Part Chimp is an English

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band from

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, London, that was formed by Tim Cedar, Jon Hamilton and Nick Prior in 2000. Their current line-up is Tim (vocals and guitar), Jon (drums), Joe McLaughlin (bass), Robin Freeman (bass), and Iain Hinchliffe (guitar). They play rock music with elements of

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. Both in recordings and live performances, Part Chimp have a reputation for sounding extremely loud. Their records have been released in the UK by

Rock Action Records Rock Action Records is a Scottish, Glasgow-based independent record label, founded and maintained by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai. The label has showcased such diverse talents as Part Chimp, Errors, Chris Brokaw, Trout, The James Orr Complex ...

, in Europe and Japan by Play It Again Sam, and in the US by Monitor records.

History

Tim Cedar and Jon Hamilton had previously played together in Ligament. Nick Prior (bass), formerly of

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, joined Ligament for their last tour. When Ligament split, the threesome played one show as Part Chimp in late 2000, before adding Iain Hinchliffe on guitar. Nick Prior left the band in February 2004 and was replaced by Joe McLaughlin. In 2008, Tracy Bellaries (ex- Ikara Colt) joined on bass, playing on the ''Thriller'' record before leaving in early 2010. After a brief band hiatus, Joe McLaughlin rejoined and played on the ''Iv'' lp, ''Cheap Thriller'' and the 2021 release ''Drool'' alongside touring bassist Robin Freeman.

Band

*Tim Cedar (vocals and guitar) has also played with Ligament, Penthouse (aka Fifty Tons of Black Terror),

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, The Loveblobs, Fury Things,

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, Iron Kat, Beardhead,

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, Sex Swing, Beef Wellington, and Westminster Brown. He also recorded and produced many other bands at Dropout Studio in Camberwell, which closed down in 2018. *Jon Hamilton (drums) (aka Hamilton Industry aka Drumm Chimp) has also played with Ligament, Our Lady of Miracles/Vertigo Angels, Tabitha Zu, Shit & Shine, and

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, and releases solo records as Drumm Chimp. *Iain Hinchliffe (guitar) has also played with The Schoolhouse, Foil, and

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. *Joe McLaughlin (bass) also plays with The Left Hand, Kling Klang, The International, and Mono-Poly. *Robin Freeman (bass, touring) also plays with Hag. Cedar and Hamilton also play live and record as Die Munch Machine.

Discography

Albums

*''Chart Pimp'' (2003, 12" LP & CD) –

, Monitor, Play It Again Sam *'' I Am Come'' (2005, 12" LP, CD & Japan only 2xCD) –

, Monitor & Play It Again Sam *''Cup'' (2007, North American only compilation CD) – Monitor Records *''Thriller'' (2009, 12" LP & CD) –

, Play It Again Sam *''Reduce To Clear'' (2009, Live Tour CD) – Cock Ration Records * ''Iv'' (2017, 12" LP & CD) –

* ''Cheap Thriller'' (2018) – Chart Pimp * ''Drool'' (2021) – Wrong Speed Recordings * ''Early Chimp'' (2022) – Chart Pimp

Singles

*"Bring Back the Sound", 7" & CD single –

*"War Machine", 7" & CD single – Rock Action Records *"New Cross", CD single –

*"Big Bird" / "You Decide", 7" single – Gringo Records

Splits and compilations

*''Part Chimp & Grey Hairs'' (Split 7" single), God Unknown *''Part Chimp & Joeyfat'' (Split 7" single), Awkward Silence Recordings *''Part Chimp & Todd'' (Split 7" single), Noisestar * ''A 10 inch of Monstrous Proportions'' (10", 2006),

, Gringo Records, Southern, Jonson Family – features one songs by Part Chimp, Todd, Lords, &

*''

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'' (Split 12" single), Chunklet Industries *''Up Yours! Punks Not Dead'' (

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Magazine Compilation CD), Mojo *''Rock Sound July 2005 CD'' (Rock Sound Magazine Compilation CD), Rock Sound *''Rock Action Presents..'' (Compilation CD),

*''A Rock Action Sampler'' (Compilation CD), Plan B Magazine *''Buffalo Bar – Sound Issues'' (Compilation CD), Buffalo Bar *''Silver Rock SR50'' (Compilation CD), Silver Rocket *''Sonic Mook Experiment 3:Hot Shit'' (Compilation CD), Blast First/Mute *''Un40rmulated'' (Compilation CD), Unlabel *''S***R Greatest Hits Volume 1'' (Compilation CD), SWEAR Shoes *''Wrongpop Presents... A Charity Album In Aid Of CheckEmLads'' (Compilation Download), Bandcamp *''Baba Yaga's Hut Compilation 2020'' (Compilation Download), Bandcamp

Radio sessions

Peel Session 16 October 2002
*Resonance FM GlassShrimp session 2003
Peel Session Live Set from ATP recorded 26 March broadcast 30 March 2004One Music Session 23 August 2005
*XFM session 20 September 2005
One World: "The White Album Covers Show – A Tribute to John Lennon" 5 December 2005
*XFM session September/October 2009
Marc Riley BBC Radio 6 Music Session 12 July 2011Marc Riley BBC Radio 6 Music Session 17 May 2017
*Radio X John Kennedy's X-Posure Session 18 April 2018

References

External links

Part Chimp's website
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