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Bandulu

Real Name:Jamie Bissmire, John O'Connell & Lucien Thompson
Profile:Formerly members of the Infonet Records network, which they helped establish alongside founder Chris Abbott, Bandulu are John O'Connell and former graffiti artists/breakdancers Jamie Bissmire and Lucien Thompson. In the early 90s, they established their headquarters at Bissmire's parents' home in Muswell Hill, north London. Influenced by Detroit techno, New York electro and Chicago house, Bandulu additionally added tribal percussion, sampling and "real" instruments (guitars, drums, etc.) to their potential musical sources. Retrospectively, the trio have claimed their primary influence on forming in 1990 to be the creative decline of dance music at that time. "It was all Kylie Minogue, all pop music. So we just decided to each put £50 in a pot and go into a studio', claimed O'Connell. Bandulu's early singles, such as "Phaze-In-Version", were widely categorized within the fledgling Techno movement, though the execution was more intricate and more flexible than that of many of their peers who relied more on simple repetition. Their debut release was "Better Nation", followed by "Internal Ocean" at the end of 1992. They also record under aliases such as ECC (Earth Coincidence Control), Sons Of The Subway, Koh Tao, Escobar, Shy Man and Thunderground. As the latter they include "fourth member" Lewis Keogh, the Orb's resident DJ. With Bandulu he remixed the Orb's "U.F.Orb". hunderground is also the name of the club night they host at London's Bass Clef venue. With a discernible debt to the experimental electronic music of Philip Glass and Laurie Anderson, Bandulu have nevertheless forged their own identity in the dance world. In the summer of 1994, they released another widely admired single, "Presence", followed by a second studio album. In 1995, they signed to Warner Brothers Records' subsidiary Blanco y Negro, for whom their debut release was the promotional-only EP Running Time. This was accompanied by live appearances at the Orbit Club's 5th Birthday party, the Omen in Germany and the Ministry Of Sound's celebratory night at Wembley Stadium. In March 1996, they released a further EP, Troubleshooter, which prefaced their major label debut, Cornerstone. This included nods to prevailing dance trends, such as jungle in "Selah" and hard house in "Jester". It was promoted with a series of live appearances.
Members:Jamie Bissmire, John O'Connell, Lucien Thompson
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Releases:
Better Nation (12")   Infonet 1992
Guidance (12")   Infonet 1992
Internal Ocean / Sub Atomic Shrapnel ◄ (2 versions)   Infonet 1992
Guidance (Album) ◄ (8 versions)   Infonet ... 1993
Phaze In-Version (Maxi) ◄ (3 versions)   Infonet 1993
Antimatters ◄ (2 versions)   Infonet 1994
Presence (Maxi) ◄ (3 versions)   Infonet 1994
Changing World (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions)   Infonet 1995
Fight The Apressers (12")   Infonet 1995
Now (10")   Infonet 1995
Running Time (12", Promo)   Blanco Y Negro 1995
Black Mass (2x12", Album)   Foundation Sound Works 1996
Cornerstone (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Blanco Y Negro 1996
Invaders (12")   Never Records 1996
Repercussions (2x12")   Foundation Sound Works 1996
Trouble Shooter (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions)   Blanco Y Negro ... 1996
Bisness (2x12")   Foundation Sound Works 1997
New Foundation ◄ (2 versions)   Foundation Sound Works 1997
Runnings ◄ (2 versions)   Foundation Sound Works 1997
Judgement EP (EP) ◄ (2 versions)   Foundation Sound Works 1999
Presence / Eat More House Baby (12")   Rewind The Classics 2000
