Enter Shikari
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 Enter Shikari members Chris Batten and Liam "Rory" Clewlow
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| Background information | |
| Origin | St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK |
| Genre(s) | Post-hardcore |
| Years active | 2003–Present |
| Label(s) | Ambush Reality Tiny Evil (US) |
| Website | www.entershikari.com |
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| Roughton "Rou" Reynolds Liam "Rory" Clewlow Chris Batten Rob Rolfe |
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Enter Shikari (pronounced /ɛntɜr ʃɪkɑriː/) is a British post-hardcore band that makes use of some synthesised sound effects. They formed in 2003 in St Albans, Hertfordshire where all four members are from, as an evolution from an earlier band, Hybryd. The band is named after both one of the band member's relative's boats, and a character in a play Rou wrote before forming the band, both of which are named Shikari. Shikari also means 'Hunter', in Persian, Hindi, Nepali, Urdu and Punjabi.[1] Their debut album, Take to the Skies was released on March 19, 2007 and reached #4 in the Official UK Album Chart.
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[edit] Biography
The band has managed to gain some success within the music industry despite turning down offers from many of the large record companies; instead, deciding to 'go it alone', they created their own independent record label Ambush Reality, with assistance from their distributor.
During 2003 to 2004, the band released three demo EPs, that were available from their gigs and their website. In August 2006 they released the download-only single "Mothership" which became the single of the week on the iTunes store. Their first physical single featured re-recorded versions of "Sorry You're Not a Winner" and "OK Time for Plan B", which had previously been featured on one of the demo EPs. It was released on October 30, 2006 and was limited to 1000 copies of each format and sold out within the first week of release. In mid January 2007, Enter Shikari's first single, "Mothership" entered the UK singles chart for one week at number 151, on Downloads only. This was followed a week later by "Sorry You're Not a Winner/OK Time for Plan B", which charted at number 182 on the singles chart (despite its physical formats being chart ineligible at the band's request) and number 146 in the Download Chart.
They also made the NME's "New Noise 2007", a list of the bands it considers most likely to achieve success in the coming year (previous years lists have included the likes of Arcade Fire, Hot Chip and Bloc Party).
The next single released was "Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour", on March 5, 2007. This was the band's first single to be released from their forthcoming debut album. It contained a re-recorded version of the song "Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour". It reached 27 in the Official UK chart. The band's debut album, Take to the Skies, was released on March 19 2007 and on March 25 it reached number 4 in the UK Official Album Charts. It contained re-recordings of many of the songs that had featured on the demo EPs and singles that were released prior to the release of the album.
During the month of March, 2007 it was announced they would be playing at, Download Festival, Reading and Leeds Festivals, Give it a Name, Glastonbury Festival, Oxegen festival in Ireland and Rock am Ring in Germany. On March 30, 2007, Enter Shikari announced that their next single would be "Jonny Sniper"[2] and would be released on June 18th. The song's video was premiered on May 21st.
On June 6, 2007 they performed a live show on BBC Radio 1 for Zane Lowe at BBC Radio Theatre.
They played an eleven date headline tour in October/November 2007 including their biggest ever headline gig in the 4,921 capacity Carling Academy Brixton. The band released a compilation album titled The Zone on November 12
Enter Shikari have performed over 500 gigs to date,[3] and played on the Gibson/MySpace stage at 2006's Download Festival in November 4, 2006. Enter Shikari started their first North America tour. This followed into three more North American tours.
In January 2008, Enter Shikari performed in Australia and New Zealand for the first time as part of the Big Day Out Festival. The band also did a number of side-shows in Australia, including 2 sold out shows at the Hi-Fi Bar in Melbourne.
They are to play at Projekt Revolution in Milton Keynes on June 29, 2008, alongside Linkin Park, Jay-Z, N*E*R*D, The Bravery and Pendulum.
They recently announced via email to members that there will be a 2008 UK & Ireland tour at the end of the year. A 'bootleg' DVD compliation of live footage filmed by band / crew along with some TV footage will be released to coincide with the tour according to a Kerrang! interview with the band.
