Bizarre Inc were an Englishtechno group. Originally formed in 1989 as a duo between English DJs Dean Meredith and Mark "Aaron" Archer, they later re-formed as a trioconsisting of Andrew Meecham, Dean Meredith and Carl Turner in 1990.
Career
The group formed as Meredith and Archer formed a duo to start an acid-house/techno project under 'Blue Chip Records'. The first releases were only available on 12 vinyl: "It's Time to Get Funky", later shortened to "Time to Get Funky" ; 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. 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 they released together was "Bizarre Theme" / "X-Static" on the now-defunct record label, Vinyl Solution. This first track got a moderate acceptance, but the next, "Playing with Knives", was to be their greatest success, whose vinyl releases were issued on a couple of different European labels. One year later, the albumEnergique followed. In 1993, Bizarre Inc twice went to number one on the United StatesHot Dance Club Playchart. "I'm Gonna Get You" spent two weeks at number one in January and was followed by "Took My Love", which was number one for two weeks in late April. Both tracks featured lead vocals by female session singerAngie Brown. A third song, "Love in Motion", peaked at number 4 on the U.S. dance chart in late 1993. All three of Bizarre Inc's hit singlesappeared on Energique in 1992. They also released a third album, the more commercial Surprise, in 1996. Meecham and Meredith have continued releasing new music together under the name Chicken Lips. In the UK, their biggest singles remain "Playing with Knives" and "I'm Gonna Get You", the latter of which was a crossover dance-pop hit and was one of the biggest sellers of that year.
