Disenfranchised and frustrated with Britain's early-'90s rave scene, former club promoters and DJs
Charlie Hall and
Lol Hammond formed
the Drum Club as a combination production/remix act. Inspired by groups like
Spiral Tribe,
DiY and Tonka on the emerging free-festival circuit, the duo toured with
Orbital on the MIDI Circus during 1993, and their debut album
Everything Is Now appeared soon after, on Big Life Records (also the home of
the Orb). After remixing
Hardkiss,
Psychick Warriors Ov Gaia and
System 7 among others, the pair was soon tagged as one of the hottest remixing teams in Britain. Their follow-up
Drums Are Dangerous was a breakthrough of sorts, earning an American release through Instinct in 1994. Instinct also documented
Hall and
Hammond's crucial concert appearances on 1995's
Live in Iceland. Later that year, however,
Hammond formed the breakbeat act
Slab! with
Nina Walsh. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide