The Cooper Temple Clause
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The Cooper Temple Clause is a five-piece rock ensemble originating from Reading, UK. Formed in the late 1990s, the band quickly gained a following through their live concerts. After signing a record deal with the RCA label in 2000 and putting out several singles and EPs, their debut album See This Through and Leave was released in 2002 to great critical acclaim. 2003's follow-up, Kick Up the Fire, And Let the Flames Break Loose, achieved the band international recognition on the strength of the singles "Promises, Promises" and "Blind Pilots".
The Cooper Temple Clause have been associated by some with the revival of prog-rock, although their influences also include the post-hardcore style of At the Drive-In and Biffy Clyro, as well as the typical 90s-era Britrock sound. Additionally, the band has been increasingly incorporating electronic music into their sound.
The quintet's name is thought to derive from the Cowper-Temple clause, a provision introduced by William Cowper-Temple, 1st Baron Mount Temple into the second reading of the Education Bill of 1870, which provided that no catechism nor denominational teaching of any kind should be included in the religious instruction given in rate-aided schools.
In September 2005, bassist Didz Hammond left the band to join ex-Libertine Carl Barât in the band Dirty Pretty Things. The Cooper Temple Clause issued a statement on their official website confirming Didz's departure:
- Dear fans and friends of The Cooper Temple Clause, it is with much regret that we must inform you all of Didz Hammond's departure from The Cooper Temple Clause. Though the news saddens us as much as we are sure it does you, we feel it is important to reassure everyone that things ended amicably and there is no bad feelings between anyone concerned. A brother has left the family home, though he shall never leave the family. We extend to him our love and wish him the best, and hope all of you can join us in lending him your support for the future.
The band have continued to record and mix their third album, due for release in 2006.
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Band members
- Tom Bellamy - guitar, vocals, synths, keyboards, bass, programming, percussion, trumpet
- Daniel Fisher - guitar, vocals, bass
- Benedict Gautrey - vocals, guitar, bass
- Jon Harper - drums, percussion
- Kieran Mayhem - keyboards, synths, organ, bass
Ex-members
- Didz Hammond - bass, vocals (2001-2005)
Discography
Albums
- See This Through and Leave (February 2002)
- Kick Up The Fire, And Let The Flames Break Loose (September 2003)
Singles and EPs
- Crayon Demos (July 2000)
- The Hardware EP (March 2001)
- Way Out West (March 2001)
- The Warfare EP (June 2001)
- [[Hardware EP + Warfare EP]] (July 2001)
- Let's Kill Music (September 2001)
- Film Maker / Been Training Dogs (double A-side) (January 2002)
- Who Needs Enemies? (May 2002)
- A.I.M. (September 2002)
- Promises, Promises (September 2003)
- Blind Pilots (November 2003)