Cordrazine (band)

Cordrazine are an Australian rock band formed in 1996 in Melbourne, Victoria.[1] They released a top ten album on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Albums Chart, From Here to Wherever in 1998.[2] The album was nominated for 'Breakthrough Artist - Album' at the ARIA Music Awards for 1998;[3] however they disbanded in 1998.[1] They reformed in 2009.

Cordrazine
Origin	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres	rock
Years active	1996–1998, 2009–present
Labels	Rubber Records, BMG
Associated acts	Hamish
Website	cordrazine.com.au
Members	Hamish Cowan, Rohan Heddle, Sam Holloway, Nick Batterham, Jethro Woodward
Past members	Chris Ambrose

History

Cordrazine formed in mid-1996 as a rock music band in Melbourne, Victoria with Chris Ambrose on bass guitar, Hamish Cowan (ex-Blindside) as lead singer-songwriter and guitarist, and Rohan Heddle on drums. They were soon joined by Sam Holloway on keyboards and played in the local pub rock scene. They signed with the Rubber label and released their debut Extended Play (EP), Time to Leave in May 1997, which peaked at No. 42 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Singles Chart.[1][2] It featured the track, "Crazy" which was placed at No. 17 on radio station Triple J's Hottest 100 in 1997.[4]

"Clearlight", their next single, was released in August but did not reach the top 50. "Memorial Drive" was released in February 1998 ahead of their debut album, From Here to Wherever in April.[1] The album peaked at No. 9 on the ARIA Albums Chart,[2] and was nominated for 'Breakthrough Artist - Album' at the ARIA Music Awards for 1998.[3] Cordrazine had recorded a cover of the Hal David, Burt Bacharach song "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head for a tribute album, To Hal and Bacharach released by Warner Music Group also in April. In November the group disbanded.[1]

Members

• Hamish Cowan – lead singer, guitar (1996–1998, 2009–Current)
• Jethro Woodward – bass guitar, vocals (2009–Current)
• Nick Batterham - guitar, vocals (2009-Current)
• Rohan Heddle – drums (1996–1998, 2009–Current)
• Sam Holloway – keyboards (1996–1998, 2009–Current)
• Chris Ambrose – bass guitar (1996–1998)

Discography

Albums

• From Here to Wherever (Rubber Records/BMG, April 1998) AUS No. 9
• Always Coming Down (Rubber Records), August 2010

Extended plays

• Time to Leave (Rubber Records, March 1997) AUS No. 42

Singles

• "Clearlight" (Rubber Records/BMG, October 1997)
• "Crazy" (Rubber Records/BMG, November 1997)
• "Memorial Drive" (Rubber Records/BMG, April 1998)
• "I Never Cared Before" (October 1998)
• "Sunshine" (June 2010)

References

General

• McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Whammo Homepage". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on April 5, 2004. Retrieved 8 February 2010. Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
• Spencer, Chris; Zbig Nowara; Paul McHenry (2002) [1987]. The Who's Who of Australian Rock. Noble Park, Vic.: Five Mile Press. ISBN 1-86503-891-1.[5] Note: [on-line] version established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition.

Specific

1. McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Cordrazine'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on September 30, 2004. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
2. "Discography Cordrazine". Australian charts portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
3. "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 1998: 12th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
4. "Hottest 100 1997". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Archived from the original on 19 December 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
5. "Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry". catalogue. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 31 March 2010.