Bis (band)
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Bis are a Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 indie pop
Indie pop
Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...

 band
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...

 composed of Steven Clark (Sci-fi Steven), John Clark (John Disco
John Disco
John Disco is a Scottish record producer, sound engineer and songwriter. He started out as a member of the band Bis, and has worked in the recording studio with Fangs, Franz Ferdinand, Stevie Jackson, Linus Loves and Mylo.-Bands:...

), and Amanda MacKinnon (Manda Rin). Formed in 1994, the band broke up in 2003, but reformed briefly in 2007 for a series of concert
Concert
A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...

s.

History

The three musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....

s formed Bis in 1994, when Rin and Disco were in secondary school and Steven had recently finished there. About a year later, they appeared on BBC Television
BBC Television
BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The corporation, which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927, has produced television programmes from its own studios since 1932, although the start of its regular service of television...

's Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn...

performing "Kandy Pop" from their Secret Vampire Soundtrack EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 ahead of its release: much being made at the time about them being the first 'unsigned' band to do so: in reality dozens of bands - especially in the late 1970s and 'novelty' acts - had appeared on the show with singles released on labels they had no formal contract with other than as a distributor or, like Bis, on a single by single basis.

Bis released a number of EPs, three of which entered the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

. In the late 1990s "Eurodisco", from their album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

, Social Dancing, became a minor success for the band in Australia as well as the UK.

The band's name, rhyming with 'this', derives from "Black Iron Skyline", a song by The The
The The
The The are an English musical and multimedia group that have been active in various forms since 1979, with singer/songwriter Matt Johnson being the only constant band member.-Early years :...

.

Rise to fame

The band's early releases were on Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

's Chemikal Underground
Chemikal Underground
Chemikal Underground is an independent record label set up in 1994 by Glasgow, Scotland rock band The Delgados. It was set up to release their first single, "Monica Webster" / "Brand New Car" and went on to break many new Scottish bands in the nineties....

 label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...

, run by The Delgados
The Delgados
The Delgados were a Scottish indie rock band from Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The band was composed of Alun Woodward , Stewart Henderson , Paul Savage and Emma Pollock .-Biography:...

, before transferring to Wiiija
Wiiija
Wiiija was a British independent record label. It was founded in 1988 by staff from the Rough Trade Shop in Notting Hill, London. The name Wiiija is a corruption of W11 1JA, the postcode of the Rough Trade Shop in Talbot Street....

 where labelmates included Cornershop
Cornershop
Cornershop are a British indie rock band formed in 1991 by Wolverhampton-born Tjinder Singh , his brother Avtar Singh , David Chambers and Ben Ayres , the first three having previously been members of Preston-based band General Havoc, who released one single in 1991...

. In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

, their records
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...

 appeared on the underground label K Records
K Records
K Records is an independent record label in Olympia, Washington, co-founded, owned, and operated by Calvin Johnson, formerly of the bands Cool Rays, Beat Happening, The Go Team, The Halo Benders and presently in the bands Dub Narcotic Sound System and The Hive Dwellers...

, and on the Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....

' Grand Royal label. They toured extensively both in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 and abroad— their diverse influences reflected in the kind of acts they appeared with: Pavement
Pavement (band)
Pavement is an American alternative rock band that formed in Stockton, California in 1989. In their career, they achieved a significant cult following, and they were called the best band of the 1990s by prominent music critics Robert Christgau and Stephen Thomas Erlewine...

, Garbage
Garbage (band)
Garbage are an alternative rock band formed in Madison, Wisconsin in 1994. The group consists of Scottish singer Shirley Manson and American musicians Duke Erikson , Steve Marker and Butch Vig . All four members are involved in songwriting and production...

, Luscious Jackson
Luscious Jackson
Luscious Jackson are an alternative rock group formed in 1991. The band's name was inspired by now-retired American basketball player Lucious Jackson....

, Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters is an American alternative rock band originally formed in 1994 by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl as a one-man project following the dissolution of his previous band. The band got its name from the UFOs and various aerial phenomena that were reported by Allied aircraft pilots in World War...

 and Gary Numan
Gary Numan
Gary Numan is an English singer, composer, and musician, most widely known for his chart-topping 1979 hits "Are 'Friends' Electric?" and "Cars". His signature sound consisted of heavy synthesizer hooks fed through guitar effects pedals.Numan is considered a pioneer of commercial electronic music...

 amongst them.

The group became a favourite of the likes of Blur, John Peel and Green Day, despite a particularly hostile review by Steven Wells in the New Musical Express entitled The Sinking Of The Bis-Lark.

The U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 first encountered the band during the closing credits
Closing credits
Closing credits or end credits are added at the end of a motion picture, television program, or video game to list the cast and crew involved in the production. They usually appear as a list of names in small type, which either flip very quickly from page to page, or move smoothly across the...

 of The Powerpuff Girls
The Powerpuff Girls
The Powerpuff Girls is an American animated television series created by animator Craig McCracken and produced by Hanna-Barbera for Cartoon Network...

animated series. Their song "Detour" was also given some radio
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...

 airplay in the U.S. They enjoyed a period of success in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, selling nearly 100,000 copies of their debut album in its first week of release, but future releases failed to be anywhere near as successful.

Split and future projects

The band broke up in 2003, after playing a farewell show at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, also known as King Tut's, is a live music venue and bar in on St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Scotland. It is owned and managed by Glasgow-based gig promoters DF Concerts...

. All remained active in the local music scene. Steven and John Disco
John Disco
John Disco is a Scottish record producer, sound engineer and songwriter. He started out as a member of the band Bis, and has worked in the recording studio with Fangs, Franz Ferdinand, Stevie Jackson, Linus Loves and Mylo.-Bands:...

 played in Dirty Hospital and Rin acted as a DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...

. Rin was also in a band called The Kitchen, whilst Disco joined the ska
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...

 band, The Amphetameanies, which included members of Belle & Sebastian
Belle & Sebastian
Belle and Sebastian are an indie pop band formed in Glasgow in January 1996. Belle and Sebastian are often compared with influential indie bands such as The Smiths, as well as classic acts such as Love, Bob Dylan and Nick Drake. The name Belle & Sebastian comes from Belle et Sébastien, a 1965...

 and Pink Kross.

In 2005, they announced on the official Bis website that together they had formed a new band, called Data Panik
Data Panik
Data Panik were a Scottish rock band—Steven Clark , John Clark , Amanda MacKinnon , Stuart Memo and Graham Christie ....

 with Stuart Memo on bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

 and drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...

 Graham Christie. After releasing two 7" singles, however, the band split up.

Bis contributed an old song to the game Jet Set Radio Future
Jet Set Radio Future
Jet Set Radio Future is a video game developed by Smilebit and the sequel to Jet Set Radio. The game is also known as Jet Grind Radio. It was published by Sega. It was released on February 25, 2002 in the United States, near the beginning of the Xbox's lifespan...

called "Statement of Intent". In 2005, Bis performed in animated form on the CBBC
CBBC
CBBC is one of two brand names used for the BBC's children's television strands. Between 1985 and 2002, CBBC was the name given to all the BBC's programmes on TV for children aged under 14...

 children's cartoon
Cartoon
A cartoon is a form of two-dimensional illustrated visual art. While the specific definition has changed over time, modern usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic drawing or painting intended for satire, caricature, or humor, or to the artistic style of such works...

, BB3B
BB3B
BB3B is an animated UK children's television series produced by Tell Tale Productions in 2005. The entire series consists of thirteen episodes of twenty minutes each. It is shown on CBBC in the UK and ABC in Australia...

.

As of 2006 Rin was working on solo material. In 2007 she teamed up with the Scottish electro-pop outfit, Juno!, and has collaborated on their independently released singles, "Smoke & Mirrors" and "These Boys Are Athletes", as well as regularly appearing live with the band, most recently at the Rock Ness 2008 Festival.

To celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the release of their debut album The New Transistor Heroes
The New Transistor Heroes
The New Transistor Heroes is the 1997 debut album from the pop group Bis. The group made it a point to record all new songs for the album in order to give consumers more value for their money by not making them buy any songs off previous EPs again...

