Supreme Beings of Leisure

Last updated

Supreme Beings of Leisure
OriginLos Angeles, California, United States
Genres
Years active1998–present
Labels Independent
Members
  • Geri Soriano-Lightwood
  • Ramin Sakurai
  • Rick Torres
Past members
  • Kiran Shahani
  • Rick Torres
Website www.sbleisure.com

Supreme Beings of Leisure (SBL) are an electronic/trip hop band from Los Angeles, California. Current members of SBL are singer/songwriter Geri Soriano-Lightwood, multi-instrumentalist/producer Ramin Sakurai, and guitarist/programmer Rick Torres. SBL was formed from the remains of the band Oversoul 7 in 1998 when they signed to Palm Pictures. [1]

Contents

History

In 1996, Oversoul 7 formed with singer Geri Soriano-Lightwood, Ramin Sakurai, bassist Kiran Shahani, and guitarist Rick Torres, and released "Nothing Like Tomorrow" and "What's the Deal" on two compilations on the Moonshine Music dance label. After these Moonshine releases, Oversoul 7 signed a demo deal with A&M Records, recording "Truth From Fiction", "Never the Same", and "Last Girl on Earth", all of which ended up on the band's self-titled debut album, released on the Palm Pictures label. [2] This first Supreme Beings of Leisure album sold over 250,000 units with little promotional touring. Instead, SBL opted to use the internet to market and promote the album, being the first band to do a "Virtual Internet Tour", and among the first to use Flash animation for their videos.[ citation needed ] "Supreme Beings of Leisure" peaked at #47 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart according to allmusic.com, and was in the top 100 of the Trip-Hop Dance & DJ music category according to Amazon.com sales ranking. [3]

After the release of their debut album, the band split, leaving Geri and Ramin as the main members of SBL. With this lineup, they released the second SBL album, Divine Operating System in 2003. [4] This peaked at #29 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, #9 on the Top Electronic Albums chart, and #23 on the Top Independent Albums chart (all according to allmusic.com).

In 2003, SBL decided to leave Palm Pictures, taking a two-year hiatus, while releasing various remixes and appearing on other artists' albums during this period. [5]

Supreme Beings of Leisure's third major album, 11i , was released on February 12, 2008, by Rykodisc Records. [6] Aiming to create a richer, fuller sound than on SBL's first two releases, Geri and Ramin welcomed their touring band into the studio to collaborate on some tracks: Sheldon Strickland (bass), Geoff Brandin (guitar), and Jason Graham (drums). They also broadened their sound with guest musicians including string arranger Scott Tibbs (who has worked with Beyoncé and Mary J. Blige), turntablist DJ Swamp (Beck, Crystal Method, Morcheeba), violin virtuoso Lili Haydn and Megadeth ax-man Marty Friedman.

SBL has earned favorable notices in Rolling Stone , the New York Times , [7] Details, Interview , Elle , Wired , Billboard , Keyboard and Seventeen. They have sold more than 300,000 records.[ citation needed ]

YearSongFilm/ShowNotes
2000"Strangelove Addiction" Shadow Hours [8]
"Secret Agent Man" Secret Agent Man [9] Cover used as Opening Theme
2001"Golddigger" Class Warfare [10]
"Never the Same" Soul Survivors [11]
2002"Strangelove Addiction""Do it for Uncle Mannie" [12]
"Golddigger" New Best Friend [13]
"Golddigger" Igby Goes Down [14]
"Never the Same" Just a Kiss [15]
2003"Give Up" Fastlane [16] Episode: 1.11
"Under the Gun" Animatrix [17] Segment: "A Detective Story"
"Strangelove Addiction" National Lampoon's Barely Legal [18]
"Divine""Gay Hollywood" [19] Documentary
2004"Rock and a Hard Place" Veronica Mars [20] Episode: 1.3
2005"Under the Gun" Las Vegas [21] Episode: 2.15
"Ghetto" Must Love Dogs [22]
2016"Golddigger" Better Call Saul [23] Episode: 2.1

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details and chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions [24]
US Dance
[24]
US Heat.
[24]
US Ind.
[24]
AUS
[25]
Supreme Beings of Leisure
  • Released: February 22, 2000
  • Label: Palm
  • Format: CD
472982
Divine Operating System
  • Released: February 24, 2003
  • Label: Palm
  • Format: CD
923
11i
  • Released: February 12, 2008
  • Label: Rykodisc
  • Format: CD
932
22
  • Released: February 10, 2023
  • Label: Leisurephonic Records
  • Format: LP, Digital
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US Dance
[24]
"Strangelove Addiction"199940Supreme Beings of Leisure
"Divine"20029Divine Operating System
"Ghetto"20035
"Full Circle"2022"22"
"Contender"
"Body"

