Bis was a Scottish rock band composed of Steven Clark (Sci-fi Steven), John Clark (John Disco), and Amanda MacKinnon (Manda Rin). They were together for nine years, forming in 1994 and breaking up in 2003. Image File history File links Bis(band)SetOnePressShots2001. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... Motto: , traditionally rendered in Scots as Wha daur meddle wi me?[1] and in English as No one provokes me with impunity. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Electropop is a genre of synthesizer pop music which flourished during the early 1980s, although the first recordings were made in the late 1970s. ... Post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial punk rock explosion. During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1976-1983, bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and The Damned began to challenge the current styles and conventions of rock... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Chemikal Underground is the independent record label set up in 1994 by Glasgow rock band The Delgados. ... Grand Royal was the Los Angeles, California based record label set up in 1992 by The Beastie Boys in conjunction with Capitol Records after they left Def Jam Records. ... spinART Records is a popular independent record label. ... Lookout! Records is a record company based in Berkeley, California. ... Wiiija is a British record label, formed in 1988 by staff at the Rough Trade shop in Notting Hill, London. ... Motto: , traditionally rendered in Scots as Wha daur meddle wi me?[1] and in English as No one provokes me with impunity. ... Rock group (or later rock band) is a generic name to describe a group of musicians specializing in a particular form of electronically amplified music. ...

History

Early history

The three musicians formed Bis in 1994, when Manda and John were in secondary school and Steven had recently finished. About a year later, they appeared on Top of the Pops performing Kandy Pop from their Secret Vampire Soundtrack EP ahead of its release, widely reported (even to the present day) as the first such appearance by an unsigned act. Bis had a number of EPs that almost scraped into the UK top 40, including Sweet Shop Avengerz. In the late 1990s "Eurodisco", from the album Social Dancing, became a notable success for the band. Top of the Pops was a long-running British music chart television programme and indeed the longest-running music show in the world shown each week on BBC and now licensed for national versions around the world. ... Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single, but are too short to qualify as albums. ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... See Social dance if looking for a major category or classification of danceforms or dance styles. ...

Rise to fame

The band's early releases were on Glasgow's legendary lo-fi Chemikal Underground label, run by The Delgados, before transferring to Wiiija where labelmates included Cornershop. In the USA, their records appeared on the underground label K Records and on the Beastie Boys' Grand Royal label. They toured extensively both in the UK and abroad—their diverse influences reflected in the kind of acts they appeared with: Pavement, Garbage, Luscious Jackson, Foo Fighters and Gary Numan among them. For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... Chemikal Underground is the independent record label set up in 1994 by Glasgow rock band The Delgados. ... The Delgados were a Scottish indie rock band who formed in Glasgow in 1994 after friends Alun Woodward (vocals/guitar), Stewart Henderson (bass) and Paul Savage (drums) were forcibly ejected from the band Bubblegum. ... Wiiija is a British record label, formed in 1988 by staff at the Rough Trade shop in Notting Hill, London. ... Cornershop is a British indie band formed in Leicester in 1992 by Wolverhampton-born Tjinder Singh (singer, songwriter, and dholaki player), his brother Avtar Singh (bass guitar, vocals), David Chambers (drums) and Ben Ayres (guitar, keyboards, and tamboura), the first three having previously been members of Preston-based band General... K Records logo 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, at present, in the band Dub Narcotic Sound System. ... The Beastie Boys are a hip hop group from the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan. ... Grand Royal Records is the record label setup by The Beastie Boys and Capitol Records in 1992, after they left Def Jam Records. ... Pavement was an American indie rock band in the 1990s. ... Garbage is an American-Scottish rock group formed in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1994. ... Luscious Jackson is an all-woman band formed in 1991 in New York City named for a basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers (Lucious Brown Luke Jackson). ... Foo Fighters is a rock band formed by musician Dave Grohl in 1995. ... Gary Numan (born Hary Anthony James Webb on March 8, 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, composer and electropop pioneer. ...

Mainstream United States first encountered the band during the closing credits of the Powerpuff Girls animated series. They also enjoyed a period of considerable success in Japan—selling nearly 100,000 copies of their debut album in the first week of release. The Powerpuff Girls is an animated series starring three little girls with superpowers who have dedicated their lives to fight crime and the forces of evil, though there are criticisms about their actions. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ...

Split and future projects

The band broke up in 2003, after playing a farewell show at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. All remain active in the local music scene. Steve and John play in Dirty Hospital and Manda DJs. Manda was also in a band called the Kitchen. Also John joined the ska band, the Amphetameanies which include members of Belle and Sebastian and Pink Kross. Belle and Sebastian (sometimes written as Belle & Sebastian) are a Scottish paper pop band formed in Glasgow in January 1996. ...

In 2005, they announced on the official Bis website that together they'd formed a new band, called data Panik with Stuart Memo on bass and drummer Graham Christie. After releasing two 7" singles, however, that band split. Data Panik are a Scottish rock band—Steven Clark (Sci-fi Steven), John Clark (John Disco), Amanda MacKinnon (Manda Rin) (all formerly of Bis), Stuart Memo (of Multiplies) and Graham Christie (ex Kenickie tour drummer). ...

They contributed a song to the game Jet Set Radio Future called "Statement Of Intent". More recently Bis have been seen performing in animated form on the CBBC children's cartoon BB3B. Jet Set Radio Future (often abbreviated JSRF), a video game developed by Smilebit and published by Sega, was released near the beginning of the Xboxs lifespan. ... BB3B is an animated UK childrens television series produced by TellTale Productions in 2005. ...

As of 2006 Manda Rin is working on solo material. 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Discography

Albums

• The New Transistor Heroes (1997, Wiiija, Grand Royal/Capitol & Tristar/Sony)
• Social Dancing (1999, Wiiija, Grand Royal/Capitol & V2)
• Play Some Real Songs: the Live Album (2001)
• Return To Central (2001, spinART, Apex & Tilt)

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Compilations

• Icky-Poo Air Raid (1997, Rock)
• Intendo (1998, Grand Royal)
• I Love Bis (2001)
• Plastique Nouveau (2002, spinART)

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EPs

• Transmissions on the Teen-C Tip! (1995, Acuarela)
• Disco Nation 45 (1995, Chemikal Underground)
• The Secret Vampire Soundtrack (1996, Chemikal Underground)
• Bis vs. the D.I.Y. Corps (1996, teen-c recordings)
• Atom-Powered Action! (1996, Wiiija)
• This Is Teen-C Power! (1996, Grand Royal)
• Techno Disco Lovers (1998, V2 & PIAS)
• Music For A Stranger World (2001, Wiiija, Lookout! & V2)
• fukd i.d. (2001, Chemikal Underground)
• Fact 2002 (2001, Optimo Singles Club and Other Related Recordings)
• Plastique 33 (2002, spinART)

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Singles

• Kandy Pop/ (1997, Tristar/Sony)

 (1997, Wiiija) 

• Everybody Thinks That They're Going To Get Theirs (1997, Wiiija & Shock)

 (1997, Tristar/Sony) 

• Kid Cut (demo) (1997)

 (1998, Wiiija, Grand Royal/Capitol) 

• Action & Drama (1999, Wiiija, Shock)
• Detour (1999, Wiiija & Grand Royal)
• What You're Afraid Of (2001, spinART)
• Protection (2001, Tilt)
• The End Starts Today (2002, Artful)

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Splits

• Heavenly/Bis split (1996, K)
• Lugworm/Bis split (1997, Guided Missile)
• Bis/Apples in Stereo split (2000, Rhino)

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V/A Compilations of Note

• Songs About Plucking (1996, Fierce Panda)
• the Smiths is Dead (1996)
• Random (1997, Beggar Banquet)
• At Home with the Groovebox (2000, Grand Royal)
• Powerpuff Girls: Heroes and Villans (2000, Rhino)

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External links

• Bis Nation - Official website
• Interview with Data Panik at their first London gig, August 2005
• Bis interview, July 1997