Breaks Co-Op

Breaks Co-Op is a New Zealand band, formed in 1997, initially recorded with Deepgrooves Entertainment and more recently with EMI.^[1]

Breaks Co-Op
Origin	New Zealand
Genres	Electronica
Years active	1997–present
Labels	EMI
Members	Andy Lovegrove Zane Lowe Hamish Clark

Band

The band members are Andy Lovegrove, Zane Lowe, and Hamish Clark.

Lowe had collaborated with Clark when Lowe was a member of hip-hop group Urban Disturbance.^[2][3] Lowe and Clark formed Breaks Co-Op in Auckland, releasing the electronic album Roofers in 1997^[4] before they both left New Zealand to travel and pursue other interests. They ended up in the UK, where Lowe became a radio DJ and TV presenter.^[5]

After several years hiatus, Lowe and Clark started working on new material in 2004, recruiting Andy Lovegrove from artist/producers The Away Team after hearing a vocal demo.

Released in 2005 in New Zealand, The Sound Inside was a double-platinum seller,^[6] with lead single "The Otherside" the winner of Song of the Year at the New Zealand Music Awards.

The Co-op toured and relocated to the UK, where their album was released by Parlophone.

The live lineup is Lovegrove on lead vocals and guitar; Rodney Fisher on vocals, lead guitar, mandolin and percussion; Rio Hemopo on bass and vocals; Tom Atkinson on drums; and Clark on turntables, samples, and vocals.

The song "The Otherside" is featured in the Season One Brothers & Sisters episode "Valentine's Day Massacre". Also from the album, the song "The Sound Inside" is featured in the Season Seven CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode "Post Mortem".

The song "Transister" from the album Roofers features New Zealand musician Jordan Reyne as guest vocalist / lyricist.

Discography

Albums

Year	Title	Details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
			NZ[7]	UK[8]
1997	Roofers	Rereleased: 17 March 2005 Label: Deepgrooves Entertainment, EMI Catalogue: DG 042	—	—
2005	The Sound Inside	Released: 21 March 2005 Label: EMI Catalogue: 8733512	3	55	NZ: 2× Platinum[9]
2014	Sounds Familiar	Released: 2014 Label: Parlophone	11	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions		Album
		NZ[7]	UK[8]
1997	"Sound Advice"	39	—	Roofers
	"Transistor"	—	—
2005	"The Otherside"	10	43	The Sound Inside
	"Settle Down"	—	—
2006	"A Place for You"	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

1. "About Me". HAMISH CLARK. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
2. "Urban Disturbance – AudioCulture". www.audioculture.co.nz. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
3. "BBC – Radio 1 – Zane Lowe – Biography". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
4. Kara, Scott (11 March 2005). "The beat goes on for Breaks Co-Op". ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
5. [e-mail] @chris__schulz, Chris Schulz (5 January 2019). "How Zane Lowe became the world's most powerful DJ". ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
6. "Breaks Co-Op are back to play the other side". 24 January 2014. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
7. "BREAKS CO-OP IN NEW ZEALAND CHARTS". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
8. "BREAKS CO-OP". Official Charts Company. Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
9. "Gold and platinum New Zealand albums to 2013". Te Ara. Encyclopedia of NZ. Retrieved 19 July 2015.