This article is about the industrial music group. For the Dwele album, see Greater Than One (album).
Greater Than One is an English electronic music band, founded by husband and wife Michael Wells and Lee Newman in 1985. They released many albums under this name, and also under the names Tricky Disco, GTO, John + Julie, Church of Extacy, Signs of Chaos, T.D.5, Salami Brothers, Killout Squad, Technohead and L.E.D.. Only a few of their singles were commercially successful. Since Newman's death on 4 August 1995 from cancer, Wells continues to release music under some of these names, and also as The Man and S.O.L.O.
Greater Than One
Greater Than One (Newman and Wells mid)
Background information
Also known as
Tricky Disco, GTO, John + Julie, Church of Extacy, Signs of Chaos, T.D.5, Salami Brothers, Killout Squad, Technohead L.E.D..
In 1985, Newman and Wells met at the Royal College of Art in London, formed Greater Than One, and released their first album Kill the Pedagogue on cassette. During the late 1980s they organised art installations and exhibitions accompanied by their own music: "When the whole audience were in, we started a soundtrack ... war sirens and searchlights. This was designed to disorientate the audience, throwing them into an unexpected nightmare. After the shock, Islamic chanting began which then changed to Song For England, during which we came onstage wearing illuminous skull masks...".[1] They formed their own labelKunst=Kapital and released four further albums under this alias between 1987 and 1990.
1990: First hitsedit
Their first hit single was the trance record "Pure" as GTO on Chrysalis Records, a club hit around Europe, closely followed by "Tricky Disco" as Tricky Disco on Warp Records, which peaked at number 14 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1990.[2][3]
Label of 1991 "Jumping Man Records" record of "Listen To The Rhythm Flow" performed by G.T.O.
They used many aliases because, releasing so much material, they feared the press would not write about it all, if they knew it all came from the same band. As Newman said, "if you give them a Tricky Disco one week and then a John and Julie two weeks later and GTO a month later they’ll write about all of it".[4] Their aliases also allowed them to release different types of material on different record labels. The single "Double Happiness" as John and Julie appeared on XL Recordings; the 12 inch single "Listen to the rhythm flow" as GTO was released on Jumping Man Records in 1991; the 1993 Tip of the Iceberg album as GTO was released on REACT, and the 1995 album Headsex as Technohead appeared on Mokum Records.
1995: Technoheadedit
Headsex contained their biggest hit, "I Wanna Be a Hippy". The remix by Flamman & Abraxas was accompanied by a video featuring three youths with shaved heads, wearing Mokum T-shirts and carrying inflatable hammers, chasing a hippy on a bicycle around a park in Amsterdam. However, Newman later died that year in August, after a brief battle with cancer. It reached number 1 in 12 countries including Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland,[5] and number 6 in the UK in February 1996, which culminated in two performances on Top of the Pops in January and February of the same year.
Two Technohead follow-up singles followed in 1996. "Happy Birthday" fared mildly well in Europe, cracking the top 20 in the UK and Finland in April at No. 18 and No. 20, respectively, reached the top 40 in Ireland and the Netherlands with peaks at No. 23 and No. 28, respectively, and managed to chart in Germany at No. 100. The follow-up single, "Banana-na-na", which was released in October, cracked the top 40 in the Netherlands at No. 38 and peaked at No. 64 in the UK.[3][6]
Wells has recorded many singles and three more albums since, including two Tricky Disco singles in February 2007 and two Technohead singles in 2010 and 2014, both of which were released on Mokum Records.
In 2019, Wells returned to Mokum Records to release the song "Hands Up!" in order to commemorate the label's 200th release and also to release the "Wasted EP" as MOK202.[7]
Discographyedit
Studio albumsedit
Greater Than Oneedit
Kill the Pedagogue (1985)
All the Masters Licked Me (1987)
Trust (recorded 1987 as the first attempt of All the Masters Licked Me)
"I Wanna Be Hippy (I Wanna Get Stoned 2004 Remix)"
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Referencesedit
^. 5 February 2012. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
^. www.everyhit.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ abRoberts, David (2005). British Hit Singles & Albums (18th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN1-904994-00-8.
^"Dataflow: Greater Than One | Tricky Disco | GTO | Technohead | John + Julie | Church of Extacy | Signs of Chaos". Brainwashed.com. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
^"DATAFLOW ONLINE MUSIC - Michael Wells - a brief summary". Dataflow.org. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
^The Zobbel website Chart Log UK 1994 – 2006, Zobbel.de, accessed 15 June 2007.
