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Biography
Infobox musical artist | name = Bentley Rhythm Ace| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias = BRA| origin = Birmingham , England| genre = Big beat , House music|House , Electronica , Grime (music)|Grime | years_active = 1995–present| label = Skint , Parlophone | associated_acts =| website = http://www.smashingpress.com/bentleys/ bentleyrhythmace.com archives| current_members = Mike Stokes Richard March| past_members = Bentley RhythmAce ( BRA ) are a duet (music)|duo formed in Birmingham , England in 1997, consisting of Mike Stokes and Richard March.cite book | first= Martin C. | last= Strong | year= 2000 | title= The Great Rock Discography | edition= 5th | publisher= Mojo Books | location= Edinburgh | page= 75 | isbn= 1-84195-017-3
Career
The band (music)|band was formed in Birmingham by Richard March, formerly with the group Pop Will Eat Itself , and Mike Stokes, with guest appearances by James Atkin, a member of indie (music)|indie band EMF (band)|EMF . "Both more or less penniless, they drank in the same pub and were forced to buy their records at the cheapest place possible - car boot sales" . http://www.smashingpress.com/bentleys/articles/bentleydotcom/bentleydotcomnews.html Bentley RhythmAce biography Their live drummers were Keith York and Fuzz Townshend , alongside whom March previously played in Pop Will Eat Itself.
BRA signed on the Brighton based record label Skint and released their eponymous debut album, Bentley RhythmAce (Album)|Bentley RhythmAce in 1997, which spawned the popular single (music)|single "Bentleys Gonna Sort You Out!".
A second album , For Your Ears Only , was released in 2000 on Parlophone but was less popular. A further single "Madam, Your Carriage Awaits" was released. The group also compiled a two Compact disc|CD FSUK compilation album . In 2004, the Bentleys released a 4-song record with Sophia Lolley called Angel Face .
The name probably refers to the RhythmAce line of analog electronics|analogue drum machines manufactured by Ace Tone , some of which were rebranded and distributed by Bentley Pianos in the UK. http://www.keyboardmuseum.org/ar/a/ace/ace.html ACE-TONE ARCHIVE PAGE retrieved April 2, 2006.
The group epitomises the Big Beat era. Signed to Skint Records , they enjoyed commercial success with their music being used on television advertisement s and having an underground following.
The group split in 2000, but they played the occasional low-key Disc jockey|DJ set. However, in 2009, they reformed and managed by Cut La Roc signed to Rocstar Records, with a string of tour dates set for 2010.
Waffles and Totem tennis feature in several music clips.
Discography
Albums
Albums Chart>UK & Albums">cite book
1997
2000
Singles
UK & Albums"/ >
1996
1996
1997
2000
2000
2004
DJ mixes
FSUK3 (1998)
Band members
Richard March (born 4March 1965, York , England) - bassist
http://www.myspace.com/bentleyrhythmace Bentley Rhythm Ace page on MySpace .
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Bentley+Rhythm+Ace Bentley Rhythm Ace discography on Discogs .
Category:English electronic music groups Category:English house music groups Category:British electronic music groups Category:Music in Birmingham, West Midlands Category:Big beat groups
