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Pop Will Eat Itself

Acquiring their name from an NME feature within the group Jamie Wednesday (later referred to as Carter the Unstoppable Making love Model), the archetypal grebo strap Pop Will Consume Itself created in Stourbridge, England in 1986. Made up of vocalist/guitarist Clint Mansell, keyboardist Adam Mole, drummer Graham Crabb, and bassist …

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EMF

Ideal remembered for the international smash “Unbelievable,” the Uk dance-rock quintet EMF shaped in Oct 1989 in Cinderford, Britain. All five people — vocalist Adam Atkin, guitarist Ian Dench, keyboardist Derry Brownson, bassist Zachary Foley, and drummer Tag Decloedt — had been veterans of the neighborhood music picture before founding …

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The Shamen

Merging swirling psychedelic rock and roll with hardcore hip-hop rhythms, the Shamen had been among the first alternative rings to attract dance clubs just as much as indie rockers. Made up of Colin Angus, Peter Stephenson, Keith McKenzie, and Derek McKenzie, the Scottish quartet acquired its roots within the early-’80s …

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Jesus Jones

Jesus Jones’ murky mixture of examples, pop, dance paths, and techno led to one large international hit one, “THE FOLLOWING, AT THIS TIME” (extracted from their second album, Question), that virtually sums up every one of the band’s virtues — a solid melody and hook, using a flair to make …

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Ned’s Atomic Dustbin

Ned’s Atomic Dustbin’s stylish fusion of punk and funk earned them a good amount of fans in the first ’90s, just like England’s Rock Roses-inspired “Madchester” picture was drawing to some close. Made up of Jonn Penney (vocals), Rat (electric guitar), Matt Cheslin (bass), Alex Griffin (bass), and Dan Warton …

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Boom Crash Opera

Originally a five-piece formed in Melbourne in 1985, Australian rock-band Boom Crash Opera, like many just before them, got their grounding from your pub rock circuit. Their impressive debut combined the muscular rock and roll of “Pay attention Like Thieves”-period INXS with an nearly British melodic richness not really dissimilar …

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Kingmaker

Teenage schoolmates in Hull, Britain, Loz Hardy (acoustic guitar/vocal) and Myles Howell (bass) placed a want-ad for any drummer and met John Andrew. The rocking Brit-poppers started playing and touring collectively, gradually picking right up a pursuing around THE UK. After signing an archive deal, the music group released Eat …

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Information Society

An agreeable dance clothing with ties to industrial music, techno, and funk as well as an equally appreciable pop feeling, Information Society strike the dance night clubs and afterwards the graphs making use of their infectious breakout one, 1988’s “What’s in your thoughts (Pure Energy).” The group, a quartet shaped …

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