EMF (band)

EMF
Origin	Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England
Genres	Alternative rock, alternative dance, electronica, baggy
Years active	1989–97, 2001–02, 2007–09, 2012–present
Labels	Parlophone
Members	James Atkin DJ Milf Ian Dench Stevey Marsh Derry Brownson Mark Decloedt
Past members	Zac Foley (deceased)

EMF is a British alternative dance band from Cinderford, Gloucestershire who came to prominence at the beginning of the 1990s. During their initial eight-year run from 1989 to 1997, EMF released three studio albums and had gone on hiatus and reformed twice. Their first single, "Unbelievable", reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart, and was a number one hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Their debut album, Schubert Dip, went to number 3 in the UK Albums Chart.

The name "EMF" is believed to be an abbreviation of "Epsom Mad Funkers", a name taken from a fan club of the band New Order. The initials were rumoured at times to stand for something else. The song, "Head the Ball", which featured on the remix single release of "Lies," featured the repeating lines "Electromotive Force" and "Ecstasy Mother Fucker" during the song, the two most commonly rumoured names. On the band's 1991 album Schubert Dip, after the song "Longtime" there is a hidden track called "EMF". In this, the chorus lyrics start off with "E for Ecstasy, M for my mind's in my feet, F from us to you". They then move on to "E for Ecstasy, M for mother fucker mother fucker, F from us to you".

The band originally formed with the DJ Milf EMF. All the members were relatively well known in the local music scene before forming EMF in Cinderford, in October 1989. Brownson had formed a band called Flowerdrum but left to join Foley, Decloedt and Atkin as EMF. Dench was last to join, having already tasted moderate success as a member of Apple Mosaic.

The band's music has also been counted as part of Madchester and alternative dance. They toured the UK in 1990 with Stereo MCs, who were at that point relatively unknown.

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