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By early 1996, David Miller and Philip Pinsky split from John Vick, the former continuing with
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The success of this album allowed the band to re launch their 'Finiflex' label and the in-house production team recorded and released many singles including those by Justin
Robertson, State of Flux, Ege Bam Yasi and
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Vick developed the
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Tired of the conventional drums, bass and guitar set up, they acquired a sampler and began experimenting with electronic music. The result was
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also remixed "Forevergreen". These singles all featured on the band's most critically and commercially successful album,
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