The Chap (band) explained

The Chap are an English experimental pop band from North London. Their music is a mix of electronica, rock, Krautrock and pop.

History

In early 2006, they toured Europe to support their second album Ham which gained much critical acclaim including an album of the month notice in The Wire. On 19 April 2008 (26 April in the UK), they released a third album, Mega Breakfast.^[1] During 2008 and 2009, the band completed several UK and mainland European tours as well as their first US tour.^[2]

In May 2010, they released Well Done Europe, which received a rating of 7.7 from Pitchfork Media and in March 2012, they released We Are Nobody, which received a rating of 7.0.

Fun and interesting facts

The Chap's motto is: "Total administration corresponds to that historical moment when technical rationalization and instrumentality, in the service of capital, spreads beyond subject-external social and political relations to penetrate and determine, at a fundamental level, individual psycho-interiority."^{[3] [4]}

Band members

• Keith Duncan - drums, vocals, keyboards
• Panos Ghikas - bass, vocals, guitar, violin, computer, keyboards
• Claire Hope - keyboards, vocals, melodica
• Berit Immig - keyboards, vocals (also plays in band Omo)
• Johannes von Weizsäcker - guitar, vocals, cello, computer, keyboards^[1]

Berit Immig and Johannes von Weizsäcker first met when playing in the band Karamasov (Satellite Records).^[1]

Discography

• 2003: The Horse (Lo Recordings)^[5]
• 2005: Ham (Lo Recordings)
• 2008: Mega Breakfast (Ghostly International/Lo Recordings)^[6]
• 2008: Builder's Brew Mini-album (Lo Recordings)
• 2010: Well Done Europe (Lo Recordings)
• 2011: We Are the Best (Lo Recordings)^[7]
• 2012: We Are Nobody (Lo Recordings)
• 2015: The Show Must Go (Lo Recordings)
• 2020: Digital Technology (Lo Recordings)^[8]
• 2023: Burger Sauce (Lo Recordings)^[9]

External links

• Official website (archived from original, now defunct, website)
• The Chap at Myspace
• The Chap at Last.fm
• The Chap at Ghostly International

Notes and References

1. Web site: William Ruhlmann . The Chap | Biography & History . . 2020-02-28.
2. Web site: The Chap at the Cake Shop, NYC, Saturday, 3.28.09 | Sentimentalist Magazine . www.sentimentalistmag.com . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724021157/http://www.sentimentalistmag.com/2009/03/30/the-chap-at-the-cake-shop-nyc-saturday-32809/ . 24 July 2011 . dead.
3. Web site: 2024-01-17 . The Chap . 2024-11-09 . web.archive.org.
4. Downie . Gordon . 2004 . Aesthetic Necrophilia: Reification, New Music, and the Commodification of Affectivity . Perspectives of New Music . 42 . 2 . 264–275 . 0031-6016.
5. Web site: Untitled . popmatters.com . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030705203754/http://popmatters.com/music/reviews/c/chap-horse2.shtml . 5 July 2003 . dead.
6. Web site: Pitchfork . The Chap: Mega Breakfast . 2024-11-09 . Pitchfork . en-US.
7. Web site: Reviews | The Chap . . 2011-11-28 . 2020-02-28.
8. Web site: The Chap | Album Discography . . 2020-02-28.
9. Web site: Burger Sauce Lo Recordings . 2024-11-09 . en-US.