Darrell Fitton

Darrell Fitton
Not to be confused with Darryl Fitton.
Darrell Fitton
Birth name Darrell Fitton
Also known as Bola
Jello
Origin Manchester, England
Genres Electronic music
IDM
Years active 1994–present
Labels Skam
Associated acts D-Breeze
Brahma
Ooblo
Gescom

Darrell Fitton is an electronic musician from Manchester, England. Most of his work is recorded under recording monikers Bola and Jello, released primarily on Skam Records. Fitton has also contributed to electronic acts D-Breeze, Brahma and Ooblo, and Autechre's Gescom project. Fitton was rumoured to have left the music industry in November 2007 [1], but he announced his intention to continue making music on the Bola Facebook page in July 2009. Fitton described these rumours as stemming from a miscommunication with PMW Creative.

Fitton had his first electronic music release in 1994, on Warp's now infamous Artificial Intelligence II compilation, in 1995 he returned, but with the now more familiar Bola moniker releasing the Bola 1 12" on Skam Records. A rare set of 3 EPs called Shapes was released in 2000, pressed at only 300 copies; in September 2006, it was remastered and reissued in greater numbers by Skam, adding three bonus tracks.

His latest album, Kroungrine, was released in 2007. Fitton has stated on the Bola Facebook page that he is currently working on a new album, to be titled Ambrosia, which at this stage is still without an estimated release date. Most recently, Fitton remixed 'The Thought Police' by Australian group Ektoise [2] and contributed an exclusive live track to Tympanik Audio's Emerging Organisms vol. 4 compilation [3]. He still performs occasional live sets, the most recent of which was at Krake Festival in Germany [4].

Discography

Albums

  • Bola – Soup, 1998 (Skam). 12" (SKALP002), CD (SKALD002), 2LP (SKALD002LP). Remastered and reissued with new artwork in 2003.
  • Bola – Fyuti, 2001 (Skam). 12" (SKALP007), CD (SKALD007).
  • Jello – Voile, 2002 (Peacefrog). 12" (PFG016LP), CD (PFG016CD).
  • Bola – Gnayse, 2004 (Skam). 12" (SKALP015), CD (SKALD015), 2LP (SKALD015LP).
  • Bola – Shapes, 2006 (Skam). CD (SKALD020). Remastered and re-issued version of the Shapes EP, plus 3 bonus tracks.
  • Bola – Kroungrine 2007 (Skam). CD (SKALD022), 2LP (SKALP022).
  • Bola - Ambrosia (To be Released)

Singles and EPs

  • Bola – 1, 1995 (Skam). 12" (SKA005).
  • Bola – KS, 1998 (Skam). 7" (KMAS002).
  • Bola – Mauver, 2000 (Skam). 12" (SKA015).
  • Bola – Shapes, 2000 (Skam). 12". 300 copies only.
  • Bola – Pae Paoe, 2001 (Skam). 7" (KMAS007).
  • Jello – Chamchimzee, 2002 (Peacefrog). 12" (PFG022).
  • Jello – Lungbone, 2003 (Peacefrog). 12" (PFG028), CD (PFG028CD).

Remixes

  • Lamb – Softly (Bola remix), 1999 (Fontana). CD (562 372-2)
  • Aqualung – Strange and Beautiful (I Put a Spell on You) (Cassan Vae), 2002 (B-Unique Records). CD (bun032cdx)
  • Bass Communion – Macrovelux Deluxremux, 2003 (Headphone Dust). CD (BCCD5)
  • Martin L. Gore – Loverman (Bola remix), 2003 (Mute). 12" (12 MUTE 322), DVD-V (12 MUTE 322), CD (CDMUTE322)
  • Ektoise – Lmenitemix (Bola), 2010 (777 Operations). CD (7770011), 7" (7770012)

Title puns

Many of Fitton's album and EP titles are plays on the word "Bola":

  • "Bola" and "KS" become "bollocks"
  • "Bola" and "Soup" become "bowl o' soup"
  • "Bola" and "Mauver" become "bowl 'em over"
  • "Bola" and "Fyuti" become "fyutibola, a play on the term footballer" or "bowl of yew tea"
  • "Bola" and "Gnayse" become "bolognese" (i.e. spaghetti sauce)
  • "Kroungrine" and "Bola" become "crown green bowler"

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