| Broadcast | |
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Broadcast vocalist, Trish Keenan at the Warp Records 20 Years Anniversary show 'Warp20' in London, December 5, 2009 |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Birmingham, England |
| Genres | Indie electronic Dream pop Neo-psychedelia |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Warp Records Wurlitzer Jukebox Records Duophonic Records Tommy Boy Records |
| Website | http://futurecrayon.blogspot.com/ |
| Members | |
| James Cargill | |
| Past members | |
| Trish Keenan (deceased) Steve Perkins Tim Felton Roj Stevens |
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Broadcast are an electronic music band, founded in Birmingham, England. Original members were Trish Keenan (vocals), Roj Stevens (keyboards), Tim Felton (guitar) and James Cargill (bass). Various drummers 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. After the 2011 death of Trish Keenan, Cargill remains as the sole member.
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.
The band has released three albums, several EPs, two singles and EP collections. In October 2009, Broadcast released a collaborative mini-album with The Focus Group (aka graphic designer and Ghost Box label co-owner Julian House) called Broadcast and The Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults of the Radio Age. In late 2009 their song "I Found the F" was covered by Gravenhurst on the Warp20 (Recreated) compilation.
The band was chosen by Matt Groening to perform at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival he curated in May 2010 in Minehead, Somerset, England.
The band's style is a mixture of electronic sounds and Keenan's 1960s-influenced vocals. It is heavily influenced by the 1960s influenced American psychedelic group The United States of America,[1] using many of the same electronic effects. It was also reminiscent of Stereolab.[2] However, despite the similar musical pedigree, Broadcast's music is often darker and edgier in sound – with amorphous samples and analogue dissonance giving it a retro-futuristic sci-fi edge.
Lead singer Trish Keenan died of pneumonia on 14 January 2011 at the age of 42.[3][4][5]
Sole remaining member James Cargill revealed in an interview with Under the Radar that a new Broadcast album is in the works, featuring vocals recorded by Trish Keenan before her death.[6][7]
Contents |
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | |
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| US Top Electronic Albums[8] | US Indie[8] | ||
| 2000 | The Noise Made By People | — | — |
| 2003 | Haha Sound
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8 | 50 |
| 2005 | Tender Buttons
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| 2009 | Broadcast and The Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults of the Radio Age
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | |
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| US Top Electronic Albums[8] | US Indie[8] | ||
| 1997 | Work and Non Work | — | — |
| 2006 | The Future Crayon | 22 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
| Year | Title |
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| 1996 | The Book Lovers |
| 2000 | Extended Play
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| 2000 | Extended Play Two
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| 2003 | Pendulum
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| 2003 | Microtronics, Volume 01
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| 2005 | Microtronics, Volume 02
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| 2009 | Mother Is the Milky Way
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| Year | Title | Certifications | Albums |
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| 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 | |
| 2010 | Broadcast and The Focus Group "Inside Out" "The Song Before" "Tuesday's Offering" | non-album single. |
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