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
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

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 anew 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

  1. "Coast"
  2. "Angel" (featuring Nina Henchion)
  3. "Valium Jazz"
  4. "Southern Trees" (featuring Gill Jackson)
  5. "Inside of This"
  6. "Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)" (featuring Melanie Williams)
  7. "Flute Track"
  8. "Swamp"
  9. "Respect" (featuring Nina Henchion)
  10. "Past"
  1. "Crunch"
  2. "This Time I'm Not Wrong" (featuring Bernard Sumner)
  3. "Lost in Watts"
  4. "Jaggernath"
  5. "Firesuite"
  6. "Smoking Beagles" (featuring Tricky)
  7. "Clear Blue Water"
  8. "Heads Will Roll"
  9. "Past"

Singles and EPs

Chart positions

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

[5]
IRE
[6]
NED
[7]
1991"Space Face"Single only
1992Coast EPFull Fathom Five
1993"Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)" (feat. Melanie Williams)311471318
1994"Respect"49
"Angel"88
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.

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