Chaos Space Marines (12")   Art Of Perception 2001
Detention (7")   Music Man Records 2002
Jahquarius (7")   Music Man Records 2002
Redemption (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Music Man Records 2002
Wetlook (12")   Music Man Records 2002
Crisis A Gwarn (Remixes) (12")   50 hz 2004
Remixes:
Assassin (Maxi, Single) ◄ (6 versions) U.F. Orb (Bandulu Mix) Logic Records ... 1992
Lundi Bleu (12") Lundi Bleu (Bandulu 'S... Creation Records 1992
U.F.Orb (12", Promo) U.F.Orb (Bandulu Remix... Big Life 1992
5 EP (In Mind Remixes) (EP) ◄ (3 versions) In Mind (Out Mind) Creation Records 1993
Adrenalin - Volume 1 (CD) Lundi Bleu (Bandulu Sm... Addiction Records 1993
I Wanna Know ◄ (3 versions) I Wanna Know (Bandulu ... Infonet 1993
S.O.S. (Surfing On Steam) (12", Promo) S.O.S. (Surfing On Ste... Free 1993
AstralaVista E.P. (EP) ◄ (2 versions) Surfing On Steam (Band... Free 1994
No Skin - Remixes (12") No Skin (Funky Hornsey... Restless Records 1994
Abstract Expressionism Chapter 1 (CD, Comp) Freshmess (Bandulu Remix) Flagbearer Records 1995
Animals / Stars Are Stars (12") Animals (Bandulu Deep ... Midiwork Orange Records 1995
Freshmess (2x12") Freshmess (Bandulu's R... Flagbearer Records 1995
Island Dope Tunes (Cass, Comp) Occidental (Bandulu Edit) Island Records 1995
Journeys By DJ: Coldcut - 70 Minutes Of Madness (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Freshmess (Bandulu Mix) Music Unites ... 1995
No Skin - Remixes (12") No Skin (Funky Hornsey... Restless Records 1995
No Thought, No Breath, No Eyes, No Heart : The Pure Remix EP (CD, Maxi) No Skin (Tempting Fate... Restless Records 1995
Soundsite Compilation (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) No Skin (Funky Hornsey... Infonet 1995
The Rave Explosion - The Underground Continues... Vol. 2 (2xCD) Freshmess (Bandulu Remix) Elypsia 1995
Fuse 2 - Techno & Pleasure (CD) No Skin (Cold Spells) N.E.W.S. 1996
Futuresonics - Techno Vision 01 (2xCD, Comp) Freshmess (Bandulu Remix) Elypsia 1996
Journeys By DJ Marathon (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Freshness (Bandulu Mix) Journeys By DJ ... 1996
Dub Backups.One (CD, Comp) Internal.Code.Error (B... Elektrolux 1997
Internal Code Error Remixes (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions) Internal Code Error (B... Blue Room Released 1997
Low Life Extensions ◄ (3 versions) The Evil Needle (Blue) Eye Q Records ... 1997
ORBscure Trax · The Rare Excursions (CD, Promo, Dig) Occidental (Bandulu Mix) Island Records 1997
The Evil Needle (12") The Evil Needle (Cockp... Harthouse 1997
[upiter] (2x12") [upiter] (Bandulu Remix) Music Man Records 1997
Holly Holy (CD, Single)   Virgin, DEP International 1998
The State Of E:Motion Vol. 6 ◄ (2 versions) Internal Code (Bandulu... E:Motion 1998
Big Fuckin' Beats (CD) Freshmess (Bandulu Remix) Elusive Records (3) 2000
Nomithule (12") Nomithule (Graves Of T... M.E.L.T. 2000 2000
Music With No Name Vol 2 (CD, Comp) Nomithule (Remix By Ba... Electric M.E.L.T. 2001
Music With No Name Volume 2 (12", Promo) Nomithule (Bandulu Remix) Electric M.E.L.T. 2001
Turn Around (12") Turn Around (Bandulu A... Primevil 2002
Souvlaki (CD, Album, RM, RE + CD, Comp) In Mind (Bandulu Mix) Castle Music 2005
Production:
Trance Europe Express (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Gravity Pull (Remix) Volume 1993
Macro Dub Infection Volume One (2xCD, Comp) Come Forward Virgin, Virgin 1995
Techno Muzik Classics (2xCD, Comp) Guidance Beechwood Music 1999
Appears On:
Lundi Bleu (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions) Lundi Bleu ('Smiling' ... Creation Records 1992
DJ-Kicks (CD, Comp, Mixed) Presence Studio !K7 1995
Soundsite Compilation (CD, Comp) Year 2000 Infonet 1995
Tracks Appear On:
Adrenalin - Volume 1 (CD) Lifestyle (Original Ve... Addiction Records 1993
Beyond The Machines ◄ (2 versions) Lifestyle Infonet 1993
Trance Europe Express (Comp) ◄ (4 versions) Gravity Pull Volume 1993
Ambient Auras: Diverse Dimensions In Ambient Dub (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Run Run Rumour Records 1994
Frequencies - Test One (CD) Presence Music Man Records, BMG Ariola Belgium NV/SA 1994
UMM In Progress - Code 1 (CD) Flex UMM 1994
UMM In Progress - Code 1 (3xLP) Flex UMM 1994
Usability Now: The Interaction Of Man / Computer / Machine (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Open Gate, Downward Gl... Infonet 1994
XXL Dance 4 (2xCD, Comp) Presence Columbia, Sony Music Entertainment (Belgium) 1994
DJ-Kicks (CD, Comp, Mixed) Presence Studio !K7 1995
Macro Dub Infection Volume 1 (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Come Forward Virgin ... 1995
Soundsite Compilation (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Crisis A Gwan, Year 20... Infonet 1995
Techno Nations 3 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Prescence Kickin Records 1995
Techno Nations 4 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Crisis A Gwan Kickin Records 1995
The Rave Explosion - The Underground Continues... Vol. 1 (2xCD) Downstairs Somewhere Groove Kissing 1995
UK Tribal Gathering '95 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Crisis A Gwan London Records 1995
DJ Connection 4 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Phaze In-Version N.E.W.S. 1996
Gazometertraxxx: XXX 05 (CD, Comp) Harbour Shark XXX Records 1996
I ♥ Techno (CD, Comp) Running Time N.E.W.S. 1996
Jet Set (CD) Now Domestic Recordings 1996
Stoned...Chilled...Groove (3xLP) Run, Run, Run S.O.U.L. Vibration 1996
Techno Nations - A History Of Techno (4xCD, Comp) Prescence, Crisis A Gwan Kickin Records 1996
10 Days Of Techno The Soundtrack [95-97] (2xCD) Jester Play It Again Sam [PIAS] 1997
Foundations : Coming Up From The Streets ◄ (2 versions) Bil 'Let Feedback Communications 1997
Gazometertraxxx: XXX 06 (CD, Comp) Crisis A Gwarn XXX Records 1997
Groove - The Compilation Vol. 2 ◄ (2 versions) Runnings Part 4 S3 Frankfurt ... 1997
Mix-Up Vol. 5 (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Serial Operations S3 ... 1997
Stoned...Chilled...Groove (CD) Run, Run, Run S.O.U.L. Vibration 1997
Маленькая История (Cass, Mixed) Contingency Tanz Propaganda 1997
Freestyle Fusion (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Better Nation (Carl Cr... Dynamite Joint Recordings 1999
Techno & House (CD, Promo) Episode 7 Columbia 1999
Techno Muzik Classics (2xCD, Comp) Guidance Beechwood Music 1999
Rewind: The Classics (CD) Presence Rewind The Classics 2000
The History Of Happy Valley (1991- 2001) (3xCD) Guidance Slamm (Australia) 2001
Definition Of Techno (CD, Mixed, Comp) Blank Type Alphabet City 2002
The Sound Of Warhammer 40.000 Chapter II (CD, Comp) Deadly Ride Art Of Perception 2003
The Sound Of Warhammer 40.000 Chapter III (CD, Comp) Dance Nurgling, Dance... Art Of Perception 2003
Azuli Presents Jeff Mills - Choice - A Collection Of Classics (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Serial Operations Azuli Records 2004
Depo Jeans Birthday (Mixed By DJ Kumatozz) (CD, Mixed) Presence Depo Jeans 2006
Unofficial Releases:
Volume Three (2x12", Comp) Flex Not On Label (Carl Craig) 2005
User Reviews:
, Jul 08, 2006

North London Bad Boys of Techno these 3 guys are hugley talented and rocked many a party throughout the 90s. A unique dubby sound to their techno make them favorites of mine. Classics like "Presence" still sound fresh today. Their Foundation Sound label is pure class, highly recommended.
Great Graffiti artists too.

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