Richard Formby

Richard Formby is a British musician, engineer and producer.[1] As well as releasing his own solo music, he has been a member of various bands. Formby produced the albums Two Dancers (2009) and Smother (2011) by Wild Beasts, as well as Some Say I So I Say Light (2013) by Ghostpoet and News from Nowhere (2013) by Darkstar.[2][3][4][5]

Biography

Formby has released his own solo electronic experimental music as well as being a member of The Jazz Butcher and In Embrace.[6][7] He was part of Peter Kember's post-Spaceman 3 project Spectrum, for the album Soul Kiss (Glide Divine) (1992).[8][9]

He owns a studio in Leeds.[6]

Discography

Solo albums by Formby

  • Outside the Angular Colony (Glass, 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

References

  1. ^ "The Producers: Richard Formby". DIY (Interview). Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Untamed melody". The Irish Times. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Wild Beasts to release new album 'Smother' in May". NME. 22 February 2011. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Ghostpoet - Some Say I So I Say Light". DIY. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Darkstar – 'News From Nowhere'". NME. 31 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Darkstar working with veteran producer Richard Formby and The Field". Fact Magazine. 27 March 2012. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  7. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 323, 376, 381, 518
  8. ^ "Vinilisssimo to reissue early Sonic Boom/Spectrum LPs". Fact Magazine. 5 March 2012. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Spectrum and Crystal Stilts". The Village Voice. 16 April 2011. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Wild Beasts: Two Dancers". The Guardian. 30 July 2009. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Wild Beasts - third album Smoother due out in May". Hotpress. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Album: Wild Beasts, Smother (Domino)". The Independent. 23 October 2011. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  13. ^ Cairns, Dan. "Daring to be different". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Reviews: I Like Trains". The Quietus. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Album Review: I Like Trains - The Shallows". DrownedInSound. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Ghostpoet: Some Say I So I Say Light – review". The Guardian. 9 May 2013. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Hip-hop star is no longer haunted by the past". The Independent. 27 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Darkstar: A Good Year For The Roses". Dazed. 8 February 2013. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  19. ^ "News From Nowhere puts Darkstar on the map". The Guardian. 23 February 2013. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  20. ^ Redfern, Mark (15 October 2021). "My Firsts: Hayden Thorpe". Under the Radar. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.


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