Temposhark

Artist Information

Biography

An iTunes Staff Favourite, featured band on MySpace and CMJ/Sonicbids Spotlight artist, Temposhark, the UK electronic rock band, blends synth-pop, underground electronica, & angsty rock.
Their second album 'Threads' was released in April 2010 and sees Robert Diament collaborating with producer Sean McGhee, who previously worked with other acts such as Robyn, Sugababes and Britney Spears.

. The first single 'The World Does Not Revolve Around You' was released on 14th September 2009 as a worldwide digital single, featuring a very cool remix by MaJiKer (musician extraordinaire and producer to French star Camille). The first reviews have been very positive including The Music Critic who says: "This is quite possibly the most perfect pop song I have heard all year. It really is that good." You can read the full review here: http://bit.ly/426UMT The track reached number 10 in iTunes electronic chart .
.A perfect slice of pure pop, with its catchy, punchy sing-along chorus, giving a 60s meets 80s vibe. Tracks from the new album have already been picked up in the US by popular MTV shows such as Paris Hilton’s My New BFF, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Styl'D, and The Real World to name a few.
The single is accompanied by a music video filmed at London’s Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club featuring Diament at a Speed Dating event. This has had TV airplay as well as screening at UK retailers and sports venues.


The second single Bye Bye Baby was released on November 23rd together with a stunning new video directed by award winning Director Ben Charles Edwards.
This album was funded by winning a $30,000 showcase competition at www.Slice The Pie.com,a new music website phenomenon. Their music was given a top rating out of over 1000 bands internationally.

The MusicFix said"Already a cult sensation online, Robert Diament presents his sophomore album, Threads; a fast-paced, pop thesis from the Backstreet Boys school of teen boppery with the added lacerating cynicism of Lily Allen thrown in there. It’s brilliant and it’s here.
http://www.themusicfix.co.uk/content.php?contentid=9888&single=true

On October 26th Temposhark released a special album Re-mixes and Rarities 2004-2008 including 20 earlier tracks with re-mixes by Metronomy, Melnyk, Avril, and others.
This went to no 20 on iTunes Electronic on day of release.

iTunes UK put Temposhark in their top 25 bands in the 'Hotly Tipped For 2008' compilation in July 2008. They played sell out showcases at SXSW in 2007 and were invited back in 2009. Their critically acclaimed debut album, The Invisible Line (March 08) features 2 time Grammy nominee Imogen Heap, Guy Sigsworth (Madonna and Bjork), and was produced by Sean McGhee (Kate Havnevik and Frou Frou). The album has 14 tracks including Blame, which was co-written with legendary producer Youth aka Martin Glover from Killing Joke, and Winter’s Coming a new song produced by and co-written with Guy Sigsworth.
Album success includes "Knock Me Out" which has been selected by CBS for the People's Choice Awards Jan 6th 2010, and was played on MTV’s Video Music Awards September 2008. Blame, the first single from the album features in CMJ/Sonicbids Spotlight, and won second prize in the 2007 International Songwriting Competition (ISC) in the Pop/Top 40 category and was finalist in 2007 Ontario Independent Music Awards, and Hollywood Music Award in November 2008. Blame is accompanied by an animated music video directed by Japanese artist Motomichi Nakamura. Based in New York, Motomichi is best known for his work with Swedish band The Knife for their recent ‘We Share Our Mother’s Health’ video as well as his animation projects with MTV and MTV2. The Blame video was the winner in SXSW Click Film Festival 2008 music video category and was screened at SXSW Film Festival 2009. (http://sxswclick.com/winners/ ). It also won the We Are listening New Music Video Awards. It was screened at the International Film Festival Edinburgh in June 2008, ViMus08 Festival in Portugal September 2008, and also screened at the San Francisco International Animation Festival and Hollywood Music Awards November 08 and the Holland Animation Film Festival September 2008, ANIMA Festival in Brussels Feb 2009. It was shortlisted for an award at Stuttgart Int Film Festival in May 2009. The video was included in the DVD magazine issue of Stash Magazine in the USA, issue number 49.
Joy the second single from the album featured in the band’s live television debut in the USA on Fearless Music TV Show at Fox TV which aired on network affiliates across the USA on June 7th 2008 with 45 million viewers. Joy features in a Max Mara Marina Rinaldi fashion video July 2010. Crime will feature in their spring fashion video in 2011. Irrestible featured in their Vogue Fashion Evening video.Tracks from the album have played in Anthropologie, Diesel, Puma, Henri Bendel and others retailers nationwide in USA and also on Virgin America and United Airlines flights.

Diament began Temposhark inspired by his love of electronic sounds and pop music growing up, and his fascination with London’s electro club scene. With one critically acclaimed album under their belt, ‘The Invisible Line’ (2008), the band have managed to gain a loyal fan base in the US particularly, with regular play on influential LA stations like KCRW. Furthermore they’ve collaborated with the likes of Youth, Metronomy, Imogen Heap and Guy Sigsworth and have played extensive tours throughout the UK and Europe as well as the USA and Canada, including a sold out appearance at SXSW music festival. On March 24th supporting Lily Allen and Bryan Ferry at ICA Gala, London.

Temposhark was formed in London by singer/songwriter Rob Diament. Live, Temposhark are slick and sexy with a strong stage presence supported by innovative visuals. There are four of them on stage: Rob Diament (vocalist), Mark Ferguson (bass), Leila MacFie (keyboard) and Mathis Richet (drums), accompanied by string players where appropriate. They have a solid UK/US tour history, having played with Goldfrapp, Pete Doherty, Martin Glover (Youth), Guy Sigsworth , Mark Moore (S’Express), Grace Jones, Princess Julia, and Darren Hayes (formerly of Savage Garden) during his summer 2007 US promo tour; playing to sell out shows across America. To increase their profile in the USA, building on the success of both SXSW and the US tour, Temposhark performed a successful gig at The Annex in New York on September 11th 2007 coinciding with Fashion Week in Manhattan, which the band also attended. The success of the US tour resulted in a licensing deal with Defend Music in New York to distribute their debut album in the USA, Canada, UK, Germany, France and Spain.
They returned to New York in April 2008 with live television performances and gigs in New York, Baltimore and Philadelphia. They have also played SXSW, Homeland Festival, Latitude Festival , TDK Cross Central, BT Digital Festival, and headlined at Popstarz in June 2008, and were in the line up for Sony Ericcson’s Run to the Beat in London in October 2008. For SXSW the band was awarded funding from the 'British Music Abroad' set up by the PRS Foundation, Art Council England and UK Trade and Industry ('British Music Abroad' was set up to nurture emerging British music talent and offers financial support to emerging UK acts who are making waves in the UK and who are ready to make a broader international impact).
Temposhark was the #17 top artist on MySpace in March 2008 and “Favourite Artist” the month before and have more than 925,000 plays to date. Temposhark hit #20 on iTunes’ top 100 electronic albums in March 2008, and has also been featured on the iTunes USA electronic homepage as a staff favorite and on the iTunes UK homepage. iTunes UK put Temposhark in their top 25 bands in the 'Hotly Tipped For 2008' compilation in July 2008.
Influential LA radio station, KCRW, have also shown their full support for Temposhark by regularly spinning several tracks from the band’s debut album The Invisible Line (March 2008). The album has had airplay from regional/student radio shows nationwide in US and in their first week at college radio, Temposhark came in at #16 most added on CMJ, debuted in the Top 200 and broke into the Top 100 in April. UK radio support for the band includes BBC Radio 1 (Annie Nightingale and The Milk Run shows), Kiss 100 FM (Loose Cannons and Rev. Milo Speedwagon shows), BBC Radio 6 (live performance on Tom Robinson's show), Ministry Of Sound Radio (with featured interview), LBC, and XFM.
The band performed songs from their debut album live for The Selector Radio Show in August 2008, as well as an acoustic cover version of Katy Perry's 'I Kissed A Girl'. It's up now on YouTube!
The band were interviewed recently about the new second album on ITV Music Channel.
Temposhark received 7 out of 10 stars in an NME review of their debut album“…they could be your favorite band”. Other noteworthy publications supporting the album include Sunday Express, Remix Magazine, Guardian Unlimited, Daily Star. FK magazine (front cover), Boyz (front cover), Mojo, Big Shot, Redefine, Remix, URB, and Resonator among others. During its first week of release, the band had prominent placement on iTunes, Zune, MSN, Spinner, Yahoo!, Rhapsody, Napster, Wal-Mart, CNET Music, and InSound. Their single, “Blame” was the “Free Download of the Week” on Wal-mart.com.
The band have released a number of limited edition singles, the first of which was their critically acclaimed EP 'Neon Question Mark'. They collaborated on a duet with singer Imogen Heap (Frou Frou) and received club remixes from electro pioneers including Cursor Miner, Mark Moore (S'Express), Avril (F Communications), Metronomy, Melnyk, Crispin J Glover, Noblesse Oblige (Horse Glue) and hip-hop artists Border Crossing and Akira The Don. A second EP 'Invisible Ink/Little White Lie' followed which attracted many new admirers including acclaimed producer Guy Sigsworth, best know for his work with Madonna, Björk and Britney Spears. Sigsworth went on to produce Temposhark's first nationwide released UK single 'It's Better To Have Loved'. This song features on CD1 of the Ministry of Sound compilation 2CD set 'The Chillout Sessions'.
In August 2005, British style icon Princess Julia joined them on stage at the TDK Cross Central music festival where Temposhark were supporting Grace Jones and Goldfrapp. Her duet on the song 'Paris' has since been made into a popular electro club remix and they performed the track live a further time at Nag Nag Nag for Fischerspooner's after show party in September. DJ Magazine named this track as the most ‘mint track’ on the entire compilation CD Robopop: The Return (rated over the likes of Goldfrapp, Tiga and The Knife).
Temposhark did a remix of virtuoso violinist Sophie Solomon's song 'Holy Devil' taken from her critically acclaimed solo album 'Poison Sweet Madeira' on Decca Records. The track has since been a success in Germany on both radio and at the iTunes German store.
The band has also written two short film soundtracks for fine artist Justine Pearsall. Temposhark count the likes of Bjork, Guy Sigsworth, Placebo and Darren Hayes as fans.
Temposhark have remixed for Camille, Kate Havnevik, M.I.A., HelloGoodbye, Sophie Solomon and Melnyk. Temposhark songs have appeared on fourteen compilation CDs. Their vinyl and CD releases have also been stylishly packaged and this has projected their image as an exciting band of quality.
For more information see their websites :www.temposhark.com / www.myspace.com/temposhark
For video clips see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89_pjbmbVp4

