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Timothy Lewis – best known by the stage name Thighpaulsandra – is a Welsh experimental musician and multi-instrumentalist, known mostly for performing on synthesizers and keyboards. He began his career working with
Julian Cope Julian David Cope (born 21 October 1957) is an English musician and author. He was the singer and songwriter in Liverpool post-punk band the Teardrop Explodes and has followed a solo career since 1983 in addition to working on musical side proj ...
in the late 1980s, becoming a member of Cope's touring band. A collaboration with Cope in 1993 followed, forming the experimental duo Queen Elizabeth. In 1997, former Cope guitarist Mike Mooney invited Thighpaulsandra to fill in for the departing Kate Radley on a Spiritualized tour, and he remained with the band until early 2008. In 1998, Lewis also became a member of the experimental band Coil. He has subsequently released several solo albums under the Thighpaulsandra moniker. Lewis currently performs and records as part of URUK with Massimo Pupillo (of Italian band Zu) and UUUU, a band also featuring Valentina Magaletti and Wire members Graham Lewis and Matthew Simms. He has also been playing with The Charlatans' Tim Burgess since 2020, as part of Burgess' solo backing band.


Career

Beginning his career in the early 1980s with the
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Temper Temper, he next became the house engineer and studio manager at Loco Studios near
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. It was here that he first met Julian Cope and, as they bonded over a shared love of
krautrock Krautrock (also called , German for ) is a broad genre of experimental rock Experimental rock, also called avant-rock, is a subgenre of rock music that pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique or which experiments ...
, Thighpaulsandra was invited to contribute synthesizers to Cope's Def American albums ''Autogeddon'', ''20 Mothers'', ''Interpreter'', and ''Rite2''. In 1997, he joined the band Spiritualized for a US tour and survived the cuts made to the band shortly thereafter. Thighpaulsandra can be heard on the records ''Live at the Albert Hall'', ''Let It Come Down'', ''Amazing Grace'' and ''Songs in A&E''. Thighpaulsandra also collaborated with Spiritualized's Jason Pierce on the 2008 soundtrack to the Harmony Korine film '' Mister Lonely''. In 1998 he began working with Coil with
Peter Christopherson Peter Martin Christopherson (also known as Sleazy, 27 February 1955 – 25 November 2010) was an English musician, video director, commercial artist, designer and photographer, and former member of British design agency Hipgnosis. He also found ...
and John Balance, and performed on ''
Astral Disaster ''Astral Disaster'' is a studio album by Coil, originally released in January 1999 on Acme/Prescription, reissued in 2000 on Threshold House, and then reissued in 2017 through Acme/Prescription. The original pressing of the album was released i ...
'', ''
Musick to Play in the Dark Vol. 1 ''Musick to Play in the Dark Vol. 1'' is a studio album by Coil (band), Coil that was released in September 1999. It is the first album in the ''Musick to Play in the Dark'' series, with Musick to Play in the Dark Vol. 2, the second volume being ...
'' and '' Musick to Play in the Dark Vol. 2''. Thighpaulsandra was largely responsible for convincing Christopherson and Balance to perform live for the first time in over a decade, first appearing at the Julian Cope curated Cornucopea festival at the
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in 2000. Thighpaulsandra is currently working on upcoming Coil re-releases. His first three solo releases came out via the Coil label, Eskaton. John Balance provided vocals for Thighpaulsandra's first release ''
Some Head EP ''Some Head '' is the first release by Thighpaulsandra. The CD was released via Coil's label Eskaton. The EP was limited to 1000 copies and was packaged in a black clamshell case. Track listing Personnel *Thighpaulsandra: synthesizers, pia ...
'', and
Peter Christopherson Peter Martin Christopherson (also known as Sleazy, 27 February 1955 – 25 November 2010) was an English musician, video director, commercial artist, designer and photographer, and former member of British design agency Hipgnosis. He also found ...
designed the artwork for the ''I, Thighpaulsandra'' double album and for the following "Double Vulgar" albums. The artwork for the ''Double Vulgar'' album caused some controversy with several printers not willing to reproduce the controversial imagery. ''Double Vulgar II'' was delayed, possibly for the same reason, along with the passing of friend and colleague John Balance in 2004. Since leaving Spiritualized in 2008 Thighpaulsandra has worked with
Elizabeth Fraser Elizabeth Davidson Fraser (born 29 August 1963), is a Scottish singer, songwriter and musician. Hailing from Grangemouth, Scotland, she is best known as the vocalist for the pioneering dream pop band Cocteau Twins who achieved international ...
on her forthcoming solo album and was part of her group for a series of live shows at the Royal Festival Hall in 2012 as part of the
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. In September 2013 he joined Wire on their UK and European tours playing keyboards. After a hiatus from solo work, Thighpaulsandra released ''
The Golden Communion ''The Golden Communion'' is the sixth album by Thighpaulsandra, released on 4 September 2015. It marks Thighpaulsandra's return to solo work after nearly a decade of touring with Spiritualized, Elizabeth Fraser and Wire. The album pulls from o ...
'' in 2015. In 2016 and 2017 respectively he began recording and touring with Massimo Pupillo (of Italian band Zu) as Uruk and Valentina Magaletti and Graham Lewis and
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as UUUU. Uruk have released two albums, ''I Leave A Silver Trail through Blackness'' in 2017 and ''Mysterium Coniunctionis'' in 2018. UUUU's first release, entitled ''UUUU'' is a full-length album released in 2017 and their second, an EP entitled ''UUUU-EP'', was released in 2018. From 2020 Thighpaulsandra has been playing with Tim Burgess. Thighpaulsandra is currently working on a new Laniakea album with Daniel O'Sullivan and Massimo Pupillo. From August 2021 to November 2021 Thighpaulsandra has been playing live with veteran psychedelic rockers Hawkwind.


