Breaks Co-Op
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Breaks Co-Op | |
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| Origin | New Zealand |
| Genres | Electronica |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | EMI |
| Members | Andy Lovegrove Zane Lowe Hamish Clark |
Breaks Co-Opis aNew Zealandband, formed in 1997, initially recorded withDeepgrooves Entertainmentand more recently withEMI.[1]
Band
[edit]The band members areAndy Lovegrove,Zane Lowe,andHamish Clark.
Lowe had collaborated with Clark when Lowe was a member of hip-hop groupUrban Disturbance.[2][3]Lowe and Clark formed Breaks Co-Op in Auckland, releasing the electronic albumRoofersin 1997[4]before they both left New Zealand to travel and pursue other interests. They ended up in the UK, where Lowe became aradio DJandTV presenter.[5]
After several years hiatus, Lowe and Clark started working on new material in 2004, recruiting Andy Lovegrove from artist/producersThe Away Teamafter hearing a vocal demo.
Released in 2005 in New Zealand,The Sound Insidewas a double-platinum seller,[6]with lead single "The Otherside"the winner of Song of the Year at theNew Zealand Music Awards.
The Co-op toured and relocated to the UK, where their album was released byParlophone.
The live lineup is Lovegrove on leadvocalsandguitar;Rodney Fisheron vocals, lead guitar,mandolinandpercussion;Rio Hemopoonbassand vocals; Tom Atkinson ondrums;and Clark onturntables,samples,and vocals.
The song "The Otherside" is featured in the Season OneBrothers & Sistersepisode "Valentine's Day Massacre". Also from the album, the song "The Sound Inside" is featured in the Season SevenCSI: Crime Scene Investigationepisode "Post Mortem".
The song "Transister" from the albumRoofersfeatures New Zealand musicianJordan Reyneas guest vocalist / lyricist.
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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| NZ[7] | UK[8] | ||||
| 1997 | Roofers |
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— | — | |
| 2005 | The Sound Inside |
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3 | 55 |
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| 2014 | Sounds Familiar |
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11 | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
Singles
[edit]| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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| NZ[7] | UK[8] | |||
| 1997 | "Sound Advice" | 39 | — | Roofers |
| "Transistor" | — | — | ||
| 2005 | "The Otherside" | 10 | 43 | The Sound Inside |
| "Settle Down" | — | — | ||
| 2006 | "A Place for You" | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
References
[edit]- ^"About Me".HAMISH CLARK.Retrieved8 June2019.
- ^"Urban Disturbance – AudioCulture".www.audioculture.co.nz.Retrieved8 June2019.
- ^"BBC – Radio 1 – Zane Lowe – Biography".www.bbc.co.uk.Retrieved8 June2019.
- ^Kara, Scott (11 March 2005)."The beat goes on for Breaks Co-Op".ISSN1170-0777.Retrieved8 June2019.
- ^[email protected] @chris__schulz, Chris Schulz (5 January 2019)."How Zane Lowe became the world's most powerful DJ".ISSN1170-0777.Retrieved8 June2019.
- ^"Breaks Co-Op are back to play the other side".24 January 2014.ISSN1170-0777.Retrieved8 June2019.
- ^ab"BREAKS CO-OP IN NEW ZEALAND CHARTS".charts.nz.Hung Medien.Retrieved11 September2014.
- ^ab"BREAKS CO-OP".Official Charts Company.Official UK Charts Company.Retrieved11 September2014.
- ^"Gold and platinum New Zealand albums to 2013".Te Ara.Encyclopedia of NZ.Retrieved19 July2015.
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