Civil Civic
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
| Genres | Post-punk, noise rock |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Website | civilcivic |
| Members |
Aaron Cupples Benjamin Green |
Civil Civic are an instrumental post-punk/electronic rock band consisting of two Australian musicians,Aaron Cupples (guitar, synth) and Benjamin Green (bass, synth), formed in 2009. Aaron currently resides in London, UK, and Benjamin lives in Barcelona, Spain. They employ a drum machine which is referred to as the third member of the band and is called 'The Box'. Their sound has been compared with bands such as Gang Of Four, The Pixies, My Bloody Valentine, The Cure, The Smiths, Sonic Youth and Joy Division. Their live shows have been described as "a perfectly synchronised mesh of electro pop and cheek-vibrating space noise" with a "stage presence and lust for playing that exhilarates in the extreme"
2008 - 2009: Formation
The band was conceived by music producer Aaron Cupples who uploaded some home recorded demos to Myspace in 2008. In looking for a band mate to realise the project he contacted Benjamin Green who responded enthusiastically. Aaron flew to Barcelona where they jammed for 2 weeks and CIVIL CIVIC was born. They had not met prior to this. The concept was to make music that was highly energetic and intellectual without being overly dense and un-danceable. Their output so far has been wholly instrumental.
2010: First EP and Single
In March 2010 they self-released a 5 track EP titled 'EP1' on 100 limited edition cassette tapes. MP3's of the lead single 'Less Unless' were widely blogged about and the single eventually reached number 1 on The Hype Machine popular charts. The single was also featured in NME for the first time. They initially adopted a D.I.Y approach and booked all their shows themselves but were picked up by the Julie Tippex booking agency in late 2010.
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