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Black Science Orchestra was a musical project headed chiefly by the British DJ and producer
Ashley Beedle Ashley Beedle (born November 25, 1962, in Hemel Hempstead, England) is a British house music DJ and producer. He was a member of the groups Black Science Orchestra and X-Press 2 in addition to releasing material under his own name. Career Beedl ...
, which produced a number of disco and
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records in the 1990s.


History

Enlisting the help of Rob Mello and John Howard, Black Science Orchestra made their debut in 1992 with "Where Were You", a reworking of the classic
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tune "Where Were You (When the Lights Went Out?)". The record was given exposure by
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, and their subsequent releases found favour with both Knuckles and the
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team over the course of 1992 and 1993.
Legal disputes, however, delayed the release of the debut Black Science Orchestra album, and when it finally appeared in 1996 it was with a revised line-up of Beedle, Marc Woolford & Uschi Classen.


Discography


Albums

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Walters Room ''Walters Room'' is a studio album by Black Science Orchestra, released on Junior Boy's Own in 1996. The title is a reference to Walter Gibbons. It debuted at number 68 on the UK Albums Chart. In 2008, it was re-released with additional bonus tr ...
'' (
Junior Boy's Own Junior Boy's Own is an English record label specialising in electronic dance music. Underworld, The Chemical Brothers and X-Press 2 are its most successful artists. History The origins of the label go back to 1987, when a group of young clu ...
) 1996


Singles

*"Where Were You?" (
Junior Boy's Own Junior Boy's Own is an English record label specialising in electronic dance music. Underworld, The Chemical Brothers and X-Press 2 are its most successful artists. History The origins of the label go back to 1987, when a group of young clu ...
) 1992 *"Strong" (
Junior Boy's Own Junior Boy's Own is an English record label specialising in electronic dance music. Underworld, The Chemical Brothers and X-Press 2 are its most successful artists. History The origins of the label go back to 1987, when a group of young clu ...
) 1993 *"Brand New"/"New Jersey Deep" (
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) 1994 *''The Altered States EP'' (
Junior Boy's Own Junior Boy's Own is an English record label specialising in electronic dance music. Underworld, The Chemical Brothers and X-Press 2 are its most successful artists. History The origins of the label go back to 1987, when a group of young clu ...
) 1994 *"City of Brotherly Love" (
Junior Boy's Own Junior Boy's Own is an English record label specialising in electronic dance music. Underworld, The Chemical Brothers and X-Press 2 are its most successful artists. History The origins of the label go back to 1987, when a group of young clu ...
) 1990 *"Save U" (
Junior Boy's Own Junior Boy's Own is an English record label specialising in electronic dance music. Underworld, The Chemical Brothers and X-Press 2 are its most successful artists. History The origins of the label go back to 1987, when a group of young clu ...
) 1996 *"Soul Power Music" (
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) 2000


See also

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Ashley Beedle Ashley Beedle (born November 25, 1962, in Hemel Hempstead, England) is a British house music DJ and producer. He was a member of the groups Black Science Orchestra and X-Press 2 in addition to releasing material under his own name. Career Beedl ...
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X-Press 2 X-Press 2 are an English electronic dance music duo. The members are DJ Diesel (Darren House) and DJ Rocky (Darren Rock). Ashley Beedle left to pursue solo projects in 2009. They were DJ Award winners in 2002 and Ivor Novello winners in 200 ...
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Ballistic Brothers The Ballistic Brothers (initially spelt Balistic) were a British based band comprising Ashley Beedle, Rocky & Diesel ''Rocky'' is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. ...
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Junior Boy's Own Junior Boy's Own is an English record label specialising in electronic dance music. Underworld, The Chemical Brothers and X-Press 2 are its most successful artists. History The origins of the label go back to 1987, when a group of young clu ...


References

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