Architecture in Helsinki is an Australian musical collective based in the suburb of Northcote in Melbourne. The group consists of Cameron Bird, James Cecil, Gus Franklin, Jamie Mildren, Sam Perry, and Kellie Sutherland. Musical collective is a phrase used in reference to a leaderless entity that is predisposed to performing music that may be considered experimental. ... Northcote is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ...

Most of the band members can play multiple instruments. Their music makes use of a wide range of instruments, from more unique instruments such as analog synthesizers, samplers, the glockenspiel and handclaps; to concert band instruments like the trumpet, tuba, trombone, clarinet and recorder; and the more standard guitars, bass and drums. An analog synthesizer is a synthesizer that uses analog circuits and analog computer techniques to generate sound electronically. ... An AKAI MPC2000 sampler Playing a Yamaha SU10 Sampler A sampler is an electronic music instrument closely related to a synthesizer. ... Most orchestral glockenspiels are mounted in a case. ... A clap is the sound made by striking together two flat surfaces, as in the body parts of humans or animals. ... The trumpet is a musical instrument in the brass family. ... For other uses, see Tuba (disambiguation). ... The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. ... Two soprano clarinets: a B♭ clarinet (left, with capped mouthpiece) and an A clarinet (right, with no mouthpiece). ... Various recorders The recorder is a woodwind musical instrument of the family known as fipple flutes or internal duct flutes — whistle-like instruments which include the tin whistle and ocarina. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, popping or using a pick. ... Bass drum made from wood, rope, and cowskin A drum is a musical instrument in the percussion group that can be large, technically classified as a membranophone. ...

The band has been on multiple national and international tours. They have toured the United States with acts such as Death Cab for Cutie and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and opened for David Byrne, The Polyphonic Spree, Yo La Tengo and Belle & Sebastian. Death Cab for Cutie is an American band formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997. ... Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! (often abbreviated CYHSY) is an American indie rock group founded in New London, Connecticut based in Brooklyn, New York and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania whose members include Alec Ounsworth, Lee Sargent, Robbie Guertin, Tyler Sargent, and Sean Greenhalgh. ... David Byrne (born May 14, 1952 in Dumbarton, Scotland) is a Grammy Award, Academy Award and Golden Globe winning musician best known as a founding member and the principal songwriter of the New Wave band Talking Heads. ... The Polyphonic Spree is a self-described choral symphonic rock group from the Dallas, Texas area. ... Yo La Tengo is an American indie rock band, based in Hoboken, New Jersey. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

History

Formation and Fingers Crossed (2000-2003)

Architecture in Helsinki began with Cameron Bird in the late 1990s in Carlton, Victoria. Bird and fellow Architecture in Helsinki members Jamie Mildren and Sam Perry were members of a teenage funk-grunge band called The Pixel Mittens. After outgrowing the limitations of living in a small Australian country town the trio moved to Melbourne. The band played one or two small gigs before going into semi-hibernation. In 2000, while studying photography at art school, Bird met James Cecil. The two had an instant musical connection and within a couple of months Cecil joined the band on drums. Around that time Bird met Kellie Sutherland at a party and invited her to play the clarinet on some of the band's songs. The band began work on their debut album at Supermelodyworld, James' recording studio built in a church hall on Melbourne's Southeast side. Recording was halted though when Bird had to leave for an extended holiday in the US, leaving the album unfinished. On his return, Bird, inspired by his experiences in Portland, Oregon wrote three-quarters of the songs for the album in six days. The songs marked the new direction for the band - short, catchy pop songs. Once again at art school, Bird met Isobel Knowles, Tara Shackell and the legendarily good-natured Gus Franklin who would complete the band's lineup. The three new members filled in the gaps on the album to complete it. After nearly two years of work, Architecture in Helsinki's debut album Fingers Crossed was released on 9 February 2003. For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Carlton is an inner city suburb to the north-east of the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... For other uses, including related musical genres, see Funk (disambiguation). ... “Grunge” redirects here. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... Marie Bashkirtseff, In the Studio, 1881, Dnipropetrovsk State Art Museum, Dnipropetrovsk. ... Nickname: Location of Portland in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: , Country State County Multnomah County Incorporated February 8, 1851 Government  - Mayor Tom Potter[1]  - Commissioners Sam Adams Randy Leonard Dan Saltzman Erik Sten  - Auditor Gary Blackmer Area  - City 376. ... A 2003 album from twee group Architecture in Helsinki. ... is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In Case We Die (2003-2005)

In 2005, Architecture in Helsinki released their second album In Case We Die on their own Tailem Bend label. The album featured guest appearances by many local musicians. The album was produced by The Carbohydrates (James Cecil and Cameron Bird's production duo) in Cecil's Supermelodyworld studio, a large garage space in Melbourne's inner Northern Suburbs. It was mixed by Tony Espie (The Avalanches, New Buffalo, Robert Palmer), at 001 Studios in Melbourne. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... In Case We Die is a 2005 album from Australian band Architecture in Helsinki. ...

