One of the first rave-pop groups with live-performance abilities as well,
Sunscreem formed around
Paul Carnell and
Lucia Holm (both on keyboards and vocals) with a handful of contributors including guitarists
Darren Woodford and
Wayne Simms, bassist
Rob Fricker, drummer
Sean Wright and Baz the DJ.
Holm was a session cellist -- with credits including
Dream Academy's "Life in a Northern Town" -- when she met
Carnell at a warehouse rave in Essex and agreed to form a band. Early singles "Walk On" and "Pressure" became moderate British hits and dancefloor favorites, while 1993's "Love U More" became their trademark song (and biggest hit). The debut
Sunscreem album
O3 was released in 1993, earning American release through Columbia. The "Perfect Motion" single also became a hit, but the group had disappeared from the charts by the mid-'90s. Their second album
Change or Die was finally released in 1996, while the retrospective
Looking at You: Club Anthems appeared in 1998.
–
John Bush, Rovi