The Cooper Temple Clause
TCTC were an eclectic alternative rock band with various post-rock, electro… Read Full Bio ↴TCTC were an eclectic alternative rock band with various post-rock, electronic and heavy prog elements in their sound, that, taken as a whole, ranged from dark, brooding space rock and lysergic ballads to skewed cyberpunk with the intensity of post-hardcore. They were named after an obscure UK parliamentary amendment to the 1870 Elementary Education Bill, allowing parents to withdraw their children from religious education and preventing indoctrination in state schools. Accordingly, the band sent out an early demo to record labels that was coloured in with crayons.

Tom, Kieran, 'Fish', Ben, Jon and Didz released 3 studio albums and a number of EPs and singles during their 9 year existence, of which 'Blind Pilots' was the most successful charting. with members going on to join Dirty Pretty Things, Rhysmix, and other projects.

The band first got together in 1998. Using a farmhouse turned into a studio on the outskirts of Wokingham, United Kingdom, it took the Cooper Temple Clause almost two years to record their debut album ‘See This Through And Leave’. An intense rock record, unafraid of challenging listeners and genres, it ignored scenes and fashion.

By the release of second album ‘Kick Up The Fire, Let The Flames Break Loose’ in 2003 - named after a Philip Larkin poem, again recorded reclusively in Reading, and with the minimum of record company interference - Team Cooper had become an army capable of breaking into the Top Twenty without the need for crossover radio support or heavy rotation videos. Gigs were riotous devotionals, particularly those on the UK tour with The Libertines. They played one triumphant US headline tour and a second set of arena dates in support of The Cure.

Then 2004 saw a shake-up at RCA leaving TCTC without an A&R man and with a new, unfamiliar set of faces and ears in charge who hadn’t grown up with, and therefore didn’t quite ‘get’, their isolationist methods and slash and burn musical direction. So, as the ‘Kick Up The Fire…’ campaign wound to a close there began a period of uncertainty and miscommunication between band and label. The Coopers once more holed up in their Reading pig farm to record demos for third album ‘Make This Your Own’ with long-term producer Dan Austin. After 12 uncertain months, eventually RCA re-signed the band and sent TCTC into the studio with ex-Adam & The Ants man Chris Hughes at the desk. He encouraged the band to return to their roots, when all six would swap instruments for each song and also share singing duties.

The final result 'Make This Your Own' was intended as both a commercial hit and a chance to bring ideas touched on in early B-sides and demos to fruition. Opening in familiar dancefloor rock territory with the anti-music industry rant ‘Damage’, it soon swerves into unmapped musical sectors often utterly unrecognisable as a Cooper Temple Clause record.

Gone was the majority of the electronic bells and whistles in the background, relegated to B-sides. There’s radio-friendly emo pop (mostly Fisher-sung songs ‘What Have You Gone And Done’ and ‘Waiting Game’), soulful Dears-gone-Erasure tunes (mostly Tom-sung tracks ‘Connect’ and ‘Isn’t It Strange’), Lilac Time cool folk (‘Take Comfort’), laptop blip-rock (‘Once More With Feeling’) and dark 80s krautonica (‘Head’) on here. Inevitably, many fans and indeed RCA were not quite sure what to make of the Nu Coopers realm. At the same time TCTC were still reeling from the unexpected departure of bassist, new dad and mental crowd-surfing nutjob Didz Hammond to join Carl Barât’s new band Dirty Pretty Things, whose contributions to 'Damage', 'Homo Sapiens', and 'Once More With Feeling' were still used 2 years after his departure.

After two years with no new material, the fanbase were enthusiastic for an internet-only release of ‘Damage’ in summer 2005. Some months later the band were signed to Sanctuary Records; 'Make This Your Own' finally appeared 2 years late in early 2007, preceded by Homo Sapiens and nearly a year after it had leaked to fans. The album and its singles flopped in comparison to the chart storming and arguably more challengingly creative KUTFALTFBL.

The band announced they would be going their separate ways on 24th April 2007, with Tom continuing his DJing side projects Rhysmix and Losers.

