trailerprincess
01-15-2007, 03:31 PM
He might not be everyone's cup of tea, in fact, I was watching him on TV with my mother yesterday and she just looked utterly bewildered by him but if you fancy some modern indie/electronic/folky type weirdness then you should investigate.
Taken from allmusic
'Violinist/singer/songwriter Patrick Wolf began experimenting with sound at the age of 11. While his peers were exploring the frivolity of youth, the precocious preteen was dabbling in four-track recording, eventually building an arsenal of instruments that included junk-shop organs and a home-built theremin. At the age of 14 he joined the pop-art collective Minty, a venture that caught the eyes and ears of Fat Cat Records, which went on to supply the youth with a computer and mixing tools for aid in his newfound audio experimentation. He left home at the age of 16 and formed Maison Crimineaux, which eventually found its way to France where the noisy duo played a show attended by electronic maestro Kristian Robinson (aka Capitol K), who went on to release Wolf's lauded 2003 debut. With Lycanthropy reaching number 39 in the NME's top LPs of the year, as well as receiving critical acclaim throughout Europe and America, Wolf decided to study composition at the Trinity College Music Conservatoire. The results of that endeavor can be heard on his 2005 release Wind in the Wires, a dark collection of moody British folk and chamber pop with a chilly laptop sheen'
His new album comes out next month and last year, I was lucky enough to attend 'An evening with Patrick Wolf'. In the first half, he played stuff from the first 2 albums, then took an interval during which he coloured his hair from black to blond - and then came back to play the new material for the first time publicly.
There's a few bits and pieces on youtube if you're interested, if you can't be arsed, then fair enough :)
Taken from allmusic
'Violinist/singer/songwriter Patrick Wolf began experimenting with sound at the age of 11. While his peers were exploring the frivolity of youth, the precocious preteen was dabbling in four-track recording, eventually building an arsenal of instruments that included junk-shop organs and a home-built theremin. At the age of 14 he joined the pop-art collective Minty, a venture that caught the eyes and ears of Fat Cat Records, which went on to supply the youth with a computer and mixing tools for aid in his newfound audio experimentation. He left home at the age of 16 and formed Maison Crimineaux, which eventually found its way to France where the noisy duo played a show attended by electronic maestro Kristian Robinson (aka Capitol K), who went on to release Wolf's lauded 2003 debut. With Lycanthropy reaching number 39 in the NME's top LPs of the year, as well as receiving critical acclaim throughout Europe and America, Wolf decided to study composition at the Trinity College Music Conservatoire. The results of that endeavor can be heard on his 2005 release Wind in the Wires, a dark collection of moody British folk and chamber pop with a chilly laptop sheen'
His new album comes out next month and last year, I was lucky enough to attend 'An evening with Patrick Wolf'. In the first half, he played stuff from the first 2 albums, then took an interval during which he coloured his hair from black to blond - and then came back to play the new material for the first time publicly.
There's a few bits and pieces on youtube if you're interested, if you can't be arsed, then fair enough :)