Chop Chop (band)
Encyclopedia
Chop Chop is an electropop band out of Los Angeles, California
, founded in Boston, Massachusetts, and is on the Archenemy Record Company
, home to such acts as Freezepop
, Lifestyle, The Texas Governor, Rockets Burst from the Streetlamps, and Karacter.
composing, arranging, playing guitars, drum machines, keyboards, and bass. The album also includes rhythms based on the sounds of a freight train moving and stopping. The album mixed guitar pop with electronics, and gained comparisons with artists such as Ladytron
, with one reviewer describing it as "a truly inspired affair, raw in its approach and pure in its intent, a must-have for any fan of indie music with a distinct personality". PopMatters
called the album "melodic, quirky and highly likeable" in one review but "a project that should've stayed in the bedroom" in another.
The other members of the band initially were Christy Cheng (keyboards), and Carla Ceruzzi (bass). All three members had the initials "CC", hence the band's name. Ceruzzi is no longer with the band, and in live performances, drummer Seth Damascus-Kennedy is added, working under the stage name "Carlos Cola".
The second album, Screens, was released in 2008. The Eugene Weekly
described it as "mixing up its approaches to [electropop] but virtually nailing it, track after track".
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, founded in Boston, Massachusetts, and is on the Archenemy Record Company
Archenemy Record Company
The Archenemy Record Company is a record label founded in 1997 and located in Boston, Massachusetts. It is home to such acts as Freezepop, Lifestyle, The Texas Governor, Rockets Burst from the Streetlamps, Chop Chop, and Karacter...
, home to such acts as Freezepop
Freezepop (band)
Freezepop is an American electronic band from Boston, Massachusetts. They formed in 1999 with Liz Enthusiasm, Sean T. Drinkwater, and The Duke of Pannekoeken, an alias for composer Kasson Crooker. As of December 2009, the current lineup includes Enthusiasm, Drinkwater, Robert John "Bananas" Foster...
, Lifestyle, The Texas Governor, Rockets Burst from the Streetlamps, and Karacter.
History
The band was originally a trio centered around Catherine Cavanagh. The band's debut, self-titled album was recorded in Cavanagh's attic apartment, with Cavanaghcomposing, arranging, playing guitars, drum machines, keyboards, and bass. The album also includes rhythms based on the sounds of a freight train moving and stopping. The album mixed guitar pop with electronics, and gained comparisons with artists such as Ladytron
Ladytron
Ladytron are an English electronic band formed in 1999 in Liverpool, Merseyside. The group consists of Helen Marnie , Mira Aroyo , Daniel Hunt and Reuben Wu .Their sound blends electropop with New Wave and shoegazing elements. Ladytron described their sound as "electronic pop"...
, with one reviewer describing it as "a truly inspired affair, raw in its approach and pure in its intent, a must-have for any fan of indie music with a distinct personality". PopMatters
PopMatters
PopMatters is an international webzine of cultural criticism that covers many aspects of popular culture. PopMatters publishes reviews, interviews, and detailed essays on most cultural products and expressions in areas such as music, television, films, books, video games, comics, sports, theater,...
called the album "melodic, quirky and highly likeable" in one review but "a project that should've stayed in the bedroom" in another.
The other members of the band initially were Christy Cheng (keyboards), and Carla Ceruzzi (bass). All three members had the initials "CC", hence the band's name. Ceruzzi is no longer with the band, and in live performances, drummer Seth Damascus-Kennedy is added, working under the stage name "Carlos Cola".
The second album, Screens, was released in 2008. The Eugene Weekly
Eugene Weekly
The Eugene Weekly is an alternative weekly newspaper published in Eugene, Oregon. The paper, published every Thursday, has a circulation of 39,850. It publishes an annual "Best of Eugene" list, a restaurant guide , and special sections on festivals, music, wine, health, and travel....
described it as "mixing up its approaches to [electropop] but virtually nailing it, track after track".
Albums
- Chop Chop (2006) Archenemy
- Screens (2008) Archenemy
- The Spark (2011) Archenemy
TV Licensing
- "Pinched" -Bachelor Party (How I Met Your Mother)
- "Play" -The Wedding Bride (How I Met Your Mother)
External links
- Official Website
- Myspace
- Giles, Geoff (2008) "Screens review", ESDMusic
- Cleary, Alex (2008) "Chop Chop "Screens" (Archenemy Records, 2008): Smart urbane electropop from gifted songstress", Americana UK
- Arnett, Rachel (2008) "Music shorts for November 6", The Daily Tar HeelThe Daily Tar HeelThe Daily Tar Heel is the independent student newspaper of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It was founded on February 23, 1893, and became a daily newspaper in 1929. The paper places a focus on university news and sports, but it also includes heavy coverage of Orange County and...
- Austin. Matthew (2008) "Chop Chop Screens" (review), 30music