Part Chimp
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Part Chimp is a band from Camberwell
in London that were formed by Tim Cedar, Jon Hamilton and Nick Prior in 2000. Current line-up is Tim (vocals & guitar), Jon (drums), Joe McLaughlin (bass) and Iain Hinchliffe (guitar).
They play rock music with elements of noise
. Both on record and live, Part Chimp have a reputation for sounding extremely loud. Their records are released in the UK by Rock Action Records
, in Europe & Japan by Play It Again Sam
and in the US by Monitor records.
, joined Ligament for their last tour. When Ligament split, Tim, Jon & Nick played one show as Part Chimp in late 2000 before adding Iain Hinchliffe on guitar. Nick Prior left the band in Feb 2004 and was replaced by Joe McLaughlin who subsequently left in Summer 2006, returning in 2010 to play some live shows. In 2008 Tracy Bellaries (ex-Ikara Colt
) joined on bass, playing on the 'Thriller' record before leaving amicably in early 2010.
Tim Cedar has also played with: Ligament, Penthouse (aka Fifty Tons of Black Terror), Sophia, The Loveblobs, Action Swingers, Scarfo
, Cass McCombs
, Iron Kat, Beardhead, Beef Wellington & Westminster Brown. He also records/produces many other bands at Dropout Studio in Camberwell.
Jon Hamilton (aka Hamilton Industry aka Drumm Chimp) has also played with: Ligament, Our Lady of Miracles/Vertigo Angels, Tabitha Zu, Shit & Shine, Th' Faith Healers
, and released a solo album in 2006 as Drumm Chimp.
Iain Hinchliffe has also played with: The Schoolhouse, Foil, & Sawyer
.
Joe McLaughlin also plays with: The Left Hand, Kling Klang, The International & Mono-Poly.
Tim & Jon also currently play live and record as Die Munch Machine.
Part Chimp have stated that they are splitting amicably at the end of 2011, possibly after releasing more material and touring in the UK & US.
Camberwell
Camberwell is a district of south London, England, and forms part of the London Borough of Southwark. It is a built-up inner city district located southeast of Charing Cross. To the west it has a boundary with the London Borough of Lambeth.-Toponymy:...
in London that were formed by Tim Cedar, Jon Hamilton and Nick Prior in 2000. Current line-up is Tim (vocals & guitar), Jon (drums), Joe McLaughlin (bass) and Iain Hinchliffe (guitar).
They play rock music with elements of noise
Noise music
Noise music is a term used to describe varieties of avant-garde music and sound art that may use elements such as cacophony, dissonance, atonality, noise, indeterminacy, and repetition in their realization. Noise music can feature distortion, various types of acoustically or electronically...
. Both on record and live, Part Chimp have a reputation for sounding extremely loud. Their records are released in the UK by Rock Action Records
Rock Action Records
Rock Action Records is a Glasgow-based record label, founded and maintained by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai. The label has showcased such diverse talents as Part Chimp, Errors, Trout, The James Orr Complex and Kling Klang, has licensed music for UK release from Torche, Envy, Afrirampo and...
, in Europe & Japan by Play It Again Sam
Play It Again Sam (record label)
[PIAS] Recordings is the recorded music division of the [PIAS] Entertainment Group, a European independent artist and label services company.The record labels that operate under the [PIAS] Recordings umbrella are: Play It Again Sam, Wall of Sound and Different Recordings.Aside from the three London...
and in the US by Monitor records.
History
Tim Cedar & Jon Hamilton had previous played together in Ligament. Nick Prior (bass), formerly of ScarfoScarfo
Scarfo were a British rock band, formed in Andover, England in 1994, by former art college students Jamie Hince , Nick Prior , and Al Saunders . Scarfo was the culmination of several other bands and line ups involving Hince and Saunders including "Remember the Rabbitts" , and "Electric Turkey Land"...
, joined Ligament for their last tour. When Ligament split, Tim, Jon & Nick played one show as Part Chimp in late 2000 before adding Iain Hinchliffe on guitar. Nick Prior left the band in Feb 2004 and was replaced by Joe McLaughlin who subsequently left in Summer 2006, returning in 2010 to play some live shows. In 2008 Tracy Bellaries (ex-Ikara Colt
Ikara Colt
Ikara Colt were an English four-piece art rock band, formed by art students at London Guildhall University. They had a five-year career, beginning in 1999 and ending on 17 January 2005...
) joined on bass, playing on the 'Thriller' record before leaving amicably in early 2010.
Tim Cedar has also played with: Ligament, Penthouse (aka Fifty Tons of Black Terror), Sophia, The Loveblobs, Action Swingers, Scarfo
Scarfo
Scarfo were a British rock band, formed in Andover, England in 1994, by former art college students Jamie Hince , Nick Prior , and Al Saunders . Scarfo was the culmination of several other bands and line ups involving Hince and Saunders including "Remember the Rabbitts" , and "Electric Turkey Land"...
, Cass McCombs
Cass McCombs
Cass McCombs is an American songwriter and performer. Called "unobtrusively brilliant" by John Peel, he has received widespread critical acclaim for his five LPs and one EP.- History :Cass McCombs was born in Concord, California...
, Iron Kat, Beardhead, Beef Wellington & Westminster Brown. He also records/produces many other bands at Dropout Studio in Camberwell.
Jon Hamilton (aka Hamilton Industry aka Drumm Chimp) has also played with: Ligament, Our Lady of Miracles/Vertigo Angels, Tabitha Zu, Shit & Shine, Th' Faith Healers
Th' Faith Healers
Th' Faith Healers were a UK indie rock group who were active between 1990 and 1994 and part of the so-called Camden lurch scene. They recorded multiple EPs and singles along with two full LPs...
, and released a solo album in 2006 as Drumm Chimp.
Iain Hinchliffe has also played with: The Schoolhouse, Foil, & Sawyer
Sawyer (band)
Sawyer were a group originally formed in Fife, Scotland in 1990 by John Mackie , Andrew Hunter , Alan Findlay & Iain Hinchliffe...
.
Joe McLaughlin also plays with: The Left Hand, Kling Klang, The International & Mono-Poly.
Tim & Jon also currently play live and record as Die Munch Machine.
Part Chimp have stated that they are splitting amicably at the end of 2011, possibly after releasing more material and touring in the UK & US.
Albums
- Chart Pimp (2003, 12" LP & CD) - Rock Action RecordsRock Action RecordsRock Action Records is a Glasgow-based record label, founded and maintained by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai. The label has showcased such diverse talents as Part Chimp, Errors, Trout, The James Orr Complex and Kling Klang, has licensed music for UK release from Torche, Envy, Afrirampo and...
, Monitor, Play It Again SamPlay It Again Sam (record label)[PIAS] Recordings is the recorded music division of the [PIAS] Entertainment Group, a European independent artist and label services company.The record labels that operate under the [PIAS] Recordings umbrella are: Play It Again Sam, Wall of Sound and Different Recordings.Aside from the three London... - I Am ComeI Am ComeI Am Come is the second album by the band, Part Chimp. It was released in 2005 on the Rock Action Records label, most commonly associated with the post-rock band, Mogwai.- Track listing :# "Båkahatsü" - 1:33# "Wår Machine" - 3:21...
(2005, 12" LP, CD & Japan only 2xCD) - Rock Action RecordsRock Action RecordsRock Action Records is a Glasgow-based record label, founded and maintained by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai. The label has showcased such diverse talents as Part Chimp, Errors, Trout, The James Orr Complex and Kling Klang, has licensed music for UK release from Torche, Envy, Afrirampo and...
, Monitor & Play It Again SamPlay It Again Sam (record label)[PIAS] Recordings is the recorded music division of the [PIAS] Entertainment Group, a European independent artist and label services company.The record labels that operate under the [PIAS] Recordings umbrella are: Play It Again Sam, Wall of Sound and Different Recordings.Aside from the three London... - Cup (2007, North American only compilation CD) - Monitor Records
- Thriller (2009, 12" LP & CD) - Rock Action RecordsRock Action RecordsRock Action Records is a Glasgow-based record label, founded and maintained by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai. The label has showcased such diverse talents as Part Chimp, Errors, Trout, The James Orr Complex and Kling Klang, has licensed music for UK release from Torche, Envy, Afrirampo and...
