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Broadcast

Come On Let's Go

Broadcast was 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.

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 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 was a mixture of electronic sounds and Keenan's 1960s-influenced vocals. It was 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 was 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]
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums

Year Title Peak chart positions
US Top Electronic Albums[6] US Indie[6]
2000 The Noise Made By People

Released: March 20, 2000
Label: Warp
Formats: CD, LP

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2003 Haha Sound

Released: August 11, 2003
Label: Warp
Formats: CD, LP

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2005 Tender Buttons

Released: September 19, 2005
Label: Warp
Formats: CD, LP

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2009 Broadcast and The Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults of the Radio Age

Release date: October 26, 2009
Label: Warp
Formats: CD, LP, download

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"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

[edit] Compilation albums

Year Title Peak chart positions
US Top Electronic Albums[6] US Indie[6]
1997 Work and Non Work

Released: June 9, 1997
Label: Warp
Formats: CD, LP, CS

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2006 The Future Crayon

Released: August 21, 2006
Label: Warp
Formats: CD, LP, DL

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"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

[edit] EPs

Year Title
1996 The Book Lovers

Released: November 25, 1996
Label: Duophonic
Formats: CD, LP

2000 Extended Play

Released: February 21, 2000
Label: Warp
Formats: CD, LP

2000 Extended Play Two

Released: September 25, 2000
Label: Warp
Formats: CD, LP

2003 Pendulum

Released: May 5, 2003
Label: Warp
Formats: CD, LP

2003 Microtronics, Volume 01

Released: May 5, 2003
Label: Warp
Formats: 3" CD

2005 Microtronics, Volume 02

Released: September, 2005
Label: Warp
Formats: 3" CD

2009 Mother Is the Milky Way

Released: October, 2009
Formats: CD

[edit] Singles

Year Title Certifications Albums
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" GHOST BOX RECORDS 7" vinyl only

 

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