binary finary are a british trance act, originally comprising matt laws, ricky grant and stuart matheson, who were later joined by sasha vatoff who acts as dj and live performer. they are best known for the dance hit single "1998", especially for the paul van dyk and gouryella remixes, which charted in many countries. the song was remixed numerous times under the title of the year the remix was produced ("1999" and "2000" etc.), many of which were popular. in the uk, "1998" reached a peak position of no. 24 in the uk singles chart whereas "1999" reached no. 11. it was covered by the indie group peace in the song, "1998 (delicious)".