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Artist: Breaks Co-op
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Group Members:

Hamish Clark, Andy Lovegrove, Zane Lowe

Similar Artists:

José González, James Blunt, Zero 7, Citizen Cope

Influenced By:

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Tortoise, Extreme
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "The Sound Inside

Biography

Formed in Auckland, New Zealand, by a couple of guys raised on hip-hop, Breaks Co-op issued their debut, Roofers, a downbeat trip-hoppy album, in their native country in 1997. Following its release, the duo, Hamish Clark and Zane Lowe, amicably split ways, Clark to travel and Lowe to move to the U.K., where he worked as a radio DJ and presenter on MTV2 Europe. When Clark eventually ended up in England too, the band decided to begin working on new material, this time focusing on live instrumentation. After spending eight months of 2004 working on the album, Breaks Co-op heard a demo on which Andy Lovegrove, an instrumentalist, producer, and vocalist, was singing and immediately contacted him and asked him to write lyrics to one of their songs. What came from that was "The Otherside" (which was later named Single of the Year at the 2005 New Zealand Music Awards) and an invitation extended to Lovegrove to join the band officially. In 2005 The Sound Inside came out in New Zealand, and after releases in the U.K. and Germany, the album came out in the U.S. in 2006. ~ Marisa Brown, All Music Guide
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Breaks Co-Op
Origin New Zealand
Genre(s) Electronica
Years active 1997 - present
Label(s) EMI
Website www.breaksco-op.com
Members
Andy Lovegrove
Zane Lowe
Hamish Clark

Breaks Co-op is a New Zealand band, formed in 1997, first through music company FMR and more recently with EMI.

The band members are Andy Lovegrove, Zane Lowe, and Hamish Clark.

Lowe and Clark formed Breaks Co-Op in Auckland, releasing the electronic album Roofers in 1997 before they both left New Zealand to travel and pursue other interests. They ended up in the UK, where Lowe has become a hugely successful radio DJ and TV presenter.

After several years hiatus, Lowe and Clark eventually started working on new material in 2004, recruiting Andy Lovegrove from artist/producers The Away Team after hearing a vocal demo.

Released in 2005 in New Zealand, The Sound Inside was a double-platinum selling hit, with lead single "The Otherside" the No.1 airplay hit of 2005 and winner of Song Of The Year at the NZ Music Awards.

The Co-op toured extensively and relocated to the UK, where their album was released by Parlophone.

The live lineup is Lovegrove on lead vocals and guitar; Rodney Fisher on vocals, lead guitar, mandolin and percussion; Rio Hemopo on bass and vocals; Tom Atkinson on drums; and Clark on turntables, samples, and vocals.

The song "The Otherside" is featured in the Season One Brothers & Sisters episode "Valentine's Day Massacre".

Discography

Albums

Date Title Label Charted Country Catalog Number
1997 Roofers Deepgrooves - - -
21 March, 2005 The Sound Inside 55 United Kingdom -
17 March, 2005 Roofers EMI - - -

Singles

Year Single Album Charted Certification
2005 "The Otherside" The Sound Inside #10 (NZ)
#43 (UK)
#52(UK Download Chart)		 -
"Settle Down" - -
2006 "A Place For You" - -
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