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Milk Inc.

Milk Incorporated (often shortened to Milk Inc.) is a Belgian vocal trance band. The group, currently comprised of Regi Penxten (keyboards, production), Linda Mertens (vocals, dancing), and Filip Vandueren (production), is known for their pulsating brand of trance interwoven with catchy dance grooves and upbeat vocals. More than just another European dance act, Milk Inc. has proven to be one of the most famous and long-standing electronic bands on the international scene, their popularity fueled by constant touring across dance hotspots like Corsica and Antwerp.

The band formed as a part-time studio project between Regi and Filip in early 1996. Both had been early entrants to the trance scene that had been developing in Europe since the early 1990’s, finding scattered work deejaying at parties and clubs - a humble beginning shared by many other heavyweights in the genre, including DJ Tiesto and the members of fellow Belgian dance group Ian Van Dahl. The duo released their first single "La Vache" in early 1997, off of their independently released 1999 album Apocalypse Cow. Milk Inc. featured a different lineup in its earlier days, supported by a different female singer and a guitarist.

Linda joined the band in late 1997 to form Milk Inc.’s current and most popular lineup. The trio released their second album, Land of The Living, in 2000. Land of The Living proved to be more successful than Apocalypse Cow, with four singles ("Losing Love", "Walk on Water", "Land of The Living", "Livin’ a Lie") reaching the top three spots of the Belgian Ultratop music charts. Their third album Closer (2003) continued the trend by spawning another six top ten hits, including fan favorite "The Sun Always Shines on TV".

Though Milk Inc.’s popularity was mostly endemic to Europe throughout their career, the group experienced a surge of popularity abroad when Closer was released in the United States in 2005. When their fourth studio album Supersized was finished in early 2007, the group made sure to launch it in both the European and American market. Standout tracks from Supersized include "Whisper", "Blind", "Tainted Love", and "Run".

With the sudden popularity electronic music is currently enjoying in the United States (with acts like Ladytron and Fischerspooner receiving mainstream attention), it’s no surprise that Milk Inc. is beginning to receive wide praise. The band plans to release their fifth major album, Forever, in late 2008.

From Discogs:

Milk Inc. (Milk Incorporated) started as a studio-project of 3 young Belgian producers: Regi Penxten, Filip Vandueren and Ivo Donckers. All three were already active in the commercial house-scene in Belgium, doing succesful things under various names, such as K-Lab (for Dance Opera), Regg & Arkin, Karnak-X, some of the "Illusion"-compilations and remixes for different dance-projects."La Vache", their first release under the name Milk Inc. got a vocal remix by Praga Khan and this one took a flying start. The vocals were done by Nikkie Van Lierop (AKA Jade 4U). The tune became a huge hit in France. After a while, Regi had to look for a new stage act because Jade 4U was way too busy with Praga Khan when they got successful in the US. He found Sofie Winters who was present only on the second single "Free Your Mind". From the third single on (Inside Of Me), Ann Vervoort became the frontstage girl and singer. (Regi being the frontstage boy). In the years before, she had been working as graphic designer and dancer for Pat Krimson. On September 15th, 2000 she announced her departure from Milk Inc. She had decided to leave for Ibiza to start Benimusa Records with her boyfriend at the time, Patrick Claesen (who has/had projects such as Nunca and 2 Fabiola).Linda Mertens became the new singer and face of the group. It has been confirmed from various sources that Ann didn't really sing live and that the real singer was actually Karine Boelaerts (also the studio singer of projects like 2 Fabiola and Maurizzio). Ann could sing but for some parts her voice was not good enough.Ann Vervoort sadly passed away on April 22th, 2010 at the age of 33.

From Lastfm:

Milk Inc. is a dance band from Belgium.

The current members are:

Linda Mertens, (born 20th July, 1978) [singer]

Regi Penxten, (born 4th March, 1976) [keyboards, producer]

Filip Vandueren [producer]

The beginning:

In 1996, the band started as a studio-project of 3 young, talented producers: Regi Penxten, Ivo Donckers & Filip Vandueren and released an EP on the underground label of Dance Opera.

