Founded in 2000, J Xaverre are an English

folktronica Folktronica is a genre of music comprising various elements of folk music and electronica, often featuring uses of acoustic instruments – especially stringed instruments – and incorporating hip hop, electronic or dance rhythms, although ...

band from

Sunderland Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ...

Tyne and Wear Tyne and Wear () is a metropolitan county in North East England, situated around the mouths of the rivers Tyne and Wear. It was created in 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972, along with five metropolitan boroughs of Gateshead, Newcastl ...

, England. Largely a solo creation by

Pete Gofton Peter Gofton (born 26 September 1975) is a Penge-based musician and record producer, who is well known on the music scene of the North East of England and has been involved with many artists either playing with them or producing. He is the form ...

, he has occasionally been joined by Lea Doherty (vocals) and the King of Woolworths member

Jon Brooks Jon Brooks is a Canadian musician and singer-songwriter best known as a solo performer but more recently as leader of ''Jon Brooks & The Outskirts of Approval.'' Brooks’ music may be characterized as literary, allusive, emotionally intense an ...

(keyboards and production).

History

Founded in 2000, J Xaveere is one of many aliases for the Sunderland-based multi-instrumentalist and producer

. After his previous band

Kenickie Kenickie were an English four-piece pop punk band from Sunderland. The band was formed in 1994 and consisted of lead vocalist, guitarist and lyricist Lauren Laverne (b. Lauren Gofton), drummer Johnny X (real name Pete Gofton, Lauren's brother ...

split in 1998, he got a solo publishing deal with

Universal Records Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Dutch–American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands and its ...

. He purchased some recording equipment, and began the first incarnation of his studio, Wang Computers. He produced bands such as

Spraydog Spraydog are an English band that formed in 1994 in Chester-le-Street and Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Biography Formed around 1994, Spraydog have released five studio albums, (4 on their own Ferric Mordant label), nine EPs on Beautiful Pige ...

and

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, and the recordings of his ex-

bandmate (and sibling)

Lauren Laverne Lauren Cecilia Fisher (née Gofton; born 28 April 1978), known professionally as Lauren Laverne, is an English radio DJ, model, television presenter, author and singer. She was the lead singer and additional guitarist in the alternative rock ba ...

. He released his first single, a vinyl only seven inch, "Wild Weekend" / "Nilsong", in 2000, on Odeam, his flatmate's label. He then released two EPs (''Bingo Wings'' and ''Skaterdater'') in 2001 and 2002 on

Moshi Moshi Records Moshi Moshi Records is a small London-based record label founded in 1998 by Adrian Pike, Michael McClatchey and Stephen Bass. The label has released music by bands including Lykke Li, Fimber Bravo, Bloc Party, Hot Chip, Late of the Pier, Hot ...

. The former attained single of the week status in the ''

NME ''New Musical Express'' (''NME'') is a British music, film, gaming, and culture website and brand. Founded as a newspaper in 1952, with the publication being referred to as a 'rock inkie', the NME would become a magazine that ended up as a f ...

''. He signed to the

Memphis Industries Memphis Industries is a British independent record label. Memphis Industries was established as a record label in 1998 by the brothers Ollie and Matt Jacob with the first release being Blue States' Forever EP. It is perhaps best known for The ...

label, releasing several singles and an album, ''These Acid Stars'', in 2003.

Discography

Albums

*''It's All True'' (2002) *''These Acid Stars'' (2003)

Singles and EPs

*"Wild Weekend" / "Nilsong" (2000) *''Bingo Wings EP'' (2001) *''Skaterdater EP'' (2002) *"Saturday" (2003) *"Great All Great" (2003)

Compilation albums

*''We Love You...So Love Us Too'' (Wild Weekend) (2001) *''Beikoku Ongaku/Bambini Records'' (Saturday) (2002) *''Estuary English'' (Saturday) (2003) *''We Got Monkeys; 5 Years Of Moshi Moshi Records'' (Bingo Wings) (2004) *''The Memphis Family Album'' (Bingo Wings) (2006)

External links

J Xaverre's official website
{{Authority control Folktronica musicians English folk musical groups Moshi Moshi Records artists Memphis Industries artists