Cordrazine are an Australian rock band formed in 1996 in Melbourne. They released a top ten album on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Albums Chart, From Here to Wherever in April 1998. The album was nominated for Breakthrough Artist - Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 1998; however they disbanded in 1998. They reformed in 2009.
History Cordrazine formed in mid-1996 as a rock music band in Melbourne, Victoria, with Chris Ambrose on bass guitar, Hamish Cowan (ex-Blindside) as lead singer-songwriter and guitarist, and Rohan Heddle on drums. They were soon joined by Sam Holloway on keyboards (who was recommended by Rohan) to audition and played in the local pub rock scene. They signed with the Rubber label and released their debut Extended Play (EP), Time to Leave, in May 1997, which peaked at No. 42 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Singles Chart. It featured the track "Crazy", which was placed at No. 17 on radio station Triple J's Hottest 100 in 1997.
"Clearlight", their next single, was released in August but did not reach the top 50. "Memorial Drive" was released in February 1998 ahead of their debut album, From Here to Wherever, in April. The album peaked at No. 9 on the ARIA Albums Chart, and was nominated for 'Breakthrough Artist – Album' at the ARIA Music Awards of 1998. Cordrazine had recorded a cover of the Hal David and Burt Bacharach song "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" for a tribute album, To Hal and Bacharach, released by Warner Music Group, also in April. In November the group disbanded. Following the disbandment Cowan formed Hamish with Bryan St James.
Members Hamish Cowan – lead singer, guitar (1996–1998, 2009–Current) - Founding member Rohan Heddle – drums (1996–1998, 2009–Current) - Founding member Nick Batterham – guitar, vocals (2009–Current) Jethro Woodward – bass guitar, vocals (2009–Current)
Sam Holloway – keyboards (1996–1998, 2009) Chris Ambrose – bass guitar (1996–1998)
Discography Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions AUS From Here to Wherever Released: April 1998 Label: Rubber Records (74321566382) Format: CD 9 Always Coming Down Released: July 2010 Label: Rubber Records (RUB253) Format: CD, DD —
Extended plays Title Details Peak chart positions AUS Time to Leave Released: May 1997 Label: Rubber Records (RUB063) Format: CD 42
Singles TitleYearAlbum "Crazy" "Clearlight" 1997 Time to Leave "Clearlight" From Here to Wherever "Memorial Drive" 1998 "I Never Cared Before" "Sunshine" 2010 Always Coming Down
Awards ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.
| rowspan="2"| 1998 | From Here to Wherever | Breakthrough Artist - Album
| Nigel Derricks for Cordrazine From Here to Wherever | Engineer of the Year
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