Breathe (New Zealand band)
Encyclopedia
Breathe was a rock
band from Wellington
, New Zealand
.
The group consisted of Andrew Tilby (vocals, guitar), Richard Small (guitar, vocals), Pet Johnson (bass), Steve Gallagher (keyboards) and Guy Fisher (drums)
Breathe was formed in the mid nineties by long time Hutt Valley school friends Small, Tilby, Fisher and Gallagher, with the addition of Johnson.
Breathe independently released a 7" single and a CD EP, Things Like These, before signing to independent Auckland record label, Felix. In 1996 they released the Smiley Hands CD EP before taking a break to record their debut album Pop Life, which was again released on the Felix label, with distribution through BMG. The band toured throughout New Zealand for seven months in 1998, eventually gaining the support slot on the Exponents Summer Tour. On this tour the band's live show captured the attention of Sony Music NZ who signed the band a few weeks after its end.
Andrew Tilby won the "Tui" as Most Promising Male Vocalist at the 1999 New Zealand Music Awards.
While Breathe were signed to Sony they released their second album Don't Stop The Revolution
in 2000. They had a number 6 charting song in NZ with the title track, Don't Stop The Revolution.
Breathe disbanded in 2001, when drummer Guy Fisher decided to leave the band. The remaining members formed Dead End Beat, who went on to release a self-titled album in 2004.
Rock music
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band from Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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The group consisted of Andrew Tilby (vocals, guitar), Richard Small (guitar, vocals), Pet Johnson (bass), Steve Gallagher (keyboards) and Guy Fisher (drums)
Breathe was formed in the mid nineties by long time Hutt Valley school friends Small, Tilby, Fisher and Gallagher, with the addition of Johnson.
Breathe independently released a 7" single and a CD EP, Things Like These, before signing to independent Auckland record label, Felix. In 1996 they released the Smiley Hands CD EP before taking a break to record their debut album Pop Life, which was again released on the Felix label, with distribution through BMG. The band toured throughout New Zealand for seven months in 1998, eventually gaining the support slot on the Exponents Summer Tour. On this tour the band's live show captured the attention of Sony Music NZ who signed the band a few weeks after its end.
Andrew Tilby won the "Tui" as Most Promising Male Vocalist at the 1999 New Zealand Music Awards.
While Breathe were signed to Sony they released their second album Don't Stop The Revolution
Don't Stop The Revolution (album)
Don't Stop the Revolution is the second and last album by New Zealand band, Breathe, released in 2000.-Track listing:#She Said#Don't Stop The Revolution#Landslide#Wrapped Up#Sick & Tired#Get Yourself Together...
in 2000. They had a number 6 charting song in NZ with the title track, Don't Stop The Revolution.
Breathe disbanded in 2001, when drummer Guy Fisher decided to leave the band. The remaining members formed Dead End Beat, who went on to release a self-titled album in 2004.
Albums
| Date | Title | Label | Charted | Country | Catalog Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albums | ||||||
| 1998 1998 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.-Events:*January 28 – "Weird Al" Yankovic gets LASIK surgery to cure his myopia... |
Pop Life Pop Life (Breathe album) Pop Life is the debut album of New Zealand band, Breathe released in 1998.-Track listing:#Smiley Hands#Drivin#Burst#Get To You#Fall#Purple#Going Down#Not Now#Started Something#Burnt By The Sun... |
Felix (through BMG) | - | - | 74321 571462 | |
| 2000 2000 in music See also:* 2000 in music Record labels established in 2000-Events:*January – Gary Glitter is released from jail, two months before his sentence for sexual offences ends.*January 1**John Tavener is knighted in the New Year's Honours List.... |
Don't Stop the Revolution Don't Stop The Revolution (album) Don't Stop the Revolution is the second and last album by New Zealand band, Breathe, released in 2000.-Track listing:#She Said#Don't Stop The Revolution#Landslide#Wrapped Up#Sick & Tired#Get Yourself Together... |
Sony Music | - | - | 4989447.2 | |
| EPs | ||||||
| 1995 1995 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.- January–February :*January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident.... |
Things Like These Things Like These Things Like These is an EP by New Zealand band, Breathe released in 1995.... |
Prototype Publications | - | - | ||
| 1996 1996 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996.-January:* January – At the trial of two American teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, for the murder of Bassett's parents and young brother, defense lawyers attempt to lay the blame for the murders on the fact... |
Smiley Hands | Felix (through BMG) | - | - | 74321 424522 | |
Singles
| Year | Single | Album | NZ Singles Chart | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | "Dive Tower'" (7" vinyl) | - | - | - |
| 1998 | "Started Something" | Pop Life | - | - |
| 1998 | "Drivin'" | Pop Life | - | - |
| 1998 | "Purple'" (Radio/TV Single only) | Pop Life | - | - |
| 2000 | "Landslide" | Don't Stop the Revolution | - | - |
| 2000 | "Don't Stop The Revolution" | Don't Stop the Revolution | 6 | - |
| 2000 | "When The Sun Comes" | Don't Stop the Revolution | - | - |