| Greater Than One | |
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| Also known as | Tricky Disco, GTO, John + Julie, Church of Extacy, Signs of Chaos, T.D.5, Salami Brothers, Killout Squad, Technohead L.E.D.. |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Industrial (early period) House Techno Psychedelic Hardcore techno Trance |
| Years active | 1985–1995–1996-2000 |
| Labels | Kunst = Kapital (1987) Wax Trax! Records (1988-89) Go Bang! Records (1990) Warp Records (1990-91) Mokum Records (1995) |
| Past members | |
| Michael Wells (1985-2000) Lee Newman (1985-1995) |
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Greater Than One is an English electronic music band, founded by husband and wife Michael Wells and Lee Newman in 1985. They released many albums under this name, and also under the names Tricky Disco, GTO, John + Julie, Church of Extacy, Signs of Chaos, T.D.5, Salami Brothers, Killout Squad, Technohead and L.E.D.. Only a few of their singles were commercially successful. Since Newman’s death on 4 August 1995 from cancer, Wells continues to release music under some of these names, and also as The Man and S.O.L.O.
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1985: Greater Than One [link]
In 1985, Newman and Wells met at the Royal College of Art in London, formed Greater Than One, and released their first album Kill the Pedagogue on cassette. During the late 1980s they organised art installations and exhibitions accompanied by their own music: "When the whole audience were in, we started a soundtrack ... war sirens and searchlights. This was designed to disorientate the audience, throwing them into an unexpected nightmare. After the shock, Islamic chanting began which then changed to Song For England, during which we came onstage wearing illuminous skull masks...".[1] They formed their own label Kunst=Kapital and released four further albums under this alias between 1987 and 1990.
1990: First hits [link]
Their first hit single was the trance record "Pure" as GTO on Chrysalis Records, a club hit around Europe, closely followed by "Tricky Disco" as Tricky Disco on Warp records, which peaked at number 14 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1990.[2]
They used many aliases because, releasing so much material, they feared the press would not write about it all, if they knew it all came from the same band. As Newman said, “if you give them a Tricky Disco one week and then a John and Julie two weeks later and GTO a month later they’ll write about all of it”.[3] Their aliases also allowed them to release different types of material on different record labels. The single "Double Happiness" as John and Julie appeared on XL Recordings; the 1993 Tip of the Iceberg album as GTO was released on REACT, and the 1995 album Headsex as Technohead appeared on Mokum Records.
1995: Technohead [link]
Headsex contained their biggest hit, I Wanna Be a Hippy. It was accompanied by a video featuring three youths with shaved heads, wearing "Party Animal" t-shirts and carrying inflatable hammers, chasing a hippy on a bicycle around a park in Amsterdam. It reached number 1 in 12 different countries including Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland,[4] and number 6 in the UK in February 1996.
Two Technohead follow-up singles followed in 1996; "Happy Birthday" reached number 18 in April and the next single "Banana-na-na" peaked at number 64 in October.[5]
Wells has recorded many singles and three more albums since, including two Tricky Disco singles in February 2007.
Discography [link]
Studio albums [link]
Greater Than One [link]
- Kill the Pedagogue (1985)
- All the Masters Licked Me (1987)
- Trust (recorded 1987 as the first attempt of All the Masters Licked Me)
- Dance of the Cowards (1988)
- London (1989)
- G-Force (1989)
- Duty + Trust (1991 - recorded 1987/1988)
GTO [link]
- Tip of the Iceberg (1993)
Church of Extacy [link]
- Technohead (1993)
Technohead [link]
- Headsex (1995)
Signs Ov Chaos [link]
- Frankenscience (1996)
The Man [link]
- Phunk Box (1997)
Signs of Chaos [link]
- Departure (1998)
S.O.L.O. [link]
- Out Is In (1999)
Singles [link]
Technohead [link]
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [6] |
AUT [6] |
BEL (Vl) [6] |
FIN [6] |
GER [7] |
IRE [8] |
NED [6] |
SUI [6] |
UK [9] |
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| 1995 | "I Wanna Be a Hippy" | 20 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | Headsex | |||
| "Headsex" | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1996 | "Happy Birthday" | — | — | — | 20 | 100 | 23 | 28 | — | 18 | Singles only | |||
| "Banana Na Na (Dumb Bi Bumb)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | 64 | |||||
| 2004 | "I Wanna Be Hippy (I Wanna Get Stoned 2004 Remix)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
References [link]
- ^ Godsend Magazine volume 13, accessed 15 June 2007.
