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Old 16-09-2008, 01:34
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An artist I've only come to appreciate in my late 30's after previously only really being aware of 'She Blinded Me With Science' and 'Hyperactive', I've finally realised how creative and brilliant many of his tracks are EG:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=r_1dYljdOT0

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8_1au_N_Hfc

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=i5XVd5mwBZM

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2IlHgbOWj4o

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=rP1RTAft_B8

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=NiFNzLDI1T8

Genius or what?

http://www.thomasdolby.com/
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Old 16-09-2008, 11:06
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Very clever and nice guy.

The Golden Age Of Wireless, The Flat Earth & Astronauts & Heretics are very good albums. Aliens Ate My Buick is OK but a bit too jazzy for my liking.

Worth seeing "live" if you get the chance.
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Old 16-09-2008, 12:29
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Saw him at Wireless a couple of years ago.
Nice chap, telling stories inbetween songs about what he's up to now (made a fortune on ringtone software apparently) and his heyday in the 80s. Even got his daughter on stage to jam with him and synced his keyboards with the activity of the sun. What a (loveable) geek.
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Old 16-09-2008, 16:29
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Yes a great artist. "Windpower" is an absolute classic.
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Old 22-09-2008, 00:48
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He's got a new album coming out and 'The Golden Age Of Wireless' is being re-issued by EMI as a 2CD set next year:

The Golden Age Of Wireless (2-CD set):

CD1

3:50 Flying North
4:15 Commercial Breakup
3:45 Weightless
3:18 Europa and the Pirate Twins
4:20 Windpower
3:30 The Wreck of the Fairchild
5:12 Airwaves
4:32 Radio Silence (synth version)
5:45 Cloudburst At Shingle Street

CD2

3:42 She Blinded Me With Science
5:14 One Of Our Submarines
3:43 Radio Silence (guitar version)
3:52 Leipzig
3:42 Urges
4:04 Therapy/Growth (Europa B-side)
3:18 New Toy (Live Wireless)
3:52 The Jungle Line (Low Noise)
3:36 Urban Tribal (Low Noise)

The Flat Earth (one CD)

4:56 Dissidents
6:41 The Flat Earth
5:34 Screen Kiss
5:20 White City
5:00 Mulu The Rain Forest
5:40 I Scare Myself
4:14 Hyperactive!

Bonus tracks:

4:09 Puppet Theatre
5:24 Get Out Of My Mix (edit)
4:03 Field Work (london mix)
7:17 Dissidents (The Search for Truth Part 1)

http://blog.thomasdolby.com/
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Old 22-09-2008, 00:50
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Yes a great artist. "Windpower" is an absolute classic.
indeed it is...and hyperactive reminds me of my youth
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Old 14-10-2008, 01:01
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Just discovered this on Youtube, from the movie soundtrack of 'Toys' (1992).

The Mirror Song

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=gf19KH...eature=related

I'm liking that one a lot. I don't think I've ever heard it before.
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