Vessel (solo artist)

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Vessel (real name: Sebastian Gainsborough), is a music producer and composer from Bristol, England.[1]

Vessel
Birth nameSebastian Gainsborough
OriginBristol, England
GenresElectronic, instrumental, avant-garde
Occupation(s)Composer, producer
Years active2010–present
LabelsTri Angle Records, Sacred Bones Records, Paplu, Liberation Technologies, Left_Blank
Websitesebgainsborough.com

Career

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Vessel began his career as a solo artist, as well as under numerous guises alongside and as part of Bristol's "Young Echo" Collective, most notably as a member of Killing Sound.[2]

Vessel has released 3 albums, all on the label Tri Angle Records: Order of Noise (2012), Punish, Honey (2014) and Queen of Golden Dogs (2015).[3][4][5]

In July 2020, Gainsborough announced the launch of a new music label, Paplu, in partnership with violinist Rakhi Singh.[6]

Discography

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Albums

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2012 Order of Noise (Tri Angle Records)
2014 Punish, Honey (Tri Angle Records)
2018 Queen of Golden Dogs (Tri Angle Records)
2010 VeElSkSiEdL with El Kid (Astro:Dynamics)
2011 Wax Dance (A Future Without)
2011 Nylon Sunset (Left Blank)
2012 Standard (Left Blank)
2013 Misery Is A Communicable Disease (Liberation Technologies)
2016 Transition with Immix Ensemble (Erased Tapes Records)
2020 Passion (Paplu)

Singles

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2014 Red Sex (Tri Angle Records)
2018 Paplu (Love That Moves The Sun) (Tri Angle Records)
2020 Red Sex (Re-Strung) ft. Rakhi Singh (Paplu)

Remixes

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2012 Liars - Brats (Vessel Elliptic Remix)
2013 El Kid - We Need Mirrors (Vessel Psychosis Mix)
2013 El Perro del Mar - Hold Off the Dawn (Vessel Remix)
2013 Hyetal - Northwest Passage (Vessel Remix)
2013 Ike Yard - Cherish8 (Vessel Remix)
2017 HEALTH - Dark Enough (Vessel RMX)
2019 Just Mustard - Seven (Vessel Remix)
2020 Foals - Exits (Vessel Remix)
2021 Lyra Pramuk - fountain (ars amatoria) (Vessel Rework)

Soundtracks

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2022 The Northman (co-composition with Robin Carolan)

Compositions for live performances

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2019 Paradise Lost - Composition for String Ensemble and Voice (for Manchester Collective)
2019 Written In Fire - Composition for Electronics and String Ensemble
2021 Squint - Composition for Electronics, String Ensemble and Percussion (for Manchester Collective)
2022 Logos - Co-composition with and for Rakhi Singh & NYX Electronic Drone Choir (for PRS New Music Biennial)

References

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  1. ^ Aroesti, Rachel (23 November 2018). "Vessel: Queen of Golden Dogs review – a gloriously weird electro-odyssey". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  2. ^ "RA: Young Echo". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Vessel". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Albums: Jools Holland And Marc Almond, Fleetwood Mac, The Fizz, Vessel". The Irish News. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Vessel: Queen of Golden Dogs". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  6. ^ Matthew, Strauss (9 November 2020). "Vessel Announced Passion EP, Shares new Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
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