US Marketing: Vera Sheps at Two Sheps That Pass Email: vera@twoshepsthatpass.com
US Agent: Marc Katz - Spectrum Talent AgencyEmail: marc@spectrumtalentagency.com
US PR : Justin Kleinfeld Rephlektor Inkorporatedemail: justin@rephlektorinc.com

UK PR:Dan Theo daniel@the-o.net

Instrumentation

Rob Diament : Vocals/songwriter, Leila MacFie : Keyboards, Mathis Richet : Drums and percussion Mark Ferguson : Bass 

Discography

Temposhark's debut album 'The Invisible Line' is available to download from the iTunes music store all over the world   The North American release is distributed nationally by Defend Music/Ryko , and by Groove Attack in Europe. 

Debut Album 'The Invisible Line' released in March 2008:

1. Don't Mess With Me
2. Joy
3. Blame
4. It's Better To Have Loved
5. Not That Big (featuring Imogen Heap)
6. Knock Me Out
7. Crime
8. Battleships
9. Little White Lie
10. Invisible Ink (prelude)
11. Invisible Ink
12. Winter's Coming
13.Invisible Ink (Reprise) Hidden track
14. Neon Question Mark (Digital Only Bonus Track)

"The World Does Not Revolve Around You"
Single from second album released Sept 14th 2009 with video

Remixes and Rarities 2004-2008, a 20 track album released October 26th 2009

Bye Bye Baby from Threads album release date November 23rd with video.

threads album release date April 5th 2010, with 11 new tracks including re-mixes by Morgan Page and Majiker.
CDs

- Blame
- Joy
-It’s Better to have loved
-Invisible Ink
-Neon ?

Vinyls

-Joy
-Invisible Ink
-Neon ?

Compilations
Melnyk Revolutions EP – Hurricanes September 2008
iTunes UK put Temposhark in their top 25 bands in the 'Hotly Tipped For 2008' compilation in July 2008

Best of British 08 - London Calling – Joy - June 2008
Homeless Pigeon CD Bird Strike – Not that Big -June 2008
BlackBook Magazine Ray Ban CD – Rockumentaries - Joy April 2008
Robopop - The Return – Paris and Paris Re-Mix - Nov 2006
TSHDT CD Compendium 0002 - Not That Big (Metronomy Remix) Oct 2006
Vice magazine - Joy
Viva Paris - Invisible Ink
Ministry of Sound Chill Out sessions – It’s Better to have loved
Ministry of Sound Angel Beach - Invisible Ink
Vice Magazine – Little White Lie
Tank Magazine – Crime

Temposhark Re-mixes

Camille 'Ta Douleur'
HelloGoodbye 'Here In Your Arms'
Kate Havnevik 'You Again'
Kate Havnevik 'Unlike Me'
Sophie Solomon’s ‘Holy Devil’
M.I.A. ‘Pull up the People
Melnyk ‘Me and my Muse’

