Bola

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Darrell Earnest Fitton is an English electronic musician from Rochdale, England. Most of his work is recorded under the 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.

Although the first of Fitton's released tracks appeared on the Warp label's Artificial Intelligence II compilation in 1995 and displayed the same style of chrome-dipped melodic techno adhered to by many Warp artists, his subsequent Bola material focused in on a heartier, less accessible aesthetic. His self-titled Skam EP combined vaguely funk-fueled rhythms with harsh, austere synth textures and almost industrial-grade distortion.

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Bola, Category: Artist, Albums: D.E.G, Kroungrine, Shapes, Gnayse, Fyuti, Singles: Mauver, One, Top Tracks: Vespers, Forcasa 3, Forcasa 1, Glink, Versivo, Biography: Manchester's Bola is Darrell Fitton, whose 1995 debut 12-inch for Skam under that name helped shoot the now-collectible label to underground notoriety., Monthly Listeners: 6119, Where People Listen: Berlin, London, Moscow, Amsterdam, Chicago

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