Aereogramme were a Scottish

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band from

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, formed in 1998, consisting of Craig B. (vocals, guitar),

Iain Cook Iain Andrew Cook (born 2 November 1974) is a Scottish musician, composer, record producer, and member of Glasgow-based pop band Chvrches. He played guitar for the Scottish post-rock band Aereogramme until their breakup in 2007. Cook also co ...

(guitar, programming), Campbell McNeil (bass) and Martin Scott (drums). Prior to their split in 2007, the band released four studio albums.

Biography

Formed in April 1998, the band released two 7" singles in 1999 before signing to

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in early 2000, at which point they recorded two EPs before releasing their first full-length, ''

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'', in 2001. ''

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'' followed in 2003 but the band moved to Undergroove Records soon after for their third official release, ''

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''. However, the group re-signed to Chemikal Underground in August 2006. Their fourth album, ''

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'', was released in Europe and the United States on 29 January 2007 and in Japan on 14 October 2006, taking its title from the novel ''

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''. Vocalist Craig B. revealed the long delay between releases was partly due to losing his singing voice for six months: "We didn't know if it was going to continue so everybody went their separate ways waiting for my voice to come back. I went to see a throat doctor and he told me to eat yogurt which I did and it did absolutely nothing. The only thing that made any difference was time 'cause I'd spent the previous couple of years screaming every single night and whisky and smoking and that was just a horrible combination. I think my body just said stop". In May 2007, Aereogramme announced online that they were to disband: The band played their last show at the

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, Scotland on 31 August 2007.

Post-Aereogramme

Iain Cook and Craig B. formed another band,

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, and released an album on 15 February 2010. Craig B. has since released two solo albums under the name A Mote of Dust and an ambient album under the name Slovenly Hooks. In 2011 Cook formed

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with

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(who worked on Aereogramme's last album) and

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. He previously recorded, mixed and mastered fellow Scottish

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band

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's 2008 mini-album '' Here, It Never Snowed. Afterwards It Did''. Bassist Campbell McNeil played on that album's opening track, " And She Would Darken the Memory". Martin Scott is currently working with Scottish rock band

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as tour manager and Campbell McNeil is working in the same capacity with

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and

Members

* Craig B. –

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– guitar, programming * Campbell McNeil –

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* Martin Scott –

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Discography

Albums

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'' (2003) *''

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'' (2007)

Singles and EPs

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" (1999) *"

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" (1999) *"

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No. 1 – Glam Cripple EP" (2000) *" White Paw EP" (2001) *" Acoustic Tour CDR" (2003) *" Acoustic Tour CDR 2" (2003) *'' Livers & Lungs'' (2003) *" Acoustic Tour CDR 3" (2004) *" Acoustic Tour CDR 4" (2005) *'' In the Fishtank 14'' with

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(2006) *" Acoustic Tour CDR 5" (2006)

References

External links

Official website

Official MySpace profile

Undergroove Records

Video interview and 3 live videos at ''wenn's rockt! WebTV''
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