Compulsion were an Irish punk band. They were formed in 1990 by Josephmary (singer) and Sid Rainey (bassist) as Thee Amazing Colossal Men. They signed a recording contract with Virgin Records, but after winning a lawsuit against their record label, they became 'Compulsion' in 1992. Joined by guitarist Garret Lee and drummer Jan-Willem Alkema, they moved to North London and signed to One Little Indian. They released several EPs and two albums. The first, Comforter, was labeled by the NME as part of the "New Wave of New Wave", while the second, The Future is Medium, saw them sport identical black outfits and orange hairdos. The group split in 1997 after the label One Little Indian dropped them. After Compulsion, Lee formed Jacknife Lee, and later produced Snow Patrol and U2. Alkema joined China Drum and later Driven to Collision. Rainey is now a writer and has created and produced an animated children's TV series called Underground Ernie for the BBC. Josephmary now lives in Ireland. Discography Studio albums Comforter (1994) - UK No. 59 The Future Is Medium (1996) Singles "Mall Monarchy" (1994) "Basketcase" (1994) (called "Delivery" in the US release) "Eating" (fan club only release, 1994) "Question Time for the Proles" (1996) "Juvenile Scene Detective" (1996) EPs Compulsion (1992) Casserole (1993) Safety (1993) Boogie Woogie (1994) Compilations Hi-Fi Compilation (Compilation, 1995) I Like Compulsion and Compulsion Likes Me (Compilation, 2002) References External links Allmusic: Compulsion Everything2: Compulsion Irish Rock: Thee Amazing Colossal Men/Compulsion Trouser Press: Compulsion Whispern & Hollerin: Compulsion Irish alternative rock groups Irish punk rock groups Musical groups established in 1990 Musical groups disestablished in 1997