In Case We Die received three ARIA Award nominations including Best Independent release, Best Artwork and Best Adult Contemporary Release. The song "It'5!" (pronounced "it's five") received wide airplay on the Australian national radio network Triple J and reached #56 in their annual Triple J Hottest 100 countdown in 2006 (for 2005). In Case We Die is a 2005 album from Australian band Architecture in Helsinki. ... The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known as ARIA Music Awards or ARIA Awards) is an annual awards night celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA). ... For other uses, see JJJ. Triple J is a nationally-networked, government-funded Australian radio station (a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation), mainly aimed at youth (defined as those between 12 and 25). ... The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual music poll, based on the votes of Australian youth radio station Triple J listeners, in order to determine their favourite song of the year. ...

Lineup changes and We Died, They Remixed (2006)

In mid 2006 a bulletin posted on the band's MySpace page [1] stated changes to the band had been made and that Isobel Knowles and Tara Shackell were no longer members of the band. The group cited 'creative differences' as the reason for their departure. MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ...

On 28 October 2006, Architecture in Helsinki released We Died, They Remixed, an album consisting of remixes of their entire second album, In Case We Die, and a remix of the song "Like a Call" from their debut album Fingers Crossed. Artists who provided remixes included Hot Chip, New Buffalo, Safety Scissors, DAT politics, Mocky and Isan. is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... We Died, They Remixed is a 2006 remix album of Australian band Architecture in Helsinkis 2005 release, In Case We Die. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... New Buffalo is Melbourne based singer, songwriter & performer Sally Seltmann - otherwise known as Sally Russell before her marriage to Darren Seltmann, of The Avalanches. ... Safety Scissors is Matthew Patterson Curry, a Minimal Techno artist born in Minneapolis, MN. He moved to the San Francisco Bay Area for a short while for Art School. ... DAT Politics began in 1999 in the French city of Lille, as a quartet featuring Claude Pailliot, Gaëtan Collet, Vincent Thierion, Emeric Aelters. ... Mocky is a pop music perfomer born Dominic Salole in Toronto, Ontario who later moved to Berlin, Germany. ... Isan (sometimes written isan or ISAN) are a English electronic music duo. ...

Places Like This (2006–present)

On September 2006, Architecture in Helsinki announced on Pitchfork Media that a new album was in the works for 2007 and that the songs would be played on their Autumn tour. [2] In February 2007, the band announced on their MySpace blog that the album would be titled Places Like This. The first single from the album, "Heart it Races", was released in May 2007. The album was released July 28, 2007.

The song "Souvenirs" from the Fingers Crossed album appeared in a commercial for Sprint Mobile in July, 2007. Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork and occasionally shortened to P4K or pfork,[1] is a United States-based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. ... MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ... Places Like This is the third studio album by Architecture in Helsinki released on the 27th of July 2007 at the launch of their Australian tour. ...

The pictures taken of the band members echoes those taken by the Beatles for the cover of Help.

Discography

Albums

• Fingers Crossed (2003) - Trifekta Australia (2004) - Bar/None Records USA
• In Case We Die (2005) - Tailem Bend/Bar/None Records/Moshi Moshi Records
• We Died, They Remixed (2006, remix album) - Tailem Bend/Bar/None Records/Moshi Moshi
• Places Like This (August 2007) Polyvinyl Record Co./Scotland Yard/Tailem Bend/Co-operative Music

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Singles and EPs

• "Like a Call" (2002) - Trifekta, out of print
• "Kindling" (2003) - Trifekta, out of print
• "Keepsake" (2004) - Trifekta, out of print
• "Do The Whirlwind" (2005) - out of print
• "Maybe You Can Owe Me/It'5!" 7" (2005) - Moshi Moshi - out of print
• "Do the Whirlwind" UK version (2005) - Moshi Moshi
• "Wishbone" 7" (2006) - Moshi Moshi
• "Heart it Races" (2007) - Polyvinyl Record Co/Scotland Yard/Tailem Bend

Remixes

• B(if)tek - 'Hi Fi Kids' - Architecture in Helsinki Remix - 'Frequencies Will Move Together' (2003)
• Shout Out Louds - 'Very Loud' - Architecture in Helsinki Remix - 'Combines' EP (2006)
• Bonde Do Rolê - 'Office Boy' - Architecture in Helsinki Remix - 'Office Boy' EP (2007)
• Bumblebeez - 'Dr Love' - Architecture in Helsinki's Dr Hookah Mix - 'Dr Love' EP (2007)
• YACHT - 'See a Penny (Pick it Up)' - Architecture in Helsinki Remix - (2007)

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Music videos

• "Like a Call" (2003)- Directed by Isobel Knowles
• "Kindling" (2003) - Directed by Kellie Sutherland
• "It'5!" (2005) - Directed by Isobel Knowles and Ali Dullard
• "Do the Whirlwind" (2005) AUS Version - Directed by Paul Robertson
• "Do the Whirlwind" (2006) UK version - Directed by Nima Nourizadeh
• "Wishbone" (2006) - Directed by Isobel Knowles
• "Heart it Races" (2007) - Directed by Kris Moyes
• "Hold Music" (2007) - Directed by Kim Gehrig

References

• Cyclic Defrost - Architecture in Helsinki interview
• Trifekta's Architecture in Helsinki page
• Bar/None's Architecture in Helsinki page

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External links

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• Official website
• Architecture in Helsinki MySpace page
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