Superpowerless

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Superpowerless
Also known asOliver Hindle, Oliver Age 24
Born17 November 1988 (1988-11-17) (age 36)
Origin Leeds, England
Genres Pop/rock, electronic rock, electropop, chiptune, Nintendocore
Years active2006–2013
LabelsPixel Punk
MembersOliver Hindle
Callum Whittall
Circuit Ben
Website www.superpowerless.co.uk

Superpowerless was music act led by Oliver Hindle from 2006 to around 2013. [1] Superpowerless was best known in chiptune and video game culture for playing chaotic live shows and for embracing a do it yourself ethic, self-producing his recordings and self-distributing them through online social networking channels.

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Accolades

Superpowerless was the winner of the 2009 MTV / Vodafone Fast Track competition, [2] [3] [4] As part of the Fast Track prize, Superpowerless re-recorded his winning single "Wasted My Time" with Grammy-Nominated [5] producer and DJ Andy Chatterley and an accompanying video with director Luc Janin [6] (Stereophonics, The Fratellis, Boy Kill Boy and Lethal Bizzle). The resulting music video featured on MTV in 29 countries [7] and YouTube. [8] [9] [10]

History

Oliver Hindle played in multiple bands around the Leeds area during his teen years before starting his solo career in 2006. [11] Upon releasing several free promotional EPs and Albums for download, Superpowerless topped the Myspace UK Music Charts. [12] In 2009 Superpowerless songs were featured on the web-based Guitar Hero clone JamLegend, accumulating over a million plays and topping the charts. [13] [1] [14]

Releases

Superpowerless released his first official single "We Throw Shapes" in May 2011. [15] [16] [17] and also published in IDN Magazine. [18] Following the death of Michael Jackson, Superpowerless released an 8-bit tribute EP called "Moonwalker". [19] [20] The Superpowerless Debut LP, Monsters was released on 17 November 2011. It features 14 original songs and original artwork by Oliver Hindle. The album was entirely self-recorded and self-produced. [1]

None of the Superpowerless recordings have featured in any of the UK mainstream charts.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Superpowerless". Superpowerless.co.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Superpowerless win MTV / Vodafone's Fast Track competition". Leedsmusicscene.net. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "The Game Dame™". Thegamedame.com. 16 March 2009. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  4. ↑ Keith Stuart (26 March 2009). "Game theory: Vintage sound chips? They are music to my ears | Technology". The Guardian . Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "GRAMMY.com - 49th Annual Grammy Awards Nominee List". Webarchive.loc.gov. Archived from the original on 20 December 2006. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Annex | BLOG | Luc's new work for MTV/Vodafone". Annexfilms.co.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  7. ↑ Eric Caoili (1 May 2009). "GameSetWatch Superpowerless Wastes His Time on Video Games". Gamesetwatch.com. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  8. ↑ "Beep! Issue Six". Issuu.com. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  9. ↑ "The Game Dame™". Thegamedame.com. 11 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  10. ↑ "Tincan | Are You Tincan? | Music | Superpowerless?". Tincan.tv. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  11. ↑ "Vodafone Ones to Watch". Creative.myspacecdn.com. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  12. ↑ "Beep! issue Five". Issuu.com. 21 January 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  13. ↑ "Music Gaming Unleashed". JamLegend.com. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  14. ↑ Publicado por nes (13 December 2010). "MusicNes Nintendocore: Superpowerless – Pixelated 1 (2008)". Musicnes.blogspot.com. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  15. ↑ "GeekDad HipTrax No. 73 (GeekDad Weekly Rewind) | GeekDad". Wired.com. 5 June 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  16. ↑ "Cool 8-Bit-Style Music Video: Superpowerless – We Throw Shapes". Geeksaresexy.net. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  17. ↑ "Superpowerless – "We Throw Shapes"". WhoNeedsTV.com. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  18. ↑ "IdN™ Magazine® – IdN v18n3: Glitch Issue". Idnworld.com. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  19. ↑ "MusicNes Nintendocore: Superpowerless – Moonwalker (2009)". Musicnes.blogspot.com. 13 December 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  20. ↑ "Superpowerless – Buttonmash Boy Beta EP Version & Moonwalker EP releases". Gamemusic4all.com. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
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