ARTIST · DANCE ROCK / INDIE

EMF

Sample-stab energy meeting guitar fuzz—Madchester aftershock with chart-annihilating chorus DNA.

Dance-rock
Indie rock

Updated 27 October 2026

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Biography

EMF caught the moment when indie bands embraced hip-hop loops and rave sonics without losing shout-along choruses.

Unbelievable became a global earworm thanks to itchy rhythms, vocal swagger, and FM-perfect dynamics.

Deep cuts show humour and clang that align them with peers bridging club culture and guitar formats.

High-bitrate audio preserves crunchy samples, live bass punch, and hi-hat chatter that cassette generations glossed.

EMF grew up in the Forest of Dean and combined indie guitars with dance beats. Unbelievable reached number one in the US in 1991, helped by a sample of Andrew Dice Clay shouting “unbelievable”. The song was the lead single from Schubert Dip.

The band recorded Stigma (1992) and Cha Cha Cha (1995), and then split. They reunited in 2006 for live shows. Bassist Zac Foley died in 2002.

Interesting facts about EMF

01 English band from the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, prominent in the early 1990s.
02 Schubert Dip (1991) included the worldwide hit Unbelievable.
03 Burst onto UK charts during the indie-dance crossover, blending rock guitars with sample-driven grooves.
04 Unbelievable reached number one in the US in 1991.
05 Bassist Zac Foley died in 2002.
06 Schubert Dip was released in 1991.