- Faze Action
Faze Action is a British band comprised of brothers Simon and Robin Lee.cite book | last = Bidder | first = Sean | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = House: the Rough Guide | publisher = Rough Guides Ltd | date = June 1999 | location = London | pages = 114-116 | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = ]
Over the years Faze Action blended
electronica andhouse music with Western classical, pan-African, and latin music. Its music is also heavily influenced by funk, disco, and jazz.The Lee brothers grew up in
Amersham in theLondon commuter belt , and they were both interested in music from an early age. Robin went on to study music at Goldsmiths College in London.The pair collaborated for the first timeFact|date=August 2007 in 1995 to produce the "Original Disco motion EP", which was supported by DJs such as
François Kevorkian . Shortly afterwards Robin moved toOsaka ,Japan , to work as an English teacher. Meanwhile, the success of the group’s debut EP won it a contract with Nuphonic Records. The pair then in 1996 produced a single called “In the Trees,” which won them increased exposure and is still probably its most famous track. In conjunction with a reissue of the track in the winter of 2007, a number of remixes were also released by Carl Craig, Jerome Sydenham, and Tiger Stripes.After Robin returned to the UK,Fact|date=August 2007 the pair released its first album, 1997's "Plans and designs". The pair has subsequently released a number of singles and albums; their tracks have been remixed by the likes of
Rae and Christian andCinematic Orchestra .In the United States, an album, "Moving Cities", was licensed to F-111/
Warner Bros. Records .References
www.myspace.com/fazeaction
External links
* [http://www.fazeaction.com/ Faze Action Website]
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Faze+Action Discogs: Faze Action]
* [http://pauseandplay.com/fazeaction.htm Pause and Play article]
* [http://www.fazeaction.com/fazeaction.swf Faze action live at Glastonbury 2000]
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