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̸BIOGRAPHY
Higher Intelligence Agency was formed by Bobby Bird in May 1992, at the same time he and fellow Oscillate club collaborators started running their legendary experimental electronic music nights in Birmingham UK. Improvising live tracks between records,..
92
HIA was formed by Bobby Bird in May 1992, at the same time he and fellow Oscillate club collaborators started running their legendary experimental electronic music nights in Birmingham. Improvising live tracks between records, the early HIA evolved out of sight in a live setting. Soon afterward the beyond record label started up in Birmingham, and the first track to be released, Ketamine Entity, appeared on the genre naming album Ambient Dub Volume 1
93
Released a single Speedlearn, some more tracks on compilations, and in December, a well received debut album Colourform. The Higher Intelligence Agency now began taking their sonic experimentation out live across the country.
94
Seeing in the new year performing at the Brixton academy megadog, they went on to play at the love parade in Berlin, the tripping on sunshine festival in Copenhagen,and the oscillate - triple X in a 2,000 capacity gas holder in Amsterdam, both playing and DJing at this event, which was co-organized by oscillate, alongside Orbital, Autechre, Pentatonik and Sun Electric. Released Reform EP on Beyond records and contibuted "Selinite" to the seminal Artificial Intelligence compilation album on Warp Records. also commissioned to write a 30 minute track for an installation in the mysterious, musée’ lilim, in Carcassonne, south of France.
95
Remixes for Biosphere (novelty waves), & Pressure of Speech (mothmath). In June played at Glastonbury festival, and in September released their second album, Freefloater.
In October,a live collaboration between Higher Intelligence Agency & Biosphere took place on the top of a mountain in Tromso, Norway. The music, sponsored by the Norwegian arts board, was based around samples taken from the sounds of the mountain cable cars.
96
Recorded an album in collaboration with Deep Space Network. Remixes for obconic, freeform & Space Time Continuum .Live Album ’Polar Sequences’ - biosphere / higher intelligence agency released in August.
97
‘Deep Space Network meets Higher Intelligence Agency’ album released on Source in February - Higher Intelligence Agency/Pete Namlook album S.H.A.D.O. released in June.
A second collaboration between Biosphere & Higher Intelligence Agency took place at the ‘Birmingham Frequences’ live event in October.
98
Headphone, a new label, was set up by Bobby Bird, mainly to release his own material & collaborations .The first release on the label, System Error - Nothing, was released in December.
99
S.H.A.D.O. 2 second collaboration album with Pete Namlook.
2000
Birmingham Frequencies Higher Intelligence Agency/Biosphere released on Headphone.
̸SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY
HIGHER INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Colourform
Beyond 1993
HIGHER INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Freefloater
Beyond 1995
HIGHER INTELLIGENCE AGENCY & BIOSPHERE
Polar Sequences
Beyond Records 1997
HIGHER INTELLIGENCE AGENCY & PETE NAMLOOK
S.H.A.D.O.
Fax Records 1997
DEEP SPACE NETWORK MEETS HIGHER INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Deep Space Network Meets Higher Intelligence Agency
Source Records 1997
HIGHER INTELLIGENCE AGENCY & PETE NAMLOOK
S.H.A.D.O. 2
Fax Records 1999
HIGHER INTELLIGENCE AGENCY & BIOSPHERE
Birmngham Frequencies
Headphone 1999
Higher Intelligence Agency was formed by Bobby Bird in May 1992, at the same time he and fellow Oscillate club collaborators started running their legendary experimental electronic music nights in Birmingham UK. Improvising live tracks between records,..
92
HIA was formed by Bobby Bird in May 1992, at the same time he and fellow Oscillate club collaborators started running their legendary experimental electronic music nights in Birmingham. Improvising live tracks between records, the early HIA evolved out of sight in a live setting. Soon afterward the beyond record label started up in Birmingham, and the first track to be released, Ketamine Entity, appeared on the genre naming album Ambient Dub Volume 1
93
Released a single Speedlearn, some more tracks on compilations, and in December, a well received debut album Colourform. The Higher Intelligence Agency now began taking their sonic experimentation out live across the country.
94
Seeing in the new year performing at the Brixton academy megadog, they went on to play at the love parade in Berlin, the tripping on sunshine festival in Copenhagen,and the oscillate - triple X in a 2,000 capacity gas holder in Amsterdam, both playing and DJing at this event, which was co-organized by oscillate, alongside Orbital, Autechre, Pentatonik and Sun Electric. Released Reform EP on Beyond records and contibuted "Selinite" to the seminal Artificial Intelligence compilation album on Warp Records. also commissioned to write a 30 minute track for an installation in the mysterious, musée’ lilim, in Carcassonne, south of France.
95
Remixes for Biosphere (novelty waves), & Pressure of Speech (mothmath). In June played at Glastonbury festival, and in September released their second album, Freefloater.
In October,a live collaboration between Higher Intelligence Agency & Biosphere took place on the top of a mountain in Tromso, Norway. The music, sponsored by the Norwegian arts board, was based around samples taken from the sounds of the mountain cable cars.
96
Recorded an album in collaboration with Deep Space Network. Remixes for obconic, freeform & Space Time Continuum .Live Album ’Polar Sequences’ - biosphere / higher intelligence agency released in August.
97
‘Deep Space Network meets Higher Intelligence Agency’ album released on Source in February - Higher Intelligence Agency/Pete Namlook album S.H.A.D.O. released in June.
A second collaboration between Biosphere & Higher Intelligence Agency took place at the ‘Birmingham Frequences’ live event in October.
98
Headphone, a new label, was set up by Bobby Bird, mainly to release his own material & collaborations .The first release on the label, System Error - Nothing, was released in December.
99
S.H.A.D.O. 2 second collaboration album with Pete Namlook.
2000
Birmingham Frequencies Higher Intelligence Agency/Biosphere released on Headphone.
̸SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY
HIGHER INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Colourform
Beyond 1993
HIGHER INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Freefloater
Beyond 1995
HIGHER INTELLIGENCE AGENCY & BIOSPHERE
Polar Sequences
Beyond Records 1997
HIGHER INTELLIGENCE AGENCY & PETE NAMLOOK
S.H.A.D.O.
Fax Records 1997
DEEP SPACE NETWORK MEETS HIGHER INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Deep Space Network Meets Higher Intelligence Agency
Source Records 1997
HIGHER INTELLIGENCE AGENCY & PETE NAMLOOK
S.H.A.D.O. 2
Fax Records 1999
HIGHER INTELLIGENCE AGENCY & BIOSPHERE
Birmngham Frequencies
Headphone 1999
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