Richard Formby is a British musician, engineer and producer. As well as releasing his own solo music, he has been a member of various bands. Formby produced the albums ''

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'' (2011) by

Wild Beasts Wild Beasts were an English indie rock band, formed in 2002 in Kendal. They released their first single, "Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants", on Bad Sneakers Records in November 2006, and subsequently signed to Domino Records. They have rele ...

, as well as ''

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'' (2013) by

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 ''S ...

and ''

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'' (2013) by Darkstar.

Biography

Formby has released his own solo electronic experimental music as well as being a member of

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Peter Kember Peter Kember (born 19 November 1965), also known by his stage name Sonic Boom, is an English singer and record producer. He was a founding member, vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist of alternative rock band Spacemen 3, lasting from 1982 until ...

's post-Spaceman 3 project Spectrum, for the album ''Soul Kiss (Glide Divine)'' (1992). He owns a studio in Leeds.

Discography

Solo albums by Formby

*''Outside the Angular Colony'' (

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, 1981) *''The Machine Room'' (Bruton, 1999) *''I Was a Sleep But Now I Am a Wake'' (Golden Lab, 2005) *''Volume One'' (Mind Expansion, 2007) *''Sine'' (Preserved Sound, 2013)

Albums produced by Formby

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'' (1989) by

The Telescopes The Telescopes are an English noise, space rock, dream pop and psychedelic band, formed in 1987 by Stephen Lawrie, David Fitzgerald and Joanna Doran that drew influence from artists such as Suicide, The Velvet Underground, Trite and The 13th ...

*'' When in Rome, Kill Me'' (1989) by

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'' (2004) by

The Blueskins The Blueskins were a four-piece band who were based in Gawthorpe, near Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Career The band was formed after Spendlove and Brown met at music college in 1999. After college they continued to play together and drafted in ...

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Not on Top ''Not On Top'' is a 2005 album by Herman Düne. On this record Herman Düne are augmented by Canadian singer-songwriter Julie Doiron, who plays bass and provides some of the vocals. This is Herman Düne's first record to make significant use of ...

'' (2005) by

Herman Dune Herman Dune is a Swedish-French act based in San Pedro, Los Angeles. The band has been described as Indie rock, Anti-folk, Folk rock, Alternative rock, Americana, and Alternative country. History Herman Dune was established as a trio with brot ...

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'' (2009) by

– nominated for the

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'' (2011) by Wild Beasts *'' The Shallows'' (2012) by

I Like Trains I Like Trains (previously styled as iLiKETRAiNS) is an English alternative/post-rock band, formed in Leeds, West Yorkshire. It draws its inspiration from historical failings and a pessimistic world view. I Like Trains has had its music used in ...

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Moondust for My Diamond ''Moondust for My Diamond'' is the second studio album by English musician Hayden Thorpe, released on 15 October 2021 through Domino Recording Company. It was produced by Richard Formby, Nathan Jenkins and Thorpe, and preceded by the single "The U ...

'' (2021) by

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References

External links

*
Formby's profile at Moto Music Management
* English record producers English experimental musicians English electronic musicians 20th-century English musicians 21st-century English musicians Living people 1960s births Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-record-producer-stub