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6 unusual facts about Ashley Beedle


Ashley Beedle

In the early 1990s, he teamed up with Rob Mello and John Howard to form the first incarnation of the Black Science Orchestra, who released several classic club hits in the 1990s ( "Where Were You?", "Strong", Philadelphia and the "New Jersey Deep").

Around the same time, he was active in the group X-Press 2, which consisted of Beedle, Rocky and Diesel and had club and chart action through the nineties and noughties with tracks such as Muzik Xpress, London Xpress and a number 2 in the national charts with the track Lazy, a collaboration with the Talking Heads' David Byrne.

While working with the Black Science Orchestra (whose debut full-length arrived late in 1994), Beedle also started a project with Dave Hill, Uschi Classen and Rocky & Diesel, known as The Ballistic Brothers.

Roses in the Hospital

#"Roses in the Hospital" (O G Psychovocal mix) (Remixed by Ashley Beedle)

#"Roses in the Hospital" (51 Funk Salute mix) (Remixed by Ashley Beedle)

#"Roses in the Hospital" (O G Psychomental mix) (Remixed by Ashley Beedle)


Kris Needs

The track also appeared on their 1996 electronic album So Hard on Deconstruction Records; Needs and Schneider wrote all the material, occasionally with artists such as Ashley Beedle and Jah Wobble.


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