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), Ashley Slater (vocalist and trombonist), and backing vocalist Jesse Graham. Their music was a mix of

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. Although not credited, the London-based session bass player Dale Davis recorded bass and guitar on their debut album ''Drive-Thru Booty''.

Discography

The single " Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out" was a minor hit on the UK Singles Chart when released in 1993. There was renewed interest in the track after TV exposure in the 1995

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jeans television advert "Taxi" directed by Baillie Walsh. The band released two albums: '' Drive-Thru Booty'' in 1994 and ''More of Everything for Everybody'' in 1996. The debut album featured the

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s "Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out" and "Rush", released on 4th and Broadway. The title of the former is a play on

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". "Song #6" from the band's follow-up album was featured in the 2004 movie '' Code 46''. The song "Waiting for the story to end" was used in a Norwegian beer commercial in the 1990s, for a beer from the E.C Dahls brewery in Trondheim.

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Singles

References

External links

* {{Authority control English electronic music groups Acid jazz ensembles English musical trios Musical groups established in 1993 Musical groups disestablished in 1999 Island Records artists