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group, formed around 1995 by Chris Todd and Jim Baron.

History

Todd and Baron formed the band after meeting at the

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label Paper Recordings and have since released six albums and several singles, starting with "Digging Deeper" in 1996.Hayden, Helen (2005)
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Discography

Studio albums

* '' A Nice Hot Bath With...'' (1998) * '' The Wicked is Music'' (2002) * ''

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'' (2011) * ''Walk Dance Talk Sing'' (2015) * ''Age of the Ego'' (2019)

Live albums

* ''When We Live'' (2012)

Remix albums

* ''A Nice Hot Edit With.....'' (2011) * ''Remixed'' (2013)

Remixes

Hot Toddy remixes

References

External links

* {{Authority control English electronic music groups Musical groups from Nottingham