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Electribe 101

Profile:Born in Hamburg, Billie Ray Martin moved to Berlin in the Eighties to join the city's infamous music scene, before deciding to move again, this time to London where she placed an ad in Melody Maker: "Soul rebel searching for a genius". Among those who replied were Joe Stevens, Les Fleming, Rob Cimarosti and Brian Nordhoff, four men who were searching for a singer to bring alive the music they'd been busy creating in their studio in Birmingham. Electribe 101 was formed. Under the guidance of the legendary manager Tom Watkins the group signed to Mercury Records and released their first single 'Talking With Myself' in 1988.

Expectations for the band were enormous. Watkins, who previously had guided Pet Shop Boys and Bros to fame, was going to make them stars. Journalist David Stubbs summed up their sound when he called it "lush and sobely entrancing, the very shadow of soul." - 'Tell Me When The Fever Ended' and a re-released 'Talking With Myself' went into the UK charts a few weeks either side of the start of the Nineties.

When Electribe 101 got to support Depeche Mode on their World Violation tour success was supposed to follow automatically. But everything went wrong. Watkins gave the band a hard time when they didn't follow his orders to the letter. On the tour they were occasionally booed off by Mode fans throwing bottles.

In 1992 Electribe 101 split, without releasing their finished second album. The boys formed Groove Corporation; Billie went solo.

