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L-R: John Disco, Sci-fi Steven, Manda Rin. The three musicians formed Bis in late 1994 while Rin and Disco were in secondary school, Woodfarm High School, and Steven who had recently finished there. They were the first unsigned band ever on Top of the Pops. Bis released a number of EPs, three of which entered the UK Singles Chart in 1996, followed by several singles between 1997 and 1999. The band gained some American popularity in 1998, when they recorded the closing credits theme to the animated series The Powerpuff Girls. The band members remained active in the local music scene.
Steven and John Disco played in Dirty Hospital and Rin acted as a DJ. Sebastian, Franz Ferdinand and Pink Kross. In 2005, they announced on the official Bis website that together they had formed a new band called Data Panik, with Stuart Memo on bass and drummer Graham Christie. After releasing two 7″ singles, however, this band split up. As of 2006 Rin was working on solo material.
In 2007 she teamed up with the Scottish electro-pop outfit, Juno! Mirrors” and “These Boys Are Athletes”, as well as regularly appearing live with the band, most recently at the Rock Ness 2008 Festival. To celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the release of their debut album The New Transistor Heroes, Bis reformed in April 2007 for three shows in Glasgow, Manchester, and London. In August 2008, Rin released the solo single “DNA”, which she followed up with the release of her debut album, My DNA with This Is Fake DIY in September 2008. She also teamed up with Hyperbubble on a track for their 2011 album Drastic Cinematic. In November 2009, Rin announced that the band would reform to play at the Primavera Festival in May 2010, returning this time with a bassist and drummer, former Data Panik members, Stuart Memo and Graham Christie, respectively. In February 2014, the band announced they would release their fourth album, Data Panik Etcetera, on 15 May on Rough Trade Records.
The album was made available for streaming at NME on 28 April. The same year, the band’s first three albums were re-released as double CD deluxe editions by the Do Yourself In label. In October 2017, the band announced that they were working on their fifth album. Slight Disconnects was released in February 2019 on Last Night From Glasgow. 50 Greatest Britpop Songs Ever – As Voted By You”. BIS – full Official Chart History – Official Charts Company”.