Stereo MC's
Stereo MC's | |
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 Stereo MC's inconcert,August 2006 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Clapham,London, England |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Labels |
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| Members | Nick Hallam Rob Birch Cath Coffey Tansay Omar |
| Past members | Owen If |
| Website | Official website |
Stereo MC'sare an Englishhip hopandelectronic dancegroup that formed inClapham,London, England, in 1985.[1]They had an internationaltop 20hit with their single "Connected"and a UK top 20 hit with"Step It Up".After releasing eight albums forIsland Records,K7, Graffiti Recordings, and Pias, they formed the label Connected with the bandTerranovato release their own material and that of other artists within the house/techno/electronic genre.[2]
Career
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Rob Birch (vocalist/songwriter) and Nick Hallam (DJ/producer) co-founded theGee Streetrecording studio and record label, in 1985 along withJon Bakerand DJ Richie Rich.[3][4]Part of the finance came from Birch and Hallam's joint receipt of £14,000 from a property developer, on condition they vacated their adjacent flats.[3]
When Gee Street attracted the attention of4th & Broadway,they recorded the debut Stereo MCs' album,33-45-78(1989), on a shoestring budget with DJ Cesare.[3]Drummer Owen If and backing vocalistCath Coffeyjoined the group for theSupernaturalLP.[1]In 1990, "Elevate My Mind" was the first British hip hop single to reach the USBillboardR&Bchart.[3][5]Having supported theHappy Mondayson a US tour, in the emerging UKalternative dancescene, it took an alliance with theJungle Brothersto ensure chart success forSupernatural(1990).[1]Remixwork forU2andQueen Latifahfollowed.[5]
Their live band included singers Andrea Bedassie and Verona Davis,[1]and they were one of the few hip hop outfits to play at rock music festivals at the time.[5]1992's mainstream breakthroughConnected,a number 2 success in theUK Albums Chart,contained the hit singles "Connected","Step It Up","Creation ", and" Ground Level ", and won them 1994Brit Awardsfor Best Group and Best Album.[1]Hallam and Birch then created the music-publishing firm Spirit Songs, which signedFinley Quaye.[5]
However, the follow-up toConnecteddid not appear for almost a decade. Further remix duties forMadonna( "Frozen"),Tricky( "Makes Me Wanna Die" Weekend Mix), and theJungle Brothers( "Jungle Brother" ) in 1998 kept the Stereo MCs' name in the limelight.[5]Madonna went on to use the "Frozen" remix on her 2001Drowned World Tour.[citation needed]
In 2000, they released a Disc Jockey mix forStudio!K7'sDJ-Kicksseries and remixed another song for Madonna ( "Music"). The following year saw the release ofDeep Down & Dirty,followed by a tour including slots opening for the recently re-unitedJane's Addiction.[citation needed]
Their sixth studio album,Double Bubble,was released in July 2008, followed by their seventh,Emperor's Nightingale,in August 2011. In December 2008, they supportedMadnessat theO2 Arenain London.[citation needed]
Drummer Owen If died on 10 July 2022, at the age of 63.[6]
Members
[edit]- Nick Hallam – born 11 June 1960,Nottingham,England.[1]
- 'Rob B' – born Robert Charles Birch, 11 June 1961,Ruddington,Nottinghamshire,England.[1]
- 'Owen If' – born Ian Frederick Rossiter, 20 March 1959,Newport,Monmouthshire,Wales[1]– died 10 July 2022, Newport, Wales.[6]
- Cath Coffey– born Catherine Muthomi Coffey, c. 1965,Eldoret,Kenya.[3]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certification | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [7] |
AUS [8][9] |
AUT | GER | NZ | SWE | SWI | |||
| 33-45-78 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Supernatural |
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— | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Connected |
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2 | 86 | 12 | 47 | 33 | 17 | 19 |
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| Deep Down & Dirty |
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17 | 58 | 2 | 10 | — | 60 | 20 |
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| Paradise |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Double Bubble |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Emperor's Nightingale |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Compilation albums
