Bola
Manchester's Bola is Darrell Fitton, whose 1995 debut 12-inch for Skam under that name helped shoot the now-collectible label to underground notoriety. Although the first of Fitton's released tracks appeared on the Warp label's Artificial Intelligence II compilation in 1995 and displayed the same style of chrome-dipped melodic techno adhered to by many Warp artists, his subsequent Bola material focused in on a heartier, less accessible aesthetic. His self-titled Skam EP combined vaguely funk-fueled rhythms with harsh, austere synth textures and almost industrial-grade distortion. With the exception of compilation tracks for Silent Records' U.S.-released Skampilation, the Skam-V/Vm collaboration061, and the mostly obscure Mask series (a joint venture between Skam and Munich's Musik aus Strom), three years separated Fitton's debut from his next proper release; "Aguilla" was an extremely limited-run three-track seven-inch released by Skam in 1998. Two months following appeared Soup, Fitton's long-awaited LP debut. An impressive synthesis of the machine-beat ambiance of post-techno with warm, wistful analog soul, Soup sounded familiar more than dated, and served as an impressive summing up of the formal qualities of dance music utterly uninterested in the dance floor. In addition to his Bola releases, Fitton loaned his production chops to the first 12-inch by Warp artists Autechre under their Gescom guise, and is rumored to serve as Skam's in-house engineer.
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In the Name of Jesus Gates Be Lifted
Gospel - Released by Bola on 6 aug. 2018
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Sweet Feeling
Wereldmuziek - Released by Bridge Music on 4 nov. 2021
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Love Cash (feat. Resefy)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Qurgs Inc. on 17 jan. 2022
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Codé
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Seven Six Music - Keyzit on 9 nov. 2021
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Peace Be Still
Divers - Released by 3913091 Records DK on 4 mei 2022
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Descontrolada
Brazilian Funk - Released by 2N MUSIC - GALERÃO RECORDS on 10 okt. 2014
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Bénéfice
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Horus Records on 19 apr. 2020
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He Has Turned It Around
Gospel - Released by Bola on 16 mrt. 2017
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Freedom
Full Metal 213' Enterprise, Bola, Josean
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Full Metal 213' Enterprise on 3 jan. 2024
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Finessin'october
Alternative en Indie - Released by 1179032 Records DK on 25 feb. 2019
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Blues (feat. Resefy)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Qurgs Inc. on 17 jan. 2022
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