- ^ EveryHit.com UK Top 40 Hit Database, accessed 15 June 2007.
- ^ Interview with New Hampshire radio station WUNH circa 1990, accessed 15 June 2006.
- ^ Dataflow music website, accessed 15 June 2007.
- ^ The Zobbel website Chart Log UK 1994 – 2006, accessed 15 June 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f International peaks
- ^ German peaks
- ^ Search for Irish peaks
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ German certification
- ^ UK certification
External links [link]
https://wn.com/Greater_Than_One
Tricky
Tricky may refer to:
See also
Tricky (TV series)
Tricky was a British children's animated television programme that aired in the ITV Network's children's strand CITV on Saturday mornings from 30 August to 20 December 1997. It was the first live children's show hosted by an animated character - a talking dragon named Tricky. His co-host was a strange dragon-cat hybrid, who hatched from an egg in the third show, and was called 'Purrdy' because of a competition won by a 5-year-old girl from Dunoon, Leanne Campbell. Claudia Winkleman made frequent appearances on the show, and Tricky would usually call her 'Claudia Winklebottom'. The second edition of Tricky was pre-empted by Princess Diana's funeral. The showed was produced by Real Time Animation for Granada Television.
The show didn't prove to be all that popular, and only lasted for one series. But Tricky made a comeback to TV screens in 2003; he was renamed 'Rorry', though Purrdy kept her name, and hosted the kid's channel POP!.
External links
Tricky (musician)
Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws (born 27 January 1968), better known by his stage name Tricky, is an English record producer, vocalist, director, actor, and musician. He began his career as an early collaborator of Massive Attack before embarking on a solo career with his debut album, Maxinquaye, in 1995. The release won Tricky popular acclaim and marked the beginning of a lengthy collaborative partnership with vocalist Martina Topley-Bird. He released four more studio albums before the end of the decade, including Pre-Millennium Tension and the pseudonymous Nearly God, both in 1996. He has gone on to release six studio albums since 2000, most recently the self-titled Adrian Thaws (2014).
Often considered a pioneer of the trip hop style that rose to prominence in the UK during the 1990s, Tricky is noted for his whispering, sprechgesang vocal approach and a dark, layered musical style that draws on disparate cultural influences and genres, including hip hop, alternative rock and ragga. He has collaborated with a wide range of artists over the course of his career, including Terry Hall, Björk, Gravediggaz, Grace Jones, Massive Attack and PJ Harvey.
Podcasts:
Tricky
ALBUMS
- Adrian Thaws released: 2014
- False Idols released: 2013
- Mixed Race released: 2010
- Tricky Meets South Rakkas Crew released: 2009
- Knowle West Boy released: 2008
- Back to Mine: Tricky released: 2003
- Vulnerable released: 2003
- A Ruff Guide released: 2002
- Remixed released: 2001
- Blowback released: 2001
- Juxtapose released: 1999
- Angels With Dirty Faces released: 1998
- Grassroots released: 1996
- Pre-Millennium Tension released: 1996
- Maxinquaye released: 1995
- The B-Side Collection released:
- Ultimate Collection released:
- The Prophet: B-sides & Remixes released:
- Made in Bristol released:
- Best of Tricky released:
A Ruff Guide
Released 2002- Aftermath (version one)
- Poems (edit)
- For Real
- Black Steel (radio edit)
- Pumpkin (edit)
- Broken Homes
- Wash My Soul
- I Be the Prophet (With Drums)
- Makes Me Wanna Die
- Tricky Kid
- Scrappy Love
- Ponderosa (original 7" edit)
- Christiansands
- Hell Is Around the Corner
- Singing the Blues
- Bubbles
- Overcome
- Aftermath (I Could Be Looking for People remix)
- Black Steel (In the Draw mix)
The Prophet: B-sides & Remixes
- I Am the Prophet (feat. Starving Souls)
- If You Want My Love (feat. Starving Souls)
- I Be the Prophet (With Drums) (feat. Starving Souls)
- Grandmaster (Durban Poison mix) (feat. Intastella)
- Agolo (How's Tricks mix) (feat. Angelique Kidjo)
- Had You in Me (feat. Neneh Cherry)
- Devotion (feat. Neneh Cherry)
- I Wanna Know (feat. Neneh Cherry)
- Crack Baby (feat. Neneh Cherry)
- Horse & Carriage (Tricky remix) (feat. Cam'ron)
- Hypnotize (Trickster European remix) (feat. Notorious B.I.g.)
