B12 is a British electronic music duo consisting of Mike Golding and Steve … Read Full Bio ↴B12 is a British electronic music duo consisting of Mike Golding and Steve Rutter. Golding and Rutter, who shy away from the press and rarely give interviews, have also released material under the monikers Musicology, Redcell and Cmetric, and distribute their material on their own B12 record label. Their sound is usually categorized as techno or intelligent dance music (IDM). They first released music together as Infamix with two Eps of "Bleep" Techno, and as Xray Xperiments, a breakbeat hardcore rave outfit.
Their first full-length album, Electro-Soma, is a collection of early work (some tracks originally released under the Musicology and Cmetric names) which was released by Warp Records in 1993. Their music also appeared on the Warp compilation album Artificial Intelligence. A printing error on the CD insert indicates that this album contains twelve tracks, and in fact it has thirteen ("Drift", originally thought to be available only on the vinyl version of the album, is in fact on the CD release too).
In 1996 the pair returned with Time Tourist, which contained mostly new material. The track "Scriptures" was previously released in 1994 on the Artificial Intelligence II compilation.
Both albums were re-released in the United States on the Wax Trax! Records/TVT label.
The brief 3EP followed in 1998, marking a change in sound from the heavy influence of Detroit techno which had characterized their previous albums. The EP was not released in the United States.
Also known as B.12
Their first full-length album, Electro-Soma, is a collection of early work (some tracks originally released under the Musicology and Cmetric names) which was released by Warp Records in 1993. Their music also appeared on the Warp compilation album Artificial Intelligence. A printing error on the CD insert indicates that this album contains twelve tracks, and in fact it has thirteen ("Drift", originally thought to be available only on the vinyl version of the album, is in fact on the CD release too).
In 1996 the pair returned with Time Tourist, which contained mostly new material. The track "Scriptures" was previously released in 1994 on the Artificial Intelligence II compilation.
Both albums were re-released in the United States on the Wax Trax! Records/TVT label.
The brief 3EP followed in 1998, marking a change in sound from the heavy influence of Detroit techno which had characterized their previous albums. The EP was not released in the United States.
Also known as B.12
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ncshuriken
I don't know many Techno tracks but this is one of my faves.
GrandmastaGruncleRonni2KGojirathe3rd
That transition is one of the most seamless I’ve ever heard. It’s a real shame that a lot of people haven’t discovered his masterpiece
Retarded Velociraptor
I'm obsessed with this song.
Gioia Carraro
Same g
galaxion500
this is the best.
Kallen Williams
Joe Sovereign its the gatefold of the vinyl release. I bought it at release...
Joseph Messano
Not necessarily "waiting music" but it is a modern, 4-on-the-floor feel which entrances and pulls you in with its subtle urban and mechanic tones. Love it! Also I don't even know if that is the album artwork or not but it's a great piece of art.
Joseph Messano
Honestly I love the album artwork which you featured for this video. To me, that picture gives me a very similar vibe to the feeling of the song. Like a mechanized or futuristic dystopia with a sort of urban feel, where the people (who are "augmented" now) can't help but try and remember the root of their humanity, what they want, as they all line up to their next bogus machination. This track seems to be the waiting music playing while the people in the picture (us) line up through this entrancing yet confusing (although mechanized and ordered) modern existence. I'm sort of just rambling. Cheers!
galaxion500
check out Firescope Records. They are releasing new material on this label. http://www.firescope.co.uk/
Christopher Henderson
Like I've had this album on cd since I was 16/17 I'm 47 now, I don't hardly listen to it ever, but to me to know I can see it, and a few others Ive kept over the years...the warp series of those times were sort of like not really from any time.....