Thomas White (musician)

Thomas White (born 30 April 1984) is an English, Brighton-based songwriter, singer, musician, producer and visual artist. Educated at Davigdor Infants, Somerhill Juniors and Hove Park schools, he began learning the piano at the age of five, picking up the violin a year later and teaching himself guitar, drums and clarinet in his early teens. White formed his first band (Fixed Ascent, later The Feltro Media) at the age of 13, with his brother, Alex, and school-friend Alistair Gavan (later of Diomedes, Sparrow and Villareal). He signed his first record deal (with DB Records) whilst still 16 and studying for his GCSEs.

Thomas White
Born (1984-04-30) 30 April 1984
Brighton, England
GenresClassical, pop, psychedelic, rock, folk
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, drums, keyboard, violin, Clarinet
Years active2001–present
LabelsDB Records
BMG
Truck Records
Better Looking Records
Rough Trade Records
Drift Records
Fat Cat Records
Cooking Vinyl
Bleeding Heart Recordings
Associated actsThe Electric Soft Parade
Brakes
Restlesslist
Websiteelectricsoftparade.co.uk

Along with his brother, Alex, he forms the nucleus of psych-pop band The Electric Soft Parade. To date, they have released four albums and a six-track EP. He also contributes vocals and guitar to cult Brighton super-group Brakes, and drums and bass to Restlesslist and Clowns respectively.

In 10 years of playing professionally, White has performed in over 20 countries across the globe, including Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, France, Germany, Holland, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Japan, Australia, Egypt, Canada, United States and Turkey.

Besides performing solo and in his own groups, White regularly appears as a session player for, among others, Patrick Wolf, British Sea Power, Levellers and Sparks.

"I Dream of Black"

June 2008 saw the release of his debut solo album, I Dream of Black.[1] Recorded entirely on cassette four-track, the album was considered extremely lo-fi by both fans and critics alike.

"The Maximalist"

A follow-up, 'The Maximalist' (Cooking Vinyl) arrived in March 2010. Whilst still played, recorded and mixed by White himself, the album features a markedly more complex, hi-fi sound, and a sleeve designed by the American artist, Keith Boadwee.[2] The album was released to generally positive reviews, with Uncut magazine awarding four stars, stating:

"The Maximalist opens the dam of ostensibly conflicting styles and releases the deluge in all its' crazily self-confident, so-wrong-it's-right glory. White fuses elements of The Who, Chicago, My Bloody Valentine, Queens Of The Stone Age, Badalamenti and Badfinger, which is not just a feat of cut-and-paste engineering, but also proof of his verve, vivid imagination and fervent love of music."

Tour dates to support the album have varied from full-on rock shows with a five-piece band, intimate cabaret performances, often featuring a number of cover versions ("I'll See You in My Dreams" and "You Can Have Him (I Don't Want Him)", among others) to festival dates with an expanded 13-piece line-up, featuring a choir dressed in psychedelic robes.

"Yalla!"

On 26 March 2011, White streamed his third solo album for free via YouTube. Entitled 'Yalla!" (Egyptian Arabic for 'let's go') the album was written and recorded over two weeks in the small town of Dahab, South Sinai. Featuring only acoustic guitar and vocal, the album details the limbo at the end of a long relationship compared to that of moving to a foreign country, making myriad references to the sea, shorelines, water, the sun, colours, the weather, travel and nature. All accompanying videos feature footage taken in Brighton, Dahab and Cairo. "Yalla!" was released physically