Friday I'm In Love: Chapterhouse

From Wikipedia: "Chapterhouse were a British shoegaze band from Reading, Berkshire, England. Formed in 1987 by Andrew Sherriff, Stephen Patman and Simon Rowe, the band began performing alongside Spacemen 3. They released two albums: Whirlpool (1991) and Blood Music (1993). The group temporarily reformed in 2008 after being asked to join Ulrich Schnauss onstage to perform his cover version of their song "Love Forever" at the Truck Festival in Oxfordshire. The band finished the brief reunion with two gigs in London (2009–2010) and tours in North America and Japan in 2010."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapterhouse_(band)

 

Chapterhouse were of three parts in their sound: Lush guitars and hushed vocals or dance music percussion and keyboards along with guitars and louder vocals or punky loud rock songs. The quintet released several EP's, two full-lengths: Whirlpool and Blood Music, a Best Of, a collection called Rownderbowt that contained demos that would have become their third album, and, most recently a six disc box set called Chronology. There is also the Global Communication ambient retranslation of Blood Music called Pentamerous Metamorphosis. You can find most, if not all, on vinyl reissued in black or colored vinyl. Chronology is on CD.

While I missed out on seeing Chapterhouse live in their early days, I had the pleasure of seeing them at The Troubadour in West Hollywood in 2010 when they toured the States with Ulrich Schnauss. They also played a few dates in the UK and toured Japan in 2010. Several recordings from those reunion shows are featured in this set. With such a short career and dearth of released material, Chapterhouse are still one of my favorite bands to this day and hold a special place in my heart.

 

Along with many breathtaking live renditions you'll hear covers and songs from the various members' post Chapterhouse projects. And several songs the band themselves covered!

 

Friday I'm In Love is Live on the first and third Fridays at 6pm Pacific Time. Patrons get to hear the archived show before anyone else!

 

Friday I'm In Love Promo (Long)        The Cure                        

EDBZ Promo   Submotile       

BEATASTIC PROMO.mp3       Nico    

Thrasher           Chapterhouse             Whirlpool - The Original Recordings (Deluxe) 

Need (Somebody)      Chapterhouse             Freefall EP      

Come Alive     Inner Sleeve   Looking Up     

April (Chapterhouse cover)  Purepleaser    How My Heart Was Lost             

EDBZ Promo   Errorr  

EDBZ Promo   FOG    

Lady Godiva's Operation       Chapterhouse             Whirlpool - The Original Recordings (Deluxe)             

Ecstacy I (Demo)         Chapterhouse             Extended Tracks and Remixes          

Losing Touch With My Mind  Chapterhouse             Extended Tracks and Remixes 

Guilt (Long Version)   Chapterhouse             Whirlpool - The Original Recordings (Deluxe) 

Promo Alister from Blush Response             

In Your Arms [Chapterhouse Cover]              Blush Response              This Band Will Eat Itself        

Blush Response Promo EBZ Alister

Rain (Live 10/3/2010 Bell House, Brooklyn)              Chapterhouse             

It Won't Be Wrong (The Byrds Cover)             Chapterhouse              Extended Tracks and Remixes          

Mesmerise      Crimsonettes Treasures, A Tribute To Chapterhouse             

3+dead Promo             3+Dead            

Six Beats Under Promo with Times  Sun Shines Cold        

Breather (Live at the Troubadour, West Hollywood 8.10.2010)              Chapterhouse            

magpie bites  tunng   magpie bites Vinyl     

Cross the Line              Cuba   Leap of Faith 

Don’t Look Now           Chapterhouse             Blood Music

EDBZ Promo   Sugar For The Pill       

Then We'll Rise            Chapterhouse             Pearl EP, Mesmerise and Courtyard Demos           

Trust In Someone       Simon Rowe   Everybody's Thinking

Pearl (Live at Scala, London 3.18.2010)      Chapterhouse

Precious One (Live at Scala, London, 2010)             Chapterhouse

EDBZ Promo   Catch the Breeze

Walk Water (Demo)    Chapterhouse             Pearl EP, Mesmerise and Courtyard Demos           

Dream On (Demo)      Chapterhouse             Pearl EP, Mesmerise and Courtyard Demos           

Something More (Sunburst) Chapterhouse             Freefall, Sunburst & Whirlpool

Everytime        Chapterhouse             Blood Music

Reverb Promo              EDBZ  

Six Beats Under Promo           DJ Wednesday            

Autosleeper    Chapterhouse             Freefall, Sunburst & Whirlpool

Frost    Chapterhouse             Blood Music

Until You Try (Demo)  Chapterhouse             Pearl EP, Mesmerise and Courtyard Demos           

Mesmerise (Extended Remix)            Chapterhouse             Extended Tracks and Remixes 

EDBZ Promo   Hey Calamity

Love Forever Live (Ft. Ulrich Schnauss)       Chapterhouse              Live at Truck Festival 2008   

I Saw You         Chapterhouse             Playground Demos and Rarities

We Can Fly      Chapterhouse             Playground Demos and Rarities

Sixteen Years Chapterhouse             Rownderbowt

If You Want Me             Le 1991             Treasures, A Tribute To Chapterhouse            

Challenging Listeners             Dotsun Moon Station Promo

Alpha Phase   Global Communication         Pentamerous Metamorphosis (Chapterhouse - Blood Music Retranslated)