Bola is Darrell Fitton, whose 1995 debut 12-inch for Skam under that name h… Read Full Bio ↴Bola is Darrell Fitton, whose 1995 debut 12-inch for Skam under that name helped shoot the now-collectible label to underground notoriety. Although the first of Fitton's released tracks appeared under his real name on the Warp label's Artificial Intelligence II compilation in 1995 and displayed the same style of chrome-dipped melodic techno adhered to by many Warp artists, his subsequent Bola material focused in on a heartier, less accessible aesthetic.
His self-titled Skam EP combined vaguely funk-fueled rhythms with harsh, austere synth textures and almost industrial-grade distortion. With the exception of compilation tracks for Silent Records' U.S.-released Skampilation, the Skam-V/Vm collaboration 0161, and the mostly obscure Mask series (a joint venture between Skam and Munich's Musik aus Strom), three years separated Fitton's debut from his next proper release; "Aguilla" was an extremely limited-run three-track seven-inch released by Skam in 1998. Two months following appeared Soup, Fitton's long-awaited LP debut. An impressive synthesis of the machine-beat ambiance of post-techno with warm, wistful analog soul, Soup sounded familiar more than dated, and served as an impressive summing up of the formal qualities of dance music utterly uninterested in the dance floor.
In addition to his Bola releases, Fitton loaned his production and writing skills ("Five" & Sciew Spoc originally being Bola tracks) to the first 12-inch by Warp artists Autechre under their Gescom guise, and is rumored to serve as Skam's in-house engineer.
There are other artists with the same name:
(2) Bola is from Bolgatanga in Ghana. In 2012 he had an international digital release via Awesome Tapes From Africa. Bola sings in Frafra and plays a kologo - a two-stringed lute, mixed with bass-heavy, angular keyboard melodies and dance floor-ready drums.
(3) Jang Hyuk-jae (장혁재; born July 17th, 1993), better known by his stage name Bola is a South Korean rapper and member of Korean dance and hip-hop crew MBA.
His self-titled Skam EP combined vaguely funk-fueled rhythms with harsh, austere synth textures and almost industrial-grade distortion. With the exception of compilation tracks for Silent Records' U.S.-released Skampilation, the Skam-V/Vm collaboration 0161, and the mostly obscure Mask series (a joint venture between Skam and Munich's Musik aus Strom), three years separated Fitton's debut from his next proper release; "Aguilla" was an extremely limited-run three-track seven-inch released by Skam in 1998. Two months following appeared Soup, Fitton's long-awaited LP debut. An impressive synthesis of the machine-beat ambiance of post-techno with warm, wistful analog soul, Soup sounded familiar more than dated, and served as an impressive summing up of the formal qualities of dance music utterly uninterested in the dance floor.
In addition to his Bola releases, Fitton loaned his production and writing skills ("Five" & Sciew Spoc originally being Bola tracks) to the first 12-inch by Warp artists Autechre under their Gescom guise, and is rumored to serve as Skam's in-house engineer.
There are other artists with the same name:
(2) Bola is from Bolgatanga in Ghana. In 2012 he had an international digital release via Awesome Tapes From Africa. Bola sings in Frafra and plays a kologo - a two-stringed lute, mixed with bass-heavy, angular keyboard melodies and dance floor-ready drums.
(3) Jang Hyuk-jae (장혁재; born July 17th, 1993), better known by his stage name Bola is a South Korean rapper and member of Korean dance and hip-hop crew MBA.
Vertiphon
Bola Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Bola:
É Sabe provocar e me fascina É uma loucura essa menina Rebolan…
Pfane pt. 1 Listen baby Dem don write am o so that corner corner…
Saudade Tô com saudade de você Vê se liga quero te ver Sei…
The lyrics are frequently found in the comments by searching or by filtering for lyric videos
More Genres
No Artists Found
More Artists
Load All
No Albums Found
More Albums
Load All
No Tracks Found
Genre not found
Artist not found
Album not found
Search results not found
Song not found
darktrain
darrell fitton aka bola is a bloody genius..he should be up there with autechre/boards of canada/aphex twin as a pioneer of electronic music..Emotive music for the mind,body and soul.This guy does emotion better than detroit itself.
lila
@4closure they mean that the music doesn't quite stand out compared to the rest of the crowd ig
4closure
I know "The bells" is a Jeff mills song but what does he mean by "whistles".?
Ben Brimley
Can't help but agree. Very underappreciated stuff. Bola is easily on that level but the music doesn't have the bells and whistles, so the music will remain obscure.
hilda rac
You mean Bristol
Doc J
always nice to know there are more synaesthetes out there.
Doc J
@Beetsby Yey sin-ess-THEET =)
Beetsby Yey
How do you say that word?
Best Electronic Music From New Geniuses
This is one of the most cute and chilled out bass arrangements that you can find.
Sarekuwa
It's funny, because I've actually played EVE a shitton while listening to things on this album. Especially this tune. Always what I listened to if I was coming back 'home' to Caldari space after doing something far away, really.