, Bis re-formed in April 2007 for three shows in Glasgow, Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...

, and London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

. A greatest hits
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...

 compilation
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

  titled We are Bis from Glasgow, Scotland
We are Bis from Glasgow, Scotland
We are Bis from Glasgow, Scotland is the Greatest Hits album by the Scottish pop group Bis. It was released on April 30, 2007 on the Cherry Red record label.-Track listing:#Kandy Pop#Eurodisco#Kill Yr Boyfriend#Starbright Boy#I'm A Slut...

was released on compact disc
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...

 to coincide with these shows.

In August 2008, Rin released the solo single, "DNA", which she followed up with the release of her debut album, My DNA with This Is Fake DIY
This Is Fake DIY
This Is Fake DIY is a United Kingdom-based music webzine dedicated to alternative music. It is named after a song by the Scottish alternative rock group Bis....

 in September 2008.

In November 2009, Rin announced that the band would reform to play at the Primavera Festival in May 2010.

More recently, singer Manda Rin provided the artwork for an iPhone game called "All Fridges Are Psychotic"., and (on 18 November 2010) made a short guest appearance on the BBC music quiz programme Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game television show with a pop music theme, currently without a permanent presenter. It stars Phill Jupitus and Noel Fielding as team captains. The show is produced by Talkback Thames for the BBC, and is usually aired on BBC Two...

. She also teamed up with Hyperbubble
Hyperbubble
Hyperbubble is an international visual and performing arts electro pop/synthpop duo from San Antonio, Texas formed by Jeff DeCuir and Jess Barnett DeCuir...

 on a track for their 2011 album Drastic Cinematic
Drastic Cinematic
Drastic Cinematic is an LP by the American synthpop/electro pop band Hyperbubble from German label Pure Pop For Now People. It debuted in Europe and North America on April 2, 2011 as a limited edition of 100 copies with handmade covers. The album includes Welcome To Infinity, released earlier in...

.

Studio albums

Year Album Chart positions
UK
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...

JP
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...

1997 The New Transistor Heroes
The New Transistor Heroes
The New Transistor Heroes is the 1997 debut album from the pop group Bis. The group made it a point to record all new songs for the album in order to give consumers more value for their money by not making them buy any songs off previous EPs again...

  • Labels: Wiiija
    Wiiija
    Wiiija was a British independent record label. It was founded in 1988 by staff from the Rough Trade Shop in Notting Hill, London. The name Wiiija is a corruption of W11 1JA, the postcode of the Rough Trade Shop in Talbot Street....

    , Grand Royal/Capitol
    Capitol Records
    Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...

    , Tristar/Sony
55 19
1999 Social Dancing
  • Labels: Wiiija
    Wiiija
    Wiiija was a British independent record label. It was founded in 1988 by staff from the Rough Trade Shop in Notting Hill, London. The name Wiiija is a corruption of W11 1JA, the postcode of the Rough Trade Shop in Talbot Street....

    , Grand Royal/Capitol
    Capitol Records
    Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...

    , V2
    V2 Records
    V2 Records is a record label that is owned by Universal Music Group as of October 2007. The label was founded in 1996 by Richard Branson, five years after he sold Virgin Records to EMI....

  • 161 60
    2001 Return To Central
    Return to Central
    Return to Central is Bis' final proper full length album. The hair of the girl on the cover was different depending on the region of the release...

  • Labels: spinART, Apex, Tilt

  • Live albums

    • Play Some Real Songs: A Bis Live CD
      Play Some Real Songs: the Live Album
      Bis made a live album available while on tour or over the internet. It collects hightlights from their first world tour.-Tracks:# Tell it to the Kids # Conspiracy a Go-Go # Teen-C Power...

      (2001, only sold through the Bis website)

    Compilation albums

    • Icky-Poo Air Raid
      Icky-Poo Air Raid
      The first collection of non-album tracks that Bis released. It was released only in Thailand. The Icky-Poo Air Raid CD collects tracks from the Atom-Powered Action! and Bis vs...

