Van She

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Van She
Origin Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Years active2002–2020
Labels Modular
Members
Website www.vanshe.com [ dead link ]

Van She were an electropop band formed in early 2002 [1] 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. [2]

Contents

Van She remix other artists' work both under the name Van She and as Van She Technologic. [3] [4]

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." [5] 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. [6]

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

Solo projects

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[2]
V
  • Released: August 2008
  • Label: Modular Recordings (MODCD066)
  • Formats: CD, DD
10
Idea of Happiness
  • Released: July 2012
  • Label: Modular Recordings (MODCD153)
  • Formats: CD, DD, LP
28

Remix albums

TitleDetails
Ze Vemixes
  • Released: 12 June 2009
  • Label: Modular Recordings (MODCD109)
  • Formats: CD, DD

Extended plays

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[7]
Van She
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Modular (MODEP012)
  • Formats: CD, DD
87

Remixes

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