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cooperblack
Genre: Pop, Electronic
Region: Darwin, NT
Members: Jeremy Conlon - voice, bass, guitar Simon Kormendy - keys Mega Jess - Drums
Sounds Like: we like Arcade fire, Bloc Party, DJ Shadow, Bowie, Gang of Four, Velevt Underground, the pixies, bowie
Influences: Eno, Kraftwerk, Bowie, Arcade Fire, influenced by The Furs,TV themes, the pixies, V.U, Go Betweens, Hugo Largo, Dizzee Rascal
Artist Website: www.cooperblack.net

..................New Live recordings at the Darwin Entertainment Centre available NOW FREE exclusively from Cooperblack on Reverbnation www.reverbnation.com/cooperblackaustralia........................................... New digital only EP comming out in the next few months, "24 Hour Electronic", 4 tracks, Salted, Swim and Rock N' Roll Girlfriend and Incomplete. Stay tuned for release date. Two film clips on the way, "Salted" and a scratch clip for "Scary On The Radio". Even though we rest, the wheel turns. Salted available at Triplej Unearthed

Jeremy Conlon is the main songwriter, voice and producer behind Cooperblack. Cooperblack started in the early 1990's, influenced mainly by art school sound projects, followed by classical music in the late 1990's whilst he was doing a degree in Composition, leading to electro beats whilst working with Australian DJ and producer DJ Tr!p. More recently this has culminated in a marriage of electro bass driven pop with Darwin musicians Oliver Budack and Simon Kormendy.Cooperblack certainly don't sound like your typical Darwin band. A blend of lounge, electronica, theramin and rock, it isn't what you'd normally associate with the ‘top ends' music scene. The bands lyrics are just as leftfield. A kaleidoscope of ideas and themes straight out of art school; songs about German catch phrases, owning too many books (and not reading any of them), birds flying into windows, pop corn and more. Not a blue sky mine to be found among it.

That may have something to do with the group's background. Comprised of a Hungarian, German and Australian, Cooperblack draw from a wide net of inspiration. Everything from the Sex Pistols and David Bowie to contemporary acts like Bloc Party and Interpol. All these influences come together on Cooperblack's latest album, My Art is Bleeding. A more rocking, up-tempo affair than some of their past work, it features an array of synths, guitars and tracks that translate as Horny Tits Monkey.

While countless media types have heaped praise on Cooperblack and stated that they'd be huge if they'd just up and move to Melbourne or Sydney, the band seem perfectly content up in Darwin. When they're not writing tunes about obscure German graphic design fonts they're providing soundtracks for video installations and driving as fast as they like on those dusty highways.
Mikolai, November 2008 - City Search web site

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Scary on The Radio (pen and mouse mix)
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plastinate
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Salted
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Scary on The Radio (pen and mouse mix)
rating:  4/5
I love the whimsy that generally wafts from a melody-on-lo-fi programmed beat. 'Yoshimi' -vibed Flaming Lipsy eccentric, but very much your own. Sens...
triplej



Scary on The Radio (pen and mouse mix)
rating:  4/5
Ha. Good. And a little bit weird. Think Mercury Rev or Sparklehorse on an intergalactic acid trip.
triplej



plastinate
rating:  3/5
The synth is simple yet effective and then goes haywire for a time. It’s all good as the tune is nice and bouncy. The chorus is catchy and you can’t ...
superuser



Scary on The Radio (pen and mouse mix)
rating:  4/5
The piano is excellent as this synthesis of sound is distinctly amalgamated but separate. “You should use your pen more often instead of a mouse.” Wh...
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