Super Extra Bonus Party
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Super Extra Bonus Party were a Choice Music Prize
winning indie-electronica band, formed in November 2005 and based in Kildare, Ireland
. Their music spanned various genres such as electronica
, indie and hip hop
. Their debut album Super Extra Bonus Party LP
was released to widespread critical acclaim, winning the 2007 Choice Music Prize
and considered "the most inventive Irish album this decade."
Aside from headline shows, the band played with the likes of The Go! Team
, Cadence Weapon
, Bonde do Rolê
, Subtle and Alec Empire
as well as slots at Electric Picnic
in 2007 and 2008. The band's second album, Night Horses, was released in 2009. Super Extra Bonus Party announced an indefinite hiatus in 2011.
Their songs appeared on two compilations in 2004: Eklectra on Elusive Recordings and Wooden Educational on Alphabet Set.
In 2005, Stephen joined the group, the group's name was changed to Super Extra Bonus Party and a demo was put together. Shortly afterwards, Brazilian MC Rodrigo and Gavin joined the band and they began to work on a debut album. The lads worked real hard recording the album, consuming many cans of lager in a shed with shovels.
The debut album was written, recorded and produced in the house where the band lived together in late 2006 and early 2007.
It features collaborations with various Irish musicians, such as Nina Hynes
, Paul O' Reilly (Channel One), Iain Defector (Kill City Defectors) and human beatbox White Noise
.
After the release of Super Extra Bonus Party LP, the line-up was supplemented by Steve Conlan on guitar and Cons Henry on drums, which also expanded their live show significantly.
In late 2007, Cons Henry left the band to concentrate on other commitments. Gary Clarke was brought in as a replacement.
In January 2008, the band were nominated for the Choice Music Prize
for their debut album, which they won on February 27, 2008.
The band released a remix album entitled Appetite for Reconstruction for free download which features remixes from Cadence Weapon
, Jape
and Nouveaunoise amongst others in late 2008.
In May 2009, they released their second album, Night Horses, which features contributions from Cadence Weapon
, Mr. Lif
, Heathers, May Kay of Fight Like Apes
, R.S.A.G, Captain Moonlight, Ann Scott and White Noise.
In June 2010, Super Extra Bonus Party announced an indefinite hiatus.
Choice Music Prize
-Establishment:It was established by journalist Jim Carroll and manager Dave Reid in 2005. as an alternative to the industry-dominated Meteor Music Awards. The Choice Music Prize is modelled after the Mercury Prize which is awarded each year to the best album from the United Kingdom or Ireland...
winning indie-electronica band, formed in November 2005 and based in Kildare, Ireland
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. Their music spanned various genres such as electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
, indie and hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
. Their debut album Super Extra Bonus Party LP
Super Extra Bonus Party LP
Super Extra Bonus Party LP is the title of Super Extra Bonus Party's debut Choice Music Prize winning album. It was released on April 13, 2007. It has received much critical acclaim in Ireland and has been called "the most inventive Irish album this decade" and "contender for Irish album of the...
was released to widespread critical acclaim, winning the 2007 Choice Music Prize
Choice Music Prize
-Establishment:It was established by journalist Jim Carroll and manager Dave Reid in 2005. as an alternative to the industry-dominated Meteor Music Awards. The Choice Music Prize is modelled after the Mercury Prize which is awarded each year to the best album from the United Kingdom or Ireland...
and considered "the most inventive Irish album this decade."
Aside from headline shows, the band played with the likes of The Go! Team
The Go! Team
The Go! Team are a six-piece band from Brighton, England. They combine indie rock and garage rock with a mixture of blaxploitation and Bollywood soundtracks, double dutch chants, old school hip hop and distorted guitars similar to the style of Sonic Youth. Their songs are a mix of live...
, Cadence Weapon
Cadence Weapon
Cadence Weapon is the stage name of Rollie Pemberton, a Canadian rapper.-Biography:Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, his father was Teddy Pemberton, a pioneering hip hop DJ on CJSR-FM, and his grandfather was Rollie Miles, a football player for the Edmonton Eskimos...
, Bonde do Rolê
Bonde do Rolê
Bonde do Rolê is a Funk Carioca-influenced electropop group from Curitiba, Brazil, consisting of MCs Pedro D'Eyrot, Laura Taylor, Ana Bernardino, and DJ/MC Rodrigo Gorky...
