"Pump Up the Volume" is a song and the only single by British recording act M|A|R|R|S. Recorded and released in 1987, it was a number-one hit in many countries and is sometimes regarded as a significant milestone in the development of British house music and music sampling. The song derives its title directly from a lyrical sample from "I Know You Got Soul", a hit single by 4th & B'way/Island labelmates, Eric B. & Rakim, released only months prior in that same year. The single was the product of an uneasy collaboration between electronica-fusion grou… read more
"Pump Up the Volume" is a song and the only single by British recording act M|A|R|R|S. Recorded and released in 1987, it was a number-one h… read more
"Pump Up the Volume" is a song and the only single by British recording act M|A|R|R|S. Recorded and released in 1987, it was a number-one hit in many countries and is sometimes… read more
MARRS (or M/A/R/R/S or M|A|R|R|S) was a one-off recording act from 1987, which was a collaboration between the alternative/dream pop band A.R. Kane and the electro/reggae group Colourbox, with additional input from DJs CJ Mackintosh and Dave Dorrell. The result was that instead of working together, the two groups ended up recording a track each, then turning it over to the other for additional input. Of the two pieces completed, one, "Anitina," was an A.R. Kane track with drum programming by Colourbox's Steve Young. The other, "Pump Up the Volume", was a pro… read more
MARRS (or M/A/R/R/S or M|A|R|R|S) was a one-off recording act from 1987, which was a collaboration between the alternative/dream pop band A.R. Kane and the electro/reggae group Colourbox, w… read more