Electro-Choc is a radio station that appears in Grand Theft Auto IV and Episodes from Liberty City and plays electronic house music.
Description[]
The station is hosted by DJ François K in Grand Theft Auto IV. In Episodes from Liberty City, the station is updated and features a new DJ, Crookers, who play their setlist from Maisonette 9, where they are the resident DJs.
It is the preferred station of Brucie Kibbutz, Algonquin Triads, the Korean Mob, the Jewish Mob and Alexandra Chilton.
Tracklist[]
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
| Song: | Preview: |
|---|---|
| "Signal Failure" by Padded Cell (2005) | |
| "The Devil In Us (Dub Version)" by Black Devil Disco Club (2006) | |
| "No Pressure (Deadmau5 Remix)" by One + One (2007) | Not available on Spotify. |
| "Brain Leech (Bugged Mind Remix)" by Alex Gopher (2006) | |
| "B.T.T.T.T.R.Y." (Bag Raiders Remix)" by K.I.M. (2007) | |
| "Tits and Acid" by Simian Mobile Disco (2006) | |
| "Let Your Body Learn" by Nitzer Ebb (1986) | |
| "Testarossa Autodrive" (SebastiAn Remix)" by Kavinsky (2007) | |
| "Thought It Inside Out" (Original Mix)" by Chris Lake & Deadmau5 (2007) | |
| "& Down" by Boys Noize (2007) | |
| "Waters of Nazareth" by Justice (2005) | |
| "Turn to Red" by Killing Joke (1979) | |
| "Make It Happen (Extended Dub Version)" by Playgroup (2000) | |
| "Optimo" by Liquid Liquid (1983) |
Episodes from Liberty City[]
| Song: | Preview: |
|---|---|
| "Jump Up" by Major Lazer feat. Leftside & Supa Hype (2009) | |
| "Kid Conga" by Daniel Haaksman feat. MC Miltinho (2009) | |
| "A City Under Siege" by Boy 8-Bit (2009) | |
| "Put Your Hands on Me (A Capella)" by Crookers feat. Kardinal Offishall & Carla-Marie (2009) | A Capella not available on Spotify |
| "Nude Night" by The Chemical Brothers (2003) | |
| "Bad Men" by Crookers feat. Solo (2009) | |
| "Animal (Crookers Remix)" by Miike Show & Crookers (2009) | |
| "Watching You (Oliver $ Remix)" by Jahcoozi (2009) | |
| "Boxer" by Crookers feat. Nic Sarno (2009) | |
| "Stickin" by SonicC (2009) | |
| "Knock You Out (Andy George Remix)" by Black Noise (2009) | |
| "Boom Da (Crookers Mix)" by Mixhell feat. Jen Lasher & Oh Snap (2009) | Not available in the US |
| "No Security" by Crookers feat. Kelis (2009) |
Deleted Songs[]
The following song was requested and approved to be in 'The Ballad of Gay Tony; however, for whatever reason they didn't make the cut:
- Major Lazer - "Pon De Floor" (2009)[2]
The following song was meant to appear on the EFLC rendition of this station, but was later moved to Vladivostok FM: [ref?]
- Jonathan Peters feat. Maya Azucena - "Music" (2005)
Following song was mentioned in the press releases, that didn't make a cut: [ref?]
- Louis La Roche - "Love" (2008)
Prominent Appearances in Gameplay[]
Radio Station[]
- The station can be heard in the following locations:
- Middle Park East Safehouse
- Honkers Gentlemen's Club
- Brucie Kibbutz's Penthouse
- Tony Prince's Apartment
- Maisonette 9 (TBoGT only)
- the Triangle Club (EFLC only)
- Majestic's ground floor and penthouse
Individual Tracks[]
- "Optimo" by Liquid Liquid is featured in the Grand Theft Auto IV - Box Art Unveiling teaser video.
- "Jump Up" by Major Laser feat. Leftside & Supahype is used in the Armando & Henrique trailer.
- "A City Under Siege" by Boy 8-Bit can be heard in the final cutscene of I Luv LC.
- "Put Your Hands on Me (Acapella)" by Crookers feat. Kardinal Offishall & Carla-Marie plays during the first cutscene of Chinese Takeout in The Ballad of Gay Tony.
