Broadcast (band)
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| Broadcast | |
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| Origin | Birmingham, England |
| Genre(s) | Electronic |
| Years active | 1995 – Present |
| Label(s) | Warp Records Duophonic Records Tommy Boy Records |
| Website | http://www.broadcast.uk.net/ |
| Members | |
| Trish Keenan James Cargill |
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| Former members | |
| Steve Perkins Tim Felton Roj Stevens |
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Broadcast are an electronic music band, based in the Kings Heath part of Birmingham, England. Original members were Trish Keenan (vocals), Roj Stevens (keyboards), Tim Felton (guitar) and James Cargill (bass). Various drummers have played with the band, including Keith York, Phil Jenkins, Jeremy Barnes, Steve Perkins and Neil Bullock. As of 2005, the group consisted of Keenan and Cargill, with Felton having departed to form a new project, Seeland, with Billy Bainbridge, formerly of another Birmingham Warp act Plone.
The band's style is a mixture of electronic sounds and Keenan's 1960s-influenced vocals. It is heavily influenced by the 1960s American psychedelic group The United States of America, using many of the same electronic effects. It is also reminiscent of Stereolab. However, despite the similar musical pedigree, Broadcast's music often has a darker, edgier sound - with amorphous samples and analogue dissonance giving it a retro-futuristic sci-fi edge.
The band's first releases were singles released on Wurlitzer Jukebox Records ( "Accidentals" ) and Duophonic Records ("The Book Lovers") in the mid-1990s. "The Book Lovers" was also featured on the soundtrack of the film Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. They attracted the attention of Warp Records, who compiled the singles in 1997 on Work and Non Work. All subsequent releases have been on Warp Records, or in the USA on Tommy Boy Records. Their song "Before We Begin" was used in the Season Four finale of The L Word.
The band has released three albums, several EPs, two singles and EP collections and are currently working on their fourth studio album.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
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Year Title Peak chart positions US Top Electronic Albums[1] US Top Independent Albums[1] 2000 The Noise Made By People — — 2003 Haha Sound 8 50 2005 Tender Buttons - Released: September 19, 2005
- Label: Warp
- Formats: CD, LP
— — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
[edit] Compilation albums
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Year Title Peak chart positions US Top Electronic Albums[1] US Top Independent Albums[1] 1997 Work and Non Work — — 2006 The Future Crayon 22 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
[edit] EPs
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Year Title 1996 The Book Lovers - Released: November 25, 1996
- Label: Duophonic
- Formats: CD, LP
2000 Extended Play - Released: February 21, 2000
- Label: Warp
- Formats: CD, LP
2000 Extended Play Two - Released: September 25, 2000
- Label: Warp
- Formats: CD, LP
2003 Pendulum 2003 Microtronics, Volume 01 2005 Microtronics, Volume 02 - Released: September, 2005
- Label: Warp
- Formats: 3" CD
[edit] Singles
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Year Title Certifications Albums 1997 "Accidentals" Work and Non Work "Living Room" 1999 "Echo's Answer" The Noise Made by People "Drums on Fire" non-album single. 2000 "Come On Let's Go" The Noise Made by People 2005 "America's Boy" Tender Buttons
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Broadcast > Charts & Awards". Allmusic. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Broadcast_(band)&action=edit§ion=1. Retrieved on 2008-06-09.
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Broadcast at the BBC
- Concert photos by Laurent Orseau (Black Session)
