Specimens (musician) explained

Specimens
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Birth Name:Alex Ives
Alias:Specimens
Birth Date:1989 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Origin:London, England
Years Active:2012–present

Alex Ives (born 7 July 1989), known by his stage name Specimens, is an electronic, experimental, ambient & drone musician of British/Jamaican descent based in London UK.

Solo work as Specimens

Starting out as a bedroom project in 2012, Ives officially released his first solo work under the name Specimens in 2015 with a Compact Cassette release on Shimmering Moods Records.[1] He subsequently went on to release a number of cassettes[2] on labels such as A Giant Fern & Tenderly Surrender ahead of his debut album 'Sculptures' in 2016.[3] Also in 2016 Ives launched his own label First Terrace Records[4] which has gone on to release artists such as Peter Broderick (Beacon Sound Choir),[5] Chihei Hatakeyama, Anna Homler, Pierre Bastien & Machinefabriek.

Early music career

Ives started out as a guitarist and drummer in garage rock and punk bands, most notably as a former member of Thee MVPs.[6] In this band he toured extensively around Europe and America[7] supporting artists such as Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes,[8] Pulled Apart by Horses,[9] Temples, Twin Peaks,[10] Ty Segall, Night Beats & Television. During this period he had releases on labels such as Burger Records,[11] Greenway Records, Slovenly Recordings,[12] Easy Action, Batchelor Records & more. He is also a founding member & drummer in the band Ice Baths[13] which released their debut album[14] in 2018 on the London-based label Blank Editions (Thurston Moore, Douglas Hart, Housewives).[15]

Selected solo discography

References

  1. Web site: Shimmering Moods Multi View. Igloomag. igloomag. 24 May 2018.
  2. Web site: 7 TRACKS THAT INSPIRED SPECIMENS' DEBUT LP, SCULPTURES. hyponik. Hyponik. 24 May 2018.
  3. Web site: SCULPTURES // SPECIMENS. Stray Landings. Theo Darton-Moore. 24 May 2018.
  4. Web site: LISTEN: First Releases By First Terrace Records. Spools Out. Tristan Bath. 24 May 2018.
  5. Web site: The Beacon Sound Choir Sunday Songs. Pitchfork. Philip Sherbourne. 24 May 2018.
  6. Web site: Introducing Thee MVPs. Punktastic. Punktastic. 24 May 2018.
  7. Web site: Thee MVPs Past Shows. Wordpress. Thee MVPs. 24 May 2018.
  8. Web site: THEE MVPS JOIN FRANK CARTER & THE RATTLESNAKES NOVEMBER TOUR. Punktastic. Punktastic. 24 May 2018.
  9. Web site: TIGERCUB AND THEE MVPS TO SUPPORT PULLED APART BY HORSES ON UK TOUR. Punktastic. Punktastic. 24 May 2018.
  10. Web site: THEE MVPS. Original Penguin. Original Penguin. 24 May 2018.
  11. Web site: hee MVPs - Receiver // Limited Colored Vinyl 10"s (3 Variants). Sly Vinyl. David Hampton.
  12. Web site: Introducing Thee MVPs. Punktastic. Punktastic. 24 May 2018.
  13. Web site: ICE BATHS REVEAL FIRST SINGLE FROM DEBUT ALBUM. Circus Sweet. 24 May 2018.
  14. Web site: introducing Ice Baths. Giglist. giglist. 24 May 2018.
  15. Web site: Ice Baths: New Strappings Pt 1 – single review. Louder Than War. Ioan. 24 May 2018.

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