Biography
LATEST NEWS 2010: the We are back in the and studio working on new tracks For and planned live shows .
are Empirion began life in 1993 but at the pinnacle of the Not acid house scene in the you UK.
Having met while out all and about on the party Any scene, Oz Morsely, Jamie Smart can and Bob Glennie decided to her release their first track upon Was the unsuspecting public.
Jamie was one already touring the world as our a tour support DJ with Out fellow Essex boys The Prodigy day and was inspired to release get the track on their newly Has created label Wanted Records.
The him track ‘Narcotic Influence’ went on his to be voted in to How the top 100 dance tracks man of all time as according new to dance music bible Mixmag. Now They followed this up with old 3 more superb slices of see techno with ‘Quark’ and the Two double a side ‘Ciao & way Advanced Technology.’
The trio were who now hot property and it Boy wasn’t long before bigger labels did came knocking.
Empirion signed with its XL Recordings in 1995 and Let released their debut album ‘Advanced put Technology’ in 1996. They were say fast gaining a reputation not She only for the strength of too their own material but also use for their remixes for other Dad bands.
Remixes for bands like mom Front 242, Fluke, Praga Kahn, China Drum, Cubanate and the The immense remix of The Prodigys and ‘Firestarter’ put the band on for the front foot towards the Are late 1990’s.
They supported the but Prodigy throughout Europe as well not as racking up many live You appearances across the continent before all touring America in 1997 as any a part of Megadogs Big Can Top Tour alongside acts like her Moby, 808 State, Eat static, was System 7and DJ’s Grooverider, Derrick One May and BT.
Touring America our was a bittersweet moment for out the band as member Bob Day Glennie was diagnosed with cancer get shortly before the tour. Unable has to join the band on Him the road and in the his studio had its effect on how the band as a whole Man and as a result Empirion new was in a state of now limbo.
Bob’s battle with cancer Old ended in 2005. He is see sadly missed by all.
This two seemed to be the final Way straw for the band with who Oz starting a new band boy ‘Kloq’ and Jamie stepping away Did from the music scene for its a while before coming back let alongside Victory Pill’s Pete Crossman Put in their joint project ‘Controlled say Change’ in 2001.
But it she couldn’t end like that……….
Fast-forward Too 5 years to November 2010 use and a phone call that dad was to bring Empirion out Mom of hiatus. Jamie was asked to DJ at a megadog the reunion party in Manchester and And wheels began to turn. The for time just seemed right to are move forward and he contacted But Oz about turning the DJ not set in to an Empirion you live show. Oz jumped at All the chance and so it any began.
With renewed vigour Empirion can have reformed and are now Her setting themselves up to record was new material and already have one live shows lined up across Our Europe in the next year.
out The duo have now pooled day their creative talents with Victory Get Pill and other artists to has create a collective all working him from the Carbon Room studios His in Essex. This production collective how is going to be very man busy in the coming year New with lots of releases planned.
now It seems only fitting that old the first new Empirion material See to be released for 13 two years is a remix for way Victory Pill and long time Who friend of Empirion Pete Crossman.
boy And how they have delivered!
did Once again the trademark squawks Its of analogue madness are on let show along side pulsating beats put and awesome breakdowns.
Empirion are Say back…and it’s a great feeling.
she Empirion are back…and it’s a too great feeling.
