Civil Civic

Civil Civic
Background information
Origin Melbourne, Australia
Genres Post-punk, noise rock
Years active 2009 (2009)–present
Website civilcivic.com
Members Aaron Cupples
Benjamin Green

Civil Civic are an instrumental post-punk/electronic rock band consisting of two Australian musicians,[1] Aaron Cupples (guitar, synth) and Benjamin Green (bass, synth), formed in 2009.[2] Aaron currently resides in London, UK, and Benjamin lives in Barcelona, Spain.[1][3] They employ a drum machine which is referred to as the third member of the band and is called 'The Box'.[4] Their sound has been compared with bands such as Gang Of Four, The Pixies, My Bloody Valentine, The Cure, The Smiths, Sonic Youth and Joy Division.[5][6][7] Their live shows have been described as "a perfectly synchronised mesh of electro pop and cheek-vibrating space noise"[8] with a "stage presence and lust for playing that exhilarates in the extreme"[9]

History

2008 - 2009: Formation
The band was conceived by music producer Aaron Cupples who uploaded some home recorded demos to Myspace in 2008. In looking for a band mate to realise the project he contacted Benjamin Green who responded enthusiastically. Aaron flew to Barcelona where they jammed for 2 weeks and CIVIL CIVIC was born. They had not met prior to this.[10] The concept was to make music that was highly energetic and intellectual without being overly dense and un-danceable. Their output so far has been wholly instrumental.[10]

2010: First EP and Single
In March 2010 they self-released a 5 track EP titled 'EP1' on 100 limited edition cassette tapes. MP3's of the lead single 'Less Unless' were widely blogged about and the single eventually reached number 1 on The Hype Machine popular charts. The single was also featured in NME for the first time.[1] They initially adopted a D.I.Y approach and booked all their shows themselves but were picked up by the Julie Tippex booking agency in late 2010.[11]

On 8 June 2010 the band were The Guardian band of the day just prior to their follow up single Run Overdrive which was self-released in July 2010 on 500 limited edition 7" vinyl.[1]

In November 2010 the single 'Lights On A Leash' was released on 500 limited edition 7" vinyl on the Too Pure label[12]

2011: Debut Album
The band's debut full-length album was released in November 2011, it was praised by many bloggers and some mainstream press including Artrocker who gave it a 5 Star feature review[9]

2012: Touring and visa complications
Civil Civic suffered a major setback with complications regarding Aaron's VISA renewal process, the result was 6 weeks without a passport and the cancellation of 25 European shows.[13] The band did tour later in the year culminating with a show at France's La Route Du Rock festival where the band played after Spiritualized.[14]

2013 – present
Since 2010 the band have been touring consistently playing over 160 shows in 4 years [15] They are currently working on their second album after a successful crowd-funding campaign.[16]

2014: R. Stevie Moore Collaboration
CIVIL CIVIC collaborate with R. Stevie Moore to produce the single "When You Gonna Find Me A Wife?" released by Remote Control Records

Discography

EP1 - (EP) self-released (March 2010)

Run Overdrive/Fuck Youth - (7" single) self-released (July 2010)

Lights On A Leash - (7" single) Too Pure (November 2010)

Rules - (LP) Gross Domestic Product (November 2011)

When You Gonna Find Me A Wife? with R. Stevie Moore - (single) Remote Control Records (September 2014)

The Test - (LP) Gross Domestic Product (November 2016)

Awards

Year Organisation Award Result
2011 Artrocker Awards[17] Heavey Band Of The Year Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Paul Lester (8 June 2010). "Civil Civic (#803)". The Guardian.
  2. ↑ BBC Music
  3. ↑ Webcuts Webuts
  4. ↑ The Line OF Best Fit
  5. ↑ alter1fo
  6. ↑ Yet You're Fired
  7. ↑ Don't Panic Don't Panic
  8. ↑ Loud And Quiet
  9. 1 2 "Civil Civic @ The Macbeth, London". Artrocker. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  10. 1 2 Tone Deaf
  11. ↑ Julie Tippex
  12. ↑ Beggars Banquet Records
  13. ↑ Julie Tippex
  14. ↑ La Route Du Rock
  15. ↑
  16. ↑
  17. ↑ Artrocker Awards Archived 21 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
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