Breaks Co-Op
Breaks Co-Op was formed (as Breaks Cooperative) in 1997 by Auckland rapper and producer Zane Lowe, following the demise of his previous group, hip-hop crew Urban Disturbance.
Lowe hooked up with Hamish Clark, aka Hame (ex-Christchurch crew Beats N Pieces), who had collaborated on a track on Urban Disturbance’s sole album, 37 Degrees Lattitude. Signing to Kane Massey’s Deepgrooves label, the pair finished recording their debut album Roofers in May 1997, two days before they both moved to the UK. It wasn't a sales success, failing to chart (the single 'Sound Advice' reached No.39) but the reviews were strong and the album was played heavily by student radio.
Sound Advice
Transistor
The Otherside
Such The Spot
Andy Lovegrove, Hamish Clark, Zane Lowe
Moment In Time (2014)
Place For You
Settle Down
Breaks Co-Op on the cover of NZ Musician, Dec 97/Jan 98.
The Otherside - Top of the Pops (2006)
Members:
Zane Lowe
Hamish Clark
Chris Tubbs
Andy Lovegrove
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Trivia:
In 2005 Elton John said: “My favourite album at the moment is by a New Zealand three-piece called Breaks Co-Op.”