Broadcast
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Broadcast + Atlas Sound: 17 October 2009 - Washington DC (Review)It took a good 15 minutes for me to realize that I hadn't accidentally signed up for some kind of "special" noise-jam version of a Broadcast show, because the first 15 minutes of their set was an extended suite of average retro-futuristic moog... In this article: Atlas Sound, Broadcast, Logos, Mary Tyler Moore, Grace Slick, Jetsons, and Barcelona |
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Wikipedia | November 02, 2009
Broadcast (band)
...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...
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The Seattle Times | October 28, 2009
Weird, wild and wonderful: Seattle nightclubs celebrate Halloween
...inside of a blast furnace. (608 N.W. 65th St., Seattle; www.myspace.com/thejosephine). Broadcast, Atlas Sound at Neumo's. UK boy/girl duo Broadcast could be the quintessential Halloween band: eerie but not without a sense of humor,...
In this article: Seattle, Halloween, Atlas Sound, Kiss, Queen, and Pizza
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Drowned in Sound - News | October 28, 2009
CMJ Days 1, 2 & 3: The DiS review
...these songs. 'Shelia' is one of the best pop songs of 2009, and positively burns a hole through the venue when it emerges mid-set. Broadcast are here as part of a whistle-stop tour with Atlas Sound and the Selmanaires, ostensibly to...
In this article: Atlas Sound, The Selmanaires, and Ragged Glory
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Pitchfork | October 26, 2009
Broadcast and the Focus Group - Investigate Witch Cults of the Radio Age
...records-- acutely British. Julian House-- the man behind the Focus Group and the co-founder of Ghost Box records-- has designed Broadcast's album sleeves for years (in addition to work for Primal Scream, Stereolab, and others). The...
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Drowned in Sound - News | October 26, 2009
Broadcast and the Focus Group - Broadcast & the Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults of the Radio Age
by Abi Bliss [Edit this content] ▾ 1 comment 09:17 October 26th, 2009 Like fellow Birmingham psychonauts Pram, Broadcast have the misfortune to be a group whose aesthetic has seeped into pop consciousness without taking the band with it.
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PopMatters | October 20, 2009
Atlas Sound + Broadcast: 17 October 2009 - The Black Cat, Washington D.C. (Notes from the Road)
...the crowd with a set of energetic, Talking Heads-indebted dance rock. Though they easily could have headlined, Birmingham, England's Broadcast hit the stage next, serving up one half-set of protracted, ambient experiments followed by another...
In this article: Atlas Sound, Logos, Talking Heads, Deerhunter, Birmingham, and Atlanta
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Independent.co.uk - Music | October 08, 2009
Caught in the net: Storyteller bares his soul
...details at hihowareyougame.com. Bit of a Brum deal Birmingham electronic band Broadcast have a new collaborative mini-album out on Warp. It's called 'Broadcast & The Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults of the Radio Age' and is available now...
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Cell Phone Digest | September 23, 2009
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Village Voice | August 24, 2009
Warp Records and the Don't-Call-It-IDM Revolution
...and you'll hear just how much. There's also previously unheard material by label stalwarts Autechre, Nightmares on Wax, Boards of Canada, and Broadcast, culled literally from a drawer in co-founder Steve Beckett's desk at Warp Central in...
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washingtonpost.com | July 10, 2009
Jay-Z: 99 Problems, $35 Million; Pearl Jam Readies Its Ninth; Vampire Weekend Gets Hero ic
...should continue that streak. And word on the street is that there may be a fall tour with recently-dormant U.K. indie-electronic band Broadcast, which would just be all kinds of fantastic. Video of the Day: Jenny Lewis - "See Fernando" A...
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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." 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.
- Name:
- Broadcast
- Origin:
- Birmingham, England
- Years Active:
- 1995 – Present
- Current members:
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- Trish Keenan
- James Cargill
- Former Members:
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- Steve Perkins
- Roj Stevens
- Tim Felton
- Genre:
- Electronic
- Record Label:
- Website:
- http://www.broadcast.uk.net/
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