Bassomatic
British band
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Bassomatic (sometimes written as Bass-O-Matic) were a British band from London apart from vocalist Sharon Musgrave who was originally from Canada, that recorded house music in the 1990s. A project of William Orbit, the band included vocalist Sharon Musgrave and rapper MC Inna Onestep (Steve Roberts, Ramshackle) among others.[1] For the second album, singer Sindy Finn replaced Sharon Musgrave on vocals.[1] Both albums were produced at Guerilla Studios, founded by William Orbit with Laurie Mayer and Grant Gilbert, and released by Virgin Records.
- William Orbit
- Sindy Finn
- MC Inna Onestep
- Laurie Mayer
- Sharon Musgrave
Bassomatic | |
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| Years active | 1990-1991 |
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Their first album was 1990's Set the Controls for the Heart of the Bass, the title track derived from Pink Floyd's "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun".[1] This album was re-released in 1997. A subsequent album, Science and Melody, was released in 1991.[1] Bassomatic's biggest hit single was "Fascinating Rhythm" in 1990, which reached No. 9 in the UK Singles Chart and performed well on the UK Dance Chart.[2]
Discography
Albums
- Set the Controls for the Heart of the Bass (1990) – UK No. 57
- Science and Melody (1991)[3]
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |||||||||||
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| UK [2] |
IRE | NED [4] |
US Dance [5] | |||||||||||
| 1990 | "In the Realm of the Senses" | 66 | — | — | 6 | Set the Controls for the Heart of the Bass | ||||||||
| "Fascinating Rhythm" | 9 | 18 | 47 | 4 | ||||||||||
| "Ease On By" | 61 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1991 | "Funky Love Vibrations" | 71 | — | — | — | Science and Melody | ||||||||
| "Go Getta Nutha Man" | 92 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Science & Melody" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||||||||||
