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genre. Their first success came with a few tracks on the Beyond Records ''Ambient Dub'' series of compilations, and "Push Push" became a dancefloor hit at the beginning of the 90s. They released four studio albums and also mixed and compiled an album for

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series. Their urban sound was created by Richard "DJ Dick" Whittingham who began his DJ career in

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, he now hosts Leftfoot at the Medicine Bar, and Glyn "Bigga" Bush who continues to produce music as BiggaBush and Lightning Head on his own Lion Head label. Their song "What a Life!" was part of the soundtrack for the 1995 film '' The Basketball Diaries'', and "Going Under (Love & Insanity Dub) ( K&D Sessions)" featured in the 2000s film ''

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'', as well as in the mid-season finale to the first season of the television series ''The O.C.'' In 1992, Richard Whittingham and Glyn Bush founded the label Different Drummer, releasing music from both Original Rockers/Rockers Hi-Fi and others.

Discography Original Rockers

* Push Push (single) (1991), The Cake Label * Rockers to Rockers (released 1993 on Different Drummer, with four different tracks compared to the 1995 Rockers Hi-Fi re-release.

Discography Rockers Hi-Fi

* Rockers to Rockers (Recorded 1993, released 1995, 4th & Broadway /

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) * Push Push (single) (1995) 4th & Broadway * Mish Mash (25 March 1997, WEA Records) * Going Under (the

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Sessions EP) (single) 1997, Different Drummer / WEA * DJ-Kicks: The Black Album (19 May 1997,

) * Overproof (1998, WEA Records) * Times Up (1999, WEA Records)

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English dance music groups English electronic music groups British electronic dance music groups Gee Street Records artists Musical groups from Birmingham, West Midlands {{UK-electronic-band-stub