Karl Hyde Explained

Karl Hyde
Background:solo_singer
Birth Name:Karl Hyde
Birth Date:10 May 1957[1] [2]
Origin:Bewdley, Worcestershire, England[3]
Years Active:1978–present

Karl Hyde (born 10 May 1957) is an English musician, composer and artist. He is a founding member of British electronic group Underworld. Hyde has also released a solo album, made albums with Brian Eno and Matthew Herbert, and contributed towards the score for the London 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony alongside Rick Smith.[4]

He is a founding member of the multi-discipline design and film collective Tomato and has published several books.

Career

Hyde grew up in Bewdley, England.[5] He moved to Cardiff in the late 1970s to study at Cardiff College of Art.[6] There he formed the new wave-synthpop band Freur in 1982 with Rick Smith and Alfie Thomas.[7] The band released two albums, Doot-Doot (1983) and Get Us out of Here (1986), before relocating to Essex, and renaming themselves Underworld. They have continued to make music since.

He contributed towards the score for the London 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, alongside Underworld's Rick Smith who was the ceremony's Musical Director.

In January 2013, Hyde announced the release date for his debut solo album, Edgeland.[8] [9] It was released worldwide on 22 April that year[10] through Universal. It was co-produced by Leo Abrahams.[11]

In 2014, Hyde collaborated with English musician and record producer Brian Eno on the album Someday World, which was released on Warp.[12] The first single from this album, "The Satellites", was released in March 2014.[13] Within weeks of the album's release, it was announced that a second album, High Life, would be released on 30 June (1 July in North America),[14] also through Warp. In 2017, he collaborated with the director Simon Graham and the playwright Simon Stephens to produce the play Fatherland at the Royal Exchange in Manchester.[15]

Hyde performed at Coachella 2023.[16]

Personal life

Hyde's daughter Tyler performs in the experimental rock band Black Country, New Road.

Discography

With the Screen Gemz

With Underworld

See main article: Underworld discography.

Solo album by Hyde

Singles by Hyde

Albums with others

Publications

Publication by Hyde

Publications paired with John Warwicker

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karl Hyde Biography . 29 November 2015. Jeffries . David . AllMusic.
  2. News: How We Met: Rick Smith & Karl Hyde. 23 October 2011 . 29 November 2015 . Hugh . Montgomery . . London .
  3. News: Karl Hyde: 'It's interesting how one's moral compass can shift when you become a parent' | Music . . 24 May 2020.
  4. Steve Baltin . Underworld Named Music Directors of 2012 Olympics . . 8 December 2011 . 24 May 2020.
  5. News: 2017-06-07 . Karl Hyde: 'It’s interesting how one’s moral compass can shift when you become a parent' . 2024-08-06 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  6. Web site: Montgomery . Hugh . 14 November 2010 . How We Met: Rick Smith & Karl Hyde . The Independent.
  7. Web site: Freur . BBC Wales . WalesMusic . 24 October 2016.
  8. Web site: Underworld's Karl Hyde announces solo album Edgeland: stream the first track inside . 24 January 2013 . FACT Magazine . 8 March 2014.
  9. Unterberger, Andrew The SPIN Interview: Underworld SPIN. 15 March 2016
  10. Web site: Karl Hyde to release first solo album . 2013 . Chaos Control . 8 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903070432/http://www.chaoscontrol.com/karl-hyde-to-release-first-solo-album/ . 3 September 2014 .
  11. Web site: Underworld's Karl Hyde announces solo debut album, Edgeland . Geslani . Michelle . 24 January 2013 . . 8 March 2014.
  12. Web site: Brian Eno and Underworld's Karl Hyde Launch 'The Satellites' . Blistein . Jon . 4 March 2014 . Rolling Stone . 8 March 2014.
  13. Web site: Listen: Brian Eno and Underworld's Karl Hyde: "The Satellites" . Minsker . Evan . 4 March 2014 . . 8 March 2014.
  14. Web site: Henry. Dusty. Brian Eno and Karl Hyde announce new album, High Life, stream "DBF". 28 May 2014 . 29 May 2014.
  15. News: Gardner . Lyn . 2017-06-16 . Fatherland: look back in anger, love and pride . 2024-08-06 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  16. Web site: 21 April 2023 . Coachella 2023 Weekend 2 Lineup & Schedule: All the Set Times You Need to Know . 26 April 2023 . Pitchfork . en-US.

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