Gravity Noir is a British synth-pop band that was established in the early 1990s.

Background

The founder of Gravity Noir, British-Belgian

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Patrick John Angele Knight, performed as a

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tribute act and participated in several talent competitions between 1985 and 1996. In 1987 he was named among the top-12 best sound-mixers in Belgium by magazine, which released an album featuring Knight's cover of "

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". He won second and third place on Dutch television's ''

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''.

During the formation of the band Gravity Noir, Knight was working on a side project called

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in 1991. A

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called ''Listen to the rhythm flow'' was released under the name of Knight's own Belgian record label Jumping Man Records.

Gravity Noir first performed as Culture Club on Belgian television channel VT4 in July 1996, hosted by Jo De Poorter.

Early years

Gravity Noir was founded in Antwerp by Knight, the only permanent member of the group. Javier Rodriguez Iglesias, DJ Linetech, produced their first few songs before he was replaced by Peter Goos. The repertoire mainly consisted of 1980s covers. Dancers Alex da Luz and Jorg Vander Heyden completed the original band setup. The group briefly changed their name to Basics (B6), with the additions of female singer Cindy De Voeght CJ and dancer Sofie. As B6, they recorded their first official music video for a remix that Goos made of the

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hit " Enola Gay", which was broadcast on Belgian television channel

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. The band continued to record demos in the late 1990s under their independent labels Jumping Man Records and Gravity Productions. On 23 April 2011, a first official single called ''I've Got the Power'' was released, under the name of "The Sisters of Divine Pleasure", featuring Knight as

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Titless Strangé. In 2016, Knight decided to return to using the name Gravity Noir.

Later years and up to present days

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and therefore appreciated for his graphic inlay. Female lead singer Ambrosia Dash, who had lent her voice for Knight's solo projects, has sung several songs since Gravity Noir's comeback. An official single and associated video clip called ''Mystery Knight'' was released by Gravity Noir on 7 April 2016. It was recorded at Ter Apel Monastery in the Netherlands during the annual Ter Apel mediaeval festival. Four albums have been released so far: '' The Early Years'', '' Handmade'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. ''Liberation'' generated two 1 hits in the UK N1M EDM ( electronic dance music) charts: "Open Your Mind" and "Avalon L.A.". Between 2016 and 2019 several remixes were produced by DJ Linetech until he was banned permanently for his unprofessional behaviour. In 2019, the band began working on ''Future Days'' for an anticipated release in 2020 and was released on 18 March. The single "Flying High" was officially released on 22 March 2019. Two successors were released. One with the title "Planet Called Love" during the summer of 2019 and the second one "Universal Party (Supernatural)" was released on Valentine's Day 2020. Due to Knight's life-threatening heart condition, Brugada syndrome, it is no longer possible for him to perform live, and the band is seeking a new lead singer. Knight continues to compose and produce all music for Gravity Noir. He has reworked the track "The Thrifty Wife & the Kite" by the folk and ceilidh dance band Banjax into a Gravity Noir remix. A special Christmas edition was released in November 2019. The original track was written by Knight's cousin Keith Leech MBE in 1992. A standalone production with the title "All Night Long (EP)" was released in the fall of 2020. The intention was to release an

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(EP), but because the total playing time exceeds the criterion for an EP, it was officially released as album. As an extra edition, Gravity Noir released a new single version of "All Night Long" as a tribute to the great

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, known for his specific use of the Hammond organ. In December 2020, Rick Jamm from
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' wrote a review saying 'Gravity Noir – ‘Future Days’ is at once impressive!' and 'This is what I would call a gateway album to a modern version of synth-pop music, which nowadays we know better as EDM. Gravity Noir started a new chapter in 2016, improving all aspects of their brand' and 'Throughout this album, you are able to get inside Gravity Noir's mindset and live through what they have worked so hard towards since their comeback.'

2021

On the occasion of Gravity Noir's 30th anniversary, Knight was a guest at Antwerp radio station Zuidrand on Sunday, 18 April for a very exclusive and rare

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, accompanied of course by music by Gravity Noir. Unfortunately due to the

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it was the second year that

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, traditional

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went live in a

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. Gravity Noir was asked to participate in a

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and to provide a short interview. Patrick Knight is closely associated with the event and of course, he did not hesitate for a moment. In this

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, you can see Patrick at work as the funny 'Marquis the Bogieville'. Social media makes it clear that Patrick Knight is once again working on a completely new project with Gravity Noir. The title of the new project was given the name

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, which means 'key of life' and is an ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol. 'ANKH' would become the name of the new Gravity Noir album and would be released simultaneously with a documentary, a travelogue by and with Patrick Knight about ancient Egypt, expected in 2022. It is already certain that we will hear something vocally in one of the titles, by the unfortunately deceased singer

