The Chap (band)

The Chap (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = The Chap


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Origin = London
Genre = Pop, Indietronica
Years_active = 2000 - present
Label = Lo Recordings
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URL = [http://www.thechap.org www.thechap.org]
Current_members = Keith Duncan Panos Ghikas Claire Hope Berit Immig Johannes von Weizsäcker
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The Chap are an experimental pop band from London. Their music is a mix of rock and pop with small quantities of almost every other genre thrown in for good measure. They are known for their energetic live shows which often end with exploding violins and cellos.

Band Members

*Keith Duncan - drums, vocals, keyboards
*Panos Ghikas - bass, vocals, guitar, violin, computer, keyboards
*Claire Hope - keyboards, vocals, melodica
*Berit Immig - keyboards, vocals
*Johannes von Weizsäcker - guitar, vocals, cello, computer, keyboards

History

In early 2006 they toured Europe to support their second album Ham which gained much critical acclaim including an album of the month in The Wire (magazine) and released a third album - Mega Breakfast - on 19 April 2008 (26 April UK).

Discography

* 2003: "The Horse" (Lo Recordings)
* 2005: "Ham" (Lo Recordings)
* 2008: "Mega Breakfast" (Ghostly International)

External links

* [http://www.thechap.org Official Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/thechap The Chap] at MySpace
* [http://www.last.fm/music/The+Chap The Chap] at Last.fm
* [http://ghostly.com/artists/the-chap The Chap] at Ghostly_International

Reviews

* [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/51007-the-chap-mega-breakfast Pitchfork review of Mega Breakfast]
* [http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/c/chap-horse2.shtml PopMatters review of The Horse]
* [http://www.tobloggle.co.uk/thee-more-shallows-and-the-chap-gig-review/ The Chap live review]

ources

* [http://www.thechap.org/ The Chap]


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