Paul Douglas Webb (born 16 January 1962), also known by the stage name Rustin Man, is an English

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. He was the bassist for the English band Talk Talk.

Biography

Webb attended

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in Thundersley, Essex with Lee Harris, and they became good friends. They played in the reggae band Eskalator before being recruited to form Talk Talk in 1981. Webb played

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for Talk Talk until 1988. His composition "Another Word" from the album ''

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'' is the only Talk Talk song not written or co-written by vocalist

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. In the early 1990s, he and Harris formed

.O.rang .O.rang (or 'O'rang) is an English experimental music project led by former Talk Talk members Lee Harris and Paul Webb, with a shifting cast of guest musicians. .O.rang's music exhibits more culturally diverse influences than Talk Talk. We ...

. In the early 2000s, he adopted the name "Rustin Man" and collaborated with

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on '' Out of Season'' (2002). He also

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the

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album '' The Year of the Leopard'' (2006), and the Dez Mona album ''Hilfe Kommt'' (2009). His second album under the Rustin Man moniker, ''

Drift Code ''Drift Code'' is the second studio album by English musician and former Talk Talk bassist Paul Webb, under his moniker Rustin Man. It was released on 1 February 2019 through Domino Recording Company. Background and recording Shortly after fi ...

'', was released on 1 February 2019 on

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. On 3 February 2020, he announced his third album, ''

Clockdust ''Clockdust'' is the third studio album by English musician and former Talk Talk bassist Paul Webb, under his moniker Rustin Man. It was released on 20 March 2020 through Domino Recording Company. Background and release ''Clockdust'' origin ...

'', and his first live shows since 2003. For the shows, Webb was to be supported by five other musicians, several of whom played on ''Hilfe Kommt''. On 4 September 2020, the planned performances were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Discography

Solo

* '' Out of Season'' (2002, with

) * ''

'' (2019) * ''

'' (2020)

Talk Talk

*''

'' (1982) *'' It's My Life'' (1984) *''

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'' (1986) *''

Spirit of Eden ''Spirit of Eden'' is the fourth studio album by English band Talk Talk, released in 1988 on Parlophone Records. The songs were written by vocalist Mark Hollis and producer Tim Friese-Greene and the album was compiled from a lengthy recording ...

'' (1988)

.O.rang

*''Herd of Instinct'' (1994) *''Spoor'' EP (1994) *''Fields and Waves'' (1996)

References

1962 births Living people People from Southend-on-Sea English rock bass guitarists Male bass guitarists English new wave musicians English record producers Musicians from Essex {{UK-bass-guitarist-stub