The Chap are an English experimental pop band from

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. Their music is a mix of electronica,

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, Krautrock and pop.

History

In early 2006, they toured Europe to support their second album ''Ham'' which gained much critical acclaim including an album of the month notice in ''

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''. On 19 April 2008 (26 April in the UK), they released a third album, ''Mega Breakfast''. During 2008 and 2009, the band completed several UK and mainland European tours as well as their first US tour. In May 2010, they released ''Well Done Europe'', which received a rating of 7.7 from

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and in March 2012, they released ''We Are Nobody'', which received a rating of 7.0.

Band members

*Keith Duncan - drums, vocals, keyboards *Panos Ghikas - bass, vocals, guitar, violin, computer, keyboards *Claire Hope - keyboards, vocals, melodica *Berit Immig - keyboards, vocals (also plays in band Omo) *Johannes von Weizsäcker - guitar, vocals, cello, computer, keyboards Berit Immig and Johannes von Weizsäcker first met when playing in the band Karamasov (Satellite Records).

Discography

* 2003: ''The Horse'' (

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) * 2005: ''Ham'' (Lo Recordings) * 2008: ''Mega Breakfast'' (

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/Lo Recordings) * 2008: ''Builder's Brew'' Mini-album (Lo Recordings) * 2010: ''Well Done Europe'' (Lo Recordings) * 2011: ''We Are the Best'' (Lo Recordings) * 2012: ''We Are Nobody'' (Lo Recordings) * 2015: ''The Show Must Go'' (Lo Recordings) * 2020: ''Digital Technology'' (Lo Recordings)

References

External links

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Musical groups established in 2000 Musical groups from London English experimental musical groups English electronic music groups {{UK-electronic-band-stub