Breaks Co-Op
OriginNew Zealand
GenresElectronica
Years active1997–present
LabelsEMI
MembersAndy Lovegrove
Zane Lowe
Hamish Clark

Breaks Co-Op is a New Zealand band, formed in 1997, initially recorded with Deepgrooves Entertainment and more recently with EMI.[1]

Band

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

Lowe had collaborated with Clark when Lowe was a member of hip-hop group Urban Disturbance.[2][3] Lowe and Clark formed Breaks Co-Op in Auckland, releasing the electronic album Roofers in 1997[4] before they both left New Zealand to travel and pursue other interests. They ended up in the UK, where Lowe became a radio DJ and TV presenter.[5]

After several years hiatus, Lowe and Clark 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 seller,[6] with lead single "The Otherside" the winner of Song of the Year at the New Zealand Music Awards.

The Co-op toured 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". Also from the album, the song "The Sound Inside" is featured in the Season Seven CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode "Post Mortem".

The song "Transister" from the album Roofers features New Zealand musician Jordan Reyne as guest vocalist / lyricist.

Discography

Albums

Year Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
NZ[7] UK[8]
1997 Roofers — —
2005 The Sound Inside
  • Released: 21 March 2005
  • Label: EMI
  • Catalogue: 8733512
 3 55
  • NZ: 2× Platinum[9]
2014 Sounds Familiar 11 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
NZ[7] UK[8]
1997 "Sound Advice" 39 — Roofers
"Transistor" — —
2005 "The Otherside" 10 43 The Sound Inside
"Settle Down" — —
2006 "A Place for You" — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. ↑ "About Me". HAMISH CLARK. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Urban Disturbance – AudioCulture". www.audioculture.co.nz. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "BBC – Radio 1 – Zane Lowe – Biography". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  4. ↑ Kara, Scott (11 March 2005). "The beat goes on for Breaks Co-Op". ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  5. ↑ chris.schulz@nzherald.co.nz @chris__schulz, Chris Schulz (5 January 2019). "How Zane Lowe became the world's most powerful DJ". ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Breaks Co-Op are back to play the other side". 24 January 2014. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  7. 1 2 "BREAKS CO-OP IN NEW ZEALAND CHARTS". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  8. 1 2 "BREAKS CO-OP". Official Charts Company. Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  9. ↑ "Gold and platinum New Zealand albums to 2013". Te Ara. Encyclopedia of NZ. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
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