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ThunderGROUND
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ThunderGROUND
Released: Jan 17, 2007
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    ThunderGROUND

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    Remind You

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    Taken

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    Worthwhile

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    Remind You PM ReMix

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General Info

  • Genre: Electronica / Experimental / Indie

    Location London, UK

    Profile Views: 34745

    Last Login: 9/15/2011

    Member Since 1/6/2006

    Website www.recoupmusic.com

    Record Label Initiate Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    .. ...... .. ReCoup headlines FINNSTOCK ...... .. Saturday 21 August 2010 - 22h30 .. Tamesis Dock .. Albert Embankment .. London SE1 7TT .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 6 Nov - SOHO REVUE BAR - FLYER - .. .. .. .... .. ...... .. ReCoup at the O2 - two days only !! ...... Saturday 27 October .. Sunday 28 October .... .. .. .. .. .. ...... .. Two REMIXES !!! .. .. .... .. .. .... - .. .. G.D.R... .. - the German/Swedish duo containing .... Johan Klereby.. ..(who have just remixed .. .. KLAXONS.. ..) have done a cracking REMIX of REMIND YOU .. .. .... -.. .. ReCoup PM ReMix.... - ReCoup also remixed REMIND YOU .... LISTEN on PLAYER ABOVE ! .. .. .. .. .. .. ..ReCoup Remind You...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ......Add to My Profile.. | .. More Videos.. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... REVIEWS ....- click on the links below and read reviews of the single REMIND YOU ...... .. " Song of the Day " ...." We honestly think this is amazing, and you might think we are taking the piss with this, but you would be wrong. We're really not..." .. .... - PopJustice - ..read review.. .. .. ........ "GENIUS" .."This is intelligent, retro music, somewhere between U2 and Air. On the second listen I’m really taken with it" .. .... - Jukebox - .. read review.. .. .. .... "Haunting electro pop with the guitars of Mogwai, the soulful yearning of Depeche Mode and the bewitching beauty of Cabaret Voltaire on a good day!" .. .... - Subba-Cultcha - .. read review.. .. .. ...... "A melodic fusion of electronic bleeps and acoustic rhythms, Remind You combines the mystery of Sigor Ros with the tone and passion of Bono's U2" .. .... - Life Signs Network - .. read review.. .. .. ...... "chilled electronica, which fuses fabulously with the guitars, drums and vocals" .. .... - The South African - .. read review.. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES .. .... 10 Nov 2008 - BAFTA - Mayor of London's Green Procurement Awards .. 23 Aug 2008 - Bornholm - Denmark .. 08 Dec 2007 - SYNERGY - National Climate Change march Afterparty .. 06 Nov 2007 - Soho Revue Bar .. 28 Oct 2007 - The O2, London - The Sustainability Show .. 27 Oct 2007 - The O2, London - The Sustainability Show .. 09 Oct 2007 - Canary Wharf - Green Canary Day .. 03 Oct 2007 - ENVIBE Awards, Tiger Tiger .. 07 Sep 2007 - LEONARD’S, Clerkenwel – Residency .. 01 Sep 2007 - ZIM Fest – Afterparty .. 18 Aug 2007 - RAMADA FESTIVAL – POLAND .. 03 Aug 2007 - LEONARDS, Clerkenwel – Residency .. 20 Jul 2007 - LEONARDS, Clerkenwel – Residency .. 08 Mar 2007 - KINGSTON UNIVERSITY - FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT .. 01 Feb 2007 - SOUL-CENTRAL, London .. 08 Dec 2006 - BULLET BAR, Camden .. 25 Oct 2006 - Club 333. Old Street .. 22 Sep 2006 - LEONARD’S, Clerkenwel .. 21 Jul 2006 - CAFE DE PARIS .. 05 Jul 2006 - THE COMEDY .. 18 May 2006 - MADAME JO Jo’s .. 05 May 2006 - CAFE DE PARIS .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Reduce Reuse Recycle ReCoup ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. The track "Remind You" was influenced by the impact humans have on the earth, and to go with it, ReCoup thought it would be appropriate to use a totally recycled product for the CD sleeve. Pieter's girlfriend Majken Moller, who is a passionate environmentalist, came up with the idea of re-using crisp packets, turned inside out, with a sleeve of recycled cardboard inside. .... The reason why crisp packets was chosen, is that they are hard to recycle, the perfect shape for a CD, durable and when turned inside are all uniform silver in colour. Apart from actually re-using things that would have gone to land fill sites, ReCoup wants people and companies to think "outside the box" and be creative regarding what can be re-used and recycled. The band also proved that it is not that difficult or more expensive to use recycled products and encourages people to be environmentally conscious. .... A label, also made from 100% recycled paper, is used to seal the CD sleeves (crisp packets, turned inside out) and have the following printed: "I use to be a crisp packet!" Reduce Reuse Recycle ReCoup. .. .. .... CPR Crisp Packets