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Manchester’s Bola is Darrell Fitton, whose 1995 debut 12-inches for Skam under that name helped capture the now-collectible label to underground notoriety. Even though to begin Fitton’s released monitors appeared in the Warp label’s Artificial Cleverness II compilation in 1995 and shown the same design of chrome-dipped melodic techno honored by many Warp performers, his following Bola material concentrated in on the heartier, less available visual. His self-titled Skam EP mixed vaguely funk-fueled rhythms with severe, austere synth textures and nearly industrial-grade distortion. Apart from compilation monitors for Silent Information’ U.S.-released Skampilation, the Skam-V/Vm collaboration061, as well as the mostly obscure Mask series (a jv between Skam and Munich’s Musik aus Strom), 3 years separated Fitton’s debut from his following correct release; “Aguilla” was an exceptionally limited-run three-track seven-inch released by Skam in 1998. 8 weeks following made an appearance Soup, Fitton’s long-awaited LP debut. An extraordinary synthesis from the machine-beat atmosphere of post-techno with warm, wistful analog spirit, Soup sounded familiar a lot more than dated, and offered as an extraordinary summing up of the formal characteristics of dance music absolutely bored with the dance flooring. Furthermore to his Bola produces, Fitton loaned his creation chops towards the initial 12-inches by Warp performers Autechre under their Gescom guise, and it is rumored to serve seeing that Skam’s in-house engineer.

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Profession Lawyer, Accountant, Politician
Music Groups Gescom
Albums Fyuti, Gnayse, Soup, Kroungrine, Shapes, Mauver, Minidisc, Voile, Just Dance, D.E.G, Invincible
Nominations Goya Award for Best Sound, European Film Award for Best Screenwriter

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