MARRS

MARRS was a one-off recording act formed by the groups A.R. Kane and Colourbox, which only released one commercial disc. Their international hit "Pump Up the Volume" was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1989.

MARRS started in 1987 as a collaboration between the groups A.R. Kane and Colourbox, with additional input from DJs Chris "C.J." Mackintosh, Dave Dorrell. The name of the group was an acronym derived from the forenames of the five 4AD artists involved in the project.

MARRS's sole release was the double A-sided single "Pump Up the Volume" / "Anitina". Only "Pump Up the Volume" gained significant attention and airplay and went on to be a #1 hit in the United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands and New Zealand, as well as a top-ten hit in several other countries.

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Pump Up the Volume