}</ref><ref name=crunchy /><ref name="Inc.1997a">{{cite magazine|title=Popular Uprisings|magazine=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lg4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA19|date=26 July 1997|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=19–|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> it also climbed to No. 11 on the [[Radio and Records]] Alternative chart.<ref>https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1997/RR-1997-08-22.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=May 2022}}</ref> It was also featured on the soundtrack for the 1998 film ''[[Homegrown (film)|Homegrown]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The SoundtrackInfoProject: Homegrown (1998)|url=http://www.soundtrackinfo.com/title/tracks.asp?homegrown}}</ref>


The band then went on a full North American festival tour.<ref>{{cite web |title=Artificial Joy Club's Concert History |url=https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/artificial-joy-club |website=concertarchives.org |publisher=Concert Archives |access-date=29 January 2022}}</ref> It included opening the mainstage at [[Buzzfest]] '97,<ref>[http://www.chairpage.com/tour/roadreports/1997/august30.htm "Houston (Buzzfest '97), Aug. 30, 1997"]. ''Houston Today'', via ''Silver Chair''.</ref> and appearing on the second stage bill at [[Lollapalooza]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/14/arts/lollapalooza-s-recycled-hormones-rebellion-by-the-numbers.html "Lollapalooza's Recycled Hormones: Rebellion by the Numbers"]. ''New York Times'', By JON PARELES, JULY 14, 1997</ref>
The band then went on a full North American festival tour.<ref>{{cite web |title=Artificial Joy Club's Concert History |url=https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/artificial-joy-club |website=concertarchives.org |publisher=Concert Archives |access-date=29 January 2022}}</ref> It included opening the mainstage at [[Buzzfest]] '97,<ref>[http://www.chairpage.com/tour/roadreports/1997/august30.htm "Houston (Buzzfest '97), Aug. 30, 1997"]. ''Houston Today'', via ''Silver Chair''.</ref> and appearing on the second stage bill at [[Lollapalooza]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/14/arts/lollapalooza-s-recycled-hormones-rebellion-by-the-numbers.html "Lollapalooza's Recycled Hormones: Rebellion by the Numbers"]. ''New York Times'', By JON PARELES, JULY 14, 1997</ref>


In 1998, Artificial Joy Club released the three-track EP ''Spaceman'', which was three versions of their song of the same name. They also released a video.<ref>{{cite web |title=Artificial Joy Club – Spaceman |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1817480-Artificial-Joy-Club-Spaceman |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=28 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Artificial Joy Club - Spaceman |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKtjk4Dp6z8 |website=youtube.com |publisher=YouTube |access-date=29 January 2022}}</ref> The band broke up in 1999.
In 1998, Artificial Joy Club released the three-track EP ''Spaceman'', which was three versions of their song of the same name. They also released a video.<ref>{{cite web |title=Artificial Joy Club – Spaceman |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1817480-Artificial-Joy-Club-Spaceman |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=28 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Artificial Joy Club - Spaceman |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKtjk4Dp6z8 |website=youtube.com |publisher=YouTube |access-date=29 January 2022}}</ref> The band broke up in 1999.


==Discography==
==Discography==

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== as Sal's Birdland==
== as Sal's Birdland==
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* ''Melt'' (1997), Interscope
* ''Melt'' (1997), Interscope
* ''Sick And Beautiful'' (1997), Interscope, Crunchy Records
* ''Sick And Beautiful'' (1997), Interscope, Crunchy Records
* ''Spaceman'' (EP) (1998), Interscope
* ''Spaceman'' (EP) (1998), Interscope


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 19:52, 14 May 2022

Artificial Joy Club
Also known asSal's Birdland
OriginOttawa, Ontario, Canada
Genresalternative rock, Electronic music
Years active1993 (1993)–1999 (1999)
LabelsCrunchy Records, Interscope, Ghetto Records, Discovery Records
Past members

