Cherry Bikini
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Electronica duo Cherry Bikini, Sophie Boscallini and Armand Abagliani, specialize in sexy dance music that pushes buttons and pushes limits. Their music is catchy dance electronica, in the vein of Soft Cell, Basement Jaxx, Goldfrapp, and Lords of Acid. They describe it as “cosmopolitan electronica for the whole world.”
Their songs often deal with sexuality with a matter-of-fact explicitness. You can find out more about Sophie and Armand in our Cherry Bikini interview.
They’re beavering away at their latest album, but we’re pretty sure it will be about sex and dancing. In the meantime, you can check out Badly Behaved, below, and visit their site to download more tracks and preview their two albums
Cherry Bikini: Remixed & Raunchy
The kings of kinky electro-pop are back with a new release: Remixed – a diverse collection of remixes by underground DJs and producers.
Remixed offers the listener tracks that are generally raunchier and more complex than the dreamy electro-pop of the duo’s previous release, Dream Days.
The final result is a varied, infectuous electro-dance album, on which Sophie Boscallini’s sometimes x-rated lyrics are set against strong beats, stronger hooks, and hauntingly beautiful melodies.
From the elaborate Mongolian folk music elements of DJ Ulaan’s remix of Trip With Me, to the 100% pure sextronica of the Night Train to Paris remix of the duo’s most infamous sextronica hit Just Fuck Me, to the hyper trip-hop grooves of The Smokehouse Style Kings’ take on Feverish Days, this is a very diverse disc. Complementing the above tracks and others are the grinding funk of Chris Rubix’ electro mix of Fuck Me Again and a piano ballad version of Violent Love.
The CD is currently available for purchase through the Cherry Bikini website.
Electronica duo Cherry Bikini, Sophie Boscallini and Armand Abagliani, specialize in sexy dance music that pushes buttons and pushes limits. Their music is catchy dance electronica, in the vein of Soft Cell, Basement Jaxx, Goldfrapp, and Lords of Acid. They describe it as “cosmopolitan electronica for the whole world.”
Their songs often deal with sexuality with a matter-of-fact explicitness. Tracks like Traffic Sex and Just Fuck Me mix killer hooks with lyrics hotter than a Brazilian wax. The Cherry Bikini site features samples of their songs, along with lyrics, photos and news.
Sophie Boscallini is Cherry Bikini’s lead singer. She was born in a small mountain village near the French-Italian border. She’s worked as a model and actress around the world. Boscallini’s delivery and accent bring a sense of detachment to the passionate lyrics, giving them a bit of distance and irony.
Armand Abagliani handles the keyboards/electronics. Abagliani was born in the USA. He played in blues bars in his native Louisiana, then in piano bars in Lausanne, Switzerland, before settling in Paris for several years. Sophie and Armand met in Paris, and have recorded two CDs, the self-titled Cherry Bikini and Dream Days.
Currently based out of California, Boscallini and Abagliani’s music retains an unabashed European love of dance music.
Synthtopia recently asked Sophie and Armand about Cherry Bikini and their music:
