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This article is about the British indie rock band.Bloc Party is a British indie rock band, composed of Kele Okereke on vocals and rhythm guitar, Russell Lissack on lead guitar, Gordon Moakes on bass guitar and Matt Tong on drums.They went through a variety of names before settling on Bloc Party in 2003.Bloc Party got their break by giving BBC Radio 1 DJ Steve Lamacq and Franz Ferdinand's lead singer Alex Kapranos a copy of their demo, "She's Hearing Voices", which was later released as a single.In February 2005, the band released their debut album Silent Alarm.The album was certified platinum in the UK a year later.Russell Lissack and Kele Okereke first met in 1998 in Essex.Lissack had attended Bancroft's School, while Okereke attended Ilford County High School, then Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green for sixth form.They bumped into each other again in 1999 at the Reading Festival and decided to form a band.Bassist Gordon Moakes joined after answering an advert in NME, and drummer Matt Tong joined after an audition.After going through a variety of names, such as Union, James S Caplan, Superheroes of BMX, The Angel Range and Diet, the band settled on Bloc Party in September 2003, a play on block party.However, the band's bassist, Gordon Moakes, said on the group's official Internet forum that it was more a merging of the eastern "Blocs" and the western "parties", in the political sense.Moakes notes that the name was not driven by politics, but rather it "looked, sounded, seemed fine so we went with it.""Banquet" was Bloc Party's first and only release by Moshi Moshi, and is typical of their indie rock style.In November 2003, Bloc Party had their track "The Marshals Are Dead" featured on a compilation CD called The New Cross released by Angular Recording Corporation.Bloc Party's debut album, Silent Alarm, was released in February 2005 and was met with critical acclaim.UK album charts before being certified platinum.The first single from the album, "So Here We Are", made the top 5 on UK charts.Further singles "Banquet" (which reached number 13 in NME's "Top 50 singles of 2005"), "Helicopter", and "Pioneers", whilst failing to repeat this success, managed to reach the UK top 20.The band were met with good reviews from critics in the United States and they toured there heavily in the 18 months that followed.In early 2006 they finished their tour with sold out shows in Los Angeles, Miami and Berkeley.After the success of this album, the established electronic group The Chemical Brothers soon collaborated with Okereke for "Believe", a track on the Brothers' Push the Button album.An album of remixes of tracks from Silent Alarm was released at the end of August in the UK.This remix album, Silent Alarm Remixed, retained the album's original track list and includes remixes from the likes of Ladytron, M83, Death from Above 1979, Four Tet and Mogwai.During July, Bloc Party recorded two new tracks with Silent Alarm producer Paul Epworth.Silent Alarm, which included "Two More Years" along with former single "Little Thoughts"."Two More Years" was later released to coincide with their October 2005 UK tour.The single format contained a remix of "Banquet" done by The Streets, for which a video was also recorded.Bloc Party's second album, A Weekend in the City, was produced by Garret "Jacknife" Lee.Billboard 200, with 48,000 copies sold.On 1 February 2007, A Weekend in the City was made available to listen to for free through the band's official MySpace page.The next single, "I Still Remember", was Bloc Party's highest charting American single, peaking at number 24 on the Modern Rock Chart.The single became their only ARIA Chart entry, peaking at number 20.On 20 May 2007, Bloc Party headlined on the In New Music We Trust stage at the BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend at Preston.They also performed at the UK leg of Live Earth on 7 July 2007, at Wembley Stadium.Glastonbury and the Reading and Leeds Festivals.Bloc Party announced a tour of Australia and New Zealand in August 2007, which would include a special appearance at the Splendour in the Grass Festival on 5 August.October 2007, the band performed a set at London's Roundhouse with the Exmoor Singers, a London based choir, as part of the BBC Electric Proms.The set included songs from both Silent Alarm and A Weekend In The City along with the first UK live performance of "Flux".The screen displayed on Bloc Party's official website following the countdown.Radio 1 website fifteen minutes later.It has also been revealed that the single is to be released on 11 August 2008.MP3 digital download (to be delivered on 21 August 2008) with the physical CD release on 27 October 2008."Trojan Horse", a track from the album, was made available to stream exclusively through NME.On 20 August 2008, the band added further album tracks "Signs" and "One Month Off", as well as "Trojan Horse", to their MySpace profile.Reading and Leeds Festivals, second highest on the bill before The Killers.August 2008, when the band played a headline set at the Hydro Connect Music Festival, in Argyll, Scotland.They made their live return to the UK on 30 September 2008 with a special gig in London as part of Q Awards: The Gigs.As well as this, they play the Glasgow date of MTV Two and Topman's "Gonzo on Tour" on 19 October 2008.On 8 September 2008, Bloc Party announced that their next single, "Talons" would be released on 20 October 2008.Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show.Following the digital release of Intimacy, Bloc Party announced that they would embark on another UK tour, starting on 25 January 2009 in Glasgow.They will then go onto play in Manchester and Wolverhampton in the same month, with another gig in Wolverhampton on 1 February 2009.Musical style
Bloc Party claim that their variation of spiky guitar rock draws on influences such as The Cure, The Jam, Les Savy Fav, Blur, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Smiths, Pixies, Manic Street Preachers and Joy Division.To achieve their unique guitar style, numerous delay effects pedals are implemented.Some of the most noticeable changes are the songs have come more layered and less raw.With the release of "Flux", Bloc Party's style became even more diverse with the inclusion of electronic music."NME Albums of the Year"."Kele Okereke: 21st century boy".Retrieved on 7 July 2008."NME Album of the Year Archive".Note: User has to search for "Bloc Party"."Chemical Brothers, Push The Button"."Silent Alarm Remixed: Bloc Party: Music".Bloc Party, A Weekend In The City".Weekend in the City: Bloc Party"."What A Weekend in the City means for Bloc Party"."Fall Out Boy Hits 'High' Note With No.The Prayer: Bloc Party: Music".Bloc Party live at Maida Vale"."Listen to 'A Weekend in the City' Now!"."Bloc Party announce new single details"."Bloc Party On A High"."Glastonbury gallery: photographs by Bloc Party".Bloc Party followed by Ghostland Observatory"."Bloc Party unveil surprise new single on radio"."Bloc Party to release new material tomorrow (July 7)?"."Bloc Party irritate fans with 'countdown'"."Bloc Party unveils new single on BBC radio"."Bloc Party announce surprise new single"."Bloc Party ditch dance edge"."Bloc Party talks touring, crisps"."Bloc Party to release new album this week"."Hydro Connect: Day 2 review: Bloc Party".Ra Ra Riot to open Juice Jam 2008 Sept.SU campus, along with rapper Talib Kweli and headliner Bloc Party"."The Gonzo on Tour 2008: Bloc Party + Magistrates".Time For Heroes: Gang Of Four"."Bloc Party reveal new sound"."Bloc Party Plan Experimental "Radiohead" Like Second Album".Official site
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