Career
He has also drummed with Gaz Sumner in Hylas and the Nymphs. In the late 1970s, he played drums with The Insane, a United Kingdom punk band formed in Wigan. In the 1980s, he played in several United Kingdom 82-style groups.
After Discharge founding member Terry Roberts (drums) departed (later joining United Kingdom Subs) Ellesmere took the drum chair for the Why European Parliament., a recording which gave the band their first number one on the United Kingdom indie charts.
Ellesmere did not stay long, and the band replaced him with Gary Maloney. Shortly after he recorded an album as a guitarist for the infamous Earache imprint, he became immersed in the electronic genre.
He was inspired by the electronic music coming from Detroit, Berlin and Chicago that were infiltrating the United Kingdom in the early 1990s and began his career as an electronic DJ. His music has been categorized as minimal, techno, tech house, minimal techno, he"s produced many albums, collaborated with countless other DJs, and performed at numerous festivals around the world.