Links

• Blame video
• MySpace
• Bye Bye Baby video

Audio

• 16 IRRESISTIBLE mp3
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• Bye Bye Baby
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• The World Does Not Revolve Around You
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• Threads
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• Not that Big
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• Don't Mess with Me
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• Joy
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• Blame
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• Knock Me Out
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• It's Better To Have Loved
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• Crime
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Lyrics

• Blame
• Knock Me Out
• Knock Me Out
• Joy
• Don't Mess with Me
• The World Does Not Revolve Around You
• Bye Bye Baby
• Irresistible

Video

Blame: Music Video

Photo Gallery

Press

• The Fly review Threads [+ Show ]
  

  The Fly Album Review Temposhark ‘Threads’ (Paper & Glue) With this album’s personnel bein...The Fly
  Album Review
  
  
  Temposhark
  ‘Threads’
  (Paper & Glue)
  
  With this album’s personnel being almost wholly divergent from its predecessor, Temposhark are clearly becoming a modern day Scritti Politti; appropriate, that, since Rob Diament shares with Green Gartside a sugared vocal ambiguity and a vivid enthusiasm for 1982. Consequently, it’s sinful-sounding synth-pop ahoy – ‘Bye Bye Baby’ enjoys the charged crackle of Yazoo, ‘Frames’ resembles a tender early Duran, and ‘Threads’ itself wouldn’t’ve sounded out of place amid the dark majesty of Tears For Fears’ ‘The Hurting’. Moreover, the initial facade of froideur melts magnificently – ‘The Last Time I Saw Matthew’’s a triumph of poignancy, while the pronounced lust of ‘Fireworks’ comes as a very real release. It’s stylised, stylish stuff, but there’s enough substance and savvy here that you wouldn’t rule out this being Temposhark’s time...
  
  Iain Moffat
  
  

• NME Praises Temposhark's Debut Album [+ Show ]
  

  March 15, 2008 "Temposhark 'The Invisible Line' (Paper and Glue/Defend) What if Trent Reznor was ...March 15, 2008
  
  "Temposhark 'The Invisible Line' (Paper and Glue/Defend) What if Trent Reznor was raised on the Pet Shop Boys rather than Einsturzende Neubauten? Think these dudes. 'Blame' is Depeche Mode via The Backstreet Boys and 'Don't Mess With Me' is the feyest bit of braggadocio NME has heard in years... they could be your new favourite band."
  
  7 out of 10
  
  Reviewed by Mike Sterry

• Temposhark's new album Threads Review [+ Show ]
  

  Temposhark's new album "Threads" is making the rounds right now and I couldn't have popped it into m...Temposhark's new album "Threads" is making the rounds right now and I couldn't have popped it into my computer fast enough - I was that excited. Over the last six months, we've heard snappy new tracks in the way of "The World Does Not Revolve Around You", "Bye Bye Baby" and latest single "Threads" seeing the London band take a more mainstream pop approach to their music. For fans of their epic first album, the deep and hard-hitting "The Invisible Line", I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at how pop Temposhark play out in the new contemporary. The band have most certainly evolved and have come to master the art of executing big pop melodies and infectious hooks. As "The Invisible Line" was more of rebellious and slightly alternative collection, "Threads" encompases a more softer side to their music - making it more commercial and somewhat more accessible for listeners who may have been reluctant to fully embrace early classic Temposhark tracks like "Joy" and "Knock Me Out".
  
  Standout tracks on "Threads" for me (aside from the aforementioned lead singles) are "Stuck" which is even a tad RnB pop influenced, something I think lead singer Rob Diament probably wouldn't have imagined when initially setting out to write and record these new tracks. "Green Lights" is quite simply a gorgeous and uplifting tale of personal freedom and escape - it's one of those songs that is so syncable that I can definitely imagine it getting picked up for numerous TV and movie spots - many of the tracks are already being played out on various MTV reality shows. Opening track "Irresistible" is an instant catchy little number with big horns and big vocals that will make you devilishly grin. Closing number "The Last Time I Saw Matthew" is a poignant and compelling song - albeit a bit sad, but a tale of lost and tortured love.
  
  It's hard to imagine that a band like Temposhark could actually get any better, but with "Threads" they have most certainly weaved their way into my earscape as standout pop pioneers and their poster is still firmly tacked up on my wall. It will be a long time before I stop waxing fantastic about them. What Robert Diament and producer Sean McGhee have created here is nothing short of a mini-masterpiece, one of the finest pop albums of 2010.
  