Remanufactured .. by Majken Moller .. Why crisp packets? We wanted to use a material that currently only has a single use before being disposed off to landfill. We live in a throw away society wasting energy on producing new resources just so we can throw it in the bin again why not be innovative and reuse our resources. .. A market already exists for recycling paper, card, glass, steel, aluminium and plastics of certain types but not crisp packets. Crisp packets are made from metallised plastic film, polypropylene is laminated onto metal foil which makes them very hard to recycle, separating the plastic from the metal is virtually impossible and not economic viable. Crisp packets are light, strong, water impermeable and turned inside out they are all (mostly) silver. They are the perfect shape for a CD cover and the bigger bags works well for posting letters. .. ..Step one: Find the crisp packets!! ..We would like to thank all family, friends, work colleagues, freecyclers young and old who saved their crisp packets to be reused and volunteers who sat up collection boxes at schools, offices, boroughs, universities and bars. See below for a full list of those taking part. And if you noticed people litter picking crisp packets on tube stations, streets and estates then (it wasn..t me..erhm well yes it was) its highly likely they were involved with this project. .. ..Step two: Cleaning the crisp packets!! ..The crisp packets were sorted and broken packets removed. .. .... The majority of the packets were washed by hand in buckets. Firstly they were left soaked in Ecover overnight, then picked out of the bucket (water reused for next load) . They were then turned inside out and the few that ripped removed. The packets were then washed in the bucket (water reused for second time with Ecover before being rinsed quickly. A small number of crisp packets were washed in the washing machine (using green energy tariff). .. .... .. .... .. ..Step three: Drying the crisp packets!! ..On non windy/rainy days the crisp packets were left on the drying line .. .... .. .... .. And on cold rainy days in front of the heater. .. ..Step four: Polish and cardboard.. Any stubborn grease disappeared with the wipe of the micro fibre cloth. Sleeves of recycled cardboard from Footprint were fitted inside. .. .. .... .. ..ReCoupMusic/th_DSC_0066.jpg">.. .. .. ..Step five: The final makeover!!.. Ready for their new life .. CDs were added and 100% recycled paper labels from Recycled Paper Supplies were used to seal the back and naming the front. And the CPR has created a whole new life for a discarded crisp packet. .. .. .... .. .... .. ..upMusic/th_DSC_0044.jpg">.. ...... .. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, ReCoup!! .... Initiative by Majken Moller.. ..Thank you to: Alida Stadler and her pupils from Curwen Primary School, The Children of Our Lady of Lourdes School, Kingston University Sustainability Team, London Remade, Inspired Recycling, Footprint, Recycled Paper Supplies, Staff from borough offices of Hammersmith & Fulham, Lambeth, Wandsworth, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Tower Hamlets, Staff from Curzon Cinema, PlayOn Indoor Sports centre, and all other volunteers. .. .. .. .. .. ...... Quotes and Reviews ....- click on the links below and read reviews of the promotional mini-album ...... "superb effort...It was one hell of a listen! "9/10 .. .... - Whisperin & Hollerin - .. read review.. .. .. ...... " the most cutting edge band in London right now" .. .... - SA Times, UK - .. .. ...... "Its unusual that groups producing this sort of sound on record are able to give a suitably engaging live performance, but this appears to be something that ReCoup CAN do" .. .... - Jukebox - .. read review.. .. .. ...... "a compelling album that's wholly listenable and really rather innovative." .. .... - studentpages.com - .. read review.. .. .. ...... "Worthwhile is a superb album from start to finish, an album to soak your very senses to." .. .... - rhythmandbooze.net - .. read review.. .. .. ...... "The result is that rare thing: club music with a genuine sense of humanity. ." .. .... - leonardslair.co.uk - .. read review.. .. .. .... "Impressive stuff...it's been a while since anyone has married guitars and samples as effectively as this." .. .... - .. read review.. - GIITTV .. ...... "I Like Music caught up with Pieter and Mat for a quick chat ... " .. .... - I Like Music -.. .. read interview.. .. ...... "Its a beautifully luxurious listen. From longing ambient to throbbing dance via wobbly space funk, the band manufacture quirky, colourful and futuristic pop magic." .. .... - Overplay.com -.. .. read review.. .. ...... "Its possibly too early to say if it will grow into an all time classic".. .... - roomthirteen.com -.. .. read review.. .. ...... "recoup offer something fresh and innovative".. .... - roughtrade.com -.. .. read description.. .. ...... "ReCoup are a band you can respect and admire".. .... - ukmusicsearch.co.uk -.. .. read review.. .. .. ..

  • Members

    .... Pieter Theron (vocals, keys) ...... Mat Wood (guitars, noisemaker) ...... Alida Stadler (drums, percussion) ...... Majken Moller (visuals, samples) .. .. .. .. .. .. "REMIXES .. ..Two ReMixes out in UK Clubland and iTunes .... Listen to .. G.D.R... ..ReMix below .. .. .. ...... .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. "REMIND YOU" .. ..Limited Edition .... .. .. Featured among .. only 5 .. releases at .. HMV Digital .. - "Rock"genre - and is also featured in .. HMV staff recommendations .. .... .. .... .. .. .. Limited Edition at HMV Digital .. .... type ReCoup in search box ...... .... .. Limited Edition at HMV .. .. .. Limited Edition at Amazon .. .. .. .. .. .. "ReCoup d'état" .. ..Limited Release.... .. .. .. .... .. ....Limited Edition of our debut full album available to buy in the UK, distributed through Universal's nationwide network. .. .. Limited Edition at HMV Digital .. .... type ReCoup in search box .... .. .. Limited Edition at HMV .. .. .. Limited Edition at Amazon .. .. .. BIOGRAPHY of ReCoup ...... ReCoup started life during 2003 as a project, but it wasn’t until 2004 when Mat Wood-guitars, and Alida Stadler-drums, joined forces with frontman Pieter Theron to complete the familiar line-up we know today. Alida studied music at the University of Stellenbosch and Cape Town, and was the drummer for blues band Delta Blue, with whom she has extensively toured and recorded, while Mat was the guitarist for UK band Blipscreen. .. With new blood, ideas and enthusiasm, the band seemed to finally have the line-up that would help them reach their potential. The group spent months of intensive work perfecting their sound and writing new material. By incorporating electronic drum triggers and looping sounds ReCoup are able to perform their complex music live, whilst maintaining a strong electronic feel. .. In 2005, ReCoup recorded an EP/mini-album at Fleetwood Mobiles, London. Producer Hugh Griffith (Goldie, Placebo) and Marina Fussela from Playtime Productions, were brought in to co-produce and mix the tracks. The resultant EP/mini-album, “Worthwhile”, was primarily used as a promotional tool to help ReCoup approach the experienced music industry. It also featured as a limited edition soft release at a few independent London record stores like Rough Trade and Sister Ray as well as download sites including iTunes. This record led to rave reviews in the independent press and online, leading the release to sell out! .. In 2006 ReCoup concentrated on playing live shows and incorporated visual projections into their performances. The group played a string of very well received gigs at London’s Café de Paris, Madame Jo Jo’s, Club 333, Leonards, Bullet Bar, and others. In the meantime a brand new track called “Remind You” was taking shape and ReCoup were convinced that they cracked the “capturing of all the energy” challenge, leading to the decision to release this as their first single. .. "Remind You" was influenced by the impact humans have on the earth, therefore ReCoup thought it would be appropriate to use a recycled product for the CD sleeve. Pieter’s girlfriend Majken Møller, a passionate environmentalist, came up with the idea of re-using crisp packets, turned inside out, with a sleeve of recycled cardboard inside. Perfect size for a CD! .. This project captured the hearts and minds of both the public and national press - The Independent, Financial Times, The Times, and National Geographic are among newspapers and magazines that ran pieces and a feature on BBC’s The World Today was broadcasted worldwide. With an album of their strongest material, entitled ReCoup d’Etat and a video to follow, alongside project manager Mike Andrews (former marketing director of EMI) soon it will be time for their music to do the same!

  • Influences

    Lali Puna, Royksopp, Depeche Mode, U2, Leftfield, Sigur Ros, Air, Faithless, Moby, Aphex Twin, The Cure, The Smiths, Pink Floyd

  • Sounds Like

    Combination of: Lali Puna, Royksopp, Depeche Mode, U2, Leftfield, Sigur Ros, Air, Faithless, Moby, Aphex Twin, The Cure, The Smiths, Pink Floyd, all put in a blender

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