Mint Royale
Biography
Unapologetic, simple-minded, and celebratory, Britain's Mint Royale follow the more partied-up Big Beat cues from the likes of Fatboy Slim, Bentley Rhythm Ace, and other Skint acts while moving it towards a more conscious reconciliation of pop tricks. The duo of Neil Claxton and Chris Baker first got started as the Mint Gun Club — releasing just one single — but gained the quickest notoriety by extremely popular remixes of Kenickie's "I Will Fix You" and Terrorvision's "Tequila" (the latter of which reaching number two in the U.K. charts). The hands-in-the-air revelry and mirth-driven breakbeats of these early releases were an early indicator of where the band was headed with their easygoing vibes. It wasn't entirely unfathomable that — along with Scanty Sandwich — many listeners even theorized that Mint Royale was simply another pseudonym for Norman Cook. Regardless, their debut album, On the Ropes, was finally released on Faith & Hope Records in the very Big Beat-hostile nadir of late 1999, propelled by the deliriously catchy, ex-Kenickie Lauren Laverne-starring single, "Don't Falter." . Unapologetic, simple-minded, and celebratory, Britain's Mint Royale follow the more partied-up Big Beat cues from the likes of Fatboy Slim, Bentley Rhythm Ace, and other Skint acts while moving it towards a more conscious reconciliation of pop tricks. The duo of Neil Claxton and Chris Baker first got started as the Mint Gun Club — releasing just one single — but gained the quickest notoriety by extremely popular remixes of Kenickie's "I Will Fix You" and Terrorvision's "Tequila" (the latter of which reaching number two in the U.K. charts). The hands-in-the-air revelry and mirth-driven breakbeats of these early releases were an early indicator of where the band was headed with their easygoing vibes. It wasn't entirely unfathomable that — along with Scanty Sandwich — many listeners even theorized that Mint Royale was simply another pseudonym for Norman Cook. Regardless, their debut album, On the Ropes, was finally released on Faith & Hope Records in the very Big Beat-hostile nadir of late 1999, propelled by the deliriously catchy, ex-Kenickie Lauren Laverne-starring single, "Don't Falter."
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2. Queer As Fol..
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3. Pop Is…
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4. See You In t..
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5. Dancehall Pl..
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6. On the Ropes
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7. The Effect O..
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8. Wait for You
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Top Songs |
| Name | Album | Time | Price | |
| 1. | Ring (feat. Willem Dafoe) [blank] | Ring (feat. Willem Dafoe) -.. | 4:06 | $1.29 | |
| 2. | Dancehall Places | Lounge Classics - 22 Classi.. | 4:32 | $0.99 | |
| 3. | Rest Your Head | See You In the Morning | 4:17 | $0.99 | |
| 4. | World | See You In the Morning | 5:48 | $0.99 | |
| 5. | See You In the Morning | See You In the Morning | 4:53 | $0.99 | |
| 6. | My Heart Is Beating Fast | See You In the Morning | 4:14 | $0.99 | |
| 7. | I Don't Care | See You In the Morning | 5:02 | $0.99 | |
| 8. | Harpy | See You In the Morning | 5:07 | $0.99 | |
| 9. | Singin' In the Rain | See You In the Morning | 3:33 | $0.99 | |
| 10. | Little Words | See You In the Morning | 4:40 | $0.99 | |
| 11. | Something New | See You In the Morning | 5:05 | $0.99 | |
| 12. | Effect On Me | See You In the Morning | 3:57 | $0.99 | |
| 13. | Wait for You | See You In the Morning | 4:20 | $0.99 | |
| 14. | Kenny's Last Dance (Vocal Edit) | On the Ropes | 4:10 | $0.99 | |
| 15. | Interlude 2 | On the Ropes | 0:46 | $0.99 | |
| 16. | Lonely Girl | On the Ropes | 4:26 | $0.99 | |
| 17. | Deadbeat | On the Ropes | 4:53 | $0.99 | |
| 18. | Space Farm | On the Ropes | 5:30 | $0.99 | |
| 19. | Rock and Roll Bar | On the Ropes | 4:22 | $0.99 | |
| 20. | Diagonal Girl | On the Ropes | 4:50 | $0.99 | |
| 21. | Kenny's Last Dance | On the Ropes | 4:14 | $0.99 | |
| 22. | Because I'm Worth It | On the Ropes | 5:58 | $0.99 | |
| 23. | Take It Easy | On the Ropes | 3:51 | $0.99 | |
| 24. | Interlude 1 | On the Ropes | 0:39 | $0.99 | |
| 25. | Don't Falter | On the Ropes | 4:17 | $0.99 | |
