Anthology: 20 Years of Antiseptic Poetry

Personnel: John Disco (vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer, bass guitar); Sci-Fi Steven (vocals, guitar, synthesizer, bass guitar, drums); Manda Rin (vocals, recorder, synthesizer, cowbells); Jim Brady, Andy Gill (guitar, keyboards).Liner Note Author: James McMahon .Emerging seemingly out of thin air in the late '90s, Scottish trio bis grabbed the attention of an elite group including John Peel, the Beastie Boys, and legions of fans ravenous for their bizarre mix of electropop beats and punk cheerleader histrionics along with a larger-than-life, often cartoon-rendered image. In their prime, bis's main medium was the bite-sized single. Along with several proper albums, bis managed to release more than a dozen 7"s, 12"s, and EPs of their infectious blend of Huggy Bear-inspired shouts and New Order-esque backdrops of electronics and loud guitars, covers often adorned with scrappily drawn likenesses of the band and a cut-and-paste aesthetic lifted straight from the D.I.Y. fanzines of the er