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See all 5 datesbis is a British band formed in Glasgow in 1994, playing indie pop and synth-pop and linked to the label Chemikal Underground. Its first album, The New Transistor Heroes, appeared in 1997.
Next date in London: 19 February 2027 at The Lexington.
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- Systems Music for Home Defence (2022)
- Formed
- 1994 · Glasgow
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- Chemikal Underground
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Bis ( BISS, stylised in all lowercase) are a Scottish indie pop band composed of Steven Clark (Sci-Fi Steven), John Clark (John Disco), and Amanda MacKinnon (Manda Rin), formed in 1994. The band's name, rhyming with 'this', derives from "black iron skyline", a lyric from the song "Twilight of a Champion" by The The.
After releasing numerous EPs and three studio albums, The New Transistor Heroes (1997), Social Dancing (1999), and Return to Central (2001), the band broke up in 2003, but re-formed briefly in 2007 for a series of concerts. In 2009, they re-formed again and released the album data Panik etcetera (2014).
In 2019, the band's lineup returned to the original core three-piece and released the album Slight Disconnects. In 2021, the band self-released Low Level (A Return To Central Travel Companion), a CD consisting of previously unreleased material recorded during the Return To Central sessions. In October 2022, Systems Music For Home Defence was released, which Sci-Fi Steven has described as the band's "rave" album.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article “Bis (Scottish band)” (en), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Discography
- The New Transistor Heroes 1997
- Social Dancing 1999
- Return to Central 2001
- Indietracks Festival 2013 2013
- data Panik etcetera 2014
- Slight Disconnects 2018
- Live in Toulouse 1997 2021
- Low Level (A Return to Central Travel Companion) 2021
- Systems Music for Home Defence 2022