The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
a building attached to a monastery or cathedral; used as a meeting place for the chapter
Meaning #2:
a house used as a residence by a chapter of a fraternity
Synonyms: fraternity house, frat house
Chapterhouse
| WordNet: chapterhouse |
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| Artist: Chapterhouse |
Group Members:
Similar Artists:
Slowdive,
Moose,
Ride,
Lush,
Starflyer 59,
The Swirlies,
Nightblooms ,
The Verve,
Spiritualized,
The Boo Radleys,
Drop Nineteens,
Revolver,
Swervedriver,
Saint Etienne,
Flowered Up,
Curve,
Blur,
The Stone Roses,
Inspiral Carpets,
Galaxie 500,
Cocteau Twins,
The Charlatans UK
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- Formed: 1987, Reading, England
- Genres: Rock
- Representative Albums: "Whirlpool," "Rownderbowt," "The Best of Chapterhouse"
- Representative Songs: "We Are the Beautiful," "Mesmerise," "She's a Vision"
Biography
Five rail-thin longhairs from Reading, England, Chapterhouse was first linked to the space rock likes of Spacemen 3 and Loop -- the connection with the former being inextricable during the band's youngest months, thanks in part to vocal support from Sonic Boom. Early on, the two bands also shared the same management and gigged together. As the years transpired, Chapterhouse would eventually be identified as a shoegaze band, thrown in with the so-called "Scene That Celebrates Itself," as alternately championed and ridiculed by the U.K. press. Until their unfortunate slip into an overambitious, ill-fitting, increasingly dance-reliant sound with unconvincing gospel references, Chapterhouse could switch from bliss to dread in an instant, with steady downpours of guitars and buried vocals that were either phased into haunting drones or ecstatic rushes of melodic noise. The band formed in 1987. Drummer Ashley Bates, bassist Jon Curtis, guitarist Simon Rowe, and vocalists/guitarists Stephen Patman and Andrew Sherriff allegedly called themselves Incest early on but made a smart decision to change the name. Long before they laid down their first demos, they rehearsed and honed their live show. One 1988 gig, performed in their home base of Reading, won a supporter in Sonic Boom. The Spacemen 3 member wanted to release the band's music on his Bop-a-Sonic label, but that never materialized. Instead, the band signed with BMG's Dedicated subsidiary -- home of Cranes, Global Communication, and (ding ding) Spacemen 3 (if only for 1991's Recurring). By the end of 1990, the band replaced the exited Curtis with Russell Barrett and had a pair of four-song singles -- Freefall and Sunburst -- released and reviewed with mostly favorable results. A third single, early 1991's Pearl, gained them even more attention, featuring an oft-used John Bonham sample and background vocals from Slowdive's Rachel Goswell. This set the stage for the full-length debut Whirlpool, also released in 1991. While it didn't capitalize on the band's building popularity quite as hoped (the rise of grunge made sure the group didn't have more than a small, if rabid, cult following stateside), they were able to stir up a couple low-charting singles and a sizeable fan base in England. After the Mesmerise single closed out 1991, the band went silent for over a year before reappearing with 1993's Blood Music. "She's a Vision" and "We Are the Beautiful" were successive, successful singles; the album from which they came otherwise sunk. It was accompanied by a slew of remixes, many of which came from Global Communication. (Initial copies of Blood Music -- meaning most of the copies that are floating around, since it wasn't a blockbuster -- came with a bonus disc of nothing but remixes.) The band was then laid to rest, anthologized in 1996 by the handy double-disc Rownderbout compilation. Sherriff continued to work with electronic music with the Bio.com and Bionic projects; Barrett later became part of Inner Sleeve; Rowe joined former Slowdive members in Mojave 3; Bates went trip-hop for 4AD's Cuba (aka Air Cuba). ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide| Discography: Chapterhouse |
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| Chapterhouse | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Reading, England |
| Genres | Dream pop Shoegazing |
| Years active | 1987-1994 |
| Labels | Dedicated Records Cherry Red Records |
| Associated acts | Mojave 3 Slowdive Cuba Tunng Biocom Inner Sleeve The Bikinis |
| Former members | |
| Steve Wren Andrew Sherriff Ashley Bates Russell Barrett Stephen Patman Jon Curtis Simon Rowe |
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Chapterhouse were a British shoegazing band of the early 1990s, originally from Reading, Berkshire, England. Formed in 1987 by Andrew Sherriff and Stephen Patman, the band began performing alongside Spacemen 3. After the band split, Sheriff later formed Biocom with band member, Simon Rowe.[1]
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Career
The band comprised Andrew Sherriff (born 16 May 1969, Wokingham, England; guitar/vocals), Stephen Patman (born 8 November 1968, Windsor, Berkshire, England; guitar/vocals), Simon Rowe (born 23 June 1969, Reading, Berkshire; guitar), Jon Curtis (bass) and Ashley Bates (born 2 November 1971, Reading; drums).
