Bizarre Inc were an English techno/house group. Formed in 1989 as a duo between English DJs Dean Meredith and Mark "Aaron" Archer (not to be confused with the film producer of the same name), they later re-formed as a trio consisting of Meredith, Andrew Meecham, and Carl Turner in 1990.
Career
The group formed as Meredith and Archer linked to start an acid-house/techno project under 'Blue Chip Records'. A label owned by former Wigan Casino DJ Kev Roberts.
The first releases were (and still are) only available on 12<nowiki></nowiki> vinyl: "It's Time to Get Funky" (BLUE C14R), later shortened to "Time to Get Funky" (BLUE C14RR); and the 6-track debut album Technological, both written and produced by Meredith and Archer.
By 1990, Archer left Meredith to work as producer and writer with different house and techno projects, a greater part of which were for Network Records. He was also known as DJ Nex for a long time; later on he released material under names such as Mr. Nex, O.P.D., Xen Mantra, and others (including Nexus 21 and Altern-8 with co-producer Chris Peat). Still in the same year, two other experienced DJs – Andrew Meecham and Carl Turner – joined Bizarre Inc, thus forming a new trio. The first 12<nowiki></nowiki> they released together was "Bizarre Theme" / "X-Static" on the now-defunct record label, Vinyl Solution. This first track got a moderate acceptance, and their next single, "Such a Feeling", which sampled the Aurra club hit "Such a Feeling", peaked at number 13. The next single, "Playing with Knives", peaked at number 4; the song's vinyl (7-inch and 12-inch) releases were issued on a couple of different European labels.
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! scope="row"| Technological
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- Released: 2 May 1989
- Label: Blue Chip <small>(BLUETEC1)</small>
- Formats: LP
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! scope="row"| Energique
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- Released: 4 July 1992
- Label: Vinyl Solution <small>(STEAM47)</small>
- Formats: LP, CD
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! scope="row"| Surprise
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- Released: 1996
- Label: Mercury <small>(514 819)</small>
- Formats: LP, CD, CS
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| align="center" colspan="15" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
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Singles
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:2em;"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Title
! colspan="10"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em;"| Certifications
! rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Album
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! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| UK<br>
! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| EUR<br>
! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| IRE<br>
! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| NED<br>
! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| SCO<br>
! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| US<br>
! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| CAN<br><small>Dance</small><br>
! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| UK<br><small>Dance</small><br>
! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| US<br><small>Dance</small><br>
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| rowspan="2"| 1989
| style="text-align:left;"| "It's Time to Get Funky"
| 144 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
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| rowspan="5"
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Technological"
| 144 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
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| 1990
| style="text-align:left;"| "Bizarre Theme"/"X-Static"
| 112 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
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| rowspan="3"| 1991
| style="text-align:left;"| "Playing with Knives"
| 43 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Such a Feeling"
| 13 || — || 41 || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Playing with Knives" <small>(re-issue)</small>
| 4 || — || 26 || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
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| rowspan="5"| Energique
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| 1992
| style="text-align:left;"| "I'm Gonna Get You" <small>(featuring Angie Brown)</small>
| 3 || 14 || 19 || 17 || 3 || — || 47 || 1 || — || 1
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- UK: Silver
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| rowspan="3"| 1993
| style="text-align:left;"| "Took My Love" <small>(featuring Angie Brown)</small>
| 19 || — || 71 || 17 || 22 || — || — || 1 || — || 1
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Love in Motion"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 8 || — || —
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Agroovin'"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
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| rowspan="3"| 1996
| style="text-align:left;"| "Keep the Music Strong"
| 33 || — || 54 || — || — || 39 || — || — || 3 || —
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| rowspan="3"| Surprise
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Surprise"
| 21 || — || 46 || — || — || 20 || — || — || 10 || —
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Get Up (Sunshine Street)"
| 45 || — || 78 || — || — || 40 || — || — || 17 || —
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| 1999
| style="text-align:left;"| "Playing with Knives" <small>(remix)</small>
| 30 || — || 98 || — || — || 28 || — || — || 1 || —
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| colspan="15" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
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See also
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart