Phenomenal Handclap Band
Phenomenal Handclap Band are a psychedelic soul band from New York City. Their first full-length record, Phenomenal Handclap Band, was released in 2009 on Friendly Fire Recordings in the US and in 2010 on Tummy Touch Records. The album was also released world wide by KSR in Japan, Inertia in Australia, GOMMA in Germany, and Universal Records in the Philippines. The band was started by Daniel Collás and Sean Marquand. Both Collás and Marquand were DJs and production partners working around the New York City area producing records for other artists. The two soon starting writing and producing their own music. While recording original material, Collás and Marquand had help from various local artists to help record their music such as Aurelio Valle, Carol C, Jaleel Bunton, Jon Spencer, and Lady Tigra. In 2011, Phenomenal Handclap Band toured the US and UK with Bryan Ferry. Their second full-length album, Form and Control, was released February 13th, 2012.
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Origin | New York, New York, United States |
Genres | Psychedelic soul, funk, post-disco, indie rock, alternative rock |
Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | GOMMA/Toy Tonics, Magnifreeq |
Website | http://www.phenomenalhandclapband.org |
Members | Daniel Collás Juliet Swango Monika Heidemann Kenan Gündüz Michael Rafalowich Warren Stubbs |
Past members | Joan Tick Nick Movshon Luke O'Malley Patrick Wood Quinn Luke Laura Marin Emily Panic Jason Roberts Sean Marquand |
After a four year hiatus, the band released the single “Traveler’s Prayer” backed with “Stepped Into The Light” on their own Daptone Records imprint, Magnifreeq, in May 2017. Their next release, “Judge Not”, in the autumn of 2018, would be their first release on Toy Tonics. They released three more singles over the next two years until their third studio album, PHB in May 2020.
Discography
Studio albums
- Phenomenal Handclap Band (2009)
- Remixes (2010)
- Form and Control (2012)
- PHB Loves NYC (2013)
- PHB (2020)
Singles and EPs
- "Baby" (2009)
- "15 To 20" (2009)
- "15 To 20/You'll Disappear" (2009)
- "Testimony (Cosmodelica Mixes)" 10", Ltd. (2010)
- "Anthony Mansfield Remixes" 12" (2010)
- "Walk The Night" (w/Peaches) 12" (2011)
- "The Right One" (2012)
- "Unknown Faces At Father James Park" (2012)
- "Shake" EP (2013)
- "Traveler's Prayer" b/w "Stepped Into the Light" (2017)
- "Judge Not" EP (Ray Mang Mixes) (2019)
- "Jail" EP (w/ Waajeed and Marcel Vogel remixes) (2019)
- ”Remain Silent” EP (w/ Superpitcher and Ray Mang remixes) (2019)
- ”Do What You Like” (2020)
References
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