, Subtle and Alec Empire
Alec Empire
Alec Empire is a German musician who is best known as a founding member of the band Atari Teenage Riot. Also a prolific and distinguished solo artist, producer and DJ, he has released well over a hundred albums, EPs and singles and remixed over seventy tracks for various artists including Björk...
as well as slots at Electric Picnic
Electric Picnic
The 2005 festival took place on Saturday 3 September and Sunday 4 September. It is best remembered for Arcade Fire's performance which came before their subsequent mainstream success...
in 2007 and 2008. The band's second album, Night Horses, was released in 2009. Super Extra Bonus Party announced an indefinite hiatus in 2011.
History
The band first started as a duo, with Cormac and Mike producing electronic music under the moniker Illegal Kids.Their songs appeared on two compilations in 2004: Eklectra on Elusive Recordings and Wooden Educational on Alphabet Set.
In 2005, Stephen joined the group, the group's name was changed to Super Extra Bonus Party and a demo was put together. Shortly afterwards, Brazilian MC Rodrigo and Gavin joined the band and they began to work on a debut album. The lads worked real hard recording the album, consuming many cans of lager in a shed with shovels.
The debut album was written, recorded and produced in the house where the band lived together in late 2006 and early 2007.
It features collaborations with various Irish musicians, such as Nina Hynes
Nina Hynes
Nina Hynes is an Irish independent singer-songwriter/musician.In 2011, she has successfully raised €10,419 with online crowd-funding to record her new album Goldmine ....
, Paul O' Reilly (Channel One), Iain Defector (Kill City Defectors) and human beatbox White Noise
White noise
White noise is a random signal with a flat power spectral density. In other words, the signal contains equal power within a fixed bandwidth at any center frequency...
.
After the release of Super Extra Bonus Party LP, the line-up was supplemented by Steve Conlan on guitar and Cons Henry on drums, which also expanded their live show significantly.
In late 2007, Cons Henry left the band to concentrate on other commitments. Gary Clarke was brought in as a replacement.
In January 2008, the band were nominated for the Choice Music Prize
Choice Music Prize
-Establishment:It was established by journalist Jim Carroll and manager Dave Reid in 2005. as an alternative to the industry-dominated Meteor Music Awards. The Choice Music Prize is modelled after the Mercury Prize which is awarded each year to the best album from the United Kingdom or Ireland...
for their debut album, which they won on February 27, 2008.
The band released a remix album entitled Appetite for Reconstruction for free download which features remixes from Cadence Weapon
Cadence Weapon
Cadence Weapon is the stage name of Rollie Pemberton, a Canadian rapper.-Biography:Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, his father was Teddy Pemberton, a pioneering hip hop DJ on CJSR-FM, and his grandfather was Rollie Miles, a football player for the Edmonton Eskimos...
, Jape
Jape (band)
Jape are an Irish electronic–rock band from Dublin. Formed as a side project by Richie Egan whilst part of The Redneck Manifesto, they have released four albums to date; Cosmosphere , The Monkeys in the Zoo Have More Fun Than Me , Ritual and Ocean of Frequency...
and Nouveaunoise amongst others in late 2008.
In May 2009, they released their second album, Night Horses, which features contributions from Cadence Weapon
Cadence Weapon
Cadence Weapon is the stage name of Rollie Pemberton, a Canadian rapper.-Biography:Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, his father was Teddy Pemberton, a pioneering hip hop DJ on CJSR-FM, and his grandfather was Rollie Miles, a football player for the Edmonton Eskimos...
, Mr. Lif
Mr. Lif
Mr. Lif is an American hip hop artist from Boston, Massachusetts. Often noted for his political lyrics, he has released two studio albums on El-P's Definitive Jux label and one on Bloodbot Tactical Enterprises. Mr...
, Heathers, May Kay of Fight Like Apes
Fight Like Apes
Fight Like Apes are an Irish alternative rock band formed in Dublin in 2006.Their current members are Mary-Kate "MayKay" Geraghty , Jamie "Pockets" Fox and Tom Ryan , while original member Adrian Mullan left the band in 2010 due to creative differences...
, R.S.A.G, Captain Moonlight, Ann Scott and White Noise.
In June 2010, Super Extra Bonus Party announced an indefinite hiatus.
Albums
- Super Extra Bonus Party LPSuper Extra Bonus Party LPSuper Extra Bonus Party LP is the title of Super Extra Bonus Party's debut Choice Music Prize winning album. It was released on April 13, 2007. It has received much critical acclaim in Ireland and has been called "the most inventive Irish album this decade" and "contender for Irish album of the...
(2007) - Appetite for Reconstruction (Remix LP) (2008)
- Night Horses (LP) (2009)
Singles, EPs
- "Everything Flows EP" 12"Gramophone recordA gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
(Feb 2008) - Super Extra Bonus Party EP (2006)