Tom Bellamy - Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer, Keyboard, Trumpet, Programming, Samples, Melodica, Harmonica, Percussion, Toy Piano, Bow, Decks, FX/Beats, Vocals & Lyrics.
Daniel Fisher - Guitar, Bass, Vocals & Lyrics.
Ben Gautrey - Guitar, Bass, Keyboards & Vocals.
Jon Harper - Drums, Gretsch Drums, DW Snares, Sabian Cymbals, Percussion & Backing vocals.
Kieran Mahon - Keyboard, Piano, Synthesizer, Organ, Hammond Organ, Farfisa, Guitar, Bass & Backing vocals.
Didz Hammond - Bass, Synthesizer, Samples, Vocoder, Guitar & Vocals. (Left 2005)
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The Cooper Temple Clause Lyrics


-New Toys We came we played we drifted way We came we played…
A.I.M Tongue chewed off and head in books Latly I've been taken…
A.I.M. Tongue chewed off and head in books Latly I've been taken…
All I See Is You How's it got so far? I've gone way too far It's become…
Amber Remember the time I couldn't speak Everybody heard The pin…
Been Trainin Dogs Been training dogs again To bite your little princess And…
Before the Moor Last night I dreamt my teeth were crumbling I've had this…
Blind Pilots I hope you never change I hope you never go I hope…
Connect No need to wait, I'm heading off I don't feel like…
Damage Creeping all night in the heat Getting hot under the collar…
Derelict An inability to settle down and talk straight Reasons we've…
Devil Walks in the Sand The sun shines red Over the sand Psycho shutter speed Red ey…
Did You Miss Me Did you miss me? I bet you did? Did you miss me? And…



Did You Miss Me? Did you miss me? I bet you did? Did you miss me? And…
Digital Observation I guess I'm not the kind of boy Who's seen…
Film Maker This movie would've killed us It would've made a mess…
Film-Maker This movie would've killed us It would've made a mess…
For The Last Time I can't see you anymore The tears have blocked my view I…
Haunted By You This house is abandoned, I live here alone. The rain rots …
Head You wanna leave it but you can't forget about it You…
Homo Sapiens You can't overestimate the limits of aggression of an animal…
House of Cards Turn off this fire Switch off the lights It's time to reti…
I Know I know you're finding it hard to get your own…
I Want You to Think I Could Be This is not my smile This is just old Though I've tried …
I'll Still Write I feel fine I think I'm on the mend Things are looking…
In Your Prime Like to dream 'Cause when I dream I'm with you And you let…
Into My Arms One night one night is never enough with you Please come…
Isn't It Strange I'm scared of what we might become I'm scared of what…
Lake Hey you Over there Won't you help a stranger That's…
Last Line of Defence If there is a chance That we can cut all our…
Let's Kill Music We dare you to mean a single word you say…
Murder Song As he sits on the moor With his new found…
Music Box This is my music box And this is my home Come in…
New Toys We came we played we drifted way We came we played…
Not Quite Enough When the next breath I take is the one that…
On Off On Fondness never played a role like this They knew the bruise…
Once More With Feeling Can't you see the way you talk to each other? Don't…
Panzer Attack Short sleeved shitkicking animals Lining me up It's all ov…
pins and needles Was it me being sat like this I think it's cause…
Promises Promises It's got me going inside I think it's happening again I…
Pulling Shapes Please hold the line Look I'm just a pest and your just…
Resident Writer (No one helped me fall) You'll never guess who I just…
Safe Enough Distance Sick little butterfly, I'll mend your wings, But I'm scare…
Screwdriver Song Won't you please before you leave Promise me you'll take my…
Sister Soul Heaven made a killing Well they're an angel more And…
Take Comfort To think I showed such promise, such potential as a…
Talking To A Brick Wall I'm not quite how I should be Been finding tricks to…
Talking To Pylons Been talking to pylons, About how to make friends, Felt a …
The Devil Walks In The Sand The sun shines red Over the sand Psycho shutter speed Red…
The Lake Hey you Over there Won't you help a stranger That's…
The Same Mistakes And so it has to change The notebook's now in pieces Words…
Waiting Game From the littlest things To the pain that it brings Down to…
Way Out West It's all right to wait your turn Watching as the bridges…
What Have You Gone and Done? You never let go How the hell was I to know That…
Who Needs Enemies My oh my, I'm seeing the potential Lets just see…
Written Apology Haven't you heard it's getting that time So go spread…
Zoology He said, "How is it you never write me a…


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