(partially adapted from texts by Fredrik Strage, Richard Smith and Jussi Pukkila)
Members:Billie Ray Martin, Brian Nordhoff, Joe Stevens, Les Fleming, Roberto Cimarosti
Name Variations: All | Electribe 101 | Electribe 1.0.1. | Electribe – 1.0.1.
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Releases:
Talking With Myself (Single, Maxi) ◄ (32 versions)   Mercury ... 1988
Lipstick On My Lover / Diamond Dove (12")   Mercury 1989
Tell Me When The Fever Ended (Maxi) ◄ (8 versions)   Mercury ... 1989
Electribal Memories (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Mercury ... 1990
Electribal Memories CD Sampler (CD, Maxi, Promo)   Mercury 1990
Inside Out (Single) ◄ (5 versions)   Mercury 1990
You're Walking (Single) ◄ (6 versions)   Mercury 1990
John Peel Session 13.11.89 (CDr)   Not On Label 2001
Remixes:
Push Push / Rockers To Rockers (Come Again) (12") Push Push The Cake Label  
Production:
Beats & Rhythm 1 (CD, Comp) Talking With Myself (F... London Records 1990
Now Dance 903 (2xLP, Comp) You're Walking PolyGram 1990
Defected Presents Def Mix Classics (3xCD, Comp, Mixed) Talking With Myself (1... Defected 2007
Appears On:
The Sound Of The Future ...Now! (CD, Comp) You're Walking (Peepin... PolyGram Group Canada Inc. 1990
Café Del Mar - The Best Of - Compiled By José Padilla (2xCD, Comp) Talking With Myself ('... Mercury, Mercury, Mercury 2003
Renaissance: The Classics (3xCD, Mixed, Comp) Talking With Myself Sony BMG Music Entertainment 2005
Tracks Appear On:
Cycle One - Sector Three (2x12", Ora) Tell Me When The Fever... Razormaid Records 1989
Prime Cuts: Volume 02, Issue 07 (2x12", Promo) Talking With Myself (L... Prime Cuts 1989
Prime Cuts: Volume 02, Issue 12 (2x12", Comp) Tell Me Where The Feve... Prime Cuts 1989
Beats & Rhythm 1 (CD, Comp) Talking With Myself (F... London Records 1990
Dance Floor Hits Compilation Yo NRJ (CD, Comp, P/Mixed) Talking With Myself Yo! (2) 1990
February 90 - Mixes 1 (12") Talking With Myself DMC 1990
February 90 - Previews (LP) Talking With Myself DMC 1990
Now Dance 903 (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) You're Walking PolyGram 1990
Now That's What I Call Music 17 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Talking With Myself PolyGram 1990
The Sound Of The Future ...Now! (CD, Comp) You're Walking (Peepin... PolyGram Group Canada Inc. 1990
Underground Selection 7/92 (12") Talking With Myself (C... DMC 1992
12 x 12 - Volume 2 (Second Assortment) (CD) Talking With Myself Karussell 1993
Razormaid Anniversary Nine-Point-Zero (Box + 10xCD, Comp) Tell Me (When The Feve... Razormaid Records 1993
Classic Balearic Mastercuts Volume 1 (2xLP) Talking With Myself (D... Mastercuts 1996
Classic Balearic Mastercuts Volume 1 (CD, Comp) Talking With Myself (D... Mastercuts 1996
Clubbed Out (2xCD, Comp) Talking With Myself Solid State Records 1996
Disco Biscuits (2xCD) Talking With Myself Coalition Recordings 1997
Café Del Mar - Volumen Cinco ◄ (5 versions) Talking With Myself '9... Manifesto ... 1998
Club Beats (Volume 24) (2xCD) Talking With Myself '9... CD Pool 1998
Direct Hit Sector 21 (3x12", Comp, Promo) Talking With Myself (D... Direct Hit Remix Service 1998
House Nation 189 (12", Ltd) Talking With Myself (T... DMC 1998
Remix Culture 186 (12") Talking With Myself (R... DMC 1998
Ultimate Club Mix 98 (2xCD, Comp) Talking With Myself (C... PolyGram 1998
Chillout In Ibiza (2xCD, Comp) Electribal Memories Smart TV 1999
Free Volume 5 (2xCD) Talking With Myself Central Station 1999
Ministry Presents...Ibiza Chillout (CD) Electribal Memories Ministry (Magazine) 1999
The Chillout Album (2xCD) Talking With Myself Telstar TV 1999
Chilled Euphoria (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Talking With Myself '9... Telstar TV 2000
The Late Night Mix (2xCD) Talking With Myself '9... Universal Records 2000
The Late Night Mix (2xCD) Talking With Myself '9... Universal Music (Australia) 2000
Ibiza Chillout Volume 4 (2xCD) Talking With Myself Ayia Napa 2001
Sunset Ibiza (2xCD) Talking With Myself (C... Universal Music TV 2001
The Classic Chillout Album 2 (2xCD, Comp) Talking With Myself '9... Sony Music TV, Columbia 2001
Club´n´Chill (2xCD, Comp) Talking With Myself ´... Warner Strategic Marketing 2002
CreamCollect Balearic (3xCD) Talking With Myself Virgin 2002
Kontor Sunset Chill Vol. 2 (2xCD) Talking With Myself (C... Kontor Records 2002
Open Space - The Classic Chillout Album 2 (2xCD) Talking With Myself '9... Columbia 2002
Azuli Presents Derrick L. Carter - Choice - A Collection Of Classics (2xCD) Tell Me When The Fever... Azuli Records 2003
Café Del Mar - The Best Of - Compiled By José Padilla (Comp) ◄ (4 versions) Talking With Myself ('... Mercury ... 2003
Chemistry (A|X Music Series Vol. 4) (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Talking With Myself (F... Star 69 Records 2004
Drizzly Chillin' Vol. 02 (2xCD) Talking With Myself '9... Drizzly 2004
Renaissance: The Classics (3xCD, Mixed, Comp) Talking With Myself Sony BMG Music Entertainment 2005
The Mix 2006 (3xCD, Comp, Mixed) Talking With Myself Hed Kandi Records 2005
The Weekend (3xCD) Talking With Myself Universal Music (UK) 2005
0815/10 (CD, Dig) Talking With Myself ZAP Music 2006
Defected Presents Def Mix Classics (3xCD, Comp, Mixed) Talking With Myself (1... Defected 2007
Sunrise To Sunset (3xCD, Comp) Talking With Myself Universal Music TV 2008
The Videos 89-98 (DVD-V, Comp) Tell Me When The Fever... Stahl2 2008
Chillout In Ibiza (CD, Comp, Mixed) Electribal Memories Smart TV  
R-5 (CD) Tell Me... (Razormaid ... Razormaid Records  
Unofficial Releases:
Rave Trax Of Love (12", W/Lbl) Tell Me When The Fever... Not On Label 1992
Warehouse Grooves Vol III (CD) Tell Me When The Fever... Franbella Recordings 2006
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