Part Chimp
| Part Chimp | |
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 Part Chimp at 93ft East |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Camberwell, London |
| Genres | Alternative rock Noise rock |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Rock Action Records |
| Associated acts | Ligament, Penthouse, Sophia, The Loveblobs, Action Swingers, Scarfo, Die Munch Machine, Tabitha Zu, Shit & Shine, Drumm Chimp, Ikara Colt, Mystery Meat, Soulbossa, Sawyer, The Schoolhouse, Foil, Kling Klang |
| Members | |
| Tim Cedar - Guitar/Vocals Jon Hamilton - Drums Iain Hinchliffe - Guitar Joe McLaughlin - Bass |
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| Past members | |
| Tracy Bellaries, Nick Prior | |
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.[1][2][3] Their records are released in the UK by Rock Action Records,[4] in Europe & Japan by Play It Again Sam and in the US by Monitor records.[5]
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[edit] History
Tim Cedar & Jon Hamilton had previous played together in Ligament.[6][7] Nick Prior (bass), formerly of Scarfo, 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.[8]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Chart Pimp (2003, 12" LP & CD) - Rock Action Records, Monitor, Play It Again Sam
- I Am Come (2005, 12" LP, CD & Japan only 2xCD) - Rock Action Records, Monitor & Play It Again Sam
- Cup (2007, North American only compilation CD) - Monitor Records
- Thriller (2009, 12" LP & CD) - Rock Action Records, Play It Again Sam
- Reduce To Clear (2009, Live Tour CD) - Cock Ration Records
[edit] Singles
- "Bring Back the Sound" (7" & CD single) - Rock Action Records
- "War Machine" (7" & CD single) - Rock Action Records
- "New Cross" (CD single) - Rock Action Records
- "You Decide" (7") - Gringo Records[9]
[edit] Splits & Compilations
- Part Chimp & Joeyfat (Split 7" single) - Awkward Silence Recordings
- Part Chimp & Todd (Split 7" single) - Noisestar
- Part Chimp, Todd, Lords, & Hey Colossus (Split 10" single) - Rock Action Records, Southern, Jonson Family
- Torche / Part Chimp (Split 12" single) - Chunklet Industries
- Up Yours! Punks Not Dead (Mojo Magazine Compilation CD) - Mojo
- Rock Sound July 2005 CD (Rock Sound Magazine Compilation CD) - Rock Sound
- Rock Action Presents.. (Compilation CD) - Rock Action Records
- 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
[edit] 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
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.insound.com/Part_Chimp/artistmain/artist/INS29538/
- ^ http://thequietus.com/articles/03041-part-chimp-thriller-album-review
- ^ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6582-i-am-come/
- ^ http://www.rock-action.co.uk/index.php?id=7
- ^ http://www.beatbots.com/view.php?audio=1
- ^ http://www.myspace.com/partchimp
- ^ http://youbloodyrobot.com/partchimp.php
- ^ http://partchimp.com/news.html
- ^ http://www.gringorecords.com/releases.php?gringocode=WAAT042
