Part Chimp

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), Iain Hinchliffe (guitar) and Tracy Bellaries (bass).

They play rock music with elements of noise. Both on record and live, Part Chimp have a reputation for sounding extremely loud. Their records are released in the UK by Rock Action Records, in Europe & Japan by Play It Again Sam, and in the US by Monitor Records.

History

Tim Cedar & Jon Hamilton had previous played together in Ligament. 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 [http://www.myspace.com/boaler Joe McLaughlin] who subsequently left amicably in Summer 2006 but may be involved in future recordings. In 2008 Tracy Bellaries has joined on bass.

Tim Cedar has also played with: Ligament, [http://www.ginpalace.net/penthouseindex.htm Penthouse (aka Fifty Tons of Black Terror)] , Sophia, The Loveblobs, [http://www.grunnenrocks.nl/bands/a/actionsw.htm Action Swingers] , Scarfo, Iron Kat, Beef Wellington, & Westminster Brown. He also records/produces many other bands at Dropout Studio in Camberwell.
[http://www.myspace.com/hamiltonindustry Jon Hamilton] (aka Hamilton Industry aka Drumm Chimp) has also played with: Ligament, Our Lady of Miracles/Vertigo Angels, Tabitha Zu, Shit & Shine, and released a solo album in 2006 as [http://www.myspace.com/drummchimp Drumm Chimp] .
Iain Hinchliffe has also played with: The Schoolhouse, Foil, & Sawyer.
Tracy Bellaries has also played with: Ikara Colt, Mystery Meat & Soulbossa.

Tim & Jon also currently play live and record as [http://www.myspace.com/diemunchmachine/ Die Munch Machine] .

Discography

*"Chart Pimp" (12" LP & CD) - Rock Action Records, Monitor, Play It Again Sam
*"I Am Come" (12" LP & CD) - Rock Action Records, Monitor
*"I Am Come" (Japan only 2xCD) - Play It Again Sam
*"Cup" (North American only compilation CD) - Monitor Records
*"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
*"Part Chimp & Joeyfat" (Split 7" single) - Awkward Silence
*"Part Chimp & Todd" (Split 7" single) - Noisestar
*"Part Chimp, Todd, Lords, & Hey Colossus" (Split 10" single) - Rock Action Records, [http://www.southern.net/southern/ Southern] , [http://www.jonsonfamily.com/ Jonson Family]
*"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
Upcoming is Part Chimp's next album, which has the working title of "Super Moody", due for release in early 2009.

Radio Sessions

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/sessions/2000s/2002/Oct16partchimp/ Peel Session October 16th 2002]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/tracklistings/peel_archive_shtml.shtml?20040330 Peel Session Live Set from ATP recorded March 26th broadcast March 30th 2004]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onemusic/exposed/chimp534p01.shtml One Music Session August 23rd 2005]
*XFM session September 20th 2005
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/oneworld/tracklistingarchive.shtml?20051205 One World: "The White Album Covers Show - A Tribute to John Lennon" December 5th 2005]

External links

* [http://www.partchimp.com/ Part Chimp's website]
* [http://www.rockactionrecords.co.uk/ Rock Action Records website]