Architecture in Helsinki performing in, August 2007. L–R: Kellie Sutherland, Jamie Mildren, Gus Franklin, James Cecil, Cameron Bird and Sam Perry. Background information Origin, Victoria, Australia Genres, Years active 2000 ( 2000)–2015, 2018 Labels, Past members Cameron Bird Jamie Mildren Sam Perry Kellie Sutherland Gus Franklin James Cecil Isobel Knowles Tara Shackell Architecture in Helsinki is an Australian band which consisted of Cameron Bird, Gus Franklin, Jamie Mildren, Sam Perry, and Kellie Sutherland. The band released five studio albums before going on hiatus: Fingers Crossed (2002), In Case We Die (2005), Places Like This (2007), Moment Bends (2011), and Now + 4eva (2014). Contents.
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History Formation and Fingers Crossed (2000–2003) Architecture in Helsinki developed from a short-lived high school music experiment in, New South Wales, by childhood friends Cameron Bird (lead singer), Jamie Mildren and Sam Perry. By 1999, the trio had moved to the Melbourne suburb of, where they used the name Architecture in Helsinki for Bird's first collection of self-penned songs.
Bird got the new band's name after cutting up a newspaper and re-arranging words. They played a small number of gigs before going into hiatus. In 2000, while studying photography at, Bird met James Cecil, the two developed a musical connection and within months Cecil joined the band on drums. Around that time Bird took up guitar, he also met Kellie Sutherland at a party and invited her to play clarinet for the band. The five-member group began to work on their debut album, at Super Melody World, Cecil's recording studio built in a church hall in a south-eastern suburb.
Recording was halted when Bird left for an extended holiday in the US, leaving the album unfinished. Upon return from, Bird was inspired to write short, catchy pop songs, which marked a new direction for the band.
At art school, Bird met members of The Rhinestone Horns, a, and he recruited Isobel Knowles, Tara Shackell and Gus Franklin – all three originally from Victoria's – to complete Architecture in Helsinki's eight-member line-up. In 2002, the group signed with independent record label, which released their debut single, 'Like a Call' in December. Nearly two years after starting work, Fingers Crossed was issued on 29 November 2002. Most of the group's members play multiple instruments and their music makes use of a wide range of instruments, from, the and; to concert band instruments like the, and; and the more standard guitars, bass guitar and drums.
In Case We Die (2003–2005) In 2003, Architecture in Helsinki toured Australia supporting, then undertook their own east coast tour followed with a support tour for international acts,. The group issued the Kindling EP in October, which included collaborations with Qua (an artist), (electronic duo) and ( artist). As a bonus on the disc, Knowles provided an animated video for 'Like a Call'. In December they appeared at the.
From February 2004, the group toured Japan, Europe and US. In April, Fingers Crossed was released in North America. In 2005, the group issued their second album on their own label. It featured guest appearances by local musicians and was produced by The Carbohydrates (James Cecil and Cameron Bird's production duo) in Cecil's Super Melody World studio, now set up in a large garage space in Melbourne's inner northern suburbs.
It was mixed by Tony Espie (The Avalanches, New Buffalo, Robert Palmer), at 001 Studios in Melbourne. 's Vaughan Healey described a typical gig as 'a bewildering ride through dynamic tempo changes, finger clicks and swapped instruments. You never really know who is going to sing or what will happen next, and somehow the eight-piece juggles this anarchic structure with a music class worth of instruments and staging rearrangements.' For the, the album received three nominations: 'Best Independent Release', 'Best Cover Art' (by Bird) and 'Best Adult Contemporary Release'.
The song 'It'5!' (pronounced 'it's five') received wide airplay on the national radio network and reached No. 56 in their annual. Line-up changes and We Died, They Remixed (2006) In mid-2006, Architecture in Helsinki announced via their page that Knowles and Shackell were no longer members and cited 'creative conflicts' with Bird as the reason for their departure. Knowles continued with her work in animation and music.
In September 2007, Franklin, Knowles, Shackell and Sutherland provided the brass section on the album. Shackell returned to tertiary studies and is a. On 28 October 2006, as a six-member group, Architecture in Helsinki released, a consisting of all tracks from In Case We Die, and the song 'Like a Call' from Fingers Crossed. Artists who provided remixes included,. Places Like This (2006–2008) Architecture in Helsinki issued their next album, on 28 July 2007 on.
In September 2006, reported that they were working on tracks with Bird in Brooklyn and other members in Melbourne. It was recorded at 's (from ) studio in and in Sydney's Big Jesus Burger Studios between October 2006 and January 2007. It was engineered and mixed by Chris Coady, who has previously worked with,.
The first single from the album, 'Heart It Races', was released ahead of the album in May and peaked into the top 50 on the. Places Like This reached the top 30 on the related albums chart. In the US, the album reached the top 10 on two of magazine's component charts: and in September. Kid, Comeback (21 March 2011). Comeback Kid Presents.
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