Chameleon Circuit (band)
Chameleon Circuit is a band that plays music about Doctor Who, a genre which is called Time Lord Rock or Trock. Alex Day, one member of the band, was said to have created this genre, though other bands have played songs about Doctor Who before them. They originated on the video website YouTube where all band members actively post videos and have used it as their main form of promotion for their songs. They have released two CDs so far.
Members
Chameleon Circuit is composed of five members currently: Alex Day (vocals, guitar, bass); Charlie McDonnell (vocals, guitar, keyboards, melidoca); Liam Dryden (vocals, keyboard, bass); Ed Blann (vocals, guitar); and Michael Aranda (backing vocals, guitar, mixing). Chris Beattie (vocals, guitar, ukulele) is a former band member. Michael Aranda is the only American member of the band.
Chameleon Circuit (album)
Songs
An Awful Lot of Running- About an encounter with the Doctor and travelling with him
Gallifreyan History 101- About the history of Gallifrey
Count the Shadows- Based on the episodes Silence in the Library and Forest of the Dead
Ship Wrecked- Based on the episodes Rise of Cybermen and Age of Steel
Type 40- About the technical side of the TARDIS
Blink- Based on the episode Blink
Exterminate, Regenerate- About the never ending war against The Doctor, The Daleks and Davros
K9's Lament- About a slightly morbid version of K9's view of the Doctor's travels
Journey's End- Based on the episode Journey's End
Friends of the Ood- About the Ood
Still Got Legs
This album was released June 2011.
Songs
The Subwave Signal
Regenerate Me- About The Doctor and The Dalek's legacy against one-another
Nightmares- About the Doctor facing all his enemies that have grouped together to bring him down
Travelling Man- About the Doctor
Everything is Ending- About a possible relationship between Amelia Pond and The Doctor
Mr Pond- About Rory being protective over Amelia
Kiss the Girl- Based on the episode The Lodger
Knock Four Times- Reference to many episodes in the fourth series
Teenage Rebel- About the Doctor's past
Big Bang Two- Based on the episodes The Pandorica Opens and The Big Bang
Eleven- A parody of the orchestral version of "I Am The Doctor" originally composed by Murray Gold
The Sound of Drums- Based on the episodes Utopia, The Sound Of Drums and Last of the Time Lords
Silence and the End of All Things- Based on the episode The Big Bang
The Doctor is Dying- Based on the episodes The End of Time Part 1 and The End of Time Part 2
Still Not Ginger- References the Eleventh Doctor's regeneration.