      (1997, Rock)
    • Intendo
      Intendo
      * Packaging lists "Cookie Cutter Kid" and "Grand Royal with Cheese " as separate tracks, but they are both on track 10.-Critical response:...

      (1998, Grand Royal)
    • I Love Bis
      I Love Bis
      I Love Bis is a collection of the first four Bis EPs along with their split w/ Heavenly and the tracks that appeared on the various artist compilations Ché Trading Limited Number 4 and Snakebite City Vol...

      (2001)
    • Plastique Nouveau
      Plastique Nouveau
      Plastique Nouveau is a collection of Bis remixes, b-sides and bonus tracks previously exclusive to the UK version of Return To Central. It pulls a few tracks from the fukd i.d. EP as well as the "Protection" single.-Tracks:...

      (2002, spinART)
    • We are Bis from Glasgow, Scotland
      We are Bis from Glasgow, Scotland
      We are Bis from Glasgow, Scotland is the Greatest Hits album by the Scottish pop group Bis. It was released on April 30, 2007 on the Cherry Red record label.-Track listing:#Kandy Pop#Eurodisco#Kill Yr Boyfriend#Starbright Boy#I'm A Slut...

      (2007, Cherry Red
      Cherry Red
      Cherry Red is a London-based independent record label formed in 1978.-History:Cherry Red grew from the rock promotion company founded in 1971 to promote rock concerts at the Malvern Winter Gardens...

      )

    Extended plays

    • Transmissions on the Teen-C Tip!
      Transmissions on the Teen-C Tip!
      Transmissions on the Teen-C Tip! was the first release for Bis. It was a 7 inch record released on Spain's Acurela Records.-Track listing:All tracks written by Bis.# "Kill Yr Boyfriend" # "Sci-fi Superstar"...

      (1995, Acuarela)
    • Disco Nation 45
      Disco Nation 45
      Disco Nation 45 was the second ever release for Bis. It also the first Bis release to come out on Chemikal Underground, a label Bis found support in several times.-Track listing:All tracks written by Bis.# "School Disco"...

      (1995, Chemikal Underground
      Chemikal Underground
      Chemikal Underground is an independent record label set up in 1994 by Glasgow, Scotland rock band The Delgados. It was set up to release their first single, "Monica Webster" / "Brand New Car" and went on to break many new Scottish bands in the nineties....

      )
    • The Secret Vampire Soundtrack
      The Secret Vampire Soundtrack
      The Secret Vampire Soundtrack is the EP that launched Bis into the public eye with the song "Kandy Pop". It was released in 4 formats, 7 inch and 12 inch vinyl records, cassette tape and compact disc.-Track listing:All tracks written by Bis....

      (1996, Chemikal Underground
      Chemikal Underground
      Chemikal Underground is an independent record label set up in 1994 by Glasgow, Scotland rock band The Delgados. It was set up to release their first single, "Monica Webster" / "Brand New Car" and went on to break many new Scottish bands in the nineties....

      ) UK
      UK Singles Chart
      The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

       #25
    • Bis vs. the D.I.Y. Corps
      Bis vs. the D.I.Y. Corps
      Bis vs. the D.I.Y. Corps was the first release on Bis's very own teen-c recordings. It was released on 7 inch vinyl, cassette tape and compact disc. When listing this release or the song "This is Fake D.I.Y." Bis just as often use the last period in the acronym D.I.Y...

      (1996, teen-c recordings) UK #45
    • Atom-Powered Action!
      Atom-Powered Action!
      Atom-Powered Action! was the first Bis release on label mainstay Wiiija Records. It could be up to debate as to if this release is a single or an EP considering that "Starbright Boy" showed up on the The New Transistor Heroes album...

      (1996, Wiiija
      Wiiija
      Wiiija was a British independent record label. It was founded in 1988 by staff from the Rough Trade Shop in Notting Hill, London. The name Wiiija is a corruption of W11 1JA, the postcode of the Rough Trade Shop in Talbot Street....