Discography

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Some Head EP ''Some Head '' is the first release by Thighpaulsandra. The CD was released via Coil's label Eskaton. The EP was limited to 1000 copies and was packaged in a black clamshell case. Track listing Personnel *Thighpaulsandra: synthesizers, pia ...
'' – (2000) *''
I, Thighpaulsandra ''I, Thighpaulsandra'' is the debut album by Thighpaulsandra. ''I'' showcased Thighpaulsandra's interests in krautrock, experimental and industrial music and featured his only single to date, " Michel Publicity Window". Closing song "Beneath the ...
'' – (2001) *'' The Michel Publicity Window E.P.'' – (2001) *'' Double Vulgar'' – (2003) *'' Rape Scene'' – (2004) *'' Double Vulgar II'' – (2005) *''
Chamber Music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small numb ...
'' – (2005) *''
The Lepore Extrusion ''The Lepore Extrusion'' is a 2006 release by Thighpaulsandra. The album was released via Brainwashed Recordings in a limited CD edition of 500 letterpress sleeves, handmade by Michael Babcock of Interrobang Letterpress. ''Extrusion'' is the s ...
'' – (2006) *'' The Clisto E.P.'' – (2007) *''
The Golden Communion ''The Golden Communion'' is the sixth album by Thighpaulsandra, released on 4 September 2015. It marks Thighpaulsandra's return to solo work after nearly a decade of touring with Spiritualized, Elizabeth Fraser and Wire. The album pulls from o ...
'' – (2015) *''Practical Electronics With Thighpaulsandra'' – (2019) Compilation appearances *"Heaven Lies About Us in Our Infancy" on ''
Brain in the Wire ''Brain in the Wire'' is a compilation by Brainwashed Recordings, which is a collection of mostly rare, unreleased alternate versions of songs by many influential groups that Brainwashed's website promotes hosting for. The first CDs of the set w ...
'' (2002) *"Christ's Teeth" on '' ...It Just Is'' (2005) *"Star Malloy" on '' Not Alone'' (2006) *"Am Smear Challenger" on '' Brainwaves'' (2006) Remixes *"At the Crossroads Motel" on Cadaverous Condition: ''Destroying the Night Sky'' (2008) *"Moses (Thighpaulsandra Remix)" on
Elizabeth Fraser Elizabeth Davidson Fraser (born 29 August 1963), is a Scottish singer, songwriter and musician. Hailing from Grangemouth, Scotland, she is best known as the vocalist for the pioneering dream pop band Cocteau Twins who achieved international ...
: ''Moses'' (2009)


with Coil

*'' Astral Disaster (1999)'' *'' Musick to Play in the Dark Vol. 1 (1999)'' *'' Musick to Play in the Dark Vol. 2 (2000)'' *'' Coil Presents Time Machines (2000)'' *'' Queens of the Circulating Library (2000)'' *'' Constant Shallowness Leads to Evil (2000)'' *'' Live One (2003)'' *'' Live Two (2003)'' *'' Live Four (2003)'' *'' Megalithomania! (2003)'' *'' The Key to Joy is Disobedience (2003)'' *'' Black Antlers (2004)'' *'' Selvaggina, Go Back into the Woods (2004)'' *'' ANS (2004)'' *'' The Ape of Naples (2005)''


with Spiritualized

*'' The Abbey Road EP (1998)'' *'' Royal Albert Hall October 10 1997 (1998)'' *'' Stop Your Crying (2001)'' *'' Let It Come Down (2001)'' *''Out of Sight (2001)'' *'' Do It All Over Again (2002)'' *'' Amazing Grace (2003)'' *'' She Kissed Me (2003)'' *'' Cheapster (2004)'' *'' Songs in A&E (2008)''


with Julian Cope

*'' Autogeddon (1994)'' *'' Paranormal in the West Country'' *'' 20 Mothers (1995)'' *''Ambulence'' *''
I Come From Another Planet, Baby "I Come from Another Planet, Baby" is a song by the English singer-songwriter Julian Cope. It is the first single Single may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Single (music), a song release Songs * "Single" (Natasha Bedingfield son ...
'' *'' Interpreter (1996)'' *''
Planetary Sit-In "Planetary Sit-In" is a song by the English singer-songwriter Julian Cope. It is the second single Single may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Single (music), a song release Songs * "Single" (Natasha Bedingfield song), 2004 * "Si ...
'' *'' Propheteering'' *'' Odin (1999)'' *'' An Audience with Julian Cope'' *'' Rite Now (2002)'' *" Love Peace & Fuck (2001)"


with Queen Elizabeth

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'' *'' QE2: Elizabeth Vagina'' *'' Queen Elizabeth Hall - Live''


with The Waterboys

*'' A Rock in the Weary Land (2000)''


with Cyclobe

*'' The Visitors'' *'' Angry Eelectric Finger Part Two: Paraparaparallelogramattica'' *'' Wounded Galaxies Tap at the Window''


with Uruk

*'' I Leave A Silver Trail Through Blackness'' *''
Mysterium Coniunctionis ''The Collected Works of C. G. Jung'' (german: Gesammelte Werke) is a book series containing the first collected edition, in English translation, of the major writings of Swiss psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung. The twenty volumes, including a Biblio ...
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with UUUU

*'' UUUU'' *'' UUUU-EP''


with Daniel O'Sullivan

*'' Folly (O Genesis)''


with Tim Burgess

*'' I Love The New Sky (2020)''


References


External links


Official Site
{{Authority control Living people The Waterboys members British experimental musicians Welsh keyboardists 1958 births Coil (band) members Spiritualized members