Phenomenal Handclap Band
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Phenomenal Handclap Band are a Psych-Soul band from New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

. Their first full-length record, Phenomenal Handclap Band
Phenomenal Handclap Band (album)
Phenomenal Handclap Band is the first full-length album from Phenomenal Handclap Band. It contains their hit "15 To 20." It features guest musicians from bands such as TV on the Radio, the Dap-Kings, Jon Spencer, and Lady Tigra...

, came out in 2009 on Friendly Fire Recordings
Friendly Fire Recordings
Friendly Fire Recordings is an independent record label based in Brooklyn, founded by Dan Koplowitz in 2004. Bands under the label include Asobi Seksu, Faunts and David & the Citizens. Friendly Fire is distributed in the United States by Redeye Distribution and in Canada by Outside Music...

 in the US and in 2010 on Tummy Touch Records
Tummy Touch Records
Tummy Touch Records is an international record label with offices in London, UK and New York City, USA best known for releasing quirky dance and downtempo music. Artists on Tummy Touch include Groove Armada, Patrick & Eugene, Tutto Matto, Tom Vek, and label founder Tim Lee to name a few.-Tummy...

. The album was also released world wide by KSR in Japan, Inertia in Australia, GOMMA in Germany, and Universal Records in the Philippines. The band was started by Daniel Collas and Sean Marquand. Both Collas and Marquand were DJ's and production partners working around the New York City area producing records for other artists. The two soon starting writing and producing their own music. While recording original material, Collas and Marquand had help from various local artists to help record their music such as Aurelio Valle
Aurelio Valle
Aurelio Valle is an American singer, guitarist, composer and visual art residing in New York, New York born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Kingsville, Texas. He is a founding member of the experimental rock group CALLA from New York City/Brooklyn, New York and is best known for his work with...

, Carol C, Jaleel Bunton
TV on the Radio
TV on the Radio is an American art rock band formed in 2001 in Brooklyn, New York, whose music spans numerous diverse genres, from post-punk to electro and free jazz to soul music....

, Jon Spencer, and Lady Tigra. In 2008 Patrick Wood, Luke Riverside, Laura Marin, Bing Ji Ling
Bing Ji Ling
Quinn Luke, also known as Bing Ji Ling, is a New York City based producer-musician. Luke has released two full-length albums as a solo artist. He is also a member of Phenomenal Handclap Band...

, Pier Pappalardo and Joan Tick joined to officially form the band. Their second full-length album, Form and Control, will be released in January 2012. Phenomenal Handclap Band has been touring in 2011 with Bryan Ferry
Bryan Ferry
Bryan Ferry, CBE is an English singer, musician, and songwriter. Ferry came to public prominence in the early 1970s as lead vocalist and principal songwriter with the band Roxy Music, who enjoyed a highly successful career with three number one albums and ten singles entering the top ten charts in...

.

Studio albums

  • Phenomenal Handclap Band
    Phenomenal Handclap Band (album)
    Phenomenal Handclap Band is the first full-length album from Phenomenal Handclap Band. It contains their hit "15 To 20." It features guest musicians from bands such as TV on the Radio, the Dap-Kings, Jon Spencer, and Lady Tigra...

    (2009)
  • Remixes
    Remixes (Phenomenal Handclap Band Album)
    Remixes is a remix album from Phenomenal Handclap Band. It is a compilation of songs remixed from their first full-length album Phenomenal Handclap Band.-Track listing:#Tears ;– 8:19#15 to 20 ;– 4:50...

    (2010)
  • Form and Control (2012)

Singles & EP's

  • "Baby" (2009)
  • "15 To 20" (2009)
  • "15 To 20/You'll Disappear" (2009)
  • "Testimony (Cosmodelica Mixes)" 10", Ltd. (2010)
  • "Anthony Mansfield Remixes" 12" (2010)

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