Their current line up is: ODD Daisuke (Daisuke Isomichi) on vocals, Kentastic (Ken Steen) on vocals and guitar, Johnny II on vocals and synth (since 2010), Kurtis Bo(sem) (Boris Nielsen) (bass) and Borat (Robert Memmler) on drums. Returner (Marc Fischer) has been a member until 2010 and passed away in 2011.
Album discography: Headache Music (2006), Cum on Feel the Boyz (2007), Funky Stuff on Vinyl! (2008), Return of the Ausländers (2010), Don't Cry (2015), Greatest Hits (2017), Greatest Remixes (2017).
Singles and EPs: Gimme a Bassline!, Are You Talking to Me??? (2004), Are You Talking to Me??? (Part 2) (2006), Japaneeze Boyz (2007), The Disco Song (2008), Back to the Beatz! (2009), Welcome to the Sugar Show (2010), Ich bin Ausländer (Leider zum Glück) (Download, 2010), Welcome to the Schoko Show (2011), Ich bin Ausländer (Leider zum Glück) (7", 2012), (Hey You) The Rocksteady Crew (2014), Grlfrnd (2015), Bocadillo (2015), Roadside (2017), Any Trash Professor Abacus? Remix (2017), Are you talking to me??? Remix (2017).
Torpedo Boyz's Headache Music was nominated for the 7th Annual Independent Music Awards for best Dance/Electronica Album of the year. In 2009, Torpedo Boyz won the 8th Annual Independent Music Awards for best Dance/Electronica Album.
They've composed many songs for German and international commercials, TV series, trailers & moving pictures.
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"Berlin is not a place where things happen according to the normal rules. And Berlin’s Torpedo Boyz — winners of the 2009 Independent Music Award for best dance/electronica album for Cum On Feel the Boyz — are proof of that.
Just like the city’s legendary nightlife — where fresh ideas instantly become clubland reality and the scene maintains its edge with shape-shifting spontaneity — the Torpedo Boyz came into existence as a spark of an idea and, as their new album, Return of the Ausländers, shows, they continue to constantly evolve. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves. It all began back in 2004. That’s when Kentastic — a pop DJ who also fronted an indie band — and former house DJ Rollin Hand began screwing around with some beats during a recording session and came up with the rowdy, rambunctious “Gimme a Bassline!” Initially released as a one-off 12-inch, the track immediately struck a chord, quickly climbing into the Top Five of the German club charts. Soon after, New York’s Ursula 1000 included the track on his Ursadelica compilation, released by Thievery Corporation’s ESL label, and Puma snapped up the tune for a major TV campaign.
Suddenly everyone wanted a piece of the Torpedo Boyz: Washington DC’s Fort Knox Five volunteered to remix the next single. Then as the ideas and tracks continued to flow, artists from Smoove, Skeewiff, and the Pinker Tones to Cubismo Grafico and Groove Allegiance lined up to re-rub a series of hit 12-inch releases, including “Are You Talking To Me???”, “Japaneeze Boyz,” and “The Disco Song.” Still, as debut album Headache Music and the award-winning Cum On Feel the Boyz (both released on Lounge Records in Europe and Sounds From the Roof in the US) followed and demand for live appearances exploded, Kentastic and Rollin Hand decided they wouldn’t be happy performing as faceless knob-twiddlers. Instead, with vocalists Returner and Daisuke as well as with Kurtis Bo and Borat on bass and drums they gathered their merry gang of collaborators and formed a fully-fledged touring band. Why? There’s one constant with the Torpedo Boyz: Expect the unexpected.
Their musicianship, infectious energy, and zany outfits helped take what was already becoming a global phenomenon to the next level. In rejecting the rules of electronic-production-duo-by-the-numbers, the Boyz won over audiences everywhere they played, from Canada’s Whistler to Moscow and back home in legendary Berlin venues like Tresor. Word of their incredible live show spread along with their tunes, and in 2009 the band was invited to tour Asia and Spain. Alongside these full-band gigs, Kentastic continued to spread the funk Torpedo style with DJ appearances, jetting around the world to spin in the UK, France, Israel, Portugal, Korea, China, Holland, Russia, Spain, Hungary, Japan, Ukraine, Slovakia, Poland, Canada, and all across Germany. Which finally brings us up to the present, and the Torpedo Boyz’ third LP, Return of the Ausländers. The title is a rye comment on the Boyz’ all-encompassing philosophy, with their lyrics in Japanese, English and German, and their musical miscegeny blurring borders between genres.
The new record once again defies expectations, bringing in new sounds—like Returner’s Krautrock influenced “Maschinenwelt” and Daisuke’s exposing “Ich bin Ausländer” (“I’m a Foreigner”). Davey Woodward from the Experimental Pop Band turns up on “That Is So Beautiful.” The tune “Your Input Is Not Correct!” includes a sample of a Moscow hotel’s automated wake-up call system recorded while out on tour; In “Fat Man’s Walk” Returner celebrates a liberating rejoinder to Randy Newman’s “Short People.” Sure, the Torpedo Boyz will always throw down plenty of danceable break beats, but their irrepressible sense of fun means you’ll also hear totally unexpected sounds — a nod to Kentastic’s indie pop background here, the jarring cut n’ paste mania of “Kokoro Ni Rock’n’Roll” there. In short, the new album is anything but a half-assed return to the well.
