Data Panik (stylized as data Panik) were a
Scottish rock band
A rock band or pop band is a small musical ensemble that performs rock music, pop music, or a related genre. A four-piece band is the most common configuration in rock and pop music. In the early years, the configuration was typically two gui ...
—Steven Clark (Sci-fi Steven), John Clark (
John Disco
John Clark (born 21 August 1978, better known as John Disco) is a Scottish record producer, sound engineer and songwriter. He started out his career as a member of the band Bis, and has worked in the recording studio with Fangs, Franz Ferdinand, ...
), Amanda MacKinnon (
Manda Rin
Manda Rin (real name Amanda MacKinnon, born 22 March 1977) is a Scottish singer, artist and songwriter. She is the singer and keyboard player of the Scottish indie rock band Bis, later fronted the Kitchen and also released a solo album. She als ...
) (all formerly of
bis at the time), Stuart Memo (of Multiplies) and Graham Christie (ex
Kenickie
Kenickie were an English four-piece pop punk band from Sunderland. The band was formed in 1994 and consisted of lead vocalist, guitarist and lyricist Lauren Laverne (b. Lauren Gofton), drummer Johnny X (real name Pete Gofton, Lauren's brother ...
tour drummer).
Their debut single, "Cubis (I Love You)" backed with "Sense Not Sense" was released on limited edition 7-inch and download in June 2005.
In October 2005, data Panik became the first band in the UK to have a dedicated mobile
i-mode
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website.
April 2006 saw the release of a split 7-inch single on Must Destroy Records with fellow Scots :( (pronounced colon open bracket). The data Panik track "Control The Radical" is featured.
The group recorded three songs for
XFM Scotland ("Minimum Wage", "Retail of the Details" and "Do The Static") which were played on-air the evening of Wednesday 7 June 2006.
It was announced on 16 August 2006 that data Panik had decided to split on the premise that people would not accept them as a credible post
bis band. All members are intending to concentrate on solo projects with John and Steven continuing their Dirty Hospital project.
Some songs by the band were later released on the album ''
data Panik etcetera'' by bis in 2014.
External links
Audiojunkies Interview with Manda Rin
Scottish rock music groups
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