A Split-Second is a Belgian EBM and new beat band founded in Ghent in 1985 by Marc Heyndrickx (aka Marc Ickx), with producer Peter Bonne (Chrismar Chayell) soon joining as a core collaborator. Their 1986 single 'Flesh' inadvertently sparked the new beat movement when DJs began playing the 12" at a slowed tempo, and the band went on to sign with Chicago's Wax Trax! Records in 1988, charting on the US Billboard Dance Club charts. Widely regarded as one of the founding acts of European EBM, A Split-Second has remained active into the 2020s, continuing to perform on the underground electronic circuit.
A Split-Second released an expanded reissue of their 1987 debut album 'Ballistic Statues', marking 40 years of 'Flesh', with bonus material including the complete 1986 debut EP and the 'Smell of Buddha' recordings.
A Split-Second released a 2024 remaster of their Wax Trax! compilation on Bandcamp, featuring key tracks including 'Flesh', 'Rigor Mortis' and 'Check It Out'.
The band released a 2024 remaster of their 1990 album 'Kiss of Fury' on Bandcamp.