      ) UK #54
    • This Is Teen-C Power!
      This Is Teen-C Power!
      This is Teen-C Power! is the first release for Bis on the Beastie Boys' Grand Royal label as a preview for American audiences. Collecting material from the Disco Nation 45 , The Secret Vampire Soundtrack and Bis vs. the D.I.Y...

      (1996, Grand Royal)
    • Techno Disco Lovers
      Techno Disco Lovers
      Techno Disco Lovers was an EP by Bis, made to preview the 1999 Social Dancing album. This EP was only made available in Japan and Germany...

      (1998, V2
      V2 Records
      V2 Records is a record label that is owned by Universal Music Group as of October 2007. The label was founded in 1996 by Richard Branson, five years after he sold Virgin Records to EMI....

       & PIAS)
    • Music For A Stranger World
      Music for a Stranger World
      Music for a Stranger World is the Bis EP that bridges the musical gap between the Social Dancing and Return To Central albums. It was released in 2000 though the American version didn't come out until 2001, a year after its initial release....

      (2000, Wiiija
      Wiiija
      Wiiija was a British independent record label. It was founded in 1988 by staff from the Rough Trade Shop in Notting Hill, London. The name Wiiija is a corruption of W11 1JA, the postcode of the Rough Trade Shop in Talbot Street....

      , Lookout!
      Lookout! Records
      -History:Larry Livermore and David Hayes formed the label in 1987. From the start, Lookout released punk rock records, but over time expanded its scope to include various types of pop rock, reggae fusion, acoustic rock, pop punk, and indie rock...

       & V2
      V2 Records
      V2 Records is a record label that is owned by Universal Music Group as of October 2007. The label was founded in 1996 by Richard Branson, five years after he sold Virgin Records to EMI....

      )
    • fukd ID #5
      Fukd ID
      Fukd ID is the name of an imprint on the Chemikal Underground record label, established to allow them to release a wider range of musical styles from artists who might not necessarily be signed to the label...

      (2001, Chemikal Underground
      Chemikal Underground
      Chemikal Underground is an independent record label set up in 1994 by Glasgow, Scotland rock band The Delgados. It was set up to release their first single, "Monica Webster" / "Brand New Car" and went on to break many new Scottish bands in the nineties....

      )
    • Fact 2002
      Fact 2002
      Fact 2002 was a 12 inch record released by the pop group Bis, paying tribute to Factory Records. The EP was given a low-key release....

      (2001, Optimo
      Optimo
      Optimo was a weekly Sunday-night club based in Glasgow, Scotland at the Sub Club on Jamaica Street, as well as a collective moniker for the night's resident DJ duo. Having run every week since it was founded in 1997, on Thursday 11 March 2010, it was announced on the official facebook page that...

       Singles Club and Other Related Recordings)
    • Plastique 33
      Plastique 33
      The Plastique 33 12-inch record was released at the same time as the Plastique Nouveau CD. They both contain the same remixes of songs from the Bis album Return To Central.-Tracks:...

      (2002, spinART)

    Singles

    • "Sweet Shop Avengerz" (1997, Tristar/Sony) - (1997, Wiiija
      Wiiija
      Wiiija was a British independent record label. It was founded in 1988 by staff from the Rough Trade Shop in Notting Hill, London. The name Wiiija is a corruption of W11 1JA, the postcode of the Rough Trade Shop in Talbot Street....

      ) UK #46
    • "Everybody Thinks That They're Going To Get Theirs" (1997, Wiiija
      Wiiija
      Wiiija was a British independent record label. It was founded in 1988 by staff from the Rough Trade Shop in Notting Hill, London. The name Wiiija is a corruption of W11 1JA, the postcode of the Rough Trade Shop in Talbot Street....

       & Shock) - (1997, Tristar/Sony) UK #64
    • "Tell It To The Kids" (1997, Sony Japan)
    • "Kid Cut (Demo Version)" (1997) (One-sided 7" single given out at gigs in Glasgow and London)
    • "Eurodisco" (1998, Wiiija
      Wiiija
      Wiiija was a British independent record label. It was founded in 1988 by staff from the Rough Trade Shop in Notting Hill, London. The name Wiiija is a corruption of W11 1JA, the postcode of the Rough Trade Shop in Talbot Street....

