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Rob Ellis (producer)
Robert Damian Ellis (born 13 February 1962) is a producer, arranger, instrumentalist and composer. He is best known for his work with PJ Harvey, with whom he has been most closely associated as producer, arranger and musician since 1990. His own compositional work, which could be described as being something akin to contemporary classical music, has been released on six recordings, three under the name Spleen and three under his own name: ''Music for the home'' (2000) and ''Music for the home - Volume 2'' (2004) for The Leaf Label, and ''The Nostalgia Machine'' for KPM. , Billboard.com, 19 June 2001. Retrieved 9 November 2014 He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bristol
Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in South West England. The wider Bristol Built-up Area is the eleventh most populous urban area in the United Kingdom. Iron Age hillforts and Roman villas were built near the confluence of the rivers Frome and Avon. Around the beginning of the 11th century, the settlement was known as (Old English: 'the place at the bridge'). Bristol received a royal charter in 1155 and was historically divided between Gloucestershire and Somerset until 1373 when it became a county corporate. From the 13th to the 18th century, Bristol was among the top three English cities, after London, in tax receipts. A major port, Bristol was a starting place for early voyages of exploration to the New World. On a ship out of Bristol in 1497, John Cabot, a Venetia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robyn Hitchcock
Robyn Rowan Hitchcock (born 3 March 1953) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. While primarily a vocalist and guitarist, he also plays harmonica, piano, and bass guitar. After leading the Soft Boys in the late 1970s and releasing the influential '' Underwater Moonlight'', Hitchcock launched a prolific solo career. His musical and lyrical styles have been influenced by Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Syd Barrett, Captain Beefheart, Martin Carthy, Lou Reed, Roger McGuinn and Bryan Ferry. Hitchcock's earliest lyrics mined a rich vein of English surrealist comic tradition and tended to depict a particular type of eccentric and sardonic English worldview. His music and performance style was originally (and remains) heavily influenced by Bob Dylan, but also by the English folk music revival of the 1960s and early 1970s, and this was soon filtered through a then-unfashionable psychedelic rock lens during the punk rock and New Wave music eras of the late 1970s and early 1980s. This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
''Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea'' is the fifth studio album by English alternative rock musician PJ Harvey, released on 24 October 2000 by Island Records. Recorded during March to April 2000, it contains themes of love that are tied into Harvey's affection for New York City. The album became the second major commercial success of her recording career, following her successful breakthrough ''To Bring You My Love'' (1995). Upon its release, the album received acclaim from most music critics and earned Harvey several accolades, including the 2001 Mercury Prize. It spent 17 weeks on the UK Albums Chart, and was certified Platinum in the UK and Australia. It is generally regarded as one of her best works. Background and music In 1998, while shooting a film as an actress for Hal Hartley in New York, she felt inspired by the city and wrote several songs. Some of them ended up on the record. In 1999, she chose to live there for nine months. However, she insisted in inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Is This Desire?
''Is This Desire?'' is the fourth studio album by English musician PJ Harvey, released on 28 September 1998 on Island Records. It was re-released on vinyl LP in late January 2021. A separate demo compilation of tracks from the album titled ''Is This Desire? - Demos'' was also released on vinyl LP and CD. Background Recorded on and off in Somerset and London between April 1997 and April 1998, it was co-produced by Flood, Head and Harvey herself, and featured instrumental contributions from Rob Ellis, John Parish, Mick Harvey, Eric Drew Feldman, Joe Gore and Jeremy Hogg. It marked a move away from Harvey's earlier guitar-driven rock style into subtler, quieter, atmospheric soundscapes and mood pieces based around keyboards, bass and electronics. Harvey spoke about the making of the album in an interview with ''Filter'' magazine in 2004, indicating it was the project of which, to date, she was proudest. "Again working with Flood, again trying to find new ground, but a particul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rid Of Me
''Rid of Me'' is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter and musician PJ Harvey. It was released by Island Records in May 1993, approximately one year after the release of her critically acclaimed debut album '' Dry''. It marked a departure from Harvey's previous songwriting, being more raw and aggressive than its predecessor. The songs on ''Rid of Me'' were performed by Harvey's eponymous trio, consisting of Harvey on guitar and vocals, Rob Ellis on drums and background vocals, and Steve Vaughan on bass. Most of the songs on the album were recorded by Steve Albini, and it was the last album they recorded as a trio before disbanding in late 1993. ''Rid of Me'' was met with critical acclaim, and is cited as one of the greatest albums of all time, ranking at number 153 on the 2020 version of ''Rolling Stone''s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (up from 406 on the list's previous edition). Background and history Harvey's first two albums were recorded in quick succe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dry (album)
''Dry'' is the debut studio album by the band PJ Harvey, fronted by English singer-songwriter and musician PJ Harvey, released on Too Pure Records on 30 March 1992. The album was recorded at The Icehouse, a local studio in Yeovil, United Kingdom. The first 5000 LPs and first 1000 CDs included demo versions of the album's tracks and ''Dry'' was subsequently released in the United States on Indigo Records in the US. Both versions were released in 1992. ''Dry'' was reissued on vinyl and CD in July 2020: an 11-track companion album collecting all of the demos titled ''Dry - Demos'' was also released on vinyl as a stand-alone record. Background Speaking to '' Filter'' magazine in 2004, Harvey said of her debut album: "''Dry'' is the first chance I ever had to make a record and I thought it would be my last. So, I put everything I had into it. It was a very extreme record. It was a great joy for me to be able to make it. I never thought I'd have that opportunity, so I felt like I ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blinders (band)