Chapterhouse took the unusual step of rehearsing and gigging for well over a year before recording even a demo tape. They were initially compared to the British acid rock scene, a mistake hardly rectified by the band's early performances supporting the rather laid-back Spacemen 3. Chapterhouse eventually found themselves associated with the shoegazer groups of 1991 (with the likes of Lush, Ride, Moose and Slowdive), so called because of the bands' static live shows and insular music.
Bassist Jon Curtis left early on to study, being replaced by Russell Barrett (born 7 November 1968, Vermont, United States) who also fronted his own garage band, the Bikinis. Chapterhouse eventually signed to the newly formed Dedicated label, releasing a series of acclaimed singles, including "Pearl," which featured guest vocals by Rachel Goswell of Slowdive and reached the Top 75 of the UK Singles Chart, and which reveled in distorted melodies and attracted a healthy following.
Their first LP Whirlpool, released in 1991, has been cited as one of the genre's high points, but failed to capture a wider market. In the same year, Chapterhouse also appeared in their home town Reading Festival immediately following Nirvana's performance.
Blood Music, stylistically different, was released in 1993. Two singles from this album, "She's a Vision" and "We Are the Beautiful", were relatively successful, but the album was withdrawn due to a sampling lawsuit. Global Communication reworked Blood Music for a remix album Pentamerous Metamorphosis.
The band released no further new material other than a double CD "Rownderbout" compiling their singles, various B-sides, rarities and unreleased demos which featured Slowdive drummer Simon Scott. Sherriff went on to form Bio.com and Rowe went on to play guitar for Mojave 3. Bates formed Cuba and now plays in the British folktronica band Tunng.
The music of Chapterhouse was mostly out of print on CD until March 2006 when Cherry Red Records reissued the album Whirlpool with bonus tracks, and for the first time, lyrics.
The band played a version of "Love Forever" with Ulrich Schnauss on the Barn Stage at the 2008 edition of Truck Festival.
In response to numerous requests over the years, Chapterhouse have agreed to play live at Club AC30's Reverence show at the ICA on Thursday the 26th of November 2009. Plans to follow this up with a number of worldwide gigs in 2010 are being discussed. Due to individual commitments these dates will be limited. The band have no intention of reforming but are doing this show to give fans of the band (old and new) another opportunity to see them live.
Discography
Albums
- Whirlpool (1991, reissued in 2006)
- Blood Music (1993)
Compilations
- Rownderbowt (1996)
- The Best of Chapterhouse (2007)
EPs
- Freefall (1990)
- Sunburst (1990)
Singles
- "Pearl" (1991)
- "Mesmerise" (1991)
- "Mesmerise (remix)" (1991)
- "She's A Vision" / "Don't Look Now" (1993)
- "We Are The Beautiful" (1993)
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Modern Rock | |||
| 1991 | "Pearl" | 7 | Whirlpool |
| 1992 | "Mesmerize" | 21 | - |
| 1994 | "We Are the Beautiful" | 29 | Blood Music |
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