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band and production team from

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, England, that includes Andy Meecham and Dean Meredith, both formerly of

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, a band they created in the early 1990s.

Career

Meecham and Meredith began working as Chicken Lips in 1999.Kelman, Andy "

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that dominated in their earlier Bizarre Inc. productions. Their music has also been described as "disco-dub".Kleinfeld, Justin (2003)
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, owner of Bear Funk Records, the Chicken Lips became a trio.Rauscher, William (2010)
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, 3 August 2010, retrieved 2010-08-08 Meecham has also been involved in side-projects such as The Emperor Machine.Kharas, Kev (2009)
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Discography

Albums

* ''Echoman'' (2000), Kingsize * ''Extended Play'' (2002), Kingsize * ''Body Music – Nite:Life 015'' (2003), NRK Nite Life * '' DJ-Kicks: Chicken Lips'' (2003), !K7 * '' Re-Echoed, Re-Extended and Re-Hashed'' (2003), Kingsize * '' Clicks, Acid 'n' Disco'' (2005), Trust the DJ * '' Making Faces'' (2006), Adrift * ''Show Your Shape (The Best Of Chicken Lips)'' (2010), Tirk * '' Experience Of Malfunction'' (2010), Lipservice * "D.R.O.M.P (Remixes)" (2012), Southern Fried Records

Singles

* "Shoe Beast" * "Git Back" * "Jerk Chicken" * "He Not In" * "You're Playing Dirty" * "Blanc Tape" * "Many Members" * "Bad Skin"

Remixes

* 1999

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– "Can't Hear Ya" * 1999 MFA – "Mesmerized" * 1999

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– "HalfLife" * 1999

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– "Got2Get2Gether" * 2000

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– "How'd I Do Dat?" * 2000

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– "Power to the Beats" * 2001

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– "March of the General" * 2001 Organic Audio – "Nurega" * 2001 Playgroup – "Number One" * 2001 Shrinkwrap – "Illegal Entry" * 2001

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– "We Belong in This World Together" * 2001 Street Corner Symphony – "Memories of Aphrodite" * 2001

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– "Tomorrow Never Knows" * 2001 The White Rabbit – "Transistor Queen" * 2002

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– "To Sir with Love" * 2002 Outcast – "Last Bullet" * 2002 Justin Robertson Presents Revtone – "The Brightest Thing" * 2002 Soul Mekanik Invents Ben-E-Lux – "If U Nu" * 2002 Stylophonic – "Bizarre Mind" * 2002

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– "We Don't Play Guitars" * 2003

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– "Under the Water" * 2003

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– "Hayling" * 2003 Foolish & Sly – "Rainfalls" * 2003 Jas – "Hitchhiking" * 2003 Headman – "It Rough" * 2003 Land Shark – "Tie Me Up" * 2003

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– " Teorema" * 2003

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– "What I Need" * 2003

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– "People" * 2003 Sono – "Heading For" * 2003

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– "@ 137" * 2004

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– "516 Acid" * 2005

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– "Middle Eastern Holiday" * 2005

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– " No Wow" * 2005

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– "To & Fro" * 2005

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– "Wonders Never Cease" * 2005 Plant Life – "The Last Song" * 2006 Alexkid with Liset Alea – "Nightshade" * 2006 Bell X1 – "

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" * 2006 Clearlake – "Good Clean Fun" * 2006

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– "Broadway" * 2006 Tiga – "(Far From) Home" * 2006

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– " Rudebox" * 2007 Chin Chin – "Appetite" * 2007 Tim Fuller – "The Slightest Touch" * 2007 Kotey Extra Band feat.

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– "Sooner or Later" * 2007

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– " Stop Me" * 2007

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– "Art Of The Matter" * 2007

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– "Make Out Fall Out Make Up" * 2008

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– "Embrace"

References

External links

Chicken Lips
on Myspace
Discogs: Chicken Lips
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chicken Lips English record producers English DJs English dance music groups English electronic music duos Remixers Electronic dance music duos