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Biography
Refimprove|date=May 2011Infobox musical artist | | name = Compulsion| image =| caption =| background = group_or_band| origin = Republic of Ireland|Ireland | genre = Punk rock Alternative rock New wave of new wave | years_active = 1990–1996| label = Interscope , One Little Indian | associated_acts = Thee Amazing Colossal Men, China Drum , Driven to Collision| website =| current_members =| past_members = Garret Lee Josephmary Sid Rainey Jan-Willem Alkema Compulsion was an Republic of Ireland|Irish punk rock|punk band. They formed in the 1990 by Josephmary (singer) and Sid Rainey (bassist) as Thee Amazing Colossal Men . They signed a recording contract with Virgin Records , but after winning a lawsuit against their record label , they became 'Compulsion' in 1992. Joined by guitarist Garret Lee and drummer Jan-Willem Alkema, they moved to North London and signed to One Little Indian . They released several Extended play|EP s and two album s. The first, Comforter , was labelled by the NME as part of the " New Wave of New Wave ", while the second, The Future is Medium , saw them sport identical black outfits and orange hairdos.
The group split in 1996, after which Lee formed Jacknife Lee , and later produced Snow Patrol and U2 . Alkema joined China Drum and later Driven to Collision. Rainey is now a writer and has created and produced an animated children's TV series called Underground Ernie for the BBC . Josephmary now lives in Ireland.
Discography
Studio albums
Comforter (Compulsion album)|Comforter (1994) - UK Albums Chart|UK #59cite 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= 117
The Future is Medium (1996)
Singles
"Mall Monarchy (1994)
"Basketcase (1994) (called "Delivery" in the US release)
"Eating (fan club only release, 1994)
"Question Time for the Proles" (1996)
"Juvenile Scene Detective" (1996)
EPs
Compulsion (1992)
Casserole (1993)
Safety (1993)
Boogie Woogie (1994)
Compilations
Hi-Fi Compilation (Compilation, 1995)
I Like Compulsion and Compulsion Likes Me (Compilation, 2002)
References
Reflist
External links
http://snow.prohosting.com/ukband/Compulsion.htm The Forgotten Band Planet: Compulsion
DEFAULTSORT:Compulsion (Band) Category:Irish alternative rock groups Category:Irish punk rock groups Category:Musical groups established in 1990 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1996
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