From the ashes of the moderately successful Alone Again Or in 1986, the Shamen had a profound effect upon contemporary pop music over the next half decade. Formed in Aberdeen by Colin Angus (b. 24 August 1961, Aberdeen, Scotland; bass), Peter Stephenson (b. 1 March 1962, Ayrshire, Scotland), Keith McKenzie (b. 30 August 1961, Aberdeen, Scotland) and Derek McKenzie (b. 27 February 1964, Aberdeen, Scotland; guitar), the Shamen's formative stage relied heavily on crushing, psychedelic rock played by a relatively orthodox line-up. Their debut album, Drop, captured a sense of their colourful live shows and sealed the first chapter of the band's career. Soon after, Colin Angus became fascinated by the nascent underground hip-hop movement. Derek McKenzie was rather less enamoured with the hardcore dance music explosion and departed, allowing Will Sinnott (b. William Sinnott, 23 December 1960, Glasgow, Scotland, d. 23 May 1991; bass) to join the ranks and further encourage the Shamen's move towards the dancefloor. In 1988, their hard-edged blend of rhythms, guitars, samples, sexually explicit slide shows and furious rhetoric drew anger from feminists, politicians and - after the scathing "Jesus Loves Amerika" single - religious groups. That same year the band relocated to London, slimmed down to the duo of Angus and Sinnott who concentrated on exploring the areas of altered states with mind-expanding psychedelics.

Listen to THE SHAMEN at Finetune.

• (2007)  The Shamen Collection
• (1991)  En-Tact

• Move Any Mountain
• Ebeneezer Goode (Beat Edit)
• Boss Drum (The Beatmasters Radio Mix)
• Make It Mine
• L.S.I. (Beat Edit)

• 808 State
• The Prodigy
• Underworld
• Orbital
• Faithless
• Future Sound Of London
• Utah Saints
• Primal Scream
• BT
• Fluke
• Jam & Spoon
• Praga Khan
• Juno Reactor
• Camisra
• Carl Cox
• To Kool Chris
• Der Dritte Raum
• Fierce Ruling Diva
• Little Funky Ones
• Robbie Rivera

• bamvivid
• nordseemix
• deusdiabolus
• fiveherb
• Artian
• sinpazzo