Everything about Architecture In Helsinki totally explained
Architecture in Helsinki is an
Australian
musical collective based in the suburb of
Northcote in
Melbourne. The group consists of Cameron Bird, Gus Franklin, Jamie Mildren, Sam Perry, and Kellie Sutherland.
Most of the band members can play multiple instruments. Their music makes use of a wide range of instruments, from more novel instruments such as
analog synthesizers,
samplers, the
glockenspiel and
handclaps; to concert band instruments like the
trumpet,
tuba,
trombone,
clarinet and
recorder; and the more standard
guitars,
bass and
drums.
The band has been on multiple national and international tours. They have toured the
United States with acts such as
Death Cab for Cutie and
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and opened for
David Byrne,
The Polyphonic Spree,
Yo La Tengo and
Belle & Sebastian.
Career
Name of the band
Many have been interested in the band's name. Even though they mention
Finland's capital
Helsinki in their band title, it wasn't until the
Flow Festival of summer 2007 that they played in
Finland. "When we were in
Norway at the end of last year there were a few
Finnish interviewers who came to interview us mainly about the name. I think they were quite perplexed. To us, the name means having to answer many questions and inquiries about the name, which I guess, is entirely understandable," the band members have said.
Formation and Fingers Crossed (2000–2003)
Architecture in Helsinki began with Cameron Bird in the late 1990s in
Albury, New South Wales. Bird and fellow Architecture in Helsinki members Jamie Mildren and Sam Perry were members of a teenage
funk-
grunge band called The Pixel Mittens, and after a time the trio moved to
Melbourne from country Victoria.The band played one or two small gigs before going into semi-hibernation. In 2000, while studying photography at
art school, Bird met James Cecil. The two had an instant musical connection and within a couple of months Cecil joined the band on drums. Around that time Bird met Kellie Sutherland at a party and invited her to play the clarinet on some of the band's songs. The band began work on their debut album at Supermelodyworld, James' recording studio built in a church hall on Melbourne's Southeast side. In February 2007, the band announced on their
MySpace blog that the album would be titled
Places Like This.
Places Like This was engineered and mixed by Chris Coady who has previously worked with
TV on the Radio,
Yeah Yeah Yeahs and
Grizzly Bear. The recordings took place in
Dave Sitek's studio in
Williamsburg, Brooklyn and in
Sydney's Big Jesus Burger Studios between November 2006 and January 2007. The first single from the album, "
Heart It Races", was released in May 2007. The album was released
28 July 2007.
The band was also successful with singles such as "Debbie", "Hold Music", and "Lazy". "Heart It Races" was later nominated for an
ARIA award in the Single of the Year category. "Heart It Races" and "Hold Music" came in at number 19 and number 36 in the
2007 Triple J Hottest 100, respectively.
During the band's New Year's Eve performance on
1 January 2008 (they came on at midnight), it was announced that it was James Cecil's last show with Architecture In Helsinki.
The band will be releasing an EP with some new songs in April 2008.
Discography
Albums
Singles and EPs
"Like a Call" (2002) - Trifekta, out of print
"Kindling" (2003) - Trifekta, out of print
"Keepsake" (2004) - Trifekta, out of print
"Do The Whirlwind" (2005) - out of print
"Maybe You Can Owe Me/It'5!" 7" (2005) - Moshi Moshi - out of print
"Do the Whirlwind" UK version (2005) - Moshi Moshi
"Wishbone" 7" (2006) - Moshi Moshi
"Heart It Races" (2007) - Polyvinyl Record Co/Scotland Yard/Tailem Bend
"Hold Music" 7" (2007) - Tailem Bend
"Like It Or Not" (2008) - Polyvinyl Record Co/Scotland Yard/Tailem Bend
Live Recordings
Heart It Races
(Free Download from Daytrotter)
Debbie (Free Download from Daytrotter)
Underwater (Free Download from Daytrotter)
Like it or Not (Free Download from Daytrotter)
Remixes
B(if)tek - "Hi Fi Kids" - Architecture in Helsinki Remix - Frequencies Will Move Together (2003)
Shout Out Louds - "Very Loud" - Architecture in Helsinki Remix - Combines EP (2006)
Bonde Do Rolê - "Office Boy" - Architecture in Helsinki Remix - Office Boy EP (2007)
Bumblebeez - "Dr Love" - Architecture in Helsinki's Dr Hookah Mix - Dr Love EP (2007)
YACHT - "See a Penny (Pick It Up)" - Architecture in Helsinki Remix (2007)
33 hz - "Paris, Texas" - Architecture in Helsinki's Supermelody Remix (2007)
Music videos
"Like a Call" (2003) - Directed by Isobel Knowles
"Kindling" (2003) - Directed by Kellie Sutherland
"It'5!" (2005) - Directed by Isobel Knowles and Ali Dullard
"Do the Whirlwind" (2005) AUS Version - Directed by Paul Robertson
"Do the Whirlwind" (2006) UK version - Directed by Nima Nourizadeh
"Wishbone" (2006) - Directed by Isobel Knowles
"Heart It Races" (2007) - Directed by Kris Moyes
"Hold Music" (2007) - Directed by Kim Gehrig
"Debbie" (2007) - Directed by Josh Logue
"Like It Or Not" (2008) - Directed by Josh LogueFurther Information
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