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EMF's James Atkin at work in the classroom in Keighley, UK EMFtheband 2,253 views Video courtesy of ITV.
EMF - Smoke The Banger (part II of II) EMFtheband 1,080 views EMF's "Smoke The Banger," released only in America in 1991. Here it is, in its entirety, brought to you by EMF-TheBand.com (part I of II can be seen here: http://www.youtu...
EMF - Smoke The Banger (part I of II) EMFtheband 1,962 views EMF's "Smoke The Banger," released only in America in 1991. Here it is, in its entirety, brought to you by EMF-TheBand.com (part II of II can be seen here: http://www.yout...
EMF on VH1 "One Hit Wonders" EMFtheband 1,520 views The show on VH1 talks about the best one hit wonders and the stories behind them.
EMF 1995 Interview EMFtheband 1,063 views Interview with EMF done around the release of Cha Cha Cha.
EMF on The Word (1995) EMFtheband 1,201 views EMF perform "Perfect Day" on The Word in 1995.
EMF on MTV's Most Wanted (1995) EMFtheband 977 views EMF appeared on Europe MTV's Most Wanted in 1995 and performed 3 songs: Turning Japanese, Perfect Day and La Plage.
EMF - The Light That Burns Twice As Bright (Reading 1992) EMFtheband 934 views EMF performing their classic song "The Light That Burns Twice As Bright" at Reading Festival in 1992.
EMF - Getting Through MTV Premiere EMFtheband 970 views USA premiere of EMF's "Getting Through" from the Unexplained EP on MTV. MTV send 2 people to England to get the video and bring it back to New York. There is also an interv...
EMF - Search & Destroy (Live on Dennis Miller 1992) EMFtheband 1,497 views EMF performs "Search & Destroy" live on the Dennis Miller Show in May 1992.

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Best remembered for the international smash "Unbelievable", the British dance-rock quintet EMF formed in Cinderford, England in October 1989. All five members — vocalist James Atkin, guitarist Ian Dench, keyboardist Derry Brownson, bassist Zachary Foley and drummer Mark Decloedt — were veterans of the local music scene before founding EMF, whose name supposedly stood for "Epsom Mad Funkers" (although it was widely speculated that the initials instead represented "Ecstasy Mind Fuckers"). Within two months of formation, the group played its first gig; after unearthing a Casio sampler and sequencer in a local thrift shop, a light techno element was added to their rock-oriented sound.

By the end of 1990, EMF's infectious debut single Unbelievable had conquered the U.K. charts; it hit number one in the U.S. the following year. The 1991 album Schubert Dip was also successful, spawning another hit single in "Lies." (The LP also garnered considerable press when Yoko Ono objected to the group's use of a voice sample of Mark David Chapman, the murderer of John Lennon; the offending sound bite was later removed from future pressings.)

In 1992, EMF returned with the Unexplained EP and the much darker full-length effort Stigma; both releases performed badly on the charts, however, and the band effectively vanished from sight until 1995's Cha Cha Cha.

The summer of 1995 saw the band abandoning promotion of Cha Cha Cha and teaming up with comics Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer on a karaoke cover of the Monkees' "I'm a Believer". Their self-promoted follow-up, "Afro King", seen in some quarters as a return to their poppy origins, and in others as too little too late, failed to do as well. The band were subsequently dropped by their label.

The band reunited in the summer of 2001 and released a Greatest Hits CD that coincided with a mini European festival and UK tour. The Greatest Hits CD, called The Best of EMF: Epsom Mad Funkers, featured 2 discs: the first had a collection of singles and fan favorite album tracks, along with 2 brand new tracks: "Incredible" and "Let's Go." The second disc had popular remixes.

The band were primed to write new material and tour more extensively but sadly the sudden passing of bassist Zac Foley on January 2, 2002 shocked the band into silence. Since then the remaining 4 members have focused their time on personal projects and their families.

5 years on, after recently getting back together in the summer of 07 for a private performance, the band, with the help of bassist Richard March from 90's band PWEI, decided the time was right to come out of the woods and perform again. One show has already been confirmed for December 18th 2007 at The Scala in London with the possibility of further performances in the future.

To keep up to date with what the boys are doing these days, sign up for Blue Highs, the EMF Email newsletter at the band's official website.

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