Unique 3 "The first & hardest on the UK House scene" [Pete Tong - Radio 1]
"This isn't music, this is a physical force" [Mixmag]
"The new age, [Unique 3] stand as a testament to the new spirit of risk and adventure" [Paulo Hewitt NME]
"Whipping together a mesmerising flow of freestyle bass, frequency-driven abstractions, penetrating rhythms and an intangible sip of soul, Unique 3 has been on the razor's edge of dance music since its inception. And there is a worrying selection of scars to prove it."
Forever etched into Warehouse legend with the pioneering of 'Bleep House', Unique 3 was instrumental in evolving House Music beyond its roots in Soul and Disco and into a futuristic soundscape that drove the progressions of Dance Music as we know it, setting the standard and the headspace for a staggering number of records that followed.
Unique 3 has been cited by such luminaries as The Chemical Brothers, Coldcut, Goldie & LFO as inspiration.
Unique 3's groundbreaking early UK Hip-Hop bridged the gap from the US style into a vibrant new sound to change music forever. 'Activity' by Unique 3 was arguably the first dance track to sample the infamous AMEN break, and layered with a second break, it is easily recognisable as the "go-to" breakbeat that went on to become the staple drum sample for foundation producers of 'Jungle' then' Drum & Bass.'
The inclusion of Unique 3's 'The Theme' on both The Chemical Brothers' album of tracks that inspired them to make music (Brothers Gonna Work It Out) & on Warp Records' collection of early House tracks that inspired them to set up their world-famous label (an album aptly titled 'Inspirations' and later their download site named after Unique 3's sound "BLEEP") stands as a testament to this. – source: Virgin/10 Records Press Department
Edzy was recently reminded of Unique 3's iconic status in the history of dance music when 'The Theme' was voted the number 1 track played at The Hacienda in the '90s by the Deejays that played there. The fact that any of them can remember anything is a testament to the hypnotic power of the Bleep.
Source: Virgin/10 Records Press Department
Edzy's bi-monthly "HOUSEW3RK Radio Show" is a 60-minute musical feast of Deep, Tech House & Electronica and is widely syndicated to radio stations across the globe. Find links for the show at the Unique 3 website.
Unique 3's nerve-end twitching, big bass-driven, Deep House/Tech & Melodic Techno DJ sets can be booked via www.unique3.co.uk or by running through public thoroughfares naked and howling Edzy's name at the moon.
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Releases:
Only The Beginning / The Theme (12") Chill Records 1988
The Theme (12") Ten Records Ltd. (10 Records) 1989
The Theme (12", Promo) Ten Records Ltd. (10 Records) 1989
Jus' Unique (2x12") Ten Records Ltd. (10 Records) 1990
Jus' Unique (LP) Ten Records Ltd. (10 Records) 1990
Jus' Unique (CD) Ten Records Ltd. (10 Records) 1990
Jus' Unique (Cass) Ten Records Ltd. (10 Records) 1990
Musical Melody / Weight For The Bass (CD, Mini) Ten Records Ltd. (10 Records) 1990
Rhythm Takes Control (12") Ten Records Ltd. (10 Records) 1990
Rhythm Takes Control (12") Ten Records Ltd. (10 Records) 1990
Rhythm Takes Control (7") Ten Records Ltd. (10 Records) 1990
Rhythm Takes Control (12", Promo) Ten Records Ltd. (10 Records) 1990
Rhythm Takes Control (Remixes) (12") Ten Records Ltd. (10 Records) 1990
Unique 4 Track EP (12") Ten Records Ltd. (10 Records) 1990
Weight For The Bass (12", Promo) Ten Records Ltd. (10 Records) 1990
Weight For The Bass / Musical Melody (12") Ten Records Ltd. (10 Records) 1990
Weight For The Bass / Musical Melody (12") Ten Records Ltd. (10 Records) 1990
Activity / Jus' Unique (12") Ten Records Ltd. (10 Records) 1991
Activity / Jus' Unique (12", Promo) Ten Records Ltd. (10 Records) 1991