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. The single

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2021 was officially released on 14 July 2021 and will be part of the upcoming album along with a longer extended version. The single is the only one to be listed in an iTunes top 100 so far and receives quite a bit of airplay worldwide. The single also managed to get airplay on VRT, Belgium national radio & television. On 21 August, the single was broadcast in primetime on the ''Ann Delisi's Essential Music'' program of Detroit's well-known WDET-FM NPR station. On 23 August they were awarded the title of newcomer of the week, reached 7th place and climbed up to a 2nd peak position in the UK LGBTQ Music Chart TOP 50. In October 2021, Andy Hemsley from the Hastings & St.Leonards Observer wrote, 'A Belgian band which is causing a storm in the European LGBTQ Music Charts is celebrating its links with Hastings' and also achieved the first scoop by publishing the official album cover for 'ANKH', a design by Serbian graphic artist Mihajlo Ciric, also known as a judoka, who took a silver medal at the Serbian Championships in Belgrade in 2021 and bagged a silver medal at the European Open in Sarajevo in 2022. Commenting on his success, he quoted Patrick Knight saying: “It’s not about fame and fortune, but the footprints we leave behind for future generations.” During Halloween, CD Baby announced a new single under the name ''In Time (ANKH, Travelogue Pt.8)'', that was intended to be released on 17 January 2022, and will be the closing track for the new album ''ANKH''. Photo artwork by Alexander Jawfox. Charles Temmerman passed away on 17 December 2021, the soul mate and bosom friend of Patrick Knight and backing vocalist for Gravity Noir from 1990 to 1993. As a tribute, one of the new songs on the new album 'ANKH' was given the title 'ANKH Travelogue, Pt.5 (Charles theme)'.

2022

In Time (ANKH, Travelogue Pt.8), is the second single from the album ANKH and was officially released worldwide on 17 January 2022. It's the second time that Gravity Noir entered the iTunes charts. On 23 January 2022, ''In Time'' reached a peak position at 44 in the Belgium iTunes Top 100 of Electronic Songs. On

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, the single entered the LGBTQ Music Chart TOP 50 as a newcomer at position 14 and climbed further to an 8th top position. On Sunday, 6 March 2022, Patrick Knight was again a guest at Radio Zuidrand Antwerp for an extensive interview and to publicly present their latest album 'ANKH'. In addition to fulfilling the role as a singer, lyricist, composer and producer, the list of Patrick Knight's contributions is now also supplemented by the title of film director. The trailer of the artistic feature film 'ANKH' already announces its release in the course of 2022. The original soundtrack comes from the album of the same name. A new collaboration with Canadian DJ The Dharma Dude (Sean-Patrick Spriggs) delivers remixes of the single 'Planet Called Love', official worldwide release date, 22 April 2022. In early July, the feature film 'ANKH' is nominated for best Art-house film and best

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at the LGBTQ Unbordered International

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on 20 November 2022. It also won the Jury Diamond Award for Best Indie Feature during the '

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Film Festival' in

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(1 August 2022). In September, ANKH and Patrick Knight won 4 awards at the ' Indo French International Festival' (IF Awards) for best experimental, best editing, best debut filmmaker and best international feature ,won 2 awards at the 'Triloka International Filmfare Awards',

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, India, for best first time director and best original score and won 2 awards at the 'Hodu International Film Festival',

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, India, for best experimental and best editing feature film'. It also participates in the ' Paris Independent Film Festival' ( 15–21 October 2022), the '

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Indie International Film Festival' (23 December 2022), the 'Berlin Revolution Film Festival' in

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(22 April 2023), the 'Septimius Awards' in

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(30 July 2023) and the 'RAGFF

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' (22 September 2023). The list of all nominations and prizes won is included in the Awards table below. Luc Verlinden and Patrick Knight with Belgian film director Charlotte Vandermeersch

Luc Verlinden and Patrick Knight with Belgian film director Charlotte Vandermeersch

