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Colourbox were a London-based (Edinburgh born) electronic outfit on the 4AD record label in the 1980s. They produced an electronically-based reggae and soul-influenced pop music, making remarkable use of the technology they had access to at the time. They released a number of records from 1982 until 1987. The band was formed by brothers Martyn Young and Steve Young, with guest singers until Lorita Grahame joined as a permanent member in 1983.

The band had an international hit in 1987 with “Pump Up the Volume”, a collaboration with the band A R Kane under the name M|A|R|R|S. The song was notable for being constructed almost entirely from samples of other records, a novel thing for a popular record at that time. The pressures of sudden success and the long running litigation caused by the use of samples ended up causing Colourbox to never to record again.
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  • foetusized

    Got the new box set & love it.

    Monday evening
  • Mad-Muz-Man

    great music

    last month
  • Namey

    a four disc box set!!! woooooooooo

    February 2012
  • iamjustkidding

    so outraged by no new music! LIKE FOREVER!?!?!?!?!? wish it wasn't all too much for them, this kinda talent cant possibly be bottled up, they must do SOMETHING ELSE!

    September 2011
  • molly_mohn

    это самые охуенные ребята, которых довелось слышать за последние годы, а может и вообще.

    August 2011
  • IreneDecay

    i wish they made more music :( it's not enoughhhh

    January 2011
  • IreneDecay

    breakdown albums = best electronic music ever.

    January 2011
  • Otherness

    <3

    June 2010
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