Rich File Explained

Rich File
Background:non_performing_personnel
Alias:Forme
Instrument:Vocals, keyboards, guitars, programming
Genre:Electronica, breakbeat, trip hop
Occupation:Composer, music producer, recording engineer, DJ
Years Active:1995 - present
Label:Mo' Wax, Marine Parade Records
Associated Acts:Unkle, We Fell to Earth

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

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 (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, and The Prisoner; "Lights Out" In Numb3rs; and "Careful What You Wish For" in . 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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-08-27. Rich. Clash Magazine.
  2. Web site: 2021-08-27. UNKLE. Clash Magazine.
  3. Web site: 2021-08-27. UNKLE: Never Never Land. Pitchfork.
  4. Web site: 2021-08-27. Unkle: Recording Never, Never, Land. www.soundonsound.com.
  5. Web site: 2021-08-27. UNKLE – The Vogue. thevogue.com.
  6. Web site: 2021-08-27. UNKLE Sounds visitará la ciudad de México. www.vice.com.
  7. Web site: 2021-08-27. UNKLE emerge from retirement with new album. 9 December 2008. The Guardian.
  8. Web site: UNKLE 77 » 2008 » January . 1 May 2012 . 25 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120325053214/http://www.unkle77.com/?m=200801 . dead .
  9. Web site: File leaves Unkle (News) : NOIZEMAKESENEMIES // MUSIC // NEW MUSIC . 1 May 2012 . 1 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120501190623/http://www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk/file-leaves-unkle-news . dead .
  10. Web site: 2021-08-27. We Fell to Earth: We Fell to Earth. 9 July 2009. The Guardian.
  11. Web site: 2021-08-27. Album review: We Fell To Earth - 'We Fell To Earth'. 9 July 2009. NME.
  12. Web site: 2021-08-27. We Fell To Earth - We Fell To Earth. Clash Magazine.
  13. Web site: 2021-08-27. We Fell To Earth. Clash Magazine.
  14. Web site: The Invisible sign to Ninja Tune, announce 'Rispah' album (11th June) and UK Tour Dates | Bang on PR . 22 June 2012 . 29 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203306/http://www.bangonpr.com/campaigns/press-release/invisible-sign-ninja-tune-announce-rispah-album-11th-june-and-uk-tour-dates . dead .
  15. Web site: The Invisible - Rispah | album reviews | musicOMH . 22 June 2012 . 15 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120615145446/http://www.musicomh.com/albums/invisible-2_0612.htm . dead .
  16. Web site: 2021-08-27. First Spin: Listen to the Duke Spirit's Full 'Bruiser'. 22 November 2011. Spin.

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