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Mike Wells aka Force Mass Motion Biog April 2001
Mike Wells released his first record in 1991, the result of sending a demo to the legendary UK techno dj Colin Favor. who was hosting a weekly radio show on the then fledgling Kiss FM. Favor was hosting a show on the fledgling Kiss FM station, and immediately called to congratulate him on his tape. He offered the17 year old a deal with a label he’d been working on with his friend Gordon Matthewman, Rabbit City. Within weeks, the debut Force Mass Motion record had been released.
Continuing to write material between college lectures, Mike was soon getting records released regularly with Rabbit City, as well as an increasing number of gigs, both in the UK and overseas. During the early 90’s Force Mass Motion performed at 4 Mayday events, 2 Rave City gigs in Munich, Energy Rave in Switzerland, the infamous Omen club in Frankfurt, London’s Club UK and Knowledge, and the Time Machine event - a precursor for the legandary Tribal Gathering events. As the releases continued, the Force Mass Motion live experience went further afield, with 6 Australian tours to date, as well as a short American tour with Frankie Bones, taking in The Limelight and NASA in New York, and a Canadian tour.
Force Mass Motion live began to take a back seat in favour of an increasingly hectic recording and remixing schedule. Through the early and mid nineties, there were 26 Force Mass Motion singles and 3 album releases for Rabbit City, helping to cement the label’s reputation as one of the most consistent and dependable imprints for top quality, tough edged club tracks. Throughout this period there were also other releases for independent labels such as Low Spirit, FUK and XVX under psuedonyms such as Giotto, Cable Guy and Ispirazone. Force Mass Motion was starting to gain a big international following, with releases finding their way into the record boxes of some big name dj’s; Paul Oakenfold, Sasha, Carl Cox, John Digweed, Dave Seaman to name but a few. The remixes began to come in too, most notably for Adamski, Smoke City, Electribe 101, PF Project, Adam F, Paragliders and the infamous Mayday anthem for Westbam.
The last 18 months have seen an explosion of remix and production work, as more and more high profile labels have commissioned the increasingly distinctive Force Mass Motion sound. Labels such as Hooj, Neo, Fluid, Therapy, React, Tune Inn, Lost Language, Cream, Duty Free and Bonzai have all released records bearing a Force Mass Mix, as have Mute who included a remix on the Top 5 Moby single, Porcelain.
With the demise of Rabbit City following Gordon Matthewman’s trumpet playing popularity, Force Mass Motion has finally found a permanent home with Mute and their club imprint, Future Groove.
"This is a very exciting time for me; as I gain wider recognition for my music and remixes, the deal with Mute means I can release and promote my records globally, with the full support of an experienced - and successful - record company"
The first release in this deal was the well received Supercell, followed by 2 singles under the name Polaris. A remix of the classic Tatabox Inhibitors track Plasmids, is released in June 2001, as is Collection *, a Future Groove compilation mixed by Force Mass Motion, which will be supported throughout the summer with European and American dj dates. The debut Force Mass Motion release through Mute will be later in the year, to be followed by an album in early 2001, which will in turn be supported with a welcome return to live activities.
Mike Wells continues to do the occasional Cable Guy project on his imprint, Contact Recordings. More recently he has been employed to score character pieces for the new Fox TV show, Dark Angel. Produced by James ‘Terminator’ Cameron, and hugely popular in the States, it will be the first in a series of sound projects for the show.
* this album will not be released in the UK or R.O.I.
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