Bedrock (duo)

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Bedrock
Also known asJohn Digweed & Nick Muir
Origin London, England
Genres
Years active1992–present
Labels
Members John Digweed
Nick Muir
Website bedrock.org.uk

Bedrock (also known as John Digweed & Nick Muir) are a British electronic dance music duo comprising John Digweed and Nick Muir.

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Biography

They produced the singles "For What You Dream Of" (1993, featured in Trainspotting ), "Set in Stone" / "Forbidden Zone" (1997), "Heaven Scent" (1999) (featured in the film Groove ) and "Voices" (2000), all of which reached the UK Singles Chart. [1] More recently they released the Beautiful Strange EP in 2001, "Emerald" in 2002, "Forge" in 2003 and "Santiago" in 2005.

They have also remixed the work of artists such as Humate, New Order, Way Out West, Evolution, Satoshi Tomiie, The Orb and Underworld. In 1999, the duo founded Bedrock Records. In 2003, they composed the soundtrack of the MTV cartoon drama Spider-Man , a miscellaneous program tied into the 2002 blockbuster film as a promotion.

The song "Beautiful Strange" featured in the 2004 film What the Bleep Do We Know!? .

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsCharts
UK
Dance

[2]
Versus
(as John Digweed & Nick Muir)
40
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

TitleAlbum details
Beautiful Strange
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: Bedrock Records
  • Formats: CD, vinyl

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[3]
UK
Dance

[4]
"For What You Dream Of"
(featuring KYO)
1993251 Trainspotting: Music from the Motion Picture
"Set in Stone" / "Forbidden Zone"1997716Non-album singles
"Heaven Scent" / "Lifeline"1999352
"Voices"2000441
"Emerald"2002776
"Forge"200311Beautiful Strange
"Santiago"200513Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As John Digweed & Nick Muir

TitleYearAlbum
"Aquatonic"2009Non-album singles
"Tangent"
"Satellite Meteor"2010
"30 Northeast"2011
"Awakenings"
(vs Psycatron)
2013Versus
"3B3"
(featuring John Twelve Hawks)
2014Non-album singles
"Fanfare"
(with Darren Emerson)
2016
"Tracer"
(with Darren Emerson)
2017
"Tachyon Dream"
(vs Gabriel Ananda)
"Close Your Eyes"
(with Luke Brancaccio and Simon Berry)
2018
"Crazy Diamond"
(with Eagles & Butterflies)

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