- Judgement Day (Tricky remix) (feat. Method Man)
- Ghost Town (live) (feat. Terry Hall)
Made in Bristol
- Hell Is Round the Corner (The Hell and Water mix)
- Psychosis
- Tonite Is a Special Nite (Chaos Mass Confusion mix)
- Aftermath (Hip Hop Blues)
- Brand New You're Retro (Alex Reele remix)
- Black Steel (Been Caught Steelin mix)
- Here Come the Aliens (Afrika Izlam remix)
- Makes Me Wanna Die (The Weekend Mix by Stereo MC's)
- Flynn
- Devil's Helper
- Smoking Beagles
- Suffocated Love
- Grass Roots
- Milk (Performed by Garbage) (The Wicked Tricky mix)
- Anti Histamine (feat. PJ Harvey)
- Where do We Go From Here (Performed by Yoko Ono) (Tricky mix)
Tricky
ALBUMS
- Maxinquaye released: 2012
- Mixed Race released: 2010
- Tricky Meets South Rakkas Crew released: 2009
- Knowle West Boy released: 2008
- Back to Mine: Tricky released: 2003
- A Ruff Guide released: 2002
- Blowback released: 2002
- Grassroots released: 1996
- Pre-Millennium Tension released: 1996
- The B-Side Collection released:
- Ultimate Collection released:
- The Prophet: B-sides & Remixes released:
- Made in Bristol released:
- Angels With Dirty Faces released:
- Vulnerable released:
- Best of Tricky released:
Ultimate Collection
- Wonder Woman (feat. John Frusciante & Flea)
- Girls (feat. Anthony Keidis & John Frusciante)
- Money Greedy
- Black Steel
- Hell Is Round the Corner
- Aftermath
- Overcome
- Tricky Kid
- Make a Change (feat. Alison Moyet)
- I Be the Prophet (feat. Martina)
- Yoga (feat. Björk)
- Together Now (feat. Neneh Cherry)
- Ghetto Youth
- Makes Me Wanna Die
- Talk to Me (Angels With Dirty Faces)
- Evolution Revolution Love (feat. Ed Kowalczyk & Hawkman)
The Prophet: B-sides & Remixes
- I Am the Prophet (feat. Starving Souls)
- If You Want My Love (feat. Starving Souls)
- I Be the Prophet (With Drums) (feat. Starving Souls)
- Grandmaster (Durban Poison mix) (feat. Intastella)
- Agolo (How's Tricks mix) (feat. Angelique Kidjo)
- Had You in Me (feat. Neneh Cherry)
- Devotion (feat. Neneh Cherry)
- I Wanna Know (feat. Neneh Cherry)
- Crack Baby (feat. Neneh Cherry)
- Horse & Carriage (Tricky remix) (feat. Cam'ron)
- Hypnotize (Trickster European remix) (feat. Notorious B.I.g.)
- Judgement Day (Tricky remix) (feat. Method Man)
- Ghost Town (live) (feat. Terry Hall)
Made in Bristol
- Hell Is Round the Corner (The Hell and Water mix)
- Psychosis
- Tonite Is a Special Nite (Chaos Mass Confusion mix)
- Aftermath (Hip Hop Blues)
- Brand New You're Retro (Alex Reele remix)
- Black Steel (Been Caught Steelin mix)
- Here Come the Aliens (Afrika Izlam remix)
- Makes Me Wanna Die (The Weekend Mix by Stereo MC's)
- Flynn
- Devil's Helper
- Smoking Beagles
- Suffocated Love
- Grass Roots
- Milk (Performed by Garbage) (The Wicked Tricky mix)
- Anti Histamine (feat. PJ Harvey)
- Where do We Go From Here (Performed by Yoko Ono) (Tricky mix)
Christopher Stewart
ALBUMS
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by Alex K
The Singles - Past & Present
by: Alex KHere we go
If you were mine [16x]
If you were mine, I would give you my everything
My everything girl
If you were mine, I would give you the world
Oh you're on, my mind
Can't you see you're the one for me
The one for me girl
If you were mine, I would never let go
Here we go
If you were mine, I would give you my everything
My everything girl
If you were mine, I would give you the world
Oh you're on, my mind
Can't you see you're the one for me
The one for me girl
If you were mine, I would never let go
If you were mine
If you were mine
Here we go
If you were mine... [3x]