^. www.bpi.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^. www.musikindustrie.de. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
External linksedit
Official site
December 13, 2023
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This article is about the industrial music group For the Dwele album see Greater Than One album Greater Than One is an English electronic music band founded by husband and wife Michael Wells and Lee Newman in 1985 They released many albums under this name and also under the names Tricky Disco GTO John Julie Church of Extacy Signs of Chaos T D 5 Salami Brothers Killout Squad Technohead and L E D Only a few of their singles were commercially successful Since Newman s death on 4 August 1995 from cancer Wells continues to release music under some of these names and also as The Man and S O L O Greater Than OneGreater Than One Newman and Wells mid Background informationAlso known asTricky Disco GTO John Julie Church of Extacy Signs of Chaos T D 5 Salami Brothers Killout Squad Technohead L E D OriginLondon EnglandGenresHouse techno hardcore techno trance industrial early Years active1985 1995 1996 2000LabelsKunst Kapital 1987 Wax Trax Records 1988 89 Go Bang Records 1990 Warp Records 1990 91 Jumping Man Records 1991 Mokum Records 1995 Past membersMichael Wells 1985 2000 Lee Newman 1985 1995 to death Contents 1 1985 Greater Than One 2 1990 First hits 3 1995 Technohead 4 Discography 4 1 Studio albums 4 1 1 Greater Than One 4 1 2 GTO 4 1 3 Church of Extacy 4 1 4 Technohead 4 1 5 Signs Ov Chaos 4 1 6 The Man 4 1 7 Signs of Chaos 4 1 8 S O L O 4 2 Singles 4 2 1 Technohead 5 References 6 External links1985 Greater Than One editIn 1985 Newman and Wells met at the Royal College of Art in London formed Greater Than One and released their first album Kill the Pedagogue on cassette During the late 1980s they organised art installations and exhibitions accompanied by their own music When the whole audience were in we started a soundtrack war sirens and searchlights This was designed to disorientate the audience throwing them into an unexpected nightmare After the shock Islamic chanting began which then changed to Song For England during which we came onstage wearing illuminous skull masks 1 They formed their own label Kunst Kapital and released four further albums under this alias between 1987 and 1990 1990 First hits editTheir first hit single was the trance record Pure as GTO on Chrysalis Records a club hit around Europe closely followed by Tricky Disco as Tricky Disco on Warp Records which peaked at number 14 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1990 2 3 nbsp Label of 1991 Jumping Man Records record of Listen To The Rhythm Flow performed by G T O They used many aliases because releasing so much material they feared the press would not write about it all if they knew it all came from the same band As Newman said if you give them a Tricky Disco one week and then a John and Julie two weeks later and GTO a month later they ll write about all of it 4 Their aliases also allowed them to release different types of material on different record labels The single Double Happiness as John and Julie appeared on XL Recordings the 12 inch single Listen to the rhythm flow as GTO was released on Jumping Man Records in 1991 the 1993 Tip of the Iceberg album as GTO was released on REACT and the 1995 album Headsex as Technohead appeared on Mokum Records 1995 Technohead editHeadsex contained their biggest hit I Wanna Be a Hippy The remix by Flamman amp Abraxas was accompanied by a video featuring three youths with shaved heads wearing Mokum T shirts and carrying inflatable hammers chasing a hippy on a bicycle around a park in Amsterdam However Newman later died that year in August after a brief battle with cancer It reached number 1 in 12 countries including Germany Netherlands Belgium and Switzerland 5 and number 6 in the UK in February 1996 which culminated in two performances on Top of the Pops in January and February of the same year Two Technohead follow up singles followed in 1996 Happy Birthday fared mildly well in Europe cracking the top 20 in the UK and Finland in April at No 18 and No 20 respectively reached the top 40 in Ireland and the Netherlands with peaks at No 23 and No 28 respectively and managed to chart in Germany at No 100 The follow up single Banana na na which was released in October cracked the top 40 in the Netherlands at No 38 and peaked at No 64 in the UK 3 6 Wells has recorded many singles and three more albums since including two Tricky Disco singles in February 2007 and two Technohead singles in 2010 and 2014 both of which were released on Mokum Records In 2019 Wells returned to Mokum Records to release the song Hands Up in order to commemorate the label s 200th release and also to release the Wasted EP as MOK202 7 Discography editStudio albums edit Greater Than One edit Kill the Pedagogue 1985 All the Masters Licked Me 1987 Trust recorded 1987 as the first attempt of All the Masters Licked Me Dance of the Cowards 1988 London 1989 G Force 1989 Index 1991 EP Duty Trust 1991 recorded 1987 1988 GTO edit Tip of the Iceberg 1993 Church of Extacy edit Technohead 1993 Technohead edit Headsex 1995 Wasted EP 2019 Signs Ov Chaos edit Frankenscience 1996 The Man edit Phunk Box 1997 Signs of Chaos edit Departure 1998 S O L O edit Out Is In 1999 Singles edit Technohead edit Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications sales thresholds AlbumUK 8 AUS 9 AUT 9 BEL Fl 9 FIN 9 GER 10 IRE 11 NL 9 SWI 9 1995 I Wanna Be a Hippy 6 20 1 1 12 1 5 1 5 BPI Silver 12 BVMI Gold 13 Headsex Headsex 50 1996 Happy Birthday 18 20 100 23 28 Singles only Banana Na Na Dumb Bi Bumb 64 36 2004 I Wanna Be Hippy I Wanna Get Stoned 2004 Remix 58 2010 Take Me Away 2014 Party Boy Singing in Da Rave 2019 Hands Up Eeeeyo Wasted EP Wasted Fuck You Bitches aka F K YOU B You Are My Extacy denotes releases that did not chart References edit Greater Than One Interview 5 February 2012 Archived from the original on 5 February 2012 Retrieved 18 June 2020 Archived copy www everyhit com Archived from the original on 17 July 2007 Retrieved 20 July 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as 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