On 13th May the band released the first in a series of videos called "Enter Shikari: In the 'Low". The videos, posted on the band's YouTube page, showcase the band as they record the new album, set for release in early 2009. Both videos feature a time table of songs set to recorded, one of which appears to be a re recorded demo of an early song, 'We Can Breathe In Space, They Just Don't Want Us To Escape'.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Date of release | Title |
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| March 19 2007 | Take to the Skies |
| 2009 | Untitled 2nd album |
[edit] Compilations
| Date of release | Title |
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| November 12 2007 | "The Zone" |
[edit] EPs
Sold at shows and via website prior to the release of "Take to the Skies"
| Date of release | Title |
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| June 2003 | "Nodding Acquaintance EP" |
| September 2003 | "Sorry You're Not a Winner EP" |
| August 2004 | "Anything Can Happen In The Next Half Hour EP" |
[edit] Singles
| Date of release | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |||
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| UK Singles Chart | UK Download Chart | UK Rock Chart | UK Indie Chart | |||
| 2006 | "Mothership" | 151 | - | - | - | Mothership Single |
| 2006 | "Sorry, You're Not a Winner" | 166 | 146 | - | - | Sorry You're Not a Winner/OK Time for Plan B |
| 2007 | "Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour" | 27 | - | 1 | 1 | Take To The Skies |
| 2007 | "Jonny Sniper" | 75 | - | 1 | - | Take To The Skies |
[edit] Other tracks
There are several demo versions of many of the songs featured on the Take to the Skies album that were released in the years up to the release of the album. Below is a list of songs that aren't featured on any of the singles, EPs or the album:
- "Warm Smiles Do Not Make You Welcome Here" (also known as "Intro (Things Will Be Different)") (2004)
- "Ask Me No Questions And I'll Tell You No Lies"
- "Idiolect"
- "Eden"
- "Give Up" (feat. Counterpoint)
- "We Can Breathe In Space (They Just Don't Want Us To Escape)" A new version of this song has been confirmed to be included in recording sessions for album #2 as a recent studio dairy shows the words "Breathe In Space" on their plan of recording. No real confirmation however has been given by the band whether it will actually appear on the album.
[edit] Videography
- "Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour"
- "Mothership"
- "Sorry You're Not a Winner" (2006 version)
- "OK! Time for Plan B"
- "Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour" (2007 version)
- "Jonny Sniper"
[edit] Ambush Reality
Ambush Reality is an Independent record label started in July 2006 and currently only be releases music by Enter Shikari. It is co-owned and run by the members of Enter Shikari and their friends.[4] The band has decided that, in order to tour in the United States, they will have to sign with a major record label in America.[5] On August 28, 2007, Ambush Reality said that Take to the Skies will come out in North America in October, with Ambush Reality joining Tiny Evil Records.[6]
[edit] Awards
- Kerrang! Awards: Best British Newcomer nomination (2006)
- Kerrang! Awards/Readers Poll: Best Unsigned Band (2006)
- NME Awards: John Peel Award for Musical Innovation (2007) - The award was given to the band when they supported lostprophets at an NME Awards Show on February 15, 2007.
- Won Rock Sound Magazine's poll for 'who will make it in 2007'[7]
- Kerrang! Awards: Spirit Of Independence (2007)
- Kerrang! Awards: Best Live Band (2007)
- BT Digital Awards: Breakthrough Artist of the Year in association with BBC 6Music
- Total Guitar Worst Band Award (2007)
[edit] Video games
- The band recently made an instrumental song entitled "Enter Shikari vs. Blue Dragon" for the game Blue Dragon for the Xbox360.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ SuicideGirls > Interviews > Enter Shikari
- ^ Enter Shikari Announce New Single! - Smash Music
- ^ BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Sound of 2007: Enter Shikari
- ^ MySpace.com - Ambush Reality - St Albans /, UK - Rock / Hardcore / Trance - www.myspace.com/ambushreality
- ^ U.K.'s Enter Shikari Scores Without Label
- ^ Enter Shikari Official Forum • View topic - USA Label Update?
- ^ http://www.rock-sound.net/view_news.php?headline=ENTER-SHIKARI-WIN&id=2004102713
- ^ Xbox.com | Soundtracks - Enter Shikari
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Official Myspace
- Enter Shikari Interview on Music Towers
- February 2004 Interview by Kayleigh Watson
- SuicideGirls.com Interview with Enter Shikari
- Caught In The Crossfire Interview with Enter Shikari
- Buzznet.com Interview with Enter Shikari
- Enter Shikari Fansite
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