      , Grand Royal/Capitol
      Capitol Records
      Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...

      ) UK #37, BE
      Ultratop
      Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts...

       #41
    • "Action and Drama" (1999, Wiiija
      Wiiija
      Wiiija was a British independent record label. It was founded in 1988 by staff from the Rough Trade Shop in Notting Hill, London. The name Wiiija is a corruption of W11 1JA, the postcode of the Rough Trade Shop in Talbot Street....

      , Shock) UK #50
    • "Detour" (1999, Wiiija
      Wiiija
      Wiiija was a British independent record label. It was founded in 1988 by staff from the Rough Trade Shop in Notting Hill, London. The name Wiiija is a corruption of W11 1JA, the postcode of the Rough Trade Shop in Talbot Street....

       & Grand Royal) UK #84
    • "What You're Afraid Of" (2001, spinART)
    • "Protection" (2001, Tilt)
    • "The End Starts Today" (2002, Artful)

    Splits

    • "Trophy Girlfriend" b/w "Keroleen" – Heavenly/Bis split (1996, K
      K Records
      K Records is an independent record label in Olympia, Washington, co-founded, owned, and operated by Calvin Johnson, formerly of the bands Cool Rays, Beat Happening, The Go Team, The Halo Benders and presently in the bands Dub Narcotic Sound System and The Hive Dwellers...

      )
    • "Pop Song" / "Clockwork Punk" b/w "Rococo Neggro" / "Harrap Ageing Fast" – Lugworm/Bis split (1997, Guided Missile
      Guided Missile
      Guided Missile is a London based independent record label set up by Paul Kearney in 1994.Guided Missile has always focused on 'the underground', preferring to put out a steady flow of releases and developing the numerous GM events around London and beyond....

      )
    • "Signal In The Sky (Let's Go)" b/w "The Powerpuff Girls (End Theme)" – Bis/The Apples in Stereo
      The Apples in Stereo
      The Apples in Stereo, styled The Apples in stereo, is an American indie rock band associated with The Elephant Six Collective, a group of bands also including Neutral Milk Hotel and The Olivia Tremor Control. The band is largely a product of lead vocalist/guitarist Robert Schneider, who writes the...

       split (2000, Kid Rhino)

    Various artist compilations

    • Songs About Plucking (1996, Fierce Panda) – "Super James"
    • The Smiths Is Dead (1996, Small Records) – "The Boy With A Thorn In His Side
      The Boy with the Thorn in His Side (song)
      The original 12" has "Rubber Ring" and "Asleep" segued into a continuous piece with the voice sample at the end of the former looped and faded into the wind noise preceding the latter...

      "
    • Random (1997, Beggar Banquet
      Beggars Banquet Records
      Beggars Banquet is an English independent record label that began as a chain of record shops owned by Martin Mills and Nick Austin, and is part of the Beggars Group of labels...

      ) – "We Are So Fragile"
    • At Home with the Groovebox (2000, Grand Royal) – "Oh My"
    • The Powerpuff Girls - Heroes and Villains (2000, Rhino Entertainment
      Rhino Entertainment
      Rhino Entertainment Company is an American specialty record label and production company. It is owned by Warner Music Group.-History:Rhino was originally a novelty song and reissue company during the 1970s and 1980s, releasing compilation albums of pop, rock & roll, and rhythm & blues successes...

      ) – "Fight the Power" and "The Powerpuff Girls (End Theme)"

    Music videos

    • "Kandy Pop" (1996)
    • "This Is Fake D.I.Y" (1996)
    • "Starbright Boy" (1997)
    • "Sweet Shop Avengerz" (1997)
    • "Tell it to the Kids" (1997)
    • "Everybody Thinks They're Going To Get Theirs" (1997)
    • "Eurodisco" (1998)
    • "Action and Drama" (1999)
    • "Detour" (1999)
    • "The End Starts Today (Single Edit)" (2001)

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