[edit]- Retroactive(2002)
- Live at the BBC(2008)
Other albums
[edit]- DJ-Kicks: Stereo MC's(2000) (Remix album of other artists)
Singles
[edit]| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [10][7] |
AUS [8] |
AUT [11] |
BEL (FL) [12] |
FRA [13] |
NED [14] |
NZ [15] |
SWE [16] |
SWI [17] |
US [18] | ||||||||
| 1988 | "Move It"(with DJ Cesare) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Single only | |||||
| "What Is Soul?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33-45-78 | ||||||
| 1989 | "On 33" | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Lyrical Machine" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Single only | ||||||
| 1990 | "Elevate My Mind" | 74 | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | Supernatural | |||||
| 1991 | "Lost in Music" | 46 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "I'm a Believer"(Continental Europe only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1992 | "Connected" | 18 | 47 | 5 | 19 | 27 | 54 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 20 | Connected | |||||
| "Step It Up" | 12 | 87 | 12 | 29 | 50 | — | 13 | 8 | — | 58 | |||||||
| 1993 | "Ground Level" | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Creation" | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2001 | "Deep Down & Dirty" | 17 | 115 | — | — | — | 98 | — | — | 97 | — | Deep Down & Dirty | |||||
| "We Belong in This World Together" | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2002 | "Running" | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2005 | "Warhead" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Paradise | |||||
| "Paradise" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Set It Off" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2008 | "Black Gold" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Double Bubble | |||||
| 2011 | "Boy"(featuringJamie Cullum) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Emperor's Nightingale | |||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||
See also
[edit]- List ofBillboardnumber-one dance club songs
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart
References
[edit]- ^abcdefghStrong, Martin C. (2000).The Great Rock Discography(5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. p. 935.ISBN1-84195-017-3.
- ^"KOMPAKT.FM // BLOG // Read: Terranova and Stereo MC's start new label, Connected + win merch".Kompakt.fm.Retrieved19 November2015.
- ^abcdeColin Larkin,ed. (1997).The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music(Concise ed.).Virgin Books.ISBN1-85227-745-9.
- ^Colin Larkin,ed. (1998).The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music(First ed.).Virgin Books.p. 134.ISBN0-7535-0252-6.
- ^abcdeRoberts, David (1998).Guinness Rockopedia(1st ed.). London: Guinness Publishing Ltd. p.420.ISBN0-85112-072-5.
- ^abDoole, Kerry (14 July 2022)."Obituaries, July 14, 2022".Fyimusicnews.ca.Retrieved18 October2022.
- ^abRoberts, David (2006).British Hit Singles & Albums(19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 528.ISBN1-904994-10-5.
- ^abAustralian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
- Top 50 peaks:"Stereo MC's - Australian Chart".Australian-charts.com.Retrieved16 October2011.
- Top 100 peaks:Ryan, Gavin (2011).Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010(PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 266.
- ^"Stereo MC's ARIA Chart history (complete 1988-2024)".ARIA.Retrieved28 July2024– via Imgur.com.N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^"Stereo MC's - UK Chart".Official Charts Company.Retrieved4 January2016.
- ^"Stereo MC's - Austrian Chart".Austriancharts.at.Retrieved16 October2011.
- ^"Stereo MC's - Flemish Chart".Ultratop.be.Retrieved16 October2011.
- ^"Stereo MC's - French Chart".Lescharts.com.Retrieved16 October2011.
- ^"Stereo MC's - Dutch Chart".Dutchcharts.nl.Retrieved4 January2016.
- ^"Stereo MC's - New Zealand Chart".Charts.nz.Retrieved16 October2011.
- ^"Stereo MC's - Swedish Chart".Swedishcharts.com.Retrieved16 October2011.
- ^"Stereo MC's - Swiss Chart".Hitparade.ch.Retrieved16 October2011.
- ^"Stereo MC's - US Hot 100".Billboard.com.Retrieved4 January2016.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Britishhiphop.co.uk – The original UK Hip Hop history
- Stereo Mc's Mixtape for The New Worck
- Stereo Mc's Interview Themselves
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