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Geri Halliwell</span> English singer

Geraldine Estelle Halliwell-Horner is an English singer, songwriter, author, and actress. She rose to prominence in the 1990s as Ginger Spice, a member of the girl group the Spice Girls. With over 100 million records sold worldwide, the Spice Girls are the best-selling female group of all time. Their slogan "girl power" was most closely associated with Halliwell and her Union Jack dress from the 1997 Brit Awards also became an enduring symbol. Halliwell left the Spice Girls in 1998, citing exhaustion and creative differences, but rejoined when they reunited in 2007.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Finger Eleven</span> Canadian rock band

Finger Eleven is a Canadian rock band from Burlington, Ontario, formed in 1990. They have released seven studio albums, with their album The Greyest of Blue Skies bringing them into the mainstream. Their 2003 self-titled album achieved Gold status in the United States and Platinum in Canada, largely from the success of the single "One Thing", which marked the band's first placing on the US Hot 100 Chart at number 16. Their 2007 album, Them vs. You vs. Me launched the single "Paralyzer", which went on to top the Canadian Hot 100 and both US rock charts, as well as reaching No. 6 on the US Hot 100 and No. 12 on the Australian Singles Chart. They won the Juno Award for Rock Album of the Year in 2008. The same album was later certified gold in the US and multi-platinum in Canada. They released their sixth studio album, Life Turns Electric, on October 5, 2010; it was nominated as Best Rock Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2011. Five Crooked Lines, their 7th studio album, was released in 2015. Between 1995 and 2016, Finger Eleven was among the top 75 best-selling Canadian artists in Canada and among the top 25 best-selling Canadian bands in Canada. In 2023, the band released a compilation album titled Greatest Hits.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ryan Cabrera</span> American musician

Ryan Frank Cabrera is an American musician. He began his career as a lead singer for the Dallas band Rubix Groove before pursuing his solo career. Following the 2001 release of independent album Elm St., he released his first major-label album, Take It All Away, on August 17, 2004. Earlier in the year, Cabrera had become known for his up-tempo pop-rock single "On the Way Down". It was then followed by Cabrera's second single, "True"; and his third single "40 Kinds of Sadness".

Trust Company is an American rock band from Montgomery, Alabama. Formed in 1997 by guitarist/lead vocalist Kevin Palmer and drummer Jason Singleton. Trust Company has sold over 1 million albums worldwide. They are best known for their 2002 song "Downfall".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bret Michaels</span> American musician

Bret Michael Sychak, known professionally as Bret Michaels, is an American singer and musician. He was the frontman of rock band Poison who has sold over 50 million albums worldwide and 15 million records in the United States. The band has also charted 10 singles to the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, including six Top 10 singles and a number-one single, "Every Rose Has Its Thorn".

<i>Spiceworld</i> (album) 1997 studio album by the Spice Girls

Spiceworld is the second studio album by English girl group the Spice Girls, released on 1 November 1997 by Virgin Records. Its music incorporates dance-pop music and production. The album became a commercial success worldwide, lengthening the so-called "Spicemania" of the time. It debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, with first-week sales of 190,000 copies and shipped 1.4 million copies in two weeks. The album also reached number one in 13 countries, while peaking inside the top three in Australia, Canada, France, Switzerland and the United States. Spiceworld has sold over 14 million copies worldwide, making it one of the world's best-selling albums by a girl group.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">It's Raining Men</span> 1982 single by the Weather Girls

"It's Raining Men" is a song by the American musical duo the Weather Girls from their third studio album, Success (1983). It was released as the album's lead single on September 10, 1982, through Columbia Records and CBS Records International. Paul Jabara wrote the song in collaboration with Paul Shaffer, and produced the song in collaboration with Bob Esty. "It's Raining Men" is a Hi-NRG and post-disco song that incorporates elements of R&B, soul, and 1970s-style electronic dance music. Its lyrics describe an excitement and enjoyment of many different types of men.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hugo Montenegro</span> American orchestra leader and film composer (1925–1981)

