Toy

The aptly named Toy certainly are a duo comprising Norwegian producer Jørgen Traeen and Uk composer Alisdair Stirling, who create abundantly whimsical electronic whirligigs and cartoonish instrumental creampuffs, supplying a Scandinavian twist for the stylistic tradition that runs from Raymond Scott and Bruce Haack to Cornelius and Wagon Christ. Traeen, who comes from Bergen and works the observed Duper Studios there (house to Röyksopp, amongst others), has a creation réamounté including information by his countrymen Jaga Jazzist, Sondre Lerche, Magnet, and Ralph Myerz & the Jack port Herren Band, and a 2002 record of eclectic IDM beneath the alias Sir Dupermann. Stirling is really a Londoner whose primarily solo Home of Hiss task, another wall socket for his soundtrack-influenced pop stylings, extended to add the Bergen creation duo Sensible Twins and finally Traeen aswell, leading to the 2006 debut record/grab-bag Greatest Hiss. For the time being, the Traeen and Stirling installed as Toy, allowing their retro-fangled kiddie pop sensibilities operate wild on several 7″ singles and a delirious self-titled 2005 record for Smalltown Supersound. Bergen-based pop vocalist Annie helped introduce Gadget to international viewers by starting her installment within the DJ-Kicks series making use of their one “Rabbit Pressing Mower”; the music group came back in 2007 using the Fifty percent Baked Alaska EP, including a fresh song, a higher Llamas remix, and four live variations of tunes through the debut, re-created using a ten-person electronic body organ ensemble.