It was the time of electronic bands like Cabaret Voltaire, Throbbing Gristle and the early Human League, shaping Martin's conceptions of music.
In Berlin, she formed an eleven piece soul and sixties inspired band called Billie and the Deep.
[citation needed] After these experiences, Billie Ray Martin moved to London, where she placed an ad in Melody Maker reading "soul rebel seeks musical genius".
The ad led to a meeting with four men from Birmingham who had been looking for a voice to add to their music,[3] resulting in the formation of Electribe 101.
The band returned to Birmingham, where they recorded their first song, entitled "Talking with Myself", releasing it as a 12" single on their own Hipnotic label.
Meanwhile, Billie Ray Martin had met DJ Mark Moore who invited her to the studio to work with his band S'Express.
[11] "Talking with Myself" remains a club classic and has appeared on countless Ibiza and chill-out compilations over the past 22 years.
[12] Billie Ray Martin appeared on the cover of i-D Magazine, as well as weekly music/pop periodicals such as: NME, Melody Maker, Smash Hits, Record Mirror[13] and Number One.
[16] Electribe 101 were then selected as the supporting act for the European leg of Depeche Mode's 'World Violation' tour, including several nights at both the Birmingham NEC and Wembley Arena.
[citation needed] A fourth single was released – a cover of the Jesse Rae song "Inside Out",[17] the video of which was filmed in Paris.
[citation needed] BRM's debut solo release was at the end of 1993 in collaboration with the British dance duo Spooky on a cover of the Throbbing Gristle song 'Persuasion'.
She made an appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show, performing a cover of Ann Peebles’ "I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" with Slash from Guns N’Roses on guitar.
In February 1995, the Junior Vasquez mix of "True Moments of My World" was being played in clubs, but was not released as her next single.
A video for the single was filmed in the docks and bars of Hamburg and featured members of Billie's family and friends.
Meanwhile, Martin continued to write songs for a projected second album, but left the Warner label and moved to New York, where she wrote with dance music producer, Fred Jorio.
In 2003, Martin released a series of singles on her new Disco Activisto label, including the electronic music club hits "No Brakes on My Rollerskates" and "Dead Again".
The song "Je Regrette Everything" (written by Billie and Mikael Delta) appeared on DJ Hell's album NY Muscle (Universal Music).
The Opiates made their live debut at Rough Trade, Brick Lane, London, in March, to coincide with the group's first release, the Anatomy of a Plastic Girl EP.
A second EP from The Opiates, titled Rainy Days and Remixes, was released in September 2011 as a prelude to their album Hollywood Under The Knife.
A short UK tour including a performance at HMV on Oxford Street, London launched the album, which was packaged in imagery by Turner Prize winner Wolfgang Tillmans.
The song "On Borrowed Time" is presented in five unique takes, with music by electronic producer and soul singer, Waterson.