Mish Mash (band)
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Mish Mash is a UK band created by Oscar Fullone
Oscar Fulloné
Luis Oscar Fulloné is an Argentine football coach and former player. He is currently coaching KAC Kenitra in the Botola.In 1968 he joined Aston Villa F.C. of England, but never played for the first team....

 who also created the Mish Mash parties in London and Glasgow. Comprised UK dj-circuit veterans Oscar Fullone and Kasper Winding, with vocals provided by Copenhagen native Louise Norby, also known as Lois.

They are best known for their dance club favorite Speechless.

History

Oscar, an early acid house
Acid house
Acid house is a sub-genre of house music that emphasizes a repetitive, hypnotic and trance-like style, often with samples or spoken lines rather than sung lyrics. Acid house's core electronic squelch sounds were developed around the mid-1980s, particularly by DJs from Chicago who experimented with...

 convert was active in the Scotland club scene. He released three of the first ten Soma
Soma
Soma , or Haoma , from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sauma-, was a ritual drink of importance among the early Indo-Iranians, and the subsequent Vedic and greater Persian cultures. It is frequently mentioned in the Rigveda, whose Soma Mandala contains 114 hymns, many praising its energizing qualities...

 tracks. Kasper, a Danish classically trained musical prodigy came at music from quite different beginnings. He wrote a film score at age 13, secured a position in a radio orchestra at age 14, and kept on playing. He drummed for Tedy Pendergrass and Terry Riley in New York, and has released several solo projects. The two ostensibly met through their actress girlfriends and became friends and collaborators.

After building the Mish Mash parties - an avant-garde roaming club that is reputed for widely varied musical styles, the two encountered an old friend Louise Norbye who started freestyling over an old disco track at a paris concert they were hosting. The potential was clear to all three of them and Mish Mash, the artist was born. Louise Norbye a.k.a. Lois, a Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...

 native, brings a background of vocals, acting, and ballet to the group.

The act was primarily one of creative enjoyment for the three.



The act's initial album, Speechless, was chosen by Data Records
Data Records
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to mark their 100th release.

Reception

Praise and criticism has been slight, given the project's youth, but a few reviewers have commented positively.
Looks like they’re having a stab at the hit parade. Provided they’ve got a video that includes semi-naked women prancing around in a badly choreographed routine, it’s safe to say they’ve got a hit on their hands.


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