The band signed to Infectious Records and Cooper appeared on their debut album Downlift the Uptrodden.
operating freelance, had a stint with bigbeat combo Psychedeliasmith, and worked with Fatboy Slim.
took place at the Carvicais Rock Festival in Portugal on 10 August that year.
Cooper has since played on the band's last eight studio albums – High Anxiety, Never Apologise Never Explain, One Cure Fits All, Crooked Timber, A Brief Crack of Light, Disquiet, Cleave, and “Hard Cold Fire”.
He teaches at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (QEGS), Ashbourne, Derbyshire.