Superengine

Infobox musical artist
Name = Superengine


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Background = group_or_band
Origin = Flagicon|AUS Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Genre = Indie/Pop
Years_active = 2003 – present
Label = Independent
Qstik Records/MGM Distribution
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URL = [http://www.superengine.com.au/ Website]
Current_members = Renee Bingham Elliott Brannen
Ali Brown
Jon Fernandes Melanie Price
Eric Thern
Past_members = Tim Lowe
Kae Muto
Jimmy Murphy
Rohan Ford

Superengine are an Indie/Pop band originating from Perth, Western Australia.

History

Formation

From the ashes of the Perth three/six piece 'Mister Tickle' (1996-2002) was born Superengine.Superengine is self described as an eclectic mix of drums, bass, guitar, keys and vocal harmonies entwined with trumpet, trombone, percussion and xylophone.Superengine has performed with bands such as Angus and Julia Stone, Charles Jenkins (Icecream Hands), Dappled Cities Fly, The Panda Band, Schvendes, Faith in Plastics, the Autumn Isles and Institut Polaire.

Early years

From 2003 to 2005, Superengine had only a demo recording and live shows to showcase their talent. Even so, the demo was played substantially on local radio stations, especially RTRFM, amongst others. Superengine performed at RTRFM's 'In the Pines' event in 2005 to critical acclaim [cite web
url=http://www.xpressmag.com.au/archives/001571.php
title=In The Pines - Sommerville Auditorium, UWA, Sunday, April 10, 2005
publisher=XPress Magazine
date=2005-04-13
accessdate=2007-08-12] .

... A spin off of cutesy soul / funk / etc band Mr Tickle, Superengine are true to their past, but with a more Motown-flavoured addition to the already successful mix. Upbeat, major key funk is always going to have a 'party' vibe to it and to say how big the market is for this stuff in WA (Freo especially) Superengine's fanbase is already out there waiting for them.

Triangulation

The debut EP "Triangulation" [cite web
url=http://www.xpressmag.com.au/archives/2005/11/superengine_the.php
title=SUPERENGINE - There's Three Sides To Every Story
publisher=XPress Magazine
date=2005-11-16
accessdate=2007-08-12] [cite web
url=http://www.propelarts.org.au/zine/index.php?zine%5BIssue_ID%5D=67&ArticleID=1224
title=DON’T TRIANGULATE THIS AT HOME
publisher=Propel Arts
date=2005-11-15
accessdate=2007-08-14] [cite web
url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ArchivedAustralianReleases-November2005.htm
title=ARIA Archived Australasian Releases - NOVEMBER 2005
publisher=ARIA
date=2005-11-15
accessdate=2007-08-14] (Independent/MGM Distribution - recorded at Studio Couch and produced by Shaun O'Callaghan) was released in November 2005 to a healthy dose of local airplay in Perth, Western Australia, and a smattering of playings on Triple J and the east coast of Australia. Triangulation as an EP opened the door to many gigs and a new focus on releasing a full length album.

Intermittent Lies

Released as a single in May 2007, "Intermittent Lies" received local and national airplay in Perth and Australia including RTRFM and Triple J. Zan Rowe's 'Morning's with Zan' on Triple J chose "Intermittent Lies" as the 'Catch of the Day'.

"The western state keeps producing top notch pop, from the likes of The Panda Band and Institut Polaire (to name but two). New band on the scene Superengine have just released a great sunny single too, filled with harmony and light and a rollicking backbeat. "Intermittent Lies" is a good sign of things to come, and is my catch of the day today." [cite web
url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/zan/blog/s1933207.htm
title=25/05/2007 Catch Of The Day: Superengine - Intermittent Lies
publisher=ABC / Triple J
date=2007-05-25
accessdate=2007-08-12]

"Intermittent Lies" was added to Triple J rotation only two weeks after its release. [cite web
url=http://www.jplay.com.au/JSite/ViewSong.aspx?SongID=8352
title=Superengine - Intermittent Lies - J Play
publisher=J Play
date=2007-08-08
accessdate=2007-08-14]

hadows Meet

The product of nearly a year of studio time (November 2006 to July 2007) at Bold Park Recording studios in Leederville, "Shadows Meet" was released at the end of August 2007 through QStik Records with MGM Distribution. "Shadows Meet" is Superengine's first full length album.

2008 Australia Tour

Superengine recently completed an Australian tour in early April, 2008 - briefly visiting Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney.

Band members

Current members

*Renee Bingham - guitar, lead vocals (2003-present)
*Elliott Brannen - trumpet (2005-present)
*Ali Brown - keyboards, backing vocals (2003-present)
*Jon Fernandes - bass guitars, keyboards, lead vocals (2003-present)
*Melanie Price - trombone, xylophone, backing vocals (2003-present)
*Eric Thern - drums (2005-present)

Past members

*Tim Lowe - drums (2003-2004)
*Kae Muto - marimba (2003-2004)
*Jimmy Murphy - trumpet (2003-2005)
*Rohan Ford - drums (2004-2005)
*Russell Loasby - drums (fill in; 2007-2007)

Discography

* "Triangulation" (EP) (November, 2005)
* "Intermittent Lies" (Single) (May, 2007)
* "Shadows Meet" (LP) (August, 2007)

References

External links

* [http://www.superengine.com.au/ Superengine Official Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/superengine Superengine MySpace Site]