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Ben Christophers

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About Me


Hello, I’m From Albrighton near Wolverhampton, now living in North London, I’ve made three albums, plus an limited edition album:
My Beautiful Demon in a word, thrilling. MOJO Spoonface Gorgeous. Uncut The Spaces In Between Creatively he remains utterly distinctive. Sunday Times Viewfinder another gorgeous and engaging installment from this talented Maverick. DJ Magazine

I have also also written with French Chanteuse ’Francoise Hardy’ on her Tant de belles choses album, and in May 2006 I recorded a duet with her for her latest Album [Parentheses] which has sold over 200’000 you can watch us perform on the TV show ’Vivement Diamanche.’ I have also Played on ’Faultline’s song also featuring ’The Flaming Lips’ collosal gray sunshine from Your love means everything album, I also work with ’Bat For Lashes’ and have been moonlighting at the Brits and New York’s Plug Awards with them. I Supported ’Tori Amos’ on her European Tour, also had a few documentries made on me and my music www.vpro.nl

I love tea, hate bad manners

Dyslexic, colour blind, totally Left Sided, lazy.

I am working on my next album at the moment to be released soon in 2008.

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/18/2005
Band Website: benchristophers.com/releases
Band Members: Ben

With help from:


Cameron Bass/Percussion Anthony Drums Tim Guitar/Noisemaster Mark Harmonica Lucy Double bass Augusta Cello Drusilla Violins DK The Devil Cenzo Engineer Wibbs Wise Council Pete Tourmanager/Sound Man Ajay Tourmanager/Sound Man 2 Fruit Pie Organising Anna Web Woman Joanna Agent Sterken Art Direction Chris Press


Influences: kraftwerk, japan, human league, talk talk, mark hollis, ultravox, david bowie, david sylvian, talking heads, brian eno, faultline, de la soul, the sugar hill gang, aphex twin, boards of canada, square pusher, cocteau twins, the stone roses, peter gabriel, duran duran, nina simone, billy holiday, abba, kate bush, tom waits, this mortal coil, looper, the beatles, the beach boys, scott walker, francoise hardy, joni mitchell, john denver, simon and garfunkel, silver mount zion, the cure, madonna, stina nordenstam, prince, harold budd, niel young, leonard cohen, johnny cash, joy division, new order, monty python, anchorman, bob newhart, requiem for a dream, the birds, city of god, and your mother too, it's a wonderful life, dancer in the dark, grave of the fire flies, billboards, delicatessan, innocence, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, being john malkovich, alfie, remains of the day, nil by mouth, urbania, spinal tap, what's eating gilbert grape, edward scissor hands, love honour and obey, rita sue and bob too, metropolis, starwars, comic book the crow, when the wind blows, kid king, david attenborough, oscar wilde, spike milligan, bob newheart, byron bay, Dingle, utrecht, paris, berlin, whisky, laughing, crying, madness, happiness...
Sounds Like: loveliness
Type of Label: Indie