Sub Sub

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Sub Sub
Origin Handforth, Cheshire, England
Genres House, EDM, alternative dance, Madchester
Years active1991–1996
Labels Rob's Records
Spinoffs Doves
Past members Jez Williams
Jimi Goodwin
Andy Williams

Sub Sub were an English dance act from Handforth, Cheshire composed of Jimi Goodwin and twin brothers Andy and Jez Williams. [1]

Contents

History

The threesome met at school in 1985 and became regulars at The Haçienda while composing their own material together. They had an underground 12" single ("Space Face" in 1991) [1] and moderate commercial success in the early 1990s on Rob Gretton's label Rob's Records, [1] including the single "Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)" (featuring guest vocalist Melanie Williams) which reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart. [2] The trio's only album, Full Fathom Five, was released in September 1994. [1]

After a fire destroyed their recording studio on Blossom Street in the Ancoats area of Manchester on the Williams twins' birthday in 1996, they started as the more indie-oriented act Doves in 1998. An unreleased collection of tracks meant to be featured on the band's second album was issued in 1998 as Delta Tapes.

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart
positions
AUS
[3]
Full Fathom Five159
Delta Tapes
  • Released: February 1998
  • Label: Cortex Records

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[4]
AUS
[5] [3]
BEL
(FL)

[6]
IRE
[7]
NED
[8]
1991"Space Face"Single only
1992Coast EPFull Fathom Five
1993"Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)" (feat. Melanie Williams)311471318
1994"Respect"49104
"Angel"88198
1995"Southern Trees"
1996"Smoking Beagles" (with Tricky)Delta Tapes
1997"This Time I'm Not Wrong" (with Bernard Sumner)78
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 327. ISBN   0-7535-0252-6.
  2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 538. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  3. 1 2 "Sub Sub ARIA chart history to 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 26 July 2024 via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  4. "Sub Sub - UK Chart". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  5. "Sub Sub - Australian chart". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  6. "Sub Sub - Belgian Chart". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  7. "Search Sub Sub in Artist". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  8. "Sub Sub - Dutch chart". Dutchcharts.nl. 15 October 2014.