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Cordrazine

Cordrazine are an Australian rock band formed in 1996 in Melbourne, Victoria.[1] They released a top ten album on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Albums Chart, From Here to Wherever in 1998.[2] The album was nominated for 'Breakthrough Artist - Album' at the ARIA Music Awards for 1998;[3] however they disbanded in 1998.[1] They reformed in 2009.

History

Cordrazine formed in mid-1996 as a rock music band in Melbourne, Victoria with Chris Ambrose on bass guitar, Hamish Cowan (ex-Blindside) as lead singer-songwriter and guitarist, and Rohan Heddle on drums. They were soon joined by Sam Holloway on keyboards and played in the local pub rock scene. They signed with the Rubber label and released their debut Extended Play (EP), Time to Leave in May 1997, which peaked at No. 42 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Singles Chart.[1][2] It featured the track, "Crazy" which was placed at No. 17 on radio station Triple J's Hottest 100 in 1997.[4]

"Clearlight", their next single, was released in August but did not reach the top 50. "Memorial Drive" was released in February 1998 ahead of their debut album, From Here to Wherever in April.[1] The album peaked at No. 9 on the ARIA Albums Chart,[2] and was nominated for 'Breakthrough Artist - Album' at the ARIA Music Awards for 1998.[3] Cordrazine had recorded a cover of the Hal David, Burt Bacharach song "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head for a tribute album, To Hal and Bacharach released by Warner Music Group also in April. In November the group disbanded and early in 1999 Holloway became a touring member of Silverchair.[1]

Members

  • Chris Ambrose – bass guitar (1996–1998)
  • Hamish Cowan – lead singer, guitar (1996–1998)
  • Rohan Heddle – drums (1996–1998)
  • Sam Holloway – keyboards (1996–1998)

Discography

Albums

  • From Here to Wherever (Rubber Records/BMG, April 1998) AUS No. 9

Extended plays

  • Time to Leave (Rubber Records, March 1997) AUS No. 42

Singles

  • "Clearlight" (Rubber Records/BMG, October 1997)
  • "Crazy" (Rubber Records/BMG, November 1997)
  • "Memorial Drive" (Rubber Records/BMG, April 1998)
  • "I Never Cared Before" (October 1998)

References

General
  • McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Whammo Homepage". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1865080721. Retrieved 8 February 2010. Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
  • Spencer, Chris (2002) [1987]. The Who's Who of Australian Rock. Noble Park, Vic.: Five Mile Press. ISBN 1865038911. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)[5] Note: [on-line] version established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition.
Specific
  1. ^ a b c d e McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Cordrazine'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1865080721. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "Discography Cordrazine". Australian charts portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  3. ^ a b "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 1998: 12th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  4. ^ "Hottest 100 1997". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  5. ^ "Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry". catalogue. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
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