Artificial Joy Club, at first known as Sal's Birdland, was a Canadian alternative rock band active in the 1990s.[1] The group recorded three albums and had one hit single.[2][3]

History

The band formed in 1993 when Louise Reny and Leslie Howe, formerly of the pop group One to One, joined with guitarist Michael Goyette, bassist Tim Dupont and drummer Andrew Lamarche. Initially taking the name Sal's Birdland ('Sal' was Reny's stage name), the group released its debut album, So Very Happy, in 1994.[4][5]

In 1995, the group signed an international deal with Discovery Records',[6] which re-worked So Very Happy with production assistance from Michael James and released the album Nude Photos Inside.[7]

The label rejected their planned follow-up,[8] and the band signed to Interscope Records,[8] changing their name to Artificial Joy Club at the same time.[1][9] Goyette, Dupont and Lamarche had previously used the name Artificial Joy Club for a short-lived side project with Ottawa singer Doug Wilson.[10]

In 1997, they released two albums: Melt, and Sick And Beautiful.[11][12][13] The song "Sick and Beautiful" was a No. 17 Billboard Modern Rock Tracks hit;[14][1][15] it also climbed to No. 11 on the Radio and Records Alternative chart.[16] It was also featured on the soundtrack for the 1998 film Homegrown.[17]

The band then went on a full North American festival tour.[18] It included opening the mainstage at Buzzfest '97,[19] and appearing on the second stage bill at Lollapalooza.[20]

In 1998, Artificial Joy Club released the three-track EP Spaceman, which was three versions of their song of the same name. They also released a video.[21][22] The band broke up in 1999.

Discography

as Sal's Birdland

  • So Very Happy (1994), Ghetto Records
  • Nude Photos Inside (1995), Ghetto Records, Discovery Records

as Artificial Joy Club

  • Melt (1997), Interscope
  • Sick And Beautiful (1997), Interscope, Crunchy Records
  • Spaceman (EP) (1998), Interscope

References

  1. ^ a b c "Crunchy Act Artificial Joy Club melts away doubters with 'Sick & Beautiful' single". Billboard, Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 9, 1997. page 62. by Chuck Taylor ISSN 0006-2510
  2. ^ "Audio Track". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 20 December 1997. pp. 69–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  3. ^ "Artificial Joy Club". allmusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Sal's Birdland – So Very Happy". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Not quite banned, Sal's Birdland rocks on". Ottawa Citizen, December 22, 1994.[dead link]
  6. ^ "Colin Linden just a book of blues". Ottawa Citizen, June 22, 1995.[dead link]
  7. ^ "Sal's Birdland – Nude Photos Inside". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Lippy litany of buzzwords is Sal's way". The Province, September 26, 1997.[dead link]
  9. ^ ": One To One" Archived 2017-03-14 at the Wayback Machine. The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia, Jam Showbiz[dead link]
  10. ^ "Big Smoke success smells sweet to Waltons". Ottawa Citizen, May 4, 1995.[dead link]
  11. ^ "Artificial Joy Club – Melt". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Customer Reviews". amazon.ca. Amazon. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Artificial Joy Club – Sick And Beautiful". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Sick & Beautiful · Artificial Joy Club". youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Popular Uprisings". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 26 July 1997. pp. 19–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  16. ^ https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1997/RR-1997-08-22.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  17. ^ "The SoundtrackInfoProject: Homegrown (1998)".
  18. ^ "Artificial Joy Club's Concert History". concertarchives.org. Concert Archives. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  19. ^ "Houston (Buzzfest '97), Aug. 30, 1997". Houston Today, via Silver Chair.
  20. ^ "Lollapalooza's Recycled Hormones: Rebellion by the Numbers". New York Times, By JON PARELES, JULY 14, 1997
  21. ^ "Artificial Joy Club – Spaceman". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  22. ^ "Artificial Joy Club - Spaceman". youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
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