Bentley Rhythm Ace

Based in Birmingham, Bentley Rhythm Ace are Mike Stokes (aka Michael Barrywhoosh) and ex-Pop Will Eat Itself bassist Richard March (aka Barry Island).

The group formed in 1995 after Marsh was introduced to Stokes at the house party of a mutual friend where Stokes was DJing.

Discovering a shared love for screwball novelty records and offbeat groove tunes, the pair met up afterwards to see if they couldn't make a go of a studio collaboration.