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Biography
about|the band|other uses|Split second (disambiguation) A Split-Second was a Belgium|Belgian electronic body music musical ensemble|band . The duo & mdash; Marc Ickx and Peter Bonne (under the artist name Chrismar Chayell) & mdash; were active from their debut in 1986 until they split up in 1991, and A Split-Second continued as an Ickx solo project.
After signing to Antler Records, A Split-Second made their debut in 1986 with the Single (music)|single , "Flesh". It was followed the next year by another single, "Rigor Mortis", and the album Ballistic Statues .
In 1988, they were signed to the United States|American record label|label , Wax Trax& #33; Records , and released the albums A Split-Second and From The Inside in the United States|US . The singles "Rigor Mortis", "Mambo Witch" and "Colosseum Crash" (featuring guest vocals by Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra ) were also chart-topping hits.Where|date=March 2011 New members Fedjean Venvelt (guitars) and Peter Boone (keyboards) joined the band for their first US tour.
Their 1990 album, Kiss of Fury , featured the track "The Parallax View", which was also a successful single and saw the band moving towards more of a guitar-based sound. Nico Mansy (keyboards) joined the band for their second US tour. "Flesh" peaked in the UK Singles Chart at #68 in December 1991.cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 521
In 1991, Bonne became involved in a side project, Wasteland, which soon became more important for him than A Split-Second. The duo split up, with Ickx continuing A Split-Second as a solo project. Another album, Vengeance , was released in 1995.
A Split-Second's debut single "Flesh" is credited with starting the New Beat genre, when Disc jockey|DJ Marc Grouls played the Gramophone record|45& nbsp;rpm single at 33& nbsp;rpm, in the Boccaccio (nightclub)|Boccaccio nightclub in Ghent . http://brainwashed.com/vvm/micro/benelux/history00.htm V/VM New Beat
In 2002, Perfecto Records released a progressive trance remix of "Flesh", record producer|produced by Paul Oakenfold .
Discography
Albums
# Stained Impressions - 1985 # Ballistic Statues - 1987 # ...From The Inside - 1988 # Kiss Of Fury - 1990 # Flesh And Fire - 1991 Remixes - 1991 # Introversion (Lay Back And Join) - 1991 # Vengeance C.O.D. - 1993 # Megabite (A Split-Second album)| Megabite - 1995 # Transmix - 2001
Singles
# Flesh - 1986 # Rigor Mortis - 1987 # Smell Of Buddha - 1987 # Mambo Witch - 1988 # Scandinavian Bellydance - 1988 # The Colosseum Crash - 1989 # Another Violent Breed - The Live Versions - 1989 # Firewalker - 1990 # Backlash - 1990 # The Parallax View - 1991
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