- "Nude Night" by The Chemical Brothers plays during Yusuf Amir's introduction in the first cutscene of Chinese Takeout in The Ballad of Gay Tony.
- "Knock You Out (Andy George Remix)" by Black Noise plays during the first cutscene of Ladies Half Price.
- In Departure Time, the final mission of The Ballad of Gay Tony, "No Security" by Crookers feat. Kelis will play whilst Luis Lopez parachutes back to Liberty City after escaping the exploding Ghawar.
Gallery[]
![Promotional poster in The Ballad of Gay Tony as seen in Star Junction.[3]](/wiki/File:ElectroChoc%26SelfActualization2-TBOGT-Posters.png "ElectroChoc&SelfActualization2-TBOGT-Posters.png (1.98 MB)")
Controversy[]
The Episodes from Liberty City track titled "Kid Conga" by Daniel Haaksman featuring MC Miltinho was subject of a lawsuit by Brazil, which claimed this song featured an unauthorized sample of "Bota o dedinho pro alto", from the Brazilian composer Hamilton Lourenço da Silva; Lourenço da Silva also happens to be the father of MC Miltinho who was 8 years old at the time his vocals were recorded for the song. Although Rockstar gained permission to use the track, no approval was given by Lourenço da Silva himself.
The court ordered that all copies of the game for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC should be recalled from stores. The decision also states that if the game is not recalled in 48 hours, Rockstar Games should be billed in R$ 5,000.00 (approximately USD 3,125.00) per day. The copyright problem has since been resolved in 2012.
Trivia[]
- The station appears to be pronounced "Electro-Shock", though Niko Bellic will pronounce the station's name phonetically.
- Electro-Choc is one of eight radio stations in Grand Theft Auto IV and Episodes from Liberty City that doesn't play any commercials or news breaks, the others being The Beat 102.7, The Classics 104.1, Massive B Soundsystem 96.9, L.C.H.C. (EFLC only), Vladivostok FM (EFLC only), San Juan Sounds (EFLC only) and RamJam FM.
- The main album version of "Animal" by Miike Snow was due to be featured on Radio Mirror Park in Grand Theft Auto V but was cut from the final version of the game.
- According to the effects in the track, a capella of the "Animal" might be taken from Crookers remix of the song.
- Electro-Choc is one of the radio stations in Grand Theft Auto IV and Episodes from Liberty City that did not have any songs removed during the 10 year license expire.
See Also[]
- The Fix FM - a house radio in Grand Theft Auto.
- Brooklyn Underground FM - a drum and bass radio in Grand Theft Auto.
- Funami FM - a drum and bass radio in Grand Theft Auto 2.
- Rise FM - a house radio in GTA III and GTA Liberty City Stories.
- MSX FM - a drum and bass radio in GTA III and GTA Liberty City Stories that plays a song by Aquasky (whose "Black Noise" is one of the aliases of).
- SF-UR - a house radio in GTA San Andreas.
- Vladivostok FM - a radio in GTA IV and Episodes From Liberty City that in the latter plays house.
- The Beat 102.7 - a radio in GTA IV and EFLC which also plays song by Kardinal Offishall.
- RamJam FM - a radio in Episodes From Liberty City that plays a song by Major Lazer.
- Deadmau5 - a house instrumentals radio in GTA Chinatown Wars with only tracks by Deadmau5.
- DFA - a dance instrumentals radio in enhanced version of GTA Chinatown Wars.
- Non-Stop-Pop FM - a pop and dance radio in GTA V.
- Soulwax FM - a house radio in GTA V that plays a song by Tom Rowlands (who is a member of The Chemical Brothers) that is remixed by Boys Noize.
- WorldWide FM - a radio in GTA V that plays another song by Liquid Liquid (also known as Salvatore Principato).
- The Lab - a hip hop and mixed genre radio in GTA V that plays another song by Liquid Liquid.
- Los Santos Underground Radio - a house radio in enhanced version of GTA V.
- Music Locker Radio – a house radio in enhanced version of GTA Online that plays another song by Simian Mobile Disco.
References[]
- ↑ Official GTA IV website (Flash)
- ↑ The Royality Network Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20120206031317/http://www.roynet.com/archive_current_events/080109.cfm
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