Inspired equally by trance and new age music, the dream-house unit
BBE was formed in 1996 by producers Bruno Sanchioni, Bruno Quartier and
Emmanuel Top. The trio of French techno experts came together with a debut single, "Seven Days in One Week," which became a hit at clubs from Ibiza to London and ascended into the Top Five of the British charts. Though Quartier left immediately after the single's success, Sanchioni and Top's follow-up "Flash" also hit the Top Five, alongside similar tunes by
Sash! and
Robert Miles in a wave of chart-bound dream-house. ZYX Records issued the compilation Early Works in 1997, and
BBE released their debut album Games one year later.
Top also has a solo career, with productions on NovaMute and Le Petit Prince. ~ John Bush