, Play It Again SamPlay It Again Sam (record label)[PIAS] Recordings is the recorded music division of the [PIAS] Entertainment Group, a European independent artist and label services company.The record labels that operate under the [PIAS] Recordings umbrella are: Play It Again Sam, Wall of Sound and Different Recordings.Aside from the three London... - Reduce To Clear (2009, Live Tour CD) - Cock Ration Records
Singles
- "Bring Back the Sound" (7" & CD single) - Rock Action RecordsRock Action RecordsRock Action Records is a Glasgow-based record label, founded and maintained by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai. The label has showcased such diverse talents as Part Chimp, Errors, Trout, The James Orr Complex and Kling Klang, has licensed music for UK release from Torche, Envy, Afrirampo and...
- "War Machine" (7" & CD single) - Rock Action RecordsRock Action RecordsRock Action Records is a Glasgow-based record label, founded and maintained by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai. The label has showcased such diverse talents as Part Chimp, Errors, Trout, The James Orr Complex and Kling Klang, has licensed music for UK release from Torche, Envy, Afrirampo and...
- "New Cross" (CD single) - Rock Action RecordsRock Action RecordsRock Action Records is a Glasgow-based record label, founded and maintained by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai. The label has showcased such diverse talents as Part Chimp, Errors, Trout, The James Orr Complex and Kling Klang, has licensed music for UK release from Torche, Envy, Afrirampo and...
- "You Decide" (7") - Gringo Records
Splits & Compilations
- Part Chimp & Joeyfat (Split 7" single) - Awkward Silence RecordingsAwkward Silence RecordingsAwkward Silence Recordings is an independent record label located in Staplehurst, Kent, England. It has released EPs for artists including Isan, Arovane, Part Chimp, Tarentel, Papa M and Nautilis.- EPs and formats :...
- Part Chimp & Todd (Split 7" single) - Noisestar
- Part Chimp, Todd, Lords, & Hey Colossus (Split 10" single) - Rock Action RecordsRock Action RecordsRock Action Records is a Glasgow-based record label, founded and maintained by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai. The label has showcased such diverse talents as Part Chimp, Errors, Trout, The James Orr Complex and Kling Klang, has licensed music for UK release from Torche, Envy, Afrirampo and...
, Southern, Jonson Family - Torche / Part ChimpTorche / Part ChimpTorche / Part Chimp is a split EP between the American sludge metal band Torche and the English noise rock band Part Chimp. The album was released on November 5, 2011, through Chunklet Industries—a date which coincided with a tour of the eastern United States featuring both bands. The vinyl edition...
(Split 12" single) - Chunklet IndustriesChunklet (magazine)Chunklet is a Georgia-based humor and music magazine founded by Henry H. Owings in 1993.-History:Henry Owings began publishing Chunklet in Athens, GA while freelancing for alternative newsweekly Flagpole Magazine... - Up Yours! Punks Not Dead (MojoMojo (magazine)MOJO is a popular music magazine published initially by Emap, and since January 2008 by Bauer, monthly in the United Kingdom. Following the success of the magazine Q, publishers Emap were looking for a title which would cater for the burgeoning interest in classic rock music...
Magazine Compilation CD) - Mojo - Rock Sound July 2005 CD (Rock Sound Magazine Compilation CD) - Rock Sound
- Rock Action Presents.. (Compilation CD) - Rock Action RecordsRock Action RecordsRock Action Records is a Glasgow-based record label, founded and maintained by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai. The label has showcased such diverse talents as Part Chimp, Errors, Trout, The James Orr Complex and Kling Klang, has licensed music for UK release from Torche, Envy, Afrirampo and...
- A Rock Action Sampler (Compilation CD) - Plan B Magazine
- Buffalo Bar - Sound Issues (Compilation CD) - Buffalo Bar
- Silver Rock SR50 (Compilation CD) - Silver Rocket
- Sonic Mook Experiment 3:Hot Shit (Compilation CD) - Blast First/Mute
- Un40rmulated (Compilation CD) - Unlabel
- S***R Greatest Hits Volume 1 (Compilation CD) - SWEAR Shoes
Radio sessions
- Peel Session October 16th 2002
- Resonance FM GlassShrimp session 2003
- Peel Session Live Set from ATP recorded March 26th broadcast March 30th 2004
- One Music Session August 23rd 2005
- XFM session September 20, 2005
- One World: "The White Album Covers Show - A Tribute to John Lennon" December 5th 2005
- XFM session September/October 2009
- Marc Riley BBC Radio 6 Music Session 12th July 2011