U.N.P.O.C. (musician)

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U.N.P.O.C.
Birth nameTom Bauchop
Born1978 (age 45–46)
Origin Crook of Devon, Scotland
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician
Labels Domino Records
Website www.unpoc.co.uk

Tom Bauchop (born 1978), best known by his stage name U.N.P.O.C., is a Scottish musician and member of the Fence Collective. [1] [2] He has released two albums on Domino Records, Fifth Column and the limited edition Live at King Tut's. [3] Fifth Column featured only two musicians: Bauchop, and drummer Stu Bastiman. [1] [4]

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Fifth Column received a number of positive reviews in print media, including lead review and 9/10 in the winter 2003 edition of Swedish music magazine Sonic. [5] The record scored 4/5 in the print editions of UK music magazines Uncut [6] and X-Ray, [7] with X-Ray calling the album "odd but oddly affecting". UK newspaper The Daily Telegraph did not use a numerical score but noted that while the album was "too unpolished to tussle with the Pop Idols on mainstream radio", it was "in some better parallel universe... ...the pop album of 2003". [8]

One early U.N.P.O.C. live performance was captured by MTV Nordic, who visited the Fence Collective as their subjects for season 1, episode 1 of their TV documentary series "This Is Our Music". Broadcast on MTV2 in February 2004, the programme featured Bauchop performing and being interviewed. [9] [10]

Bauchop performed live shows from 2003 through to 2006, his live band consisting of then Fence Collective musicians King Creosote, James Yorkston and The Pictish Trail. Notable performances included Glastonbury Festival, [11] London's Alexandra Palace (supporting that year's Mercury Music Prize winners Franz Ferdinand), [12] and a headlining performance at Popaganda Festival in Stockholm, Sweden. [13] [14] [15]

The single Here on My Own was used in the 2007 film, Hallam Foe and in its theatrical trailer. [16] [17] The film went on to win the award for "Best Music" at that year's Berlin Film Festival. [18] The song was also used to soundtrack the theatrical trailer for the 2007 Golden Horse Film Festival in Taipei, Taiwan. [19]

In 2022, the same song was used by Greek-based airline Sky Express in its summer television advertising and marketing campaign, ‘In With the New'. Produced in collaboration with the advertising agency Soho Square Athens, FILMIKI and New York based director Matthew Dillon Cohen, the campaign included TV adverts in Greece and social media marketing across a number of EU territories. [20]

Discography

Albums

Singles

Further reading

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References

  1. 1 2 Hughes, Rob (December 2003). "Almost Famous". www.unpoc.com. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  2. ↑ Thompson, Emil (7 August 2020). "Three Rural Scottish Music Scenes – An Ethnographic Study". Popular Music and Society. 43 (4): 389–400. doi:10.1080/03007766.2020.1730649. ISSN   0300-7766. S2CID   213220271.
  3. ↑ Bauchop, Tom. "unpoc discography page". www.unpoc.com. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "U.N.P.O.C. - Fifth Column". UNCUT . 1 December 2003. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  5. ↑ Jacobsson, Johan. "Glabrezu barbuzu-tana'ri Nalfeshnee!". Sonic (musiktidningen Number 14, Winter 2003 edition) (in Swedish). Swedish magazine.
  6. ↑ Hughes, Rob. "U.N.P.O.C. - Fifth Column". Uncut (December 2003 edition). UK magazine.
  7. ↑ O'Connell, Sharon. "U.N.P.O.C. Fifth Column (Domino)". X-Ray (November 2003). UK magazine.
  8. ↑ Perry, Andrew (25 October 2003). "u.n.p.o.c. Fifth Column". The Daily Telegraph. UK newspaper.
  9. ↑ "The List". www.thelist.com. 19 February 2004. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "MTV Europe: This Is Our Music, episode 1 guide". www.mtve.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2005. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "Glastonbury 2004: Guardian Lounge showcases new acts at Glastonbury". www.theguardian.com. 17 June 2004. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
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  13. ↑ "Personality Clash: James Yorkston x Pictish Trail". www.clashmusic.com. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  14. ↑ Nöjesguiden (3 May 2004). "Popaganda". www.ng.se. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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  18. ↑ "Berlin Film Festival 2007 award winners". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
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  20. ↑ "SKY express Launches 'In With the New' Advertising Campaign". www.breitflyte.com. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023.


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