Broadcast (band)

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Broadcast
Origin Birmingham, England
Genre(s) Electronic

Dream Pop
Years active 1995 – Present
Label(s) Warp Records
Duophonic Records
Tommy Boy Records
Website http://www.broadcast.uk.net/
Members
Trish Keenan
James Cargill
Former members
Steve Perkins
Tim Felton
Roj Stevens

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 Johnson, 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 since released five albums, several EPs and are currently working on their fourth studio album.

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Albums
EPs
Singles
  • "Accidentals" (Wurlitzer Jukebox Records, 7", 1996)
  • "Living Room" (Duophonic Records, 7", 1997)
  • "The Book Lovers" (Duophonic Records, 12"/CD, 1997)
  • "Echo's Answer" (7"/CD, 1999)
  • "Drums on Fire" / "Come On Let's Go" (Two Lone Swordsmen remix) (12", 1999)
  • "Come On Let's Go" (7"/CD, 2000)
  • "America's Boy" (7", 2005)

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