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Ghostpoet
Obaro Ejimiwe (born 18 January 1983) is a British singer, songwriter and musician better known by his stage name Ghostpoet. His first album, ''Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam'', was shortlisted for the 2011 Mercury Prize. His 2015 album ''Shedding Skin'' was also nominated for the Mercury Music Prize. Following release of his fourth album, ''Dark Days + Canapés'', on 18 August 2017. His fifth album ''I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep'' was released on 1 May 2020. History In June 2010, Ghostpoet self-released his first EP ''The Sound of Strangers'' and was later featured in ''The Guardian''s "New Band of the Day". Ghostpoet's first single "Cash & Carry Me Home" was released on 24 January 2011, followed by the debut album on 7 February 2011, ''Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam''. His single "Survive It" was launched in Rough Trade East Record store, on London's Brick Lane on 9 May 2011. In 2011, he supported Metronomy and Jamie Woon on their tours and performed at Gl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Days + Canapés
''Dark Days + Canapés'' is the fourth album by British vocalist and musician Ghostpoet. Described as a standout track, the first single from the album, "Immigrant Boogie", was released in April 2017. Three more songs, "Trouble + Me", "Freakshow" and "Dopamine If I Do", were also released prior to the album. Music videos were released for "Immigrant Boogie" and "Freakshow". It was produced by Leo Abrahams and mixed by Abrahams and Kristofer Harris. "Woe Is Meee" was the second collaboration of Ghostpoet and Daddy G. In an email to ''The Fader'', Ghostpoet said "I wrote this one for the struggling minds, trying to make sense of an ever-increasingly technologically connected, but lonesome world." Reception Commercial performance In the UK Albums Chart charting week of August 31, 2017, ''Dark Days + Canapés'' was the No. 37 album upon its first week of release according to the Official Charts Company. It marks the highest position achieved by a Ghostpoet album as well as the first t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam
''Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam'' is the debut album of British singer, songwriter and musician Ghostpoet. It was released worldwide on 4 February 2011 on Gilles Peterson's label Brownswood Recordings. The album was shortlisted for the 2011 Mercury Prize, but lost to ''Let England Shake'' by PJ Harvey. Reception Upon its release, ''Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam'' received generally good reviews from music critics. The website Metacritic gives the album an aggregated score of 78/100 while, and as of July 2011, Amazon ranks it at 18 in their list of the top 50 most acclaimed albums of the year so far. Most reviews, both positive and negative, emphasized the engaging nature of the music; Zachary Houle of Pop Matters praised the sound for being "compelling in its own audacity." Adam Kennedy of the BBC stated that "rarely does a British debut album forge such a fully formed, genuinely unique direction", adding, that the album "throws its headgear into the ring as an e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep
''I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep'' is the fifth studio album by British musician Ghostpoet. It was released 1 May 2020 under PIAS Recordings PIAS Recordings (formerly Play It Again Sam) is a Belgian record label founded in 1983 by Kenny Gates and Michel Lambot. Play It Again Sam expanded along with other European independent labels in the early 1980s. Play It Again Sam's prominent ea .... Promotion Singles "Concrete Pony" was released as the first single from the album on 29 January 2020. The second single "Nowhere To Hide Now" was released 7 April 2020. Critical reception ''I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep'' was met with generally favourable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 79, based on 12 reviews. Track listing Charts References 2020 albums Ghostpoet albums PIAS Recordings albums {{2020s-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Some Say I So I Say Light
''Some Say I So I Say Light'' is the second studio album by British singer Ghostpoet. It was released on 6 May 2013. Track listing Critical reception ''Some Say I So I Say Light'' received generally favorable reviews from music critics. Single "Meltdown", with guest vocals by Woodpecker Wooliams Woodpecker Wooliams was the musical moniker of Brighton, UK-based musician Gemma Williams. She produced music as Woodpecker Wooliams from 2009 to 2013, releasing the studio albums ''Diving Down'' (2009) and ''The Bird School of Being Human'' (201 ..., was released as a single in April 2013. References {{Authority control 2013 albums Albums produced by Richard Formby Ghostpoet albums PIAS Recordings albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shedding Skin
''Shedding Skin'' is the third album by British singer, songwriter and musician Ghostpoet. The album was nominated for the 2015 Mercury Music Prize The Mercury Prize, formerly called the Mercury Music Prize, is an annual music prize awarded for the best album released in the United Kingdom by a British or Irish act. It was created by Jon Webster and Robert Chandler in association with the B .... Track listing References 2015 albums Ghostpoet albums PIAS Recordings albums {{2010s-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodpecker Wooliams
Woodpecker Wooliams was the musical moniker of Brighton, UK-based musician Gemma Williams. She produced music as Woodpecker Wooliams from 2009 to 2013, releasing the studio albums ''Diving Down'' (2009) and ''The Bird School of Being Human'' (2012). Williams has since worked on Becky Becky with Peter J D Mason. History Woodpecker Wooliams, consisting of voice, harp, analogue synths and 'noise', began in 2009 after Williams' midwifery training was interrupted by "a sudden and severe illness". An album called ''The Bird School of Being Human'' was released on Robot Elephant Records in September 2012, co-produced with Marcus Hamblett. It was described by ''The Sunday Times'' as "a stunning find", and "musically and emotionally belting" in a BBC Music review. In 2012 Woodpecker Wooliams was ''The Guardians "New band of the Day". Woodpecker Wooliams performed a live radio session in 2013 for Tom Robinson's BBC Radio 6 show. Music from this album, and the earlier ''Diving Down'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mica Levi
Mica Levi (; b. 28 February 1987), also known by their stage name Micachu, is an English singer, songwriter, composer and producer. Levi is classically trained and since 2008 has released experimental pop music with their band Good Sad Happy Bad (formerly Micachu and the Shapes), including the critically praised debut album ''Jewellery'' in 2009. In 2014, Levi branched out into film composing, creating the score for the Jonathan Glazer film '' Under the Skin''. Their work was widely praised and Levi received a European Film Award for Best Composer and a BAFTA Award for Best Film Music nomination. Their score for Pablo Larraín's '' Jackie'' received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score. Early life Levi was born and raised in Surrey, England. and studied at the Purcell School for Young Musicians from the age of nine. Their father is a visiting professor of music at Royal Holloway, University of London, and their mother teaches cello. Their paternal grandmother is R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercury Prize
The Mercury Prize, formerly called the Mercury Music Prize, is an annual music prize awarded for the best album released in the United Kingdom by a British or Irish act. It was created by Jon Webster and Robert Chandler in association with the British Phonographic Industry and British Association of Record Dealers in 1992 as an alternative to the Brit Awards. The prize was originally sponsored by Mercury Communications, a brand owned by Cable & Wireless, from which the prize gets its name. It was later sponsored by Technics (1998 to 2001), Panasonic formerly between 1935 and 2008 and the first incarnation of between 2008 and 2022, is a major Japanese multinational corporation, multinational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate corporation, headquartered in Kadoma, Osaka, Kadoma, Osaka P ... (2002 and 2003), Nationwide Building Society (2004 to 2008) and Barclaycard (2009–14). The 2015 prize was sponsored by the BBC, while in 2016 it was announced that a three-year deal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Abrahams
Leo Matthew Abrahams (born 1977 in Camden, London) is an English musician, composer and producer. He has collaborated with a multitude of professional musicians, including Brian Eno, Katie Melua, Imogen Heap, Jarvis Cocker, Carl Barât, Regina Spektor, Jon Hopkins and Paul Simon. After attending the Royal Academy of Music in England, he started his musical career by touring as lead guitarist with Imogen Heap. Since 2005 he has released five solo albums, largely in an ambient style involving complex arrangements and a use of guitar-generated textures. He has also co-written or arranged a variety of film soundtracks, including Peter Jackson's 2009 release ''The Lovely Bones'' and Steve McQueen's ''Hunger''. Abrahams has produced Regina Spektor's album ''Remember Us to Life''. Hayden Thorpe's ''Diviner'', Editors' ''Violence'' and Ghostpoet's ''Dark Days + Canapés''. Career Early Years Abrahams was given an acoustic guitar by his parents at age 7, only to ignore the instrument f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadine Shah
Nadine Petra Katarina Shah (born 16 January 1986) is a British singer, songwriter and musician. Background Shah was born in Whitburn, South Tyneside, to an English mother from South Shields of part Norwegian ancestry and a Pakistani father. She moved to London at the age of 17 to start her career as a jazz singer. Shortly after moving, she became close friends with Amy Winehouse. Career Her debut album, the Ben Hillier-produced ''Love Your Dum and Mad'', was largely inspired by the tragic deaths of two young men. "There are two boys that this album is predominantly about," she continues. "During the period of time these songs were written two very close friends took their own lives." Shah is a keen speaker on the subject of social stigmas towards those suffering from mental health illnesses. Shah and Hillier released their second record titled ''Fast Food'' in April 2015. She also made a guest appearance on two tracks of Ghostpoet's album, ''Shedding Skin'', which was releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massive Attack
Massive Attack are an English trip hop collective formed in 1988 in Bristol by Robert "3D" Del Naja, Adrian "Tricky" Thaws, Andrew "Mushroom" Vowles and Grant "Daddy G" Marshall. The debut Massive Attack album ''Blue Lines'' was released in 1991, with the single "Unfinished Sympathy" reaching the charts and later being voted the 63rd greatest song of all time in a poll by ''NME''. 1998's ''Mezzanine'' (containing the top 10 single " Teardrop") and 2003's '' 100th Window'' charted in the UK at number one. Both ''Blue Lines'' and ''Mezzanine'' feature in ''Rolling Stone''s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The group has won numerous music awards throughout their career, including a Brit Award—winning Best British Dance Act, two MTV Europe Music Awards, and two Q Awards. They have released five studio albums that have sold over 13 million copies worldwide. Throughout their history, Massive Attack have been supporters and activists for political, human rights a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brownswood Recordings
Brownswood Recordings is a London-based independent record label founded by Gilles Peterson in 2006. The label has released an eclectic range of music, reflecting Peterson's diverse musical taste. The roster includes Ben Westbeech, Ghostpoet, José James, Skinny Pelembe, Mala, The Heritage Orchestra, Anushka, Gang Colours, Daymé Arocena, Yussef Kamaal, Shabaka and the Ancestors, Zara McFarlane Zara McFarlane is a British jazz/soul singer and songwriter, based in East London. In October 2014, McFarlane was awarded the title of "Best Jazz Act" at the MOBO Awards. She has had four albums released by Brownswood Recordings. Early life Zara .... References External links * – official site * {{Authority control British record labels Record labels established in 2006 Drum and bass record labels Jazz record labels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
