Faze Action

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Faze Action are a British band consisting of brothers Simon and Robin Lee.^[1]

Over the years Faze Action blended electronica with classical, pan-African, and latin music. Their music is also heavily influenced by funk, disco, and jazz.

The Lee brothers grew up in Amersham in the London commuter belt, they were both interested in music from an early age, Robin went on to study music at Goldsmiths College in London.

The pair collaborated for the first time^{[citation needed]} in 1995 to produce the Original Disco motion EP, which was supported by DJs like Francois Kevorkian.^[1] Shortly afterwards Robin moved to Osaka in Japan to work as an English teacher, meanwhile the success of their debut EP won them a contract with Nuphonic Records. The pair then in 1996 produced a single called In the Trees, which won them increased exposure^[1] and is still probably their most famous track. In conjunction with the reissue in the winter of 2007, a number of remixes were also released by Carl Craig, Jerome Sydenham & Tiger Stripes.

After Robin returned to the UK,^{[citation needed]} the pair released their first album, 1997's Plans and designs.^[1] The pair have subsequently released a number of singles and albums, their tracks have been remixed by the likes of Rae and Christian and Cinematic Orchestra.

In the United States, an album, Moving Cities, was licensed to F-111/Warner Bros. Records.