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mr wright

i seem to be living my life backwards

About Me

Mr Wright previously known as Always has been making records off and on for more than 20 years.Recording 2 albums in his former incarnation Mr Wright has made a further 5 long players;The Fancy Man, Star Time, Hello Is Anyone Out There, Metropolitan and the yet to be released Diary of a Fool. Drawing on a wide range of influences from the standards of the 30s/40s to the avant garde of today Mr Wright's greatest stength is his songwriting and low key delivery.In the last year he has been working on a new project The Dreamers.. MyGen Profile Generator

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/17/2007
Band Members: Mr Wright is left handed
Influences: Some of the songwriters i admire. Hoagy Carmichael, Jimmy Webb, Syd Barrett, Tom Jobim, Jake Thackery, Caetano Veloso, Mose Allison, Ray Davies, Lou Reed, Serge Gainsbourg............................................and musicians.Joao Gilberto, Michel Polnareff, David Bowie, Bill Evans, Robert Wyatt, Django Rheinhardt, Neu, Ennio Morricone, Bernard Hermann, Nat King Cole, Gil Evans, Debussy, Nara Leao, the Beatles.................................and films. Vivre sa vie, A matter of life and death, Valerie and her week of wonders, Floating weeds, Chimes at midnight, Tirez sur le pianiste, the Third man,People on sunday, the Man who fell to earth, Peter and Pavla, Spirit of the beehive, Cul de sac, Piccadilly.....................and writers. Patrick Hamilton, Franz Kafka, Bohumil Hrabal, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Saki, Haruki Murakami, Philip Larkin, Fernando Pessoa Paul Verlaine...............
Sounds Like: Somewhere between Boney M and Stockhausen
Record Label: el/le grand magistery/siesta/suburbs of hell
Type of Label: None

My Blog

News for spring/summer 2008

Hello friends The DreamersWe have been recording a new single "Nagon Annan" / "My Stupid Heart"which should be released later this year. We've also been filming a video for the first song. We'll also ...
Posted by mr wright on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:36:00 PST

The Dreamers

In the last year i have being working on a new project with Sarah Nyberg Pergament from Action Biker. This is the first time i have shared songwriting and vocal duties with someone else. I think it's ...
Posted by mr wright on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 09:33:00 PST

Discography

ALBUMS : ALWAYS THAMES VALLEY LEATHER CLUB (vinyl) él 1988 THAMES VALLEY LEATHER CLUB (CD re-release)  Cherry Red 2000  LOOKING FOR MR WRIGHT (vinyl) Suburbs Of Hell 1990 LOOKING FOR M...
Posted by mr wright on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 09:24:00 PST