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You KNEW this was coming! … This entry is for Maggie.
Last week, Manda Rin announced three tour dates with… BIS! This was a surprise considering that the cute band broke up in 2003. As it turns out, this was in celebration of Bis’ 10 year anniversary of The New Transistor Heroes and a brand new greatest hits CD/DVD is coming out called We Are Bis From Glasgow, Scotland[1].
Bis is techno disco / synth / DIY band, with girl-boy vocals from Glasgow, Scotland.
I was a little late into the game, discovering them in 1996, in Mark’s car, listening to Radio 1 Sound City Leeds. Technically I wasn’t late, but I should’ve caught them on the radar when they were on Top of the Pops in 1995, preceeding their Secret Vampire Soundtrack EP.
Of course, I loved what I heard, especially because Manda’s child-like vocals (which I’ll have to admit may sound annoying to certain people). They weren’t signed to any U.S. distributors, so pretty much we had to import the EPs or had friends in the UK make you mix tapes.
My favorite album from them is Social Dancing, a really fun dance and disco album. My least favorite is Return to Central, which was more DJ-like (almost an experimental and departure from their original sound). It’s still listenable, but I guess I was just expecting them to stay the same. This quote from Manda pretty much sums it up:
With the strong ‘image’ of the 90’s, we found it hard to be taken seriously and for people to realise we no longer made music like Kandy Pop.
Then before you knew it, they broke up. They got back together with some new band members and formed Data Panik, but the last time I checked, the band aren’t together. You can download some demos off their website to get an idea of what they sound like.
Manda Rin said she is working on solo material. You can hear one new song on her myspace page and she’s also guest-starring in a band called Juno (which she may be appearing in London, Nov 1st)[2].
September 10, 2007 5:59 AM vu my♥posts vu@weheartmusic.com www.bisnation.com