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1	Archive is a British band founded in 1994, whose music spans [[ElectronicMusic Electronic]], TripHop, [[AvantGardeMusic Avant-Garde]], PostRock and [[ProgressiveRock Neo-Progressive Rock]].
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3	Fronted by Darius Keeler and Danny Griffiths, Archive released its first album, ''Londinium'', in 1996; lead vocals were by Roya Arab and Rosko John. The style was influenced by Music/MassiveAttack's brand of Trip-Hop. The album received moderate critical acclaim, but tensions within the band resulted in a split later that year--according to some sources, said split happened mid-interview.
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5	The band re-formed in 1997, this time using Suzanne Wooder as lead vocalist, and released its second album, ''Take My Head'', two years later. It used electronica and beat loops to nice effects, but Wooder didn't stay in the band. Since then, Archive has released five more albums, ''You All Look The Same To Me'' in 2002, ''Noise'' in 2004, ''Lights'' in 2006, ''Controlling Crowds'' in 2009 and ''With Us Until You're Dead'' in 2012. The general evolution of the band's music has been [[GenreShift away from Trip-Hop and towards Progressive Rock]].
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7	!!Discography
8	* 1996 - ''Londinium''
9	* 1999 - ''Take My Head''
10	* 2002 - ''You All Look the Same to Me''
11	* 2004 - ''Noise''
12	* 2006 - ''Lights''
13	* 2009 - ''Controlling Crowds''
14	* 2009 - ''Controlling Crowds - Part IV''
15	* 2012 - ''With Us Until You're Dead''
16	* 2014 - ''Axiom''
17	* 2015 - ''Restriction''
18	* 2016 - ''The False Foundation''
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20	!!Membership
21	[[folder:Current lineup]]
22	* Steve "Smiley" Barnard - drums
23	* Pollard Berrier - vocals, guitar
24	* Mike Bird - guitar
25	* Danny Griffiths - keyboards, samples, additional programming, arrangements, production
26	* Darius Keeler - keyboards, synthesizer, piano, organ, programming, arrangements, production
27	* Holly Martin - vocals
28	* Jonathan Noyce - bass
29	* Dave Pen - vocals, guitar, percussion
30	* Maria Q - vocals
31	[[/folder]]
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33	[[folder:Former members]]
34	* Roya Arab - songwriting, vocals
35	* Dale Davis - bass
36	* Steve Harris - guitar, backing vocals
37	* Rosko John - songwriting, vocals, MC
38	* Matheu Martin - drums
39	* Lee Pomeroy - bass
40	* Craig Walker - songwriting, vocals, guitar
41	* Suzanne Wooder - vocals
42	[[/folder]]
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45	!!Archive's music features the following tropes:
46	* IAmTheBand: Keeler and Griffiths. The rest of the lineup changes from album to album.
47	* IHateSong: "Fuck You" is a song about undying hatred towards someone. However, due to one line it's also interpreted as intense ''self-hatred''.
48	* StillSucksThumb: The singer of "Fuck You" suggests the person he loathes still sucks his thumb as a way to demean them.
49	-->''Bet you sleep, like a child, with your thumb in your mouth. I could creep up beside and put a gun in your mouth.''
50	%%* StockholmSyndrome: The lyrics of Hatchet.

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