Darrell Fitton

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Darrell Fitton
Birth name Darrell Fitton
Also known as Bola
Jello
Origin Manchester, England
Genre(s) Electronic music
IDM
Years active 1994–2007
Label(s) Skam
Associated acts D-Breeze
Brahma
Ooblo
Gescom

Darrell Fitton is an electronic musician from Manchester, England. Most of his work is recorded under recording monikers Bola and Jello, released primarily on Skam Records. Fitton has also contributed to electronic acts D-Breeze, Brahma and Ooblo, and Autechre's Gescom project. There are rumours that Fitton has decided to leave the music industry as of November 2007. [1]

Fitton had his first electronic music release in 1994, on Warp's now infamous Artificial Intelligence II compilation, in 1995 he returned, but with the now more familiar Bola moniker releasing the Bola 1 12" on Skam Records. A rare set of 3 EPs called Shapes was released in 2000, pressed at only 300 copies; in September 2006, it was remastered and reissued in greater numbers by Skam, adding three bonus tracks.

His last album Kroungrine was released in 2007.

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[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • Bola - Soup, 1998 (Skam). 12" (SKALP002), CD (SKALD002), 2LP (SKALD002LP). Remastered and reissued with new artwork in 2003.
  • Bola - Fyuti, 2001 (Skam). 12" (SKALP007), CD (SKALD007).
  • Jello - Voile, 2002 (Peacefrog). 12" (PFG016LP), CD (PFG016CD).
  • Bola - Gnayse, 2004 (Skam). 12" (SKALP015), CD (SKALD015), 2LP (SKALD015LP).
  • Bola - Shapes, 2006 (Skam). CD (SKALD020). Remastered and re-issued version of the Shapes EP, plus 3 bonus tracks.
  • Bola - Kroungrine 2007 (Skam). CD (SKALD022), 2LP (SKALP022).

[edit] Singles and EPs

  • Bola - 1, 1995 (Skam). 12" (SKA005).
  • Bola - KS, 1998 (Skam). 7" (KMAS002).
  • Bola - Mauver, 2000 (Skam). 12" (SKA015).
  • Bola - Shapes, 2000 (Skam). 12". 300 copy only.
  • Bola - Pae Paoe, 2001 (Skam). 7" (KMAS007).
  • Jello - Chamchimzee, 2002 (Peacefrog). 12" (PFG022).
  • Jello - Lungbone, 2003 (Peacefrog). 12" (PFG028), CD (PFG028CD).

[edit] Title puns

Many of Fitton's album and EP titles are plays on the word "Bola":

  • "Bola" and "KS" become "bollocks"
  • "Bola" and "Soup" become "bowl o' soup"
  • "Bola" and "Mauver" become "bowl 'em over"
  • "Bola" and "Fyuti" become "bowl of yew tea"
  • "Bola" and "Gnayse" become "bolognese" (i.e. spaghetti sauce)
  • "Kroungrine" and "Bola" become "crown green bowls"

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