It’s an upbeat, breaktastic record ready to get the party started on your block—whether your block is in Brooklyn, Bristol, or Beijing"
Are You Talking to Me???
Torpedo Boyz Lyrics
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It starts like this
I go to this bar
Actually it's not a bar, it's more like a club
Like the Pelican on 23rd Street or something
You know, the Pelican, it's a nice place, but in this case
We're not talking about the Pelican
And there's this guy
And he's talking
And you know who he's talking to?
He's talking to me
The problem is
I can't make out what he's saying
He goes like this
And he goes like that
But he doesn't seem to get anywhere
Still… He must be talking to me
(Chorus)
Are you talking to me?
I can see no one else 'round here
Are you talking to me?
Are you talking to me?
I can see no one else 'round here
Are you talking to me?
Are you talking to me?
Are you talking to me?
Now, looking at the eyes of the fellow
I slowly seem to realize
He's eying this girl on the dance floor
And that's actually mine
Lovely Rita, lovely Chika
It's my girl he's after
That's his aim, that's his game
He's going nagedinag, he goes ragidirag
He goes flipfloppyto and "How about you?"
But what he wants – I can't make out
He's little sense, he's only sound
This is my place, this is my bar, it's my girl
Get the motherfucking shit out
Wanna get my in a situation?
That's what you want?
Chorus x3
I can't see your silly face
And I don't know what you're after
And I don't think it's right
I don't think it's just
I don't think it's what people should do
You shouldn't be standing here in front of me
Talking to me
Some sense I don't understand
Some nonsense - some bullshit
And looking at my girl on the dance floor all the time
So I'm asking myself
What should I do to you?
I got this little thing that happened to me once
There was this guy
And he'd always come up to people
And he was just standing
And he would be bragging about this
He got knocked out
I don't know what happened to him after that
No one ever saw him again
Something bad is gonna happen
Something sad is gonna happen
Yeah, you've gone for some trouble man
Chorus x2
Ohhhh
Heeey
And this guy is getting on my nerves
When he's coming up like that - look at him!
What's he wearing?
He's got his oversized t-shirt
He's got his oversized baggy-pants
Everything is too big on him
He's looking like - I don't know
"What do you do for a living? The garbage man?"
"Yes!"
The song "Are You Talking To Me???" by Torpedo Boyz is about a man who goes to a club and is confronted by another man who is eyeing his girlfriend on the dance floor. The singer cannot understand what the man is saying, but it is clear that he is trying to hit on his girlfriend. The singer becomes increasingly agitated and threatening towards the other man, and he recalls a situation where another man was bragging and boasting until he was knocked out. The singer is considering taking similar action against the man who is pursuing his girlfriend.
The lyrics of the song are delivered in a spoken-word style, which gives them a conversational tone. The singer's frustration is evident in his tone and the repetition of the question "Are You Talking To Me?" which conveys his disbelief that the other man would try to hit on his girlfriend right in front of him. The lyrics also contain a lot of slang and colloquialisms, which adds to the conversational feel of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
I got a little story to tell you guys here
I have a story to share with you all
Actually it's not a bar, it's more like a club
It's not really a bar but more of a nightclub
He's talking to me
The guy is addressing me
But he doesn't seem to get anywhere
He is speaking but not making much sense
Are you talking to me?
Are you addressing me specifically?
He's eying this girl on the dance floor
He is looking at my girlfriend on the dance floor
But what he wants – I can't make out
I am unable to understand what he is trying to achieve
This is my place, this is my bar, it's my girl
This is my territory and I am protective of what's mine
Wanna get my in a situation?
Do you want to start trouble with me?
And looking at my girl on the dance floor all the time
He is constantly staring at my girlfriend on the dance floor
I don't think it's right, I don't think it's just
I don't believe his behavior is ethical or fair
I got this little thing that happened to me once
I have a story from my past experience
Something bad is gonna happen
There is potential for something negative to occur
He's looking like - I don't know
He appears strange or unidentifiable
"What do you do for a living? The garbage man?"
"Yes!"
An exchange mocking the man's appearance and line of work
Contributed by Ethan B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@Thanatosfr28
Simplement énorme. Dommage que le reste de l'album ne soit pas du même niveau.
@MIRPAO
Love this song !
@TravelEuphoriaCz
positive and energic music ;)
@fbantwerp
reklam müziği olarak dinledim gerçekten hoş parça
@ervaburak
That made my day at 1 AM lol
@rubiko83
una consulta, se que si compro algo mas de $200 pago impuestos, pero el peso tiene algo que ver?, ejemplo: compro algo de menos de $200, pero pese 6-8 kg, pago impuestos?
@sabinethequeen
these guys are ahhhhhhmaaaaazing! Check it out!
@hossamnasser9717
How r u after 12 years ?
@user-rl6oq6fm2d
it's very good cool old stile 🙂👍
@nayland11
Sweet track...