The Sabres of Paradise were a British electronic music group from London. They consisted of

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, and Gary Burns.

History

The Sabres of Paradise were formed in

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, England in 1992.

formed the group with

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and Gary Burns and became responsible for the Sabresonic warehouse

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s. The group's debut studio album, ''Sabresonic'', was released in 1993. It peaked at number 29 on the

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. '' NME'' named it the 23rd best album of 1993. The group released '' Haunted Dancehall'' in 1994. It peaked at number 57 on the UK Albums Chart. ''NME'' named it the 47th best album of 1994. It was included on the list of ''

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''. The group released ''Sabresonic II'' in 1995. It peaked at number 88 on the UK Albums Chart. The group dissolved in 1995. Weatherall went on to form

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with Keith Tenniswood while Kooner and Burns carried on working together with

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Style and influences

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, Christopher Price, highlighted the

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remix of "Haunted Dancehall" as the style of music that would be played on pop radio to prepare audiences before cutting to an announcement of major news such as the death of the Queen.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Sabresonic'' (

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, 1993) * '' Haunted Dancehall'' (Warp, 1994) * ''Sabresonic II'' (Warp, 1995)

Compilation albums

* ''Septic Cuts'' (Sabres of Paradise, 1994) * ''Deep Cuts'' (Sabres of Paradise, 1994) * ''Versus'' (Warp, 1995)

Singles

* "Smokebelch II" (Warp, 1993) * "United" (Sabres of Paradise, 1993) * "Theme" (Sabres of Paradise, 1994) * "Wilmot" (Warp, 1994) * "Wilmot II" (Warp, 1994) * "Jam J" (

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, 1994) * "Haunted Dancehall (As Performed by

)" (Warp, 1995) * "Duke of Earlsfield ( LFO Mix)" / "Bubble & Slide (

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Mix)" (Warp, 1995) * "Tow Truck (

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Mix)" / "Tow Truck (

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Mix)" (Warp, 1995) * "Ysaebud" (Special Emissions, 1997) * "Lick Wid Nit Wit" (Elastic Dreams, 2018)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sabres of Paradise, The British electronic music groups Musical groups established in 1992 Musical groups disestablished in 1995 Musical groups from London Warp (record label) artists