Broadcast
Broadcast is made up of Trish Keenan and James Cargill. Originally from Birmingham, they have been active as Broadcast since 1995. Broadcast over the years have consisted of other members including drummers, keyboardists and guitarists (and at one point they were even a six-man outfit) but at the heart of the group Trish and James have always existed. Their aesthetic has remained a combination of their love for film, library music and electronics with psych-pop colour.
Broadcast have always had fans among other musicians, including Flying Lotus, Tim Gane from Stereolab, Grizzly Bear, Atlas Sound and Dangermouse, who used a Broadcast sample taken from “Poem of Dead Song” on the DM & Gemini album “Ghetto Pop Life”. Broadcast’s music is also a popular choice for film and TV, featuring on the soundtracks of “Ma Femme est une Actrice”, “21” and “Morvern Callar”, as well as TV shows such as “The L-Word”, “Skins” and “CSI”. It can be said with confidence that Broadcast’s return is greeted with much anticipation.
The Focus Group is Julian House, long time friend of the band and renowned artwork designer. House is co-founder of the Ghost Box label, which in the last few years has birthed a cult of its own with releases reflecting its creators’ obsessions with library music, English folklore and the eerie feel of vintage programmes for schools and colleges. His music as the Focus Group offers some of the most enchanting distillations of all the above, instantly complementing Broadcast’s own long-standing aesthetic.
‘Broadcast And The Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults Of The Radio Age’ is their first collaborative release, a mini-album available digitally now, and on CD and vinyl from Oct 26th. A limited quantity of vinyl albums will also be available on the band’s US tour dates with Atlas Sound (full details of dates are on the Broadcast Myspace).