In 1997, the song La Vache reaching #21 in UK (although completely unnoticed in their homeland Belgium), started it all. Because of the huge success of this song in France, the French label Hottracks of Scorpio Music released the song under the group name "La Vache", so people could remember it. The vocals were done by Jade 4 U (aka Nikkie Van Lierop). In October 1997, the single Free Your Mind followed.

In February 1998, and still under the name "La Vache" and with the new vocalist Ann Vervoort, the single inside of me was released followed by the album Apocalypse Cow in March and the huge hit In My Eyes in December. "In My Eyes" climbed the Belgian charts quickly and reached #2 though it did not find any success in France and it was the last release in France for Milk Inc. At this point, the band name were changed to be "Milk Inc.".

Reaching fame:

In April 1999, in Belgium, the single Promise was released and reached #3 on the Belgian charts. The Belgian version of the album Apocalypse Cow came out in May, more than a year later than the French release.

In April 2000, the new single Walk on Water was released and reached #1 on the Belgian charts. In September, Ann Vervoort left Milk Inc. to start her own record label. She was replaced by Linda Mertens. In November, the album Land Of The Living was released. The first single was Livin' a Lie.

In 2001, Never Again was the next single to be released (reached #17 on the Belgian charts). The follow up was named Wide Awake (reached #2 on the Belgian charts).

In 2002, the next song was named Sleepwalker(reached #6 on the Belgian charts). The follow-up was entitled Breathe Without You and it was out on October (reached #7 on the Belgian charts).

In May 2003, their new single called Time was out (reached #10 on the Belgian charts). In August, they announced they would make a cover of a song from The Sun Always Shines on TV. The videoclip was shot in France on the 14th September (reached #5 on the Belgian charts). In October, their brand new album Closer was released. It contained 14 songs including I Don't Care; a duet between Linda and Silvy de Bie (from Sylver). Blown Away was the only instrumental song on this album. Regi appeared for the first time on a Milk Inc. song singing a ballad with Linda in the last track Maybe. In November, Milk Inc. performed in Poland.

In 2004, the new single from Milk Inc. was I Don't Care. The video was shot at Club Atmoz at Hasselt. The new single jumped to #3 in the Belgian charts at the end of March. The follow-up was entitled Whisper, and in October it peaked to #1 in Belgium. The same month, Milk Inc. released their first DVD in Australia. It contained 18 videos, as well as an acoustic set of 5 songs (I Don't Care, Oceans, Walk on Water, Don't Cry and Maybe, recorded especially for this occasion) and a few extras.

In May 2005, Milk Inc's new single was entitled Blind (reached #5 on the Belgian charts). The video was recorded on the 14th of April. It peaked up to #5 in Belgium. In September, Regi released a solo single entitled No Music. It went directly #16 in the Belgian charts. The following month, Go To Hell was released (reached #4 on the Belgian charts).

In May 2006, the new single Tainted love (a cover version of the famous hit) was released (reached #7 on the Belgian charts). The fourth album Supersized was out in September. It was called after the mega-concert at the Sportpaleis in Antwerp. It included the hit songs Whisper, Blind, Go To Hell, Tainted love, and 8 brand new songs + 1 bonus song. The next single was Run (reached #7 on the Belgian charts). The next Milk Inc. single was No Angel. The video clip was shot live during Milk Inc. Supersized concert.

In 2007, they earned a golden record for their album Supersized. Milk Inc left their former records company to enter ARS. Their new single Sunrise was out on the 22nd of June. Milk Inc.'s latest single Tonight is still charting very well. It peaked at #6 so far.

The next album is planned for Spring 2008.

Milk Inc. released so far :

* 25 singles (4 of which under the name "La Vache")

* 4 albums (17 including variations)

* 3 DVDs

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From Wikipedia:

Milk Inc. (also known as Milk Incorporated) is a dance band from Belgium. Up to date the group has released 4 full-length studio albums and a total of 27 singles. A new, fifth studio album under the name Forever is to be released in the end of May 2008. Also a third official Supersized Concert is to be held in Sportpaleis in Antwerpen in september this year.