Cha-Cha Cohen

Cha Cha Cohen was a British indie band formed in 1994 by three members of The Wedding Present — Keith Gregory, Paul Dorrington and Simon Smith. After recruiting singer Jacqui Cohen (AKA Jaqi Dulany) from the Dustdevils they released a single, "Sparky's Note", on Hemiola Records.
In 1996 they released their first record on Chemikal Underground Records and in 1998 released a self-titled album when keyboard player Alan Thomas joining the group.
In 1999 Paul Dorrington left and was replaced by Tanya Mellot. Their last album All Artists Are Criminals was released in 2001, after which Gregory and his now wife, Cohen emigrated to Australia and effectively broke up the group. The Guardian compared the music on this album to The Fall and gave it four stars out of five.
==Links to Peel==
Peel played the band's debut single, 'Sparky's Note', in January 1995 and knew their connection to the Wedding Present (a band that he liked and often played) through their three members, which he mentioned recognising some of their names on his 17th November 1996 show. Impressed by their material, he invited the band to do a session for his programme in 1996, where they performed four tracks. In 1999, the band contributed a cover version of Pink Floyd's 'Interstellar Overdrive' for John Peel's 60th Birthday Album.
==Sessions==
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1. Recorded: 1996-10-27. First Broadcast: 17 November 1996
*Spook On The High Lawn / He's Jet / Freon Short Wave / Get Lost
2. Recorded: unknown. First Broadcast: 31 August 1999
*Interstellar Overdrive
==Other Shows Played==
;thumb|220x220px1995
*13 January 1995: 'Sparky's Note (7 inch)' (Hemiola)
*21 January 1995 (BFBS): 'Sparky's Note (7")' (Hemiola)
*27 January 1995: Sparky's Note (7") Hemiola
*28 January 1995 (BBC World Service): 'Sparky's Note (7")' (Hemiola)
;1996
*07 July 1996: Post Trailer (7" - 538 EP) Chemikal Underground
*13 July 1996: Six Years (7 inch – 538 EP )’ Chemikal Underground
*14 July 1996: Sled (7" - 538 EP) Chemikal Underground
*20 July 1996 (BFBS): 'Six Years (7"-538 EP)' (Chemikal Underground)
*20 July 1996 (BFBS): 'Sled (7"-538 EP)' (Chemikal Underground)
*27 July 1996: Sled (7" - 538 EP) Chemikal Underground
*27 July 1996 (BFBS): 'Post Trailer (7"-538 EP)' (Chemikal Underground)
*29 July 1996 (BBC World Service): Six Years (7" - 538 EP) Chemikal Underground
*12 August 1996 (BBC World Service): Post Trailer (7" - 538 EP) Chemikal Underground
;1997
*01 May 1997: Spook On The High Lawn (Remixed By Sasha Frere-Jones) (single - Spook On The High Lawn) Chemikal Underground
;1998
*07 October 1998: Freon Shortwave (single) Chemikal Underground
*20 October 1998: Freon Shortwave (single) Chemikal Underground
;1999
*03 January 1999 (BFBS): 'Cool Slate (CD-Cha Cha Cohen)' (Chemikal Underground)
*19 January 1999: Cool Slate (LP - Cha-Cha Cohen) Chemikal Underground
*21 January 1999 (Radio Eins): Street Soup (album - Cha-Cha Cohen) Chemikal Underground
*26 January 1999: Nothing To Do (LP: Cha Cha Cohen) Chemikal Underground
*28 January 1999: Nothing To Do (LP – Cha Cha Cohen) (Chemikal Underground)
*28 January 1999 (Radio Eins): Cool Slate (album - Cha-Cha Cohen) Chemikal Underground
*22 September 1999: Interstellar Overdrive (CD - John Peel Birthday CD) white label
;2002
*03 October 2002: 'August (CD-All Artists Are Criminals)' (Chemikal Underground)
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists