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| Bassomatic | |
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| Years active | 1990-1991 |
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Bassomatic (sometimes written as Bass-O-Matic) were a British band from London apart from vocalist Sharon Musgrave who was originally from Canada, that recorded house music in the 1990s. A project of William Orbit, the band included vocalist Sharon Musgrave and rapper MC Inna Onestep (Steve Roberts, Ramshackle) among others. For the second album, singer Sindy Finn replaced Sharon Musgrave on vocals. Both albums were produced at Guerilla Studios, founded by William Orbit with Laurie Mayer and Grant Gilbert, and released by Virgin Records.
Their first album was 1990's Set the Controls for the Heart of the Bass, the title track derived from Pink Floyd's "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun". This album was re-released in 1997. A subsequent album, Science and Melody, was released in 1991. Bassomatic's biggest hit single was "Fascinating Rhythm" in 1990, which reached No. 9 in the UK Singles Chart and performed well on the UK Dance Chart.
Discography
Albums
- Set the Controls for the Heart of the Bass (1990) – UK No. 57
- Science and Melody (1991)
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |||||||||||
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IRE | NED |
US Dance | |||||||||||
| 1990 | "In the Realm of the Senses" | 66 | — | — | 6 | Set the Controls for the Heart of the Bass | ||||||||
| "Fascinating Rhythm" | 9 | 18 | 47 | 4 | ||||||||||
| "Ease On By" | 61 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1991 | "Funky Love Vibrations" | 71 | — | — | — | Science and Melody | ||||||||
| "Go Getta Nutha Man" | 92 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Science & Melody" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||||||||||
References
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 35. ISBN 0-7535-0427-8.
- ^ "Official Charts Company: Bass-o-matic". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ "Bassomatic Discography". discogs. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- "Bass-o-matic – Dutch chart". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- "Bass-o-matic – US Dance Club Songs Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
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