Unique 3

{{Short description|English rave band}}

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| origin = Bradford, England

| genre = {{hlist|Rave{{cite web|title=Edzy (Unique 3) First man in bass |url=https://www.internationaldjmag.com/edzy-unique-3.html|publisher=International DJ Magazine|access-date=4 December 2020}}|bleep techno{{cite web|title=Dusted Down: The Unlikely Origins Of Bleep Techno|url=https://www.juno.co.uk/reviews/2014/11/17/dusted-down-the-unlikely-origins-of-bleep-techno/|publisher=Juno Reviews|access-date=4 December 2020}}}}

| years_active = 1988–present

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Unique 3 are an English rave band from Bradford, Yorkshire. Formed in 1988, they pioneered the 'bleep techno' sound. Their song "The Theme" captured this sound, and it later appeared in remixed form on the Chemical Brothers' compilation album, Brothers Gonna Work It Out. Their most commercially successful record was "Musical Melody", which reached number 29 on the UK Singles Chart in April 1990 and led to a performance on Top of the Pops.{{cite web|date=26 April 1990|title=Top of the Pops 26/04/1990|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000pz16|access-date=4 December 2020|publisher=BBC}}{{Cite news|date=26 April 1990|title=Top of the Pops - 26th April 1990|language=en-GB|work=BBC iPlayer|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000pz16/top-of-the-pops-26041990|access-date=14 December 2020}}{{Cite web|date=3 September 2020|title=Interview: ORIGINALS… Edzy (Unique 3), part one|url=https://909originals.com/2020/09/03/interview-originals-edzy-unique-3-part-one/|access-date=14 December 2020|website=909originals|language=en-GB}}

Discography

=Albums=

  • Jus' Unique (10, 1990)
  • Invasive Signals (Fat!, 2007)

=Singles=

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{{cite web|title=UNIQUE THREE - full Official Chart History |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/25768/unique-three/|website=Official Charts Company|access-date=29 January 2022}}

1989

| "The Theme"

| align=center | 61

rowspan="2"| 1990

| "Musical Melody" / "Weight for the Bass"

| align=center | 29

"Rhythm Takes Control"

| align=center | 41

rowspan="2"| 1991

| "No More"

| align=center | —

"Activity"

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1993

| "Open Up Your Mind"

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2007

| "Rocks the Bass"

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2011

| "Shades of Grey"

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2012

| "Serial Killer"

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2016

| "Reconnoitre"

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colspan="4" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

References

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