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Pivot is an instrumental band from Sydney
Sydney

Sydney is the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million . It is the List of Australian capital cities of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British Empire colony in Australia....
 and Perth
Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the List of Australian capital cities and largest city of the Australian States and territories of Australia of Western Australia. With a population of 1,554,769 , Perth ranks fourth amongst the nation's cities, with a growth rate consistently above the national average....
, Australia
Australia

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 on Warp Records
Warp Records

Warp Records is a pioneering independent United Kingdom record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989, notable for discovering some of the most enduring artists in electronic music....


t are a 3 piece band based in Sydney / London / Perth.

Pivot were formed as a 5 piece in Sydney 1999 by brothers Richard Pike, and Laurence Pike with pianist Adrian Klumpes, bassist Neal Sutherland and turntablist Dave Bowman. The band spent the subsequent four years working on their debut, with guitarist Richard Pike producing.

Pivot released their debut album, Make Me Love You
Make Me Love You

Make Me Love You is a debut album by Australia instrumental band Pivot . It was released in August 2005 through Sensory Projects, distributed by Inertia Distribution, and received strong radio support and a nomination for the J Award....
, in August 2005.






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Pivot is an instrumental band from Sydney
Sydney

Sydney is the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million . It is the List of Australian capital cities of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British Empire colony in Australia....
 and Perth
Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the List of Australian capital cities and largest city of the Australian States and territories of Australia of Western Australia. With a population of 1,554,769 , Perth ranks fourth amongst the nation's cities, with a growth rate consistently above the national average....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
 on Warp Records
Warp Records

Warp Records is a pioneering independent United Kingdom record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989, notable for discovering some of the most enduring artists in electronic music....


History

Pivot are a 3 piece band based in Sydney / London / Perth.

Pivot were formed as a 5 piece in Sydney 1999 by brothers Richard Pike, and Laurence Pike with pianist Adrian Klumpes, bassist Neal Sutherland and turntablist Dave Bowman. The band spent the subsequent four years working on their debut, with guitarist Richard Pike producing.

Pivot released their debut album, Make Me Love You
Make Me Love You

Make Me Love You is a debut album by Australia instrumental band Pivot . It was released in August 2005 through Sensory Projects, distributed by Inertia Distribution, and received strong radio support and a nomination for the J Award....
, in August 2005. It was well-regarded, receiving widespread radio support on alternative radio and being nominated for a J Award
J Award

The J Award is an award given by influential Australian youth radio station Triple J to Australian Album of the Year. It is judged by a panel of members of the music industry, led by Richard Kingsmill....
 by national youth broadcaster Triple J
Triple J

Triple J is a nationally-networked, government-funded Australian Radio in Australia , mainly aimed at youth . Music played on the station is generally more alternative music than commercial stations with a heavy emphasis on Music of Australia music and new music....
. In late 2005, the band added Perth
Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the List of Australian capital cities and largest city of the Australian States and territories of Australia of Western Australia. With a population of 1,554,769 , Perth ranks fourth amongst the nation's cities, with a growth rate consistently above the national average....
 (and now London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
) electronica
Electronica

Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing....
 artist Dave Miller, omitting the old members from their line up.

In 2008, Pivot signed to legendary UK label .

The first EP 'In the Blood
In The Blood

In The Blood is a play written by Suzan-Lori Parks which first premiered at The Joseph Papp Public Theatre on November 1999. Parks borrowed many aspect from Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlett Letter, and wanted to create a play based on the novel....
' was released on May 18th in UK /Europe, and May 24th in Australia in 12" / Digital format. The was directed by Alexander Orlando Smith (Coldplay, Futureheads).

Pivot's first international release O Soundtrack My Heart
O Soundtrack My Heart

O Soundtrack My Heart is the second album by Pivot . It was released on August 9 in Australia, and August 18 in the UK / Europe thru Warp Records....
 came out August 9th in Australia, and August 18th in the UK / Europe. It was tracked at BJB Studios Sydney, Australia, with Scott Horscroft, and mixed with John McEntire
John McEntire

John McEntire is an American recording engineer, drummer and multi-instrumentalist. He is best-known for being in Tortoise and The Sea and Cake, as well as being a highly in-demand producer and engineer....
 (Tortoise
Tortoise (band)

Tortoise is a post-rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA in 1990 in music....
/The Sea and Cake
The Sea and Cake

The Sea and Cake is a pop/rock group with a pronounced jazz influence, which formed in the mid-90s in Chicago, Illinois out of the ashes of renowned local bands The Coctails and Shrimp Boat....
), at Soma Electronic Music Studios
Soma (studio)

Soma Electronic Music Studios is a recording studio owned and operated by John McEntire in Chicago, Illinois.Artists who have recorded there include:...
 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Pivot are touring Australia in February as part of the St Jerome's Laneway Festival
St Jerome's Laneway Festival

Known simply as the Laneway Festival, this unique Australian music festival began in Caledonian Lane in Melbourne in 2004. Emerging as an indie music event, the Laneway Festival has grown rapidly in popularity, receiving favourable reviews in music press, and expanding to Sydney in 2006, Brisbane in 2007, Adelaide in 2008 and Perth in 2009....


Members

  • Richard Pike - guitar
    Guitar

    The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six Strings , but Tenor guitar, Seven-string guitar, Eight-string guitar, Ten-string guitar, Eleven-string guitar, Twelve-string guitar, Thirteen-string guitar and doubleneck guitar string guitars also exist....
    , bass
    Bass guitar

    The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...
    , keyboards
    Keyboard instrument

    A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include various types of organ s as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic musical instrument....
    , production
    Record producer

    In the music industry, a record producer has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, Audio mixing and audio mastering processes....
  • Laurence Pike - drums
    Drum kit

    A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbell s, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer....
    , keyboards
    Keyboard instrument

    A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include various types of organ s as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic musical instrument....
    , percussion
    Percussion instrument

    A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound by being hit with an implement, shaken, rubbed, scraped, or by any other action which sets the object into vibration....
  • Dave Miller - laptop
    Laptop

    A laptop is a personal computer designed for mobile computing small enough to sit on one's lap. A laptop includes most of the Computer hardware of a typical desktop computer, including a Computer display, a computer keyboard, a pointing device as well as a battery, into a single small and light unit....
    , production
    Record producer

    In the music industry, a record producer has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, Audio mixing and audio mastering processes....


Laurence Pike was also the founder of the now disbanded The Leaf Label
The Leaf Label

The Leaf Label is a record label based in Yorkshire, United Kingdom. It was created in 1994 in music by Tony Morley, at the present time, Press Officer at 4AD....
 group Triosk
Triosk

Triosk were an experimental jazz band from Sydney, Australia, who formed in 2001 in music and disbanded in 2007 in music. Though coming from a jazz foundation, their sound has very strong electronica elements as well as influences from the textures of musique concrete, with their use of loops of hisses and crackles....
, and has recorded and performed with Savath and Savalas, Prefuse 73, Qua, Bill Callahan
Bill Callahan

Bill Callahan may refer to:*Bill Callahan , American football coach*Bill Callahan , American singer-songwriter*Bill Callahan , former producer and writer for Scrubs...
, Jack Ladder, Flanger and jazz veteran Mike Nock
Mike Nock

Mike Nock is one of the leading modern jazz pianists and keyboardists. Though not as widely celebrated as some of his peers, he has a distinctively percussive style and a rich melodic imagination, favouring dark and reflective lines while retaining a fierce sense of swing....
, as well a solo drum 10" release under the name Laurenz Pike for Berlin's Monika Enterprise label.

Richard Pike recorded and toured with Flanger on vocals and guitar. He has also produced two records for Triosk
Triosk

Triosk were an experimental jazz band from Sydney, Australia, who formed in 2001 in music and disbanded in 2007 in music. Though coming from a jazz foundation, their sound has very strong electronica elements as well as influences from the textures of musique concrete, with their use of loops of hisses and crackles....
.

Dave Miller
Dave Miller

Dave Miller may refer to:* Dave Miller , American musician and ex-guitarist of rock band Senses Fail* Dave Miller , American record producer* Dave Miller , American software developer known for Bugzilla...
 and Laurence Pike have a side-project called Roam the Hello Clouds released on the ~scape label. Dave Miller
Dave Miller

Dave Miller may refer to:* Dave Miller , American musician and ex-guitarist of rock band Senses Fail* Dave Miller , American record producer* Dave Miller , American software developer known for Bugzilla...
 has released solo records through Background Records (Germany) and others.

Discography

  • Make Me Love You
    Make Me Love You

    Make Me Love You is a debut album by Australia instrumental band Pivot . It was released in August 2005 through Sensory Projects, distributed by Inertia Distribution, and received strong radio support and a nomination for the J Award....
      album (2005)
  • In the Blood 12" single / EP (2008)
  • O Soundtrack My Heart
    O Soundtrack My Heart

    O Soundtrack My Heart is the second album by Pivot . It was released on August 9 in Australia, and August 18 in the UK / Europe thru Warp Records....
      album (2008)
  • O Soundtrack My Heart
    O Soundtrack My Heart

    O Soundtrack My Heart is the second album by Pivot . It was released on August 9 in Australia, and August 18 in the UK / Europe thru Warp Records....
      7" Tour only single (2008)


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