Rich File
Rich File | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Forme |
| Genres | Electronica, breakbeat, trip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, music producer, recording engineer, DJ |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, keyboards, guitars, programming |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Mo' Wax, Marine Parade Records |
| Website | www |
Richard File (born 19 November 1975) is a British composer, music producer, and vocalist best known for his work with James Lavelle as part of Unkle.[1] He has also released singles under the alias Forme.
Career[edit]
File joined Unkle in 1999, having remixed "Unreal" (from the debut album Psyence Fiction) with added vocals from Ian Brown. For the subsequent Unkle albums Never, Never, Land (2004) and War Stories (2007), File is credited with piano, organ, synthesizer, guitar, and vocals, as well as co-production.[2][3][4]
Working under the Unkle name, File remixed tracks by DJ Shadow, Queens of the Stone Age, Depeche Mode, The Duke Spirit, Garbage, and Placebo. File and Lavelle also released a number of DJ mixes under the name Unklesounds, including Edit Music for a Film: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Reconstruction (2005).[5][6]
In January 2008, File announced he was leaving Unkle[7] after a decade of collaboration to pursue work with his new band We Fell to Earth alongside Wendy Rae Fowler.[8][9]
We Fell to Earth released their debut eponymously titled album in 2009[10][11][12][13] and saw tracks feature in US dramas: "The Double" in Gossip Girl, CSI: NY and The Prisoner; "Lights Out" In Numb3rs; and "Careful What You Wish For" in CSI: NY. In winter 2010 We Fell to Earth composed and performed the theme song to AMC's The Killing.
In 2011, File produced[14] The Invisible's second album Rispah (Ninja Tune, 2012).[15] He also performed additional production and played omnichord on The Duke Spirit's album Bruiser (2011).[16]
References[edit]
- ^ "Rich". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "UNKLE". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "UNKLE: Never Never Land". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Unkle: Recording Never, Never, Land". www.soundonsound.com. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "UNKLE – The Vogue". thevogue.com. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "UNKLE Sounds visitará la ciudad de México". www.vice.com. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "UNKLE emerge from retirement with new album". The Guardian. 9 December 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "UNKLE 77 » 2008 » January". Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ^ "File leaves Unkle (News) : NOIZEMAKESENEMIES // MUSIC // NEW MUSIC". Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- ^ "We Fell to Earth: We Fell to Earth". The Guardian. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Album review: We Fell To Earth - 'We Fell To Earth'". NME. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "We Fell To Earth - We Fell To Earth". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "We Fell To Earth". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "The Invisible sign to Ninja Tune, announce 'Rispah' album (11th June) and UK Tour Dates | Bang on PR". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ "The Invisible - Rispah | album reviews | musicOMH". Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ "First Spin: Listen to the Duke Spirit's Full 'Bruiser'". Spin. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2021.