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The band played a version of "Love Forever" with [[Ulrich Schnauss]] on the Barn Stage at the 2008 edition of [[Truck Festival]]. In response to requests over the years, Chapterhouse played live at Club AC30's Reverence show at the ICA on 26 November 2009 along with [[Ulrich Schnauss]] and [[Kirsty Hawkshaw]]. This was preceded on 23 November by a warm up show at the Luminaire in Kilburn. The band also played at The Scala in London on 18 March 2010, and undertook short tours of Japan in April 2010 and North America in May 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ticketweb.uk/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100302173242/http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_london&query=detail&event=357791|url-status=dead|title=TicketWeb - independent music concert tickets and more|archive-date=2 March 2010|website=Ticketweb.uk|access-date=3 December 2019}}</ref> The North American tour had to be postponed due to the Icelandic ash cloud cancelling flights, stranding Patman in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kott|first=Crispin|date=4 May 2010|title=Chapterhouse Battles Eyjafjallajökull, Postpones North American Tour|url=https://www.popmatters.com/125042-chapterhouse-battles-eyjafjallajoekull-postpones-north-american-tour-2496199745.html|access-date=3 December 2019|website=[[PopMatters]]}}</ref> Chapterhouse rescheduled the North American tour for September and October 2010.<ref name="popmatters">{{cite web|last=Kott|first=Crispin|date=29 September 2010|title=Shoegaze Legends Chapterhouse Tour and Talk to PopMatters|url=https://www.popmatters.com/131490-chapterhouse-2496133687.html|access-date=7 October 2010|website=[[PopMatters]]}}</ref> No plans were made for any other shows and the band ended the brief reunion in 2010.<ref name=OfficialSite/> |
The band played a version of "Love Forever" with [[Ulrich Schnauss]] on the Barn Stage at the 2008 edition of [[Truck Festival]]. In response to requests over the years, Chapterhouse played live at Club AC30's Reverence show at the ICA on 26 November 2009 along with [[Ulrich Schnauss]] and [[Kirsty Hawkshaw]]. This was preceded on 23 November by a warm up show at the Luminaire in Kilburn. The band also played at The Scala in London on 18 March 2010, and undertook short tours of Japan in April 2010 and North America in May 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ticketweb.uk/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100302173242/http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_london&query=detail&event=357791|url-status=dead|title=TicketWeb - independent music concert tickets and more|archive-date=2 March 2010|website=Ticketweb.uk|access-date=3 December 2019}}</ref> The North American tour had to be postponed due to the Icelandic ash cloud cancelling flights, stranding Patman in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kott|first=Crispin|date=4 May 2010|title=Chapterhouse Battles Eyjafjallajökull, Postpones North American Tour|url=https://www.popmatters.com/125042-chapterhouse-battles-eyjafjallajoekull-postpones-north-american-tour-2496199745.html|access-date=3 December 2019|website=[[PopMatters]]}}</ref> Chapterhouse rescheduled the North American tour for September and October 2010.<ref name="popmatters">{{cite web|last=Kott|first=Crispin|date=29 September 2010|title=Shoegaze Legends Chapterhouse Tour and Talk to PopMatters|url=https://www.popmatters.com/131490-chapterhouse-2496133687.html|access-date=7 October 2010|website=[[PopMatters]]}}</ref> No plans were made for any other shows and the band ended the brief reunion in 2010.<ref name=OfficialSite/> |
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On 22 March 2023, the band announced a deluxe CD [[box set]] release entitled ''Chronology''. It contains previously released albums, singles, [[ |
On 22 March 2023, the band announced a deluxe CD [[box set]] release entitled ''Chronology''. It contains previously released albums, singles, [[b-side]]s, [[remix]]es, and [[Demo (music)|demos]], including twenty unreleased songs. It was released on 26 May 2023 through Cherry Red Records.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=694480536016392&set=a.694480826016363|title=Chapterhouse|website=[[Facebook]]|access-date=22 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/chapterhouse-chronology-albums-singles-b-sides-remixes-demos-6cd-deluxe-box-set/|title=Chapterhouse: Chronology Albums, Singles, B-Sides, Remixes & Demos, 6CD Deluxe Box Set|website=cherryred.co.uk|access-date=22 March 2023}}</ref> |
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== Post-breakup == |
== Post-breakup == |
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Chapterhouse | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Reading, England |
Genres | |
Years active | 1987–1994, 2008–2010 |
Labels | Dedicated Records, Cherry Red |
Mitglieder | Andrew Sherriff Stephen Patman Simon Rowe Ashley Bates |
Past members | Jon Curtis Russell Barrett Steve Wren |
Chapterhouse were a British shoegaze band from Reading, Berkshire, England.[3] Formed in 1987 by Andrew Sherriff and Stephen Patman, the band began performing alongside Spacemen 3.[3] They released two albums: Whirlpool (1991) and Blood Music (1993). The group temporarily reformed in 2008 after being asked to join Ulrich Schnauss onstage to perform his cover version of their song "Love Forever" at the Truck Festival in Oxfordshire.[4] The band finished the brief reunion with two gigs in London (2009–2010) and tours in North America and Japan in 2010.[5]
Career
The band comprised Andrew Sherriff (b.16 May 1969, Wokingham, England), Stephen Patman (b. 8 November 1968, Windsor, Berkshire, England), Simon Rowe (b. 23 June 1969, Reading, Berkshire), Jon Curtis and Ashley Bates (b. 2 November 1971, Reading).[3]
Chapterhouse rehearsed and gigged for well over a year before recording a demo tape.[3] They were initially lumped in with the British acid rock genre, eventually becoming a part of the shoegazing scene along with acts such as Lush, Moose, Ride and Slowdive.[3]
Bassist Jon Curtis left the group to study, and was replaced by Russell Barrett (b. 7 November 1968, Vermont, United States) 1990.[3]
Chapterhouse signed to the newly formed Dedicated label, releasing a series of singles, including "Pearl",[3] which featured guest vocals by Rachel Goswell of Slowdive and reached No. 67 in the UK Singles Chart.[6]
The band's first album, Whirlpool, released in 1991,[3] has been cited as one of the genre's high points, but failed to capture a wider market despite reaching No. 23 in the UK Albums Chart.[6] In the same year, Chapterhouse also appeared in their home town Reading Festival immediately following Nirvana's performance.
The band's second album Blood Music, which was stylistically different, was released in 1993.[3] Singles from the album "She's a Vision" and "We Are the Beautiful" were relatively successful. Some copies of Blood Music included a bonus disc "retranslated" by Global Communication, called Pentamerous Metamorphosis that was withdrawn due to a sampling lawsuit, but later reissued in a slightly altered version.
The band then released no further new material other than a double album, Rownderbowt, in 1996, compiling their singles, various B-sides, rarities and unreleased demos which featured Slowdive drummer Simon Scott. Sherriff went on to form Bio.com and Rowe went on to play guitar for Mojave 3. Bates formed Cuba and now plays in the British folktronica band Tunng, and Chapterhouse ceased for almost fifteen years.
The music of Chapterhouse was mostly out of print on CD until March 2006, when Cherry Red Records reissued the album Whirlpool with bonus tracks, and for the first time, lyrics.
The band played a version of "Love Forever" with Ulrich Schnauss on the Barn Stage at the 2008 edition of Truck Festival. In response to requests over the years, Chapterhouse played live at Club AC30's Reverence show at the ICA on 26 November 2009 along with Ulrich Schnauss and Kirsty Hawkshaw. This was preceded on 23 November by a warm up show at the Luminaire in Kilburn. The band also played at The Scala in London on 18 March 2010, and undertook short tours of Japan in April 2010 and North America in May 2010.[7] The North American tour had to be postponed due to the Icelandic ash cloud cancelling flights, stranding Patman in Japan.[8] Chapterhouse rescheduled the North American tour for September and October 2010.[1] No plans were made for any other shows and the band ended the brief reunion in 2010.[5]
On 22 March 2023, the band announced a deluxe CD box set release entitled Chronology. It contains previously released albums, singles, b-sides, remixes, and demos, including twenty unreleased songs. It was released on 26 May 2023 through Cherry Red Records.[9][10]
Post-breakup
In 1997, Sherriff started working as a composer/sound designer for an Emmy Award-winning music production company Adelphoi Music. Patman and Bates joined him later in 2001.[11] After more than twenty years, they departed from the company, pursuing their career as freelance composers.[12][13] Bates also continues being a long-standing member of Tunng.[14]
In October 2022, Rowe announced that he would be releasing a solo album, entitled Everybody's Thinking.[15] The album was recorded with the help of all the Chapterhouse members, alongside Ian McCutcheon, Neil Halstead and Hamish Brown. The album was released on 2 March 2023 via Big Potato Records.[16]
Mitglieder
Last Lineup
- Andrew Sherriff – vocals, guitar (1987-1994, 2008-2010)
- Stephen Patman – vocals, guitar (1987-1994, 2008-2010)
- Simon Rowe – guitar (1987-1994, 2008-2010)
- Ashley Bates – drums (1987-1994, 2008-2010)
Touring
- Greg Moore – bass (2008-2010)
Former
- Jon Curtis – bass (1987-1990)
- Russell Barrett – bass (1990-1994)
Discography
Studio albums
- Whirlpool (1991) – UK No. 23[6]
- Blood Music (1993)
Compilations
- Rownderbowt (1996)
- The Best of Chapterhouse (2007)
- Chronology (2023)
EPs
Singles
- "Something More" (1990)
- "Pearl" (1991) – UK No. 67[6]
- "Falling Down" (1991) promo
- "Mesmerise" (1991) – UK No. 60[6]
- "Mesmerise (remix)" (1991)
- "Don't Look Now" (1992)
- "She's a Vision" (1993)
- "We Are the Beautiful" (1993)
Year | Titel | Peak | Album | |
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UK | US Alt | |||
1991 | "Pearl" | 67 | 7 | Whirlpool |
1992 | "Mesmerise" | 60 | 21 | Non-album single |
1994 | "We Are the Beautiful" | — | 29 | Blood Music |
References
- ^ a b Kott, Crispin (29 September 2010). "Shoegaze Legends Chapterhouse Tour and Talk to PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
- ^ Reynolds, Simon (1 December 1991). "POP VIEW; 'Dream-Pop' Bands Define the Times in Britain". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Larkin, Colin, ed. (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 83/4. ISBN 0-7535-0427-8.
- ^ "Biography". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ a b "The Official Chapterhouse Website". Archived from the original on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 100. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "TicketWeb - independent music concert tickets and more". Ticketweb.uk. Archived from the original on 2 March 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ Kott, Crispin (4 May 2010). "Chapterhouse Battles Eyjafjallajökull, Postpones North American Tour". PopMatters. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Chapterhouse". Facebook. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Chapterhouse: Chronology Albums, Singles, B-Sides, Remixes & Demos, 6CD Deluxe Box Set". cherryred.co.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Story — Adelphoi Music". Adelphoimusic.com. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Andrew Sherriff Music and Sound Design". Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "STEPHEN PATMAN: Music Composition and Sound Design to Picture". Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Ashley Bates Music". Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Simon Rowe on Instagram". Instagram. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Everybody's Thinking by Simon Rowe". Bandcamp. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
External links
- English rock music groups
- British shoegaze musical groups
- British dream pop musical groups
- Musical groups established in 1987
- Musical groups disestablished in 1994
- Musical groups reestablished in 2008
- Musical groups disestablished in 2010
- Musical groups from Reading, Berkshire
- Dedicated Records artists
- Cherry Red Records artists