Patrick Wolf
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 ...[more]
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Third album, and major label debut, from cult London electro-folk-art-rocker who has been hailed as the new David Bowie. Like the glam icon, his outrageous sense of style, otherworldly lyricism and fusion of genres has seen accolades piled at his feet, and he looks set to reap the benefits with this set of epic genre-bending pop. Includes the single 'Accident and Emergency'.
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Lycanthropy is the journey young Patrick Wolf has made from boy to WOLF. He composed these songs from the ages of 11-18, and they mark his journey through puberty to self-discovery. This journey spans vast emotional, physical, and sonic ground -- from the desolated vigor of "London" to the fairytale folk of "Peter Pan" to the danceable pagan punk of "Bloodbeat." Such stories sit alongside the disturbing confessional of "The Childcatcher" to the joyous resolution of Lycanthropy"and brutal exodu [ read more ]
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Wind in the Wires is the next chapter of Patrick's story, and it leads us down to the wild ancient landscapes of the West Country to the sound of night trains, plucked pianos and gypsy strings. It's sound and feel is a great step forward from his debut Lycanthropy and solidifies a more extended style both vocally and musically for young Patrick (now 21 years old). On this LP, he plays all instruments (bar a contribution from his father) and sings all vocals (bar a contribution from his sist [ read more ]
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Order The Bachelor and receive a free 4-track EP (while supplies last)! Tracks are "The Bachelor," "Teignnouth," "Vaeety Braeu Pigeon Song" and "Who Will?" Patrick Wolf's fourth album was originally intended to be a double disc album entitled Battle, recorded in battle, hastings. The two CDs were titled, The Bachelor (an album documenting a time in his life where he was traveling excessively, battling with the world around him, his self, his desire and tackling depress [ read more ]
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