Dicky Moore Explained

Dicky Moore
Birth Place:Rochford, Essex, England
Birth Date:2 October 1978
Instrument:Vocals, guitar, synthesizer
Genre:Alternative dance, electronic, nu disco, indietronica, nu folk, alternative pop
Occupation:Guitarist, Composer
Years Active:1995–present

Dicky Moore (born 2 October 1978) is an English, musician and composer, who plays guitar with Scritti Politti[1] [2] [3] and leads the Bristol-based music collective Bearcraft.[4] [5] [6]

Scritti Politti

Moore joined Scritti Politti on guitar in 2005 after meeting Green Gartside in a Hackney pub opposite where he worked.,[7] [8] and played in their first comeback gig after 26 years, under the moniker Double G and the traitorous 3[9] [10] and in the following year joined them on their first American tour[1] and for the performance of the Mercury Music Prize-nominated White Bread Black Beer.[11] [12] Alongside Green Gartside, Rhodri Marsden and Robert Smoughton,[13] they have toured worldwide, including across the UK, Europe, America and Japan, and playing with artists such as Brian Wilson, Saint Etienne, Heaven 17, Manic Street Preachers, Jeffrey Lewis, and Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor.

Bearcraft

Moore leads the Bristol-based music collective Bearcraft,[5] who mix folk stories with electronic music[5] and whose debut album, Yestreen, featuring artwork from Jessica Akerman[14] was released on 16 August 2010 through Hottwerk Records.[14] The follow-up album, Fabrefactions is due to be released on 4 September 2020[4] and was produced by Shitdisco's and Age of Consent's Joe Reeves.[15] The album was written after Moore had received a diagnosis of acute hearing loss.[16] Both albums are named after words which have been removed from the Oxford English Dictionary.

Composition

Moore composed the score for the 2016 film Forever Tomorrow,[17] the acclaimed[18] ITV4 series TT Legends,[19] [20] which followed John McGuinness through the Isle of Man TT, and the TV series Thamesmeerd, which ran from 2016 to 2017.[21] Moore's theme to Thamesmeerd was "a celebration of classic soaps, from the dramatic drum fill of EastEnders to Brookside's sweeping synthesizers.".[22] Moore composes the music for the weekly podcast Sustainababble.[23]

Other groups

From 2006, Moore played guitar for Dream Themes, the London branch of Frank Sidebottom's Oh Blimey Big Band, alongside Scritti Politti bandmate Rhodri Marsden.[24] [25] After bandleader Chris Sievey's death, the backing band continued with the name Dream Themes, and released the 7-inch album 20 Golden Greats,[26] which was the last release to be made by Too Pure Records before its dissolution.[27] [28] Moore also formed the band Scintillate in 1994, who disbanded in 2005.[29] His only solo release was the 2007 It's About Time EP which was described as upbeat, layered, complex, and lush.[29]

Notes and References

  1. News: Pareles . Jon . A Band's Move From Funk to Pop Takes in Hip-Hop Too . The New York Times . 13 November 2006 . 13 August 2020.
  2. Web site: Pickles . Ian . SCRITTI POLITTI . QRO . 13 August 2020.
  3. Web site: Sweeting . Adam . Return of Green, the pop-star philosopher . The Telegraph . 8 June 2006 . 13 August 2020.
  4. Web site: Cummings . Bill . EXCLUSIVE: BEARCRAFT 'OUTSIDE IN THE MORNING SNOW' VIDEO PREMIERE . God is in the TV . 24 July 2020 . 13 August 2020.
  5. Web site: Jarod. Bristol-based music collective Bearcraft return with their addictive and foreboding new single Outside in the Morning Snow.. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200829015158/https://volatileweekly.com/2020/07/bristol-based-music-collective-bearcraft-return-with-their-addictive-and-foreboding-new-single-outside-in-the-morning-snow-2/ . 29 August 2020 . 13 August 2020. Volatile Weekly.
  6. Web site: Bearcraft: 'Nick Cave demonstrated the force of duende' . AAA Music . 7 August 2010 . 20 August 2020.
  7. Web site: Digital Spy Scritti Politti . 4 July 2006 . Digital Spy. 2013-09-22.
  8. Web site: Sprague . David . Scritti Politti . Variety . 14 November 2006 . 13 August 2020.
  9. News: Irvine . Lindesay . Pop legend plays first gig for 26 years . The Guardian . 9 January 2006 . 13 August 2020.
  10. Web site: Scritti Politti . The Audio DB . 13 August 2020.
  11. Web site: Walsh . Peter . British band Scritti Politti pays tribute to former Norwich City fanzine editor . Eastern Daily Press . 13 August 2020.
  12. Web site: Scritti Politti Sun in Snow (live) . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/cb9Zjz28-fg . 2021-12-21 . live. YouTube . 13 August 2020.
  13. Web site: Scritti Politti . All Gigs . 13 August 2020.
  14. Web site: Jessica Akerman . Discogs . 7 October 2019.
  15. Web site: BEARCRAFT RELEASES 'OUTSIDE IN THE MORNING SNOW' . Total Ntertainment . 17 July 2020 . 13 August 2020.
  16. Web site: SAWLE . CHRIS . BEARCRAFT – 'OUTSIDE IN THE MORNING SNOW': MODISH SYNTHWAVE BURROWING INTO YOUR DREAMS . Backseat Mafia . 29 July 2020 . 13 August 2020.
  17. Web site: Forever Tomorrow (2016) . IMDb . 13 August 2020.
  18. Web site: Crellin . Simon . 'TT LEGENDS' DOCUMENTARY COMING TO YOUTUBE . Isle of Mann TT . 13 August 2020.
  19. Web site: ITV4 To Screen 'Greatest TT Races of the Decade' Series as Part of TT Programming . ACU . 13 August 2020.
  20. Web site: TT Legends (2013) . IMDb . 13 August 2020.
  21. Web site: Thamesmeerd . IMDb . 13 August 2020.
  22. News: Marsden . Rhodri . New spoof-soap 'Thamesmeerd' is drawing audiences online: What are the ingredients for the perfect soap? . 13 August 2020 . The Independent. London.
  23. Web site: ABOUT . Sustainababble . 7 October 2019.
  24. Web site: DREAM THEMES . Village Green Festival . 7 October 2019.
  25. Web site: Gent . James . Cult Q & A: Rhodri Marsden . We are Cult . 24 March 2018 . 13 August 2020.
  26. Web site: Dream Themes – 20 Golden Greats Volume 1 . Discogs . 8 December 2017 . 13 August 2020.
  27. Web site: Haley . Dominic . 10 years, 120 releases and countless DIY bands – the story of Too Pure Singles Club . Loud and Quiet . 13 August 2020.
  28. Web site: Tanti . Omar . Farewell, Too Pure Singles Club! Listen to a track from the label's final ever release . Loud and Quiet . 13 August 2020.
  29. Web site: A Conversation With Dicky Moore . Max Bumps . 13 August 2020.

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