Activity E.P. (12", Promo, EP) Ten Records Ltd. (10 Records) 1991
Activity EP (12") Ten Records Ltd. (10 Records) 1991
No More (12") Ten Records Ltd. (10 Records) 1991
No More (12", Promo) Ten Records Ltd. (10 Records) 1991
No More (CD, Maxi) Ten Records Ltd. (10 Records) 1991
Open Up Your Mind (12") No Noise Recordings 1993
The Theme - 2002 Remixes (12") Funk Labs Records 2002
Rocks The Bass (12") Fat! Records 2007
The Theme (10", Ltd) Fat! Records 2007
The Theme (12") Fat! Records 2007
The Theme (12") Fat! Records 2007
The Theme (10", Ltd, Red) Fat! Records 2007
The Theme (Breaks Remix) (12", S/Sided, Promo) Fat! Records 2007
Remixes:
Back 2 Back Retro Classics (12") Track With No Name (Co... Network Records
We Rock The Mic Right (Remixed By Unique 3) (12") We Rock The Mic Right ... Ten Records Ltd. (10 Records) 1990
The Black Steel EP (12") Track With No Name (Co... Network Records 1991
The Black Steel EP (CD, Maxi) Track With No Name (Co... Network Records 1991
Network Retro #8 - Back 2 Back Classics (12") Track With No Name (Co... Network Records 1993
Back 2 Back Retro Classics #2 (CD, Ltd, Car) Track With No Name (Co... Network Records 1998
Xclusive Club Classics (3xCD) Track With No Name (Co... Union Square Music 2007
Production:
Brothers Gonna Work It Out (CD) The Theme (Unique Mix) Freestyle Dust, Virgin Records (UK) 1998
Brothers Gonna Work It Out (CD) The Theme (Unique Mix) Virgin Records (Japan) 1998
Tracks Appear On:
Ware's The House (CD) The Theme Stylus Music 1989
Ware's The House (LP) The Theme Stylus Music 1989
Ware's The House (Cass) The Theme Stylus Music 1989
April 90 - Mixes 1 (12") Weight For The Bass DMC 1990
Dance Energy (2xLP) Rhythm Takes Control (... Virgin Records (UK) 1990
Rave:1 (CD) No More (I Can't Weigh... Delabel 1991
Rave:1 (LP) No More (I Can't Weigh... Delabel 1991
Lexicon Of Techno House (2xCD) The Theme (Original Ch... WEA Musik GmbH 1992
Lexicon Of Techno House (2xLP) The Theme (Original Ch... WEA Musik GmbH 1992
Sasha - The Remixes (CD) No More (Remix) Arctic Records 1993
The Remixes (2xLP) No More (Remix) Arctic Records 1993
The Remixes (Cass) No More (Remix) Arctic Records 1993
The Eclipse Presents: Dance 'Til Dawn - Stu Allan M6 Services Mix (2xCD) The Theme (Unique Radi... Circa Records Ltd. 1995
Sasha - The Remixes (CD, Album) No More Arctic Records 1996
The Eclipse Presents: Dance 'Til Dawn - Slipmatt M25 Orbital Mix (2xCD) The Theme (Unique Radi... Circa Records Ltd. 1996
Ocean Of Sound 3: Booming On Pluto: Electro For Droids (2xCD) Digicality Virgin Records (UK) 1997
Brothers Gonna Work It Out (CD) The Theme (Unique Mix) Freestyle Dust, Virgin Records (UK) 1998
Brothers Gonna Work It Out (CD) The Theme (Unique Mix) Freestyle Dust, Virgin Records (UK) 1998
Brothers Gonna Work It Out (Cass) The Theme (Unique Mix) Freestyle Dust 1998
Brothers Gonna Work It Out (CD) The Theme (Unique Mix) Astralwerks 1998
Brothers Gonna Work It Out (CD) The Theme (Unique Mix) Virgin Records (Japan) 1998
World Dance III (3xCD) Rhythm Takes Control Beechwood Music 1998
Warp 10 Box (6xCD + Box) The Theme (Original Ch... SMEJ Associated Records 1999
Warp 10+1 Influences (2xCD) The Theme (Original Ch... Matador 1999
Warp 10+1 Influences (2xCD) The Theme (Original Ch... Warp Records 1999
Warp 10+1 Influences (4xLP) The Theme (Original Ch... Warp Records 1999
Warp 10+1 Influences (12", Promo) The Theme (Original Ch... Warp Records 1999
Warp 10+1 Influences (2xCD) The Theme (Original Ch... Source Records (FR), Virgin France S.A. 1999
Warp 10+1 Influences (4x12", W/Lbl, Promo) The Theme (Original Ch... Warp Records 1999
Warp 10+1 Influences (4xLP) The Theme Matador 2000
Cloud Walking (CDr) The Theme (Tru Cux RX) Air-Art 2006
Fractalated Compilation Volume 1 (CDr, Ltd) The Theme Fractals Records 2006
The World's Greatest Electro Club Mix (3xCD) The Theme Resist Music 2007