  

• 2008 Artist of the Moment [+ Show ]
  

  January 3, 2008 "Our first band crush of 2008 has arrived! Temposhark, hailing from London, are g...January 3, 2008
  
  "Our first band crush of 2008 has arrived! Temposhark, hailing from London, are getting ready to release their debut, The Invisible Line, in March. They've got synth power, a killer voice, and violin parts that make The Faint shake in their boots. The Invisible Line hasn't come out of the CD player since it arrived at the High Voltage office and we're sure Temposhark's sleaze-electro-rock will soon swoon you over as well."

• Daily Star Praises Temposhark's Debut Album [+ Show ]
  

  March 15, 2008 "Press Play: Temposhark, 'The Invisible Line' If you like electro-era, you'll lov...March 15, 2008
  
  "Press Play: Temposhark, 'The Invisible Line' If you like electro-era, you'll love this."
  
  Kim Dawson's 'Playlist'

• Guardian choose Temposhark as 'New Band Of The Day [+ Show ]
  

  February 4th 2008 'New Band Of The Day' "What if Kate Bush had shagged Marc Almond and spawned...February 4th 2008
  
  'New Band Of The Day'
  
  "What if Kate Bush had shagged Marc Almond and spawned a monster that grew up listening to Violator? That's Temposhark, musically at any rate."

• Remix Magazine Positively reviews Temposhark's Debut Album [+ Show ]
  

  March 2008 "The UK's Temposhark may have been born of a fashionable electro scene, but its debut ...March 2008
  
  "The UK's Temposhark may have been born of a fashionable electro scene, but its debut album, The Invisible Line, has more in common with an over-the-top musical stage production. Bursting with orchestral flourishes on opener "Don't Mess With Me," the tone is set for the über-theatrical dramatics that are the driving energy of Invisible. "Knock Me Out" consents to the group's fiery electro label — but with a screaming spectacle vibe. Watch your neck as the already huge single "Joy" is a belt-along number that requires many a head toss."
  
  4 out of 5 stars.
  
  Reviewed by Lily Moayeri

• Resonator Magazine Positively Reviews Temposhark's Album [+ Show ]
  

  January 29th 2008. "There's not a wasted moment, not a solitary skippable song on the whole of T...January 29th 2008.
  
  "There's not a wasted moment, not a solitary skippable song on the whole of The Invisible Line. A lot of this is owed to the fantastic, fanatic-grade nuances overlayed by the one and only Guy Sigsworth, soundtracking vocalist Robert Diament's velvet growl with James Bond-worthy moments of swooping strings and cascading authentic piano, before Luke Busby's beatsmithing creates moments of sparse, Tech-infused throbs of pulse."

• Band to Watch 2008 [+ Show ]
  

  RockSellOut.com selects Temposhark as a Band To Watch on 29th December 2007. "Temposhark play in...RockSellOut.com selects Temposhark as a Band To Watch on 29th December 2007.
  
  "Temposhark play intelligent electronic music. They remind me of Depeche Mode meeting Patrick Wolf. Sure, they will appeal to the mainstream, but there is more to Temposhark than catchy tunes. Potentially a major artist of 2008!"

• http://www.themusiccritic.co.uk/2009/08/temposharkthe-world-does-not-revolve.html [+ Show ]
  

  Temposhark: The World Does Not Revolve Around You (single) by The Music Critic ~ Monday, 17 August...Temposhark: The World Does Not Revolve Around You (single)
  by The Music Critic ~ Monday, 17 August 2009 Labels: Indie, Pop
  Every so often you get a cd through that just hooks you from the very first listen and this brilliant piece of indie bubblegum pop from Robert Diament, aka Temposhark, is one of those. This is quite possibly the most perfect pop song I have heard all year. It really is that good.
  
  Diament obviously has an ear for a great tune, blending his 80's electro influences with the pop sensibilities of the classic 60's pop. The song has already made an impact in the US, being picked up by MTV.
  
  It's one of those songs that gets you right from the start. Bouncing drums, thumping bass, stabbing piano, screaming guitars, shouty vocals and that killer chorus make it impossible to resist. As a taster for the forthcoming second album to be released early 2010, it is a mouthwatering morsel. This is going to be massive and rightly so.
  
  

Setlist

New songs from the second album released 2009 and selection from Neon Question Mark, Paris, Is It Better To Have Loved, Not That Big, Crime, Battleships, Blame,Invisible Ink, Little White Lie, Knock Me Out, Like A Prayer, Joy, Time 45min/1 Hour

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