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Who Is Broadcast Band?
Broadcast are an indie electronic 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 the only 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, using many of the same electronic effects. It was also reminiscent of Stereolab.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.
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. (Read More)
Berberian Sound Studio Review
Broadcast always seemed to be a band that embraced the past – channeling ‘60s psychedelia into the modern age through influences from The United States of America, Jefferson Airplane and the like – so it’s fitting that their first soundtrack would be for a film that also revels in times gone by. Set in the ‘70s, Berberian Sound Studio tells the story of a British sound editor who gets called to Italy to work on a groundbreaking horror film. It almost uncannily mirrors the role of Broadcast here; a British band having to immerse themselves in the culture of ‘70s Italy for this picture. Directed by Peter Strickland, the film is a compelling thriller that pays homage to Italian horror whilst taking an original behind-the-scenes look at the genre – in my opinion, certainly one of the most intriguing films that came out last year.
It mainly focuses on the creation of music and sound effects at the titular studio; as a result, the soundtrack feels more like a product of the film’s events rather than a piece of merchandise, and is definitely an album that can be enjoyed on its own. Whilst clearly influenced by the soundtracks of Italian horror films like Suspiria and Deep Red, Broadcast have still managed to provide their trademark sound here: psychedelic, eerie, and utterly captivating. Trish Keenan’s untimely passing two years ago left James Cargill, their only remaining member, to complete the soundtrack; despite it, Cargill’s done a marvellous job, creating a delicately intricate landscape of sounds and effects. (Read More)
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