Bassomatic

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Bassomatic
Years active1990-1991
Past members

Bassomatic (sometimes written as Bass-O-Matic) were a British band from Sheffield, South Yorkshire that recorded house music in the 1990s. A project of William Orbit, the band included vocalist Sharon Musgrave and rapper MC Inna Onestep amongst others. [1] For the second album, singer Sindy Finn replaced Sharon Musgrave on vocals. [1] Both albums were produced at Guerilla Studios, founded by William Orbit with Laurie Mayer and Grant Gilbert, and released by Virgin Records.

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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". [1] This album was re-released in 1997. A subsequent album, Science and Melody, was released in 1991. [1]

Bassomatic's biggest hit single was "Fascinating Rhythm" in 1990, which reached No. 9 in the UK Singles Chart, [2] and performed well on the UK Dance Chart.

Discography

Albums

Singles

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
UK
[2]
IRE NED
[4]
US Dance
[5]
1990"In the Realm of the Senses"666Set the Controls for the Heart of the Bass
"Fascinating Rhythm"918474
"Ease On By"61
1991"Funky Love Vibrations"71Science and Melody
"Go Getta Nutha Man"92
"Science & Melody"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Official Charts Company: Bass-o-matic". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
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