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Underground dance sensation Chromeo is a really special band, and I don’t mean special like “special needs” or “special teams” or anything like that; I mean special like “one-of-a-kind”, “unique”, and “awesome”. I would say that they are an “especial” band, because technically that’s grammatically correct but I think especial sounds too pretentious and pompous so I don’t use the word too much. The brainchild of P-Thugg (Patrick Gemayel) and Dave 1 (David Macklovitch), childhood friends from Montreal, Quebec, Chromeo is one of the hottest underground dance acts in North America right now, and for good reason - their glammed-out amalgamation of funk, electro, and hip-hop is impossible to not dance to.

Dave 1 and P-Thugg are quite the unlikely pair. P-Thugg is a heavyset, rough-looking Arabic dude with an extensive knowledge of 1980’s hip-hop and Roland TR-808’s; Dave 1 is a tall and lanky Jewish guy, a self-professed mama’s boy who dabbles in guitar, singing, and French Literature - he is currently working on his doctorate at Columbia University. At some point in the early 2000’s the duo began performing together in the club scene billing themselves as Chromeo, alternating between their hometown of Montreal and the music mecca of New York City.

After releasing a couple of singles on vinyl that began to receive respectable rotation in dance circles, Chromeo released their first album She’s in Control in early 2004, a joint venture between record labels Vice and V2. Spearheaded by tracks like "Rage!" and "Needy Girl", the duo’s dirty, tongue-in-cheek lyrics and all too cheesy synth hooks took to the forefront on She‘s in Control, leaving music critics both dancing along and scratching their heads in disbelief. Hey, with a name like Chromeo what sort of music would you expect?

Ready to prove to the music world that their first album was more than just some sort of electro farce, Chromeo - amidst heavy touring - dropped their second album Fancy Footwork three years later in mid-2007. Fancy Footwork was warmly received by critics and fans alike, who were once again wooed by Chromeo’s quirky, tacky, sketchy charm. Fancy Footwork - which was recently re-released in 2008 as Fancier Footwork, along with a second disk of remixes and b-sides - has so far spawned two singles, "Tenderoni" and "Fancy Footwork", with the band planning to release a third single in the form of "Bonafied’ Lovin" by the end of the year.

From Discogs:

Chromeo is Dave 1 and P-Thugg, also known as David Macklovitch and Patrick Gemayel. Two best friends that have been doing music together since they were kids. Before Recently, Chromeo have made beats for well-known hip hop bands such as Shades of Culture, Dubmatique, Sans Pression and Yvon Kreve.In the summer of 2000, Tiga, a fan of OD, stepped to Dave and asked him if he was interested to do an electronic music project on Turbo. In 2001 were signed by Turbo when they finally put together a demo.With Chromeo, expect to hear a lot of analog synths, rock guitars, 808's, rhodes and talk box.

From Lastfm:

Chromeo is an electrofunk duo based in Montreal, Canada and New York City. They are P-Thugg, on keyboards, synthesizers and talk box, and Dave 1 (David Macklovitch) on guitar and lead vocals. The two were best friends since childhood and officially formed the band in 2002. They describe themselves as the only successful Arab/Jewish collaboration since the beginning of time.

David Macklovitch is currently earning his Ph.D in French literature from Columbia University, where he also teaches undergraduate French classes.

Highlights of their 2004 debut album She's In Control include club tracks Needy Girl, Mercury Tears, Ragel, and Destination: Overdrive. In 2005, Chromeo released a mix CD of funky dance tracks on Eskimo Belgium records entitled Un Joli Mix Pour Toi (A Pretty Mix For You). During early 2007 Chromeo supported indie rock group Bloc Party on their British tour.

Their second album "Fancy Footwork", produced by Chromeo themselves with the help of Tiga and mixed by Philippe Zdar from Cassius, was released on June 26th, 2007.

Trivia:

Guitarist and lead singer David Macklovitch is the older brother of A-Trak (Alain Macklovitch), who in 1997 was the youngest-ever winner of the DMC World DJ Championship and is currently Kanye West's tour DJ.

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From Wikipedia:

Chromeo is an electrofunk duo formed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 2004. The group is in rotation on CBC Radio 3.