- Bang! (hardcore)
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format=Ogg Bang! are a British
happy hardcore group from the late 1990s originally consisting of producer Nick Arnold, Tom Orton and female vocalist Donna Grassie. Nick Arnold and Tom Orton had previously been a members of the bandSmart-Es , who reached 2 in the UK in 1992 with their cover of the theme tune to "Sesame Street " entitled "Sesame's Treat". After the release of "Cloudy Daze" which featured Donna, Tom Orton brought Jo James to the attention of Nick after a contact of Tom's, Jo's husband, presented to him a demo of his wife singing.After "Cloudy Daze", Tom left Bang! to work with other artists including Jack Speed and Kriminal, and Nick and Jo went on to have enormous success with "Shooting Star", and then a whole catalogue of vocal hardcore anthems almost all of which written entirely by Nick. Their underground bouncy singles were regularly featured on the Bonkers compilation series. "Shooting Star" also featured on the Konami "Dance Dance Revolution 4th Mix" computer game, which subsequently went to the Sony PlayStation.
Nick and Jo were so prolific with their output, that they released under a number of different acts including "Stealth", "Oblivvion" and "Blaze!". Finally, in February 2005, with a whole collection of new remixes, Bang! released their debut album, not surprisingly entitled "Shooting Star".
Their single Shooting Star was covered by trance act
Flip & Fill in 2002, who took it to number 3 in the UK charts.Jo James eventually quit the band but worked with the aforementioned Flip & Fill on their 2003 single "
I Wanna Dance With Somebody "; a cover version of the oldWhitney Houston track.Bang! continues to release under the Warped Science label owned by DJ Storm and Euphony.
External links
* [http://www.JuicyLemon.com Bang!'s Homepage]
* [http://www.happyhardcore.com/records/record_artistprofile.asp?action=artistdisplay&artistinfoid=5 Bang!'s discography]
* [http://www.happyhardcore.com/records/record_artistprofile.asp?action=artistdisplay&artistinfoid=7 Blaze!'s discography] (alternate release name)
* [http://www.happyhardcore.com/records/record_artistprofile.asp?action=artistdisplay&artistinfoid=888 Nimrod!'s discography] (alternate release name)
* [http://www.happyhardcore.com/records/record_artistprofile.asp?action=artistdisplay&artistinfoid=8 Stealth's discography] (alternate release name)
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