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Made up of Michael Wells and Lee Newman. They pioneered an electro-industrial landscape full of samples galore.

Early material—most conveniently collected on the Roir Duty + Trust collection—was sound sculptures not far removed from Nurse With Wound (in that NWW spirit, their track Trust is a half-hour long!). The duo soon added industrial and house rhythms to their sound, which earned them the attention of Wax Trax! Records in the US.

Greater Than One’s first Wax Trax! release, the 12” single I Don’t Need God b/w Ignorance Is The Agent Of Fear, is an exemplary example of their vocal-less, sample heavy industrial sound; the subsequent double-LP London is an eclectic midpoint between their collage and dance styles.

With their followup, 1989’s G-Force, Greater Than One had streamlined their style a bit, utilizing rhythms closer to Kraftwerk or New Order. Around this time, they began recording techno under some of their various releases; this informed their final Greater Than One release, the Index EP, which covers an interesting range of sounds (dub, heavy metal) in its six tracks.

Disguised under a plethora of aliases, they subsequently recorded many a song under such names as: John + Julie, TD5, Killout Squad, GTO, Tricky Disco and Technohead, among others.

Lee Newman passed away in 1995 leaving Michael Wells to continue the legacy under the names S.O.L.O. and Signs Ov Chaos.
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  • shankdub

    WHERES DUBKILLER? WTF. I lost that INDEX 12" a long time ago... and a sh#t load of other sick records. sucks

    13 Jul 2011 Reply

  • voodoodrew

    just got the reissues...i missed these soooo much

    27 Nov 2009 Reply

  • unaesthetic

    they're greater than more than one

    24 Oct 2009 Reply

  • chs9

    Your reissues are fucking awesome, I haven't been so excited for a release in years

    19 Apr 2009 Reply

  • eyot08

    Big Shout for Greater Than One!

    19 Nov 2008 Reply

  • shiki-jitsu

    I just got my review copies of the reissues Turbid references below. Holy shit, order these ASAP. Amazing work, look for the reviews soon.

    15 Aug 2008 Reply

  • mjasonparent

    Good luck, Turbid. Index is a vitally important disk for me and both Metal and Dubkiller were regular pieces for my radio show - not just played as the tracks, but merged into other compositions throughout the show's history.

    17 Jan 2008 Reply

  • Turbid

    Looking for fans to quote for some liner notes for some Greater Than One reissues I'm piecing together. I'm looking far and wide for these. You can see the blueprints at http://brainwashed.com/bark/projects.html Don't be shy!!

    15 Oct 2007 Reply

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