Hugo Mario Montenegro was an American orchestra leader and composer of film soundtracks. His best-known work is interpretations of the music from Spaghetti Westerns, especially his cover version of Ennio Morricone's main theme from the 1966 film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. He composed the score for the 1969 Western Charro!, which starred Elvis Presley.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Baldwin Brothers</span>

The Baldwin Brothers are an American, Chicago-based lounge/electronica duo, composed of Jason Hinkle and TJ Widner. The two met in junior-high school and have been composing electronic dance, pop and jazz music since 1983. The band signed with TVT Records in 2001 and are now represented by The Orchard after their buyout of TVT's music catalog. Their first full album, Cooking With Lasers was produced by Dave Trumfio and The Baldwin Brothers and was released in 2002. The track "Funky Junkyard" was featured in Warren Miller's 2002 feature "Storm." "Urban Tumbleweed" which features rapper Barron Ricks of Cypress Hill on vocals, was featured in the video game Amplitude for PlayStation 2. An early version of the song "The Bionic Jam" was also used in the PS2 game ATV Offroad Fury 2 under the title "8 Cylinder Jam". Their single "Dream Girl" features guest vocals by Miho Hatori and was featured on a CD produced & distributed by American Eagle Outfitters. A 12" vinyl single of "Dream Girl" was released in February 2002 and included a remix of the song by Vancouver, BC based house artist Pilgrims Of The Mind. "Ether" features guest vocals by Geri Soriano-Lightwood of Supreme Beings of Leisure and "Deep Down" features guest vocals by Angie Hart of Frente!.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pearl Jam discography</span>

The discography of American alternative rock band Pearl Jam, consists of 11 studio albums, 23 live albums, 3 compilation albums, 42 singles, and numerous official bootlegs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">HIM discography</span>

Finnish gothic rock band HIM has released eight studio albums, one live album, eight compilation albums, one EP, twenty-eight singles, three video albums, and twenty-nine music videos. Formed in 1991 by vocalist Ville Valo and bassist Mikko "Mige" Paananen under the name His Infernal Majesty, the band broke up in 1993, but was reformed in 1995 by Valo and guitarist Mikko "Linde" Lindström. After being rejoined by Mige, as well new additions keyboardist Antto Melasniemi, rhythm guitarist Oki and drummer Juhana "Pätkä" Rantala, the band, now called HIM, signed to BMG, and released the EP 666 Ways to Love: Prologue in 1996. The EP charted at number nine on the Finnish Singles Chart, and in 1997, the band, sans Oki, released their debut album Greatest Lovesongs Vol. 666, which was certified gold and later platinum in Finland. In 2000, now with drummer Mika "Gas Lipstick" Karppinen and keyboardist Juska Salminen, the band released the album Razorblade Romance, which was certified double platinum in Finland, triple gold in Germany and gold in Austria. Its first single, "Join Me in Death", also charted at number-one in Finland and Germany, eventually going platinum in their home country and gold in Germany and Austria. Following the addition of Janne "Burton" Puurtinen on keyboards, HIM released Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights and Love Metal in 2001 and 2003 respectively. Both were certified platinum in Finland, as well as gold in Austria and Germany respectively.

<i>Amélie</i> (soundtrack) 2001 soundtrack album by Yann Tiersen

Amélie is the soundtrack to the 2001 French film Amélie.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ivan Neville</span> American R&B musician and singer

Ivan Neville is an American multi-instrumentalist musician, singer, and songwriter. He is the son of Aaron Neville and nephew to the other members of The Neville Brothers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Geri Halliwell discography</span>

The discography of Geri Halliwell, an English pop music singer, contains three studio albums, nine singles, and ten music videos. In 1999, Halliwell launched her solo career and released her debut album Schizophonic, with the lead single "Look at Me", produced by Absolute "Look at Me" would go on to sell over one million copies worldwide followed by further number ones at the UK Singles Chart "Mi Chico Latino", "Lift Me Up" and "Bag It Up". "Look at Me" was released to radio in the United States in late 1999, receiving limited airplay. With only a radio single, Schizophonic debuted at number forty-two on the Billboard 200 before dropping out within the next month. The album was eventually certified Gold, distributing over 500,000 copies. "Mi Chico Latino" did not have a big impact on American radio, and no further singles from Schizophonic or albums were released in the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">DJ Swamp</span> American DJ

Ronald K. Keys Jr. aka DJ Swamp is an American hip hop DJ, turntablist, producer and vocalist. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. He currently resides in Los Angeles, United States. In 1996, he won the title of US DMC Champion, his first year entering the tournament. Swamp toured with Beck for four years and later broke away into a solo career with his release "Never is Now" in 2001. Alternative Press gave "Never is Now" an 8/10 rating.

Barnaby George "Barns" Courtney is an English singer, songwriter, and musician.

<i>Game of Thrones: Season 1</i> (soundtrack) 2011 soundtrack album by Ramin Djawadi

Game of Thrones: Season 1 is the soundtrack album for the first season of HBO series Game of Thrones. Composed by Ramin Djawadi, it was released on June 14, 2011 for digital download and on CD. Djawadi accepted the task 10 weeks before the show premiered, after Stephen Warbeck left the project.

<i>Game of Thrones: Season 6</i> (soundtrack) 2016 soundtrack album by Ramin Djawadi

The soundtrack album of the sixth season of HBO series Game of Thrones, titled Game of Thrones: Season 6, was released digitally on June 24, 2016, and later released on CD on July 29, 2016. "Light of the Seven" is the first time piano is used in the music for Game of Thrones. The album was composed by Ramin Djawadi. The soundtrack has received favorable reviews and peaked at number 1 on the US Billboard Soundtrack Albums chart and number 27 on the US Billboard 200. The track from the season finale, "Light of the Seven", reached number 1 on Billboard's Spotify Viral 50 chart. It won an International Film Music Critics Association for Best Original Score for a Television Series.

<i>Game of Thrones: Season 7</i> (soundtrack) 2017 soundtrack album by Ramin Djawadi

The soundtrack album of the seventh season of HBO series Game of Thrones, titled Game of Thrones: Season 7, was released digitally on August 25, 2017 on CD on September 29, 2017.

<i>Game of Thrones: Season 8</i> (soundtrack) 2019 soundtrack album by Ramin Djawadi

The soundtrack album of the eighth season of HBO series Game of Thrones, titled Game of Thrones: Season 8, was released digitally on May 19, 2019, a double CD was released July 19, 2019, and was released on vinyl later in the year.

References

  1. "Palm Store: Palm Pictures Store". www.palmpictures.com.
  2. Supreme Beings of Leisure. 2000. LCCN   00523943.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. "Palm Store: Supreme Beings Of Leisure". www.palmpictures.com.
  4. Divine Operating System. 2002. LCCN   2004652103.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  5. Hermann, Andy (October 24, 2002). "Supreme Beings of Leisure: Divine Operating System, PopMatters".
  6. Divine Operating System. 2008. LCCN   2010615527.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  7. Pareles, Jon (November 9, 2002). "POP REVIEW; On the Road to the 70's, Singing and Dancing". New York Times. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  8. "Shadow Hours (2000) - Soundtracks | Soundtracks | IMDB". IMDb . Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  9. "Supreme Beings of Leisure - Soundtracks | Soundtracks | IMDB". IMDb . Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  10. "Class Warefare (TV Movie 2001) - Soundtracks | Soundtracks | IMDB". IMDb . Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  11. "Soul Survivors (2001) - Soundtracks | Soundtracks | IMDB". IMDb . Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  12. "Do it for Uncle Mannie (2002)- Soundtracks | Soundtracks | IMDB". IMDb . Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  13. "New Best Friend (2002) - Soundtracks | Soundtracks | IMDB". IMDb . Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  14. "Igby Goes Down (2002) - Soundtracks | Soundtracks | IMDB". IMDb . Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  15. "Just a Kiss (2002) - Soundtracks | Soundtracks | IMDB". IMDb . Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  16. "Supreme Beings of Leisure - Soundtracks | Soundtracks | IMDB". IMDb . Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  17. "The Animatrix (2003) - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  18. "Barely Legal (2003) - Soundtracks | Soundtracks | IMDB". IMDb . Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  19. "Gay Hollywood (2003) - Soundtracks | Soundtracks | IMDB". IMDb . Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  20. "Supreme Beings of Leisure - Soundtracks | Soundtracks | IMDB". IMDb . Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  21. "Supreme Beings of Leisure - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  22. "Must Love Dogs (2005) - Soundtracks | Soundtracks | IMDB". IMDb . Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  23. "Supreme Beings of Leisure - Soundtracks | Soundtracks | IMDB". IMDb . Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  24. 1 2 3 4 5 "Supreme Beings of Leisure Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  25. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 272.


|}