The Cooper Temple Clause
| The Cooper Temple Clause | |
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 The Cooper Temple Clause in 2006 |
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| Genre (s) | Indie rock , alternative rock |
| founding | 1998 |
| resolution | April 24, 2007 |
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| Ben Gautrey | |
Guitar, bass, vocals |
Dan Fisher |
Synthesizer , bass, vocals |
Tom Bellamy |
Keyboard, bass |
Kieran Mahon |
| Jon Harper | |
| former members | |
Bass, synthesizer , vocoder , vocals |
Didz Hammond (2001-2005) |
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The Cooper Temple Clause was an indie / electro rock band from Reading , England , formed in 1998 . After three studio albums released in 2002, the band announced their breakup in 2007.
Band history
After being signed to RCA Records in 2000, the band released a few singles and EPs before releasing their critically acclaimed debut album See This Through and Leave in 2002 . The following year the band achieved international recognition with their album Kick Up the Fire, And Let the Flames Break Loose .
Most of the lyrics were written by Daniel Fisher, while Tom Bellamy wrote Talking To A Brick Wall , Into My Arms and In Your Prime for her 2003 album Kick Up The Fire, And Let The Flames Break Loose .
In September 2005 bassist Didz Hammond left the band and formed the band Dirty Pretty Things together with ex- Libertines members Carl Barât and Gary Powell .
In January 2007, Make This Your Own was released, The Cooper Temple Clause's third album and another EP.
After they did a short tour with their new album, Dan Fisher announced his departure from the band on April 24, 2007. The remaining band members decided to break up the band without further ado.
Discography
Albums
- See This Through And Leave (February 2002)
- Kick Up The Fire, And Let The Flames Break Loose (September 2003)
- Make This Your Own (January 2007)
Singles and EPs
- Crayon Demos (July 2000)
- The Hardware EP (March 2001)
- Way Out West (March 2001)
- The Warfare EP (June 2001)
- Hardware EP + Warfare EP (July 2001)
- Let's Kill Music (September 2001)
- Film-Maker // Been Training Dogs (double A-side) (January 2002)
- Who Needs Enemies? (May 2002)
- AIM (only available from New Musical Express ) (September 2002)
- Promises, Promises (September 2003)
- Blind Pilots (November 2003)
- Damage (Download Single) (May 2006)
- Homo Sapiens (October 2006)
- Waiting Game (January 26, 2007)
- Head EP (April 2007)