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Awards

, - ! scope="row" , 2022 , ''ANKH'' , Best Indie , Jury Diamond Award , , Europe Film Festival , , - ! scope="row" , 2022 , ''ANKH'' , Best Experimental Feature Film , Winner Award , , Indo French International Festival , , - ! scope="row" , 2022 , ''Patrick J. A. Knight'' , Best Editing Feature Film , Winner Award , , Indo French International Festival , , - ! scope="row" , 2022 , ''Patrick J. A. Knight'' , Best Debut Filmmaker , Special Mention Award , , Indo French International Festival , , - ! scope="row" , 2022 , ''ANKH'' , Best International Feature , Special Mention Award , , Indo French International Festival , , - ! scope="row" , 2022 , ''Patrick J. A. Knight'' , Best First Time Director , Winner Award , , Triloka International Filmfare Awards , , - ! scope="row" , 2022 , ''ANKH'' , Best Original Score , Critics Choice Award , , Triloka International Filmfare Awards , , - ! scope="row" , 2022 , ''ANKH'' , Best Experimental Feature Film , Winner Award , , Hodu International Film Festival , , - ! scope="row" , 2022 , ''Patrick J. A. Knight'' , Best Editing Feature Film , Winner Award , , Hodu International Film Festival , , - ! scope="row" , 2022 , ''ANKH'' , Best Travel Film , Winner Award , , Brussels Capital Film Festival , , - ! scope="row" , 2022 , ''Patrick J. A. Knight'' , Best Original Score , Winner Award , , Brussels Capital Film Festival , , - ! scope="row" , 2022 , ''ANKH'' , Best First-Time Filmmaker's Film , Winner / Phenomenal Attainment Award , , Krimson Horyzon International Film Festival , , - ! scope="row" , 2022 , ''Patrick J. A. Knight'', ''ANKH'' , Best Original Score , Winner , , Golden Sparrow International Film Festival , , - ! scope="row" , 2022 , ''Patrick J. A. Knight'', ''ANKH'' , Best Cinematographer International Feature Film , Winner , , Golden Sparrow International Film Festival , , - ! scope="row" , 2022 , ''Patrick J. A. Knight'', ''ANKH'' , Best Original Score , Winner , , International Motion Picture Awards , , - ! scope="row" , 2022 , ''Patrick J. A. Knight'' , Best Debut Filmmaker , Winner , , International Motion Picture Awards , , - ! scope="row" , 2022 , ''Patrick J. A. Knight'', ''Luc Verlinden'' , Best Cinematography , Winner , , International Motion Picture Awards , , - ! scope="row" , 2022 , ''Patrick J. A. Knight'', ''ANKH'' , Best Editing , Nominee , , Indie Cine Tube Awards , , - ! scope="row" , 2022 , ''ANKH'' , Best Film Score - Soundtrack , Nominee , , Indie Cine Tube Awards , , - ! scope="row" , 2022 , ''ANKH'' , Best Feature Film , Winner , , Indie Cine Tube Awards , , - ! scope="row" , 2022 , ''ANKH'' , Best Experimental Feature Film , Nominee , , San Jose International Film Awards , , - , - ! scope="row" , 2022 , ''ANKH'' , Best Music Feature Film , Nominee , , Fusion International Film Festivals , , - ! scope="row" , 2022 , ''Patrick J. A. Knight, ANKH'' , Best Film Score/Soundtrack , Winner / Phenomenal Attainment Award , , Dreamz Catcher International Film Festival , , - ! scope="row" , 2022 , ''Patrick J. A. Knight, ANKH'' , Best Travel Vlog/Travel Film , Winner / Winner Attainment Award , , Dreamz Catcher International Film Festival , , - ! scope="row" , 2022 , ''Patrick J. A. Knight, ANKH'' , Best Experimental Feature Film , Honorable Mention , , Golden Lemur International Film Festival , , - ! scope="row" , 2022 , ''Patrick J. A. Knight, ANKH'' , Best Original Score , Honorable Mention , , Golden Lemur International Film Festival , , - ! scope="row" , 2022 , ''Patrick J. A. Knight, ANKH'' , Best Travel & Tourism Film , Nominee , , Natourale Film Festival , , - ! scope="row" , 2022 , ''Patrick J. A. Knight, ANKH'' , Best Art-House Film , Winner / Kudos Endeavor Award , , LGBTQ Unbordered International Film Festival , , - ! scope="row" , 2022 , ''Patrick J. A. Knight, ANKH'' , Best Original Score , Winner / Kudos Endeavor Award , , LGBTQ Unbordered International Film Festival , , - ! scope="row" , 2022 , ''Patrick J. A. Knight, ANKH'' , Best Music Video , Nominee , , West Europe International Film Festival - Brussels Edition , , - ! scope="row" , 2022 , ''Patrick J. A. Knight, ANKH'' , Best Experimental Film and New Media , Nominee , , West Europe International Film Festival - Brussels Edition , , - ! scope="row" , 2022 , ''Patrick J. A. Knight, ANKH'' , Best Debut Feature Film , Winner / Director in Focus Award , , Singapore International Film Festival , , -

2023

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Background

Early years

Later years and up to present days

2021

2022

Awards

2023

Charity

Bandmembers

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles

Charts songs

Singles

Music videos & Movies

References

External links