Altern 8

"Biography

Altern 8 consisted of Mark Archer, a fan of House music and Chris Peat, a former music technology student. They went on to form Nexus 21, a purely techno band. They changed their name to Altern 8 when they started producing Hardcore and Rave tracks then moving on to form Bizarre Inc. in 1989 Although, he didn’t stick around

long with the band, Archer received massive critical acclaim – and a few chart

placings – for his second project, Nexus 21. It was while Nexus 21 were

dabbling with some of the harder Belgian sounds around at the time, that

Network Records owner Neil Rushton suggested the formation of a second act,

so that some of this hardcore dance could be unleashed… Altern 8 were born!

Altern 8 were a joyous mix of some rather eclectic influences.