Etherwood Explained

Etherwood
Birth Name:Edward Allen[1]
Origin:Lincoln, England[2]
Genre:Drum and bass
Years Active:2011–present[3]

Edward "Woody" Allen is a British record producer and singer-songwriter from Lincoln, England.[4] He has released four studio albums, five singles and numerous remixes under the name Etherwood.

Biography

Edward discovered drum and bass during the late '90s but didn't release his first production until 2012. The first recording to bear his name was a Jakwob and Etherwood remix of Lana Del Rey's "Video Games"; he also played guitar as part of Jakwob's band. He made his proper debut that November, when he appeared on Hospital Records' Sick Music 3 compilation with "Give It Up," an emotive track laced with multiple melodic keyboard lines. The similarly emotive "Spoken" was placed on Hospitality Drum & Bass 2013 in January 2013[5]

His eponymous debut album Etherwood was released on 4 November 2013 through Hospital Records' imprint label Med School. It entered the UK Albums Chart at number 91,[6] the UK Dance Chart at number 4[7] and the UK Indie Chart at number 11.[8] Allen has also received airplay on BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra shows.[9] [10] He also peaked at number four on Billboard 's "Next Big Sound" chart,[11] and won the "Best Newcomer DJ" and "Best Newcomer Producer" awards at the 2013 D&B Arena awards. He was described by as "undoubtedly one of the most promising young talents in the scene today".[12]

Allen provided guest vocals for Fred V & Grafix's song "Forest Fires", released on 16 June 2014, which entered the UK Singles Chart at number 77.[13] He curated the first of Hospital Records' Hospital Mixtape compilation series, and Hospital Mixtape: Etherwood was released on 23 May 2014.

The lead single from Etherwood's second album, "You'll Always Be a Part of Me", was released on 16 March 2015. It was followed by the second single "Souvenirs" (feat. Zara Kershaw), which was released on 8 June 2015,[14] and the third single "Light My Way Home" (feat. Eva Lazarus), released on 28 August 2015. His second studio album, entitled Blue Leaves, was released on 4 September 2015 and entered the UK Albums Chart at number 47.[15]

Two singles, "Bear's Breeches" (feat. Anile) and "Fire Lit Sky" were released in 2017 before the release of his third album, "In Stillness".

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
UK Dance
UK Indie
Etherwood
  • Released: 4 November 2013
  • Label: Med School
  • Format: Digital download, CD, vinyl
91 4 11
Blue Leaves
  • Released: 4 September 2015
  • Label: Med School
  • Format: Digital download, CD, vinyl
47 3 5
In Stillness
  • Released: 2 March 2018
  • Label: Med School
  • Format: Digital download, CD, vinyl
Neon Dust
  • Released:24 September 2021
  • Label: Hospital Records
  • Format: Digital download, CD, vinyl

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Lost in the Right Direction
  • Released: 14 June 2019
  • Label: Med School
  • Formats: Digital Download, vinyl
Isolation Jams
  • Released: 24 July 2020
  • Label: Hospital
  • Formats: Digital Download

Singles

As lead artist

YearTitleAlbum
2015"You'll Always Be a Part of Me"Blue Leaves
"Souvenirs"
(featuring Zara Kershaw)
"Light My Way Home"
(featuring Eva Lazarus)
2017"Fire Lit Sky"In Stillness
"Bear's Breeches"
(featuring Anile)
2019"See the Sky"
(featuring Thomas Oliver)
Lost in the Right Direction
2020"Little Bit Lighter"
(with BCee and Charlotte Haining)
Life as We Know It
2021"I Will Wave to You" / "Heterize"Neon Dust
"Lighthouse"
(featuring Zara Kershaw)
"Dahlia"
"Follow the River"
(featuring Lily Budiasa)

As featured artist

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
UK
Dance

[16]
UK
Indie

[17]
2014"Forest Fires"
(Fred V & Grafix featuring Etherwood)
77 23 5Recognise
2020"Fall Beneath You"
(Keeno featuring Etherwood)
I Live, I Learn
2021"Bloodstream"
(In:Most featuring Etherwood)
Cloud Nine
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

YearTitleAlbum
2015"Amen Roadtrip"Hospitality 2015
"Sunlight Splinters"Blue Leaves

Other appearances

YearTitleAlbum
2012"Give It Up"Sick Music 3
2013"In the Moment"Hospital Christmas Cracker 2013
2016"Eyes on Me"
(Etherwood & Royalston)
Ten Years of Med School
2017"Because of You"
(S.P.Y & Etherwood)
Hospital: We Are 21
2018"Haltija"Forza Horizon 4

Hospital Soundtrack

"Coming Back"
(Electrosoul System & Etherwood)
Electrosoul System Presents: LiquiDNAtion (Vol. 2)
"Latida"Hospital Christmas Cracker 2018
2019"Take the Flame"
(Royalston featuring Etherwood)
Voodoo Love Dance
2020"American Fruity"Sick Music 2020
"Nowhere to Go But Everywhere"Med School: Graduation
"Do You Ever"
(DRS and Dynamite featuring Etherwood)
Playing in the Dark
2021"Naperone"Forza Horizon 5

Hospital Soundtrack

2023"More to Life"
(Visionobi featuring Etherwood)
Weather the Storm
"Outro"
(Visionobi featuring Etherwood)

Remixes

YearSongArtist
2011"Video Games"
(with Jakwob)
Lana Del Rey
"Right Beside You"Jakwob
2012"Electrify"Jakwob
featuring Jetta
"For My Sins"Jess Mills
"Moon Kids"Laurelle & Alexander
2013"Fade"Jakwob
featuring Maiday
"Fade"
(Etherwood VIP)
"Mess Around"Indiana
2014"All Night"Camo & Krooked
"Ready for Your Love"Gorgon City
featuring MNEK
"Cut Your Teeth"Kyla La Grange
"Forest Fires"Fred V & Grafix
featuring Etherwood
"War Rages On"Alex Clare
"Heart Weighs a Ton"Alex Metric
featuring Stefan Storm
"Light in the Dark"SpectraSoul
featuring Terri Walker
2015"Alone No More"Philip George & Anton Powers
"Never Let Go of the Microscope"Enter Shikari
2016"Blurred Memories"Bop & Synkro
"Sycamore"John Metcalfe
"What the Future Holds"S.P.Y
featuring Ian Shaw
"Impossible to Say"London Elektricity
featuring Pete Simpson
2018"We Know"Hunrosa
2019"Better Half of Me"Tom Walker
2021"Anywhere Away from Here"Rag'n'Bone Man & Pink
"Anywhere Away from Here"
(Etherwood 138 Remix)
2022"Morning Sun"Terror & Jim Lawton
"Nothing More"Askel & Elere
featuring YENAIS
"Coming Down"Maduk
"Giving It Out"Above & Beyond
featuring Zoë Johnston

Notes and References

  1. Web site: He's never been about that: Etherwood breathes life into drum and bass. BeatRoute Magazine. 3 March 2015.
  2. Web site: Etherwood – Info. Etherwood on Facebook. 13 September 2015.
  3. Web site: Etherwood – Microsoft Store. Microsoft Store. 13 September 2015.
  4. Web site: Introducing: Etherwood & His FABRICLIVE x Med School Mix. Fabric. 13 March 2013.
  5. Web site: Etherwood Biography & History AllMusic. AllMusic. 25 March 2018.
  6. Web site: Official Albums Chart Top 100. Official Charts Company. 10 November 2013.
  7. Web site: UK Dance Albums Chart Archive. Official Charts Company. 10 November 2013.
  8. Web site: UK Indie Albums Chart Archive. Official Charts Company. 10 November 2013.
  9. Web site: "Souvenirs", the brand new Etherwood single!!. Med School. 1 May 2015. 13 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151003072642/http://www.medschoolmusic.com/bbc-radio-1-annie-mac-premiere-etherwood-souvenirs/. 3 October 2015. dead.
  10. Web site: BBC – Music – Etherwood. BBC Radio 1. 13 September 2015.
  11. Etherwood – Chart history. Billboard. 9 November 2013. 13 September 2015.
  12. Web site: Hospitality take over The Cubicles: London Elektricity, Etherwood, Danny Byrd.... . 23 February 2015.
  13. Web site: UK Singles Chart Archive. Zobbel.de. 2 June 2014.
  14. Web site: Etherwood (S.P.Y Remix) – Premieres. Mixmag. 5 June 2015.
  15. Web site: Official Albums Chart Top 100. Official Charts Company. 11 September 2015.
  16. Web site: Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40. Official Charts Company. 22 June 2014.
  17. Web site: Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50. Official Charts Company. 22 June 2014.