Anna (Keyboards/Vocals/More Drums) Jim (Vocals/Bass) James (Drums) Steve (Guitar/Bass/Vocals)
Influences
New Order, Talking Heads, Can, Giorgio Moroder, The Smiths, The Fall, Trash, 80s straight-to-video movies, office jobs and the idea of Britain.
Sounds Like
"These boys (and girl) are coming straight at you with a heady breeze of, well, whatever they want it seems...they appear to drift seamlessly between old school new wave and electro-pop madness, all punctuated with some good old falsetto action." Supersweet
"Mainstream media-mediochre inflicting narcolepsy on you? Switch to Cop On The Edge FM. Pop for the modern world to end to." Artful - Pirates 2009
"Summer Games II clatters to life, whistles and chatters winningly, daftly, and possibly illegally...Spying On Boys is a jolt of shy teenage lust, appropriately fey and naive, and I Want Don't Get buzzes with youthful exuberance." A New Band a Day
"Cop On The Edge are poppy, acerbic, witty and as English as Dixon of Dock Green." The Devil Has The Best Tuna
"The four songs on offer here are marvellous. They blend the likes of Talking Heads into every second of sound but the result is something which belongs to them alone. The lyrics are disjointed and amusing. My favourite track is probably 'I Want Don't Get' which contains the brilliant lines, "I want to blend into the background by wearing a suit made completely of buildings". It's a funny and smart release." Sounds XP Demo Review
"Cop On The Edge create a gulf between themselves and their peers with their infectious character and gutsy attempt at simply being themselves. And it works extraordinarily well...a one-inch-punch of strange pop escapism.." The Mag
"They’re from New Cross, South London, they have their very own pointy bouncy wrong pop angles and infectious old school new wave that we instantly liked and so will you children of the bio-metric age...four instantly infections songs and point staccato new wave analogue anachronisms and Devo shapes, if Devo were to be very English...fine home made new wave pop full of uplifting character and infectious synth lines" Organ Magazine (Demo of the Week)
"Now this is blinding stuff that sounds as though its arrived straight from pop's late 70's cold war...'I want don't get' sounds not unlike a killer cross firing white funk union between the Higsons, Pere Ubu and early career Talking Heads with Joy Division making up the numbers and adding the finitely detailed schizoid regimental pop glazes and that's before we even begun to mention the absolutely drop dead gorgeous chorus hook that this babe weighs in with." Losing Today
"The most punctual band I know." Spoon, The Rhythm Factory
Straight out of South London, pausing only to breathe and get out some cash, comes Cop On The Edge. Jim on lead vocals and vitriol. Steve on guitar and Greek chorus. Anna on boards and technology. James on drums and cricket.
All together we sound a bit like Talking Heads, a bit like New Order, and a bit like Giorgio Moroder but we're on a mission to sound like ourselves more than anyone else thankyouverymuch.
We've been played by Huw Stephens on Radio 1, 6Music, Resonance FM, BBC Radio Oxford and Three Counties, help run a night of joy and dancing in New Cross called South Eats London and played a bunch of gigs in and around London, Oxford and Brighton. We hope for world peace and would like to work with children.
The rockhopper studio is coming to Oxford for 1 day only. Record your music and get an HD video of your live performance on October 17th. vist http://www.rockhopper-mobile.co.uk to book a slot at an outstandingly low price courtesy of TopoftheOx. Limited places are available so book early to get this one off opportunity.
Hi, above is my remix of the Enter Shikari song "No Sleep Tonight" (hit the play button...). This is for a remix competition, closing on 28th September. Please have a listen, and then vote for me!
Nice new logo/avatar. Kind of electronish. Funny enough... if I type your band name into my anagram generator it goes: "Deep Tech - no go". But I prefer the "Need ho - get cop" :o)
Anyho, I hope you all are having a fabulous weekend.
Hello band! I'm just using you as a tool :) Remember the Yip-Yips? Uh, Sesame Street isn't what it used to be; poor kids don't know what they're missing out on now.
Register your interest now at www.topoftheox.co.uk to compete in the first UK song contest of it's kind. Win a huge record deal, tour, management, merchandise, perform at a world class venue and become a household name. www.topoftheox.co.uk is supported by Marshall, StarNow, SAE, Turan Audio and many more key industry names.
Hey, just to let you know we have uploaded tracks from Ali's new solo album Flying High to his myspace, come by and let us know what you think or if you want to pre order you can get it on his myspace page.
Ali will be on tour in the UK from June 19th – July 4th come and see him and his new band live – they are tearing it up, round the country with a great party vibe!
Big Love Ali's Team x
Foolica Records & PopGrooves present: TIME FOR SHOPPING rmx contest
Is everyboby ready with his own rat under the hand???
May 28th at midnight starts a remix contest set-off by DID and Foolica Records in cooperation with Popgrooves!!!
For the whole month of June you'd download separeted tracks of "Time for Shopping" song and spend all nights to let it become the most played track in clubs alllover Europe!!!
You'll find the way to be enrolled and Rules on the site www.foolicarecords.com/tfsrmxcontest with all separated tracks, starting from May 28th.
Among all remixes sent to us, we'll choose "The Magnificent Seven" to be included with original song in a free release that will be downloaded from our site, Popgrooves site, all our media partner sites!!
Come on, then! let your hard disks and your fingers work and send us the best Time for Shopping Remix of 2009!!!
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