Bizarre Inc
Bizarre Inc | |
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Origin | Some Bizzare / Mercury Records (1996) |
Members | Andrew Meecham (1990–) Dean Meredith (1989-) |
Past members | Mark Archer(1989–1990) Carl Turner (1990—1997) |
Bizarre Inc were an English techno group. Formed in 1989 as a duo between English DJs Dean Meredith and Mark "Aaron" Archer (not to be confused with the film producer of the same name), they later re-formed as a trio consisting of Meredith, Andrew Meecham, and Carl Turner in 1990.[1]
Career
The group formed as Meredith and Archer linked to start an acid-house/techno project under 'Blue Chip Records'. A label owned by former Wigan Casino DJ Kev Roberts.
The first releases were (and still are) only available on 12'' vinyl: "It's Time to Get Funky" (BLUE C14R), later shortened to "Time to Get Funky" (BLUE C14RR); and the 6-track debut album Technological, both written and produced by Meredith and Archer.
By 1990, Archer left Meredith to work as producer and writer with different house and techno projects, a greater part of which were for Network Records. He was also known as DJ Nex for a long time; later on he released material under names such as Mr. Nex, O.P.D., Xen Mantra, and others (including
On 19 October 1992, Bizarre Inc released the album
They also released a third album, the more commercial Surprise, on Some Bizzare in 1996.
Meecham and Meredith have continued releasing new music together under the name
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
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Technological |
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Energique |
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41 | ||||||||||||
Surprise | — | |||||||||||||
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Singles
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications
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Album | ||||||||||
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UK
[2] |
BEL [3] |
EUR [4] |
IRE [5] |
NED [6] |
SCO [7] |
US [8] |
CAN Dance [9] |
UK Dance [10] |
US Dance [11] | |||||
1989 | "It's Time to Get Funky" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Technological" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1990 | "Bizarre Theme"/"X-Static" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1991 | "Playing with Knives" | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Such a Feeling" | 13 | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Playing with Knives" (re-issue) | 4 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Energique | |||
1992 | "I'm Gonna Get You" (featuring Angie Brown) | 3 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 3 | — | 47 | 1 | — | 1 | |||
1993 | "Took My Love" (featuring Angie Brown) | 19 | — | 71 | 17 | 22 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |||
"Love in Motion" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | ||||
"Agroovin'" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1996 | "Keep the Music Strong" | 33 | — | 54 | — | — | 39 | — | — | 3 | — | Surprise | ||
"Surprise" | 21 | — | 46 | — | — | 20 | — | — | 10 | — | ||||
"Get Up (Sunshine Street)" | 45 | — | 78 | — | — | 40 | — | — | 17 | — | ||||
1999 | "Playing with Knives" (remix) | 30 | — | 98 | — | — | 28 | — | — | 1 | — | Non-album single | ||
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
See also
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
References
- ^ ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
- ^ a b UK chart positions:
- "UK chart peaks". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- *Chart Log UK "Chart Log UK 1994–2010: B> Bizarre Inc". zobbel - Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Belgian (Flanders) chart peaks". ultratop.be/nl. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ European singles chart peaks:
- "Such a Feeling" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "Playing with Knives (re-issue)" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "I'm Gonna Get You" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "Took My Love" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "Keep the Music Strong" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "Surprise" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "Get Up (Sunshine Street)" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "Playing with Knives (remix)" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Irish chart peaks". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Dutch chart peaks". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ Scottish singles chart peaks:
- "Keep the Music Strong". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "Surprise". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "Get Up (Sunshine Street)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "Playing with Knives (remix)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^
US singles chart peaks- "I'm Gonna Get You". Billboard. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ Canadian dance singles chart peaks:
- "I'm Gonna Get You". RPM. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "Took My Love". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "Love in Motion". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ UK dance singles chart peaks:
- "Keep the Music Strong". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "Surprise". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "Get Up (Sunshine Street)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "Playing with Knives (remix)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ US dance singles chart peaks:
- "I'm Gonna Get You". Billboard. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "Took My Love". Billboard. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 4 October 2020. Note: User needs to enter "Bizarre Inc" in the "Search BPI Awards" field and press Enter