The Blinders are an English alternative rock band originally from Doncaster, now based in Manchester, England. The band is made up of vocalist and guitarist Thomas Haywood, bass guitarist Charlie McGough, second guitarist Eoghan Clifford, drummer Thomas Castrey and keyboardist Johnny James. They released their debut EP ''Hidden Horror Dance'' in 2016, followed by their first LP ''Columbia'' in 2018, and second LP ''Fantasies Of A Stay At Home Psychopath'' in 2020 both on Modern Sky Entertainment. Following the departure of Mat Neale in 2020, the band released ''Electric Kool Aid'': a 2-part EP released on June 17, 2022. On October 30, 2023, the band revealed details on the new album “Beholder” which is scheduled to be released on March 1, 2024. History The band was formed in 2014 while its members studied at Manchester University. They spent 2015 touring the local circuit while writing and recording their first EP which would follow in 2016. Bass guitarist Charlie McGough spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deux Furieuses
Deux and D'eux means "of them" or "about them" while also being the number "two" in French. * 2 (number), the natural number following 1 and preceding 3 **Two (other) *Folie à deux, a rare psychiatric syndrome Geography *Deux Montagnes, French for Two Mountains **Deux-Montagnes Line (AMT), a commuter railway line operated in the Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada area **Deux-Montagnes, Quebec, a municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada *Deux-Sèvres, a French département *Blainville—Deux-Montagnes, a former federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada *Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department, 305 communes of the Deux-Sèvres département, in France. Entertainment *''D'eux'', an album by Canadian singer Céline Dion *Deux (band), a South Korean duo band *Deux Deux, a fictional character who appeared in The Inspector *Folie à Deux, the fifth studio album by Fall Out Boy * Pas de deux, a duet in which ballet steps are performed together. *La Deux, a Belgian nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torres (musician)
Mackenzie Ruth Scott (born January 23, 1991) is an American indie rock singer-songwriter who performs as Torres. Early life Scott was born in Orlando, Florida, United States, and adopted at birth. From the age of three, she was raised in Macon, Georgia. Brought up in a conservative Christian home, Scott was the youngest of three. At an early age, Scott learned how to play the flute and piano and sang in the children's choir at her Baptist church. Through ''The Phantom of the Opera'', Scott soon became interested in musical theatre. She started singing in her high school's musical production of ''Fiddler on the Roof''. She began to perform in musicals, learned to play guitar, and started playing and singing hymns during church services and at a nursing home every week. After high school, Scott moved to Nashville, Tennessee to attend Belmont University, where she received a degree in songwriting and a minor in English literature. In college, Scott began to record her music. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ute Lemper
Ute Gertrud Lemper (; born 4 July 1963) is a German singer and actress. Her roles in musicals include playing Sally Bowles in the original Paris production of ''Cabaret'', for which she won the 1987 Molière Award for Best Newcomer, and Velma Kelly in the revival of ''Chicago'' in both London and New York, which won her the 1998 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Biography Born in Münster, (Germany), Ute Gertrude Lemper was raised in a Roman Catholic family. She joined the jazz-rock music group known as the Panama Drive Band at the age of 16. Later, she graduated from the Dance Academy in Cologne and the Max Reinhardt Seminary Drama School in Vienna. Her diverse credits include musicals, such as her breakthrough role in the original Viennese cast of ''Cats'', the title role in '' Peter Pan'', a recreation of the Marlene Dietrich-created Lola in '' The Blue Angel'', the original European Sally Bowles in a Paris production of ''Cabaret'', and Velma Kelly in ''Chic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martina Topley-Bird
Martina Gillian Topley-Bird (''née'' Topley; born 7 May 1975) is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained fame as the featured female vocalist on trip hop pioneer Tricky's debut album, '' Maxinquaye'' (1995). She also worked with him on his subsequent albums ''Nearly God'' and '' Pre-Millennium Tension'' (both 1996). In 2003, Topley-Bird released her debut solo album, ''Quixotic'', which was critically praised and earned her a Mercury Prize nomination. This was followed by ''Anything'' (2004), '' The Blue God'' (2008) and '' Some Place Simple'' (2010). She has also collaborated with Gorillaz, appearing on their album ''Demon Days'' (2005), as well as with Mark Lanegan, Diplo and Massive Attack on ''Heligoland'' (2010), which she followed by a world tour with the group. Her song "Sandpaper Kisses" was covered by Stephen Marley and sampled by such artists as Berry Weight and The Weeknd. Early life Martina Topley-Bird was born in London, Engla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swell (band)
Swell was an indie rock band formed in San Francisco in 1989 when David Freel (vocals/guitar) and Sean Kirkpatrick (drums) decided to record an album. History The band recorded a self-titled debut album and released it on Freel's own pSychosPecificMusic label in April 1990. Swell's influences range from 1980s post-punk bands, Pink Floyd to folk, noise pop and Ennio Morricone film scores. Freel, Kirkpatrick and Mark Signorelli (bass) spent early summer of 1990 busking on the streets of Europe, mainly in Spain. While they were busking, John Vallier was doing press and radio publicity for the album release at home. "Swell" did very well on college radio and got many reviews in industry magazines. Club promoters were calling to book the band, but when they returned to the States, Signorelli moved back to New York City. For a support slot for Mazzy Star at San Francisco's I-Beam, John "Monte" Vallier joined as bass player and John Dettman-Lytle, David's loft-mate at 41 Turk Stre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
