Compulsion was an Irish punk band. They formed in the 1990 by Josephmary (singer) and Sid Rainey (bassist) as Thee Amazing Collossal Men. They signed a contract with Virgin Records, but after winning a lawsuit against their record label, they became "Compulsion" in 1992. Joined by drummer guitarist Garrett Lee and drummer Jan-Willem Alkema, they moved to North London and signed to One Little Indian. They released several EPs and two albums. The first, Comforter, was labelled by the NME as part of the "New Wave of New Wave", while the second, The Future is Medium, saw them sport identical black outfits and orange hairdos. The group split in 1996, after which Lee formed Jacknife Lee and later produced Snow Patrol and U2. Alkema joined China Drum and later Driven to Collision. Sid is now a writer and has created/produced an animated kid's TV series called "Underground Ernie" which is due on the BBC June 06'. A group of punks at a music festival. ... This article is about the year. ... Virgin Records is a British recording label founded by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972 after a period of selling discount records via their small shop in London. ... North London is that part of London which is north of the River Thames. ... One Little Indian Records is a record label set up by Derek Birkett (former bass player of Flux Of Pink Indians) and Sue Birkett in 1985, along with Tim Kelly (formar guitar player of Flux Of Pink Indians). ... EP can stand for: EP is the IATA code for Iran Aseman Airlines Extended play, a music recording (usually consisting of several tracks, but shorter than a typical album) European Parliament, the parliamentary body of the European Union Evolutionary psychology, a belief that psychology can be better understood in light... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a music magazine in the UK which has been published weekly since March 1952. ... The New Wave of New Wave (NWONW) was a term coined by music journalists to describe a sub-genre of the British alternative rock scene in the early 90s. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Compulsion was an Irish punk band. ... Snow Patrol are an indie rock band from Northern Ireland, currently signed to Polydor Records. ... U2 are an Irish rock band featuring Bono (Paul David Hewson) on vocals, rhythm guitar, and occasionally harmonica; The Edge (David Howell Evans) on lead guitar, keyboards and backing vocals; Adam Clayton on bass guitar; and Larry Mullen, Jr. ... China Drum were a UK punk rock band. ...

Discography

• Compulsion (EP, 1992)
• Casserole (EP, 1993)
• Safety (EP, 1993)
• Comforter (1994)
• Boogie Woogie (EP, 1994)
• The Future is Medium (1996)
• I Like Compulsion and Compulsion Likes Me (compilation, 2002)

References

• The Forgotten Band Planet: Compulsion
• All Music Guide: Compulsion
• trouser press: Compulsion
• Everything2: Compulsion
• Whispern & Hollerin: Compulsion