Bassomatic (sometimes written as Bass-O-Matic) was a British band from Sheffield, who recorded house music and was an early of project William Wainwright (a.k.a. William Orbit). The group also included vocalist Sharon Musgrave and rapper MC Inna Onestep amongst others. They are best known for the "Facinating Rhythm", which made the Top 10 in 1990. William Orbit himself would have a top 5 hit with his rendition of "Adagio For Strings" in 1999.
Bassomatic Hits (Discography):Date UK Song Sep 1990 9 Fascinating RhythmWilliam Orbit Hits (Discography):
Date UK Song Dec 1999 4 Barber's Adagio For Strings
What happened next?
William Orbit would go on to be a very successful collaborator and producer. Collaborations and productions included Prince, Madonna, Britney Spears, Mel C, Pink, U2, Katie Melua, Ricky Martin, Beth Orton, Sarah McLachlan, Queen, The Joy Formidable, Robbie Williams, All Saints, Kraftwerk, Harry Enfield and Sugababes. When working with Beck, the two of them wrote a song for Pink, "Feel Good Time," which Orbit then produced for the soundtrack for the 2003 film Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle.
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