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Cordrazine (band)

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Genres
  
rock

Website
  
cordrazine.com.au

Active until
  
1998

Members
  
Hamish Cowan

Labels
  
Rubber Records, BMG

Past members
  
Chris Ambrose

Genre
  
Rock music

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Years active
  
1996–1998, 2009–present

Origin
  
Melbourne, Australia (1996)

Albums
  
From Here to Wherever, Always Coming Down, Time to Leave

Similar
  
The Mavis's, Rebecca's Empire, The Earthmen, Diana Anaid, The Blackeyed Susans

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

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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. It featured the track, "Crazy" which was placed at No. 17 on radio station Triple J's Hottest 100 in 1997.

"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. The album peaked at No. 9 on the ARIA Albums Chart, and was nominated for 'Breakthrough Artist - Album' at the ARIA Music Awards for 1998. 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.

Members

  • Jethro Woodward – bass guitar, vocals (2009–Current)
  • Nick Batterham - guitar, vocals (2009-Current)
  • Rohan Heddle – drums (1996–1998, 2009–Current)
  • Hamish Cowan – lead singer, guitar (1996–1998, 2009–Current)
  • Sam Holloway – keyboards (1996–1998, 2009–Current)

    • Albums

  • From Here to Wherever (Rubber Records/BMG, April 1998) AUS No. 9
  • Always Coming Down (Rubber Records), August 2010

    • 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)
  • "Sunshine" (June 2010)

    • Songs

    CrazyFrom Here to Wherever · 1998
    Memorial DriveFrom Here to Wherever · 1998
    ClearlightFrom Here to Wherever · 1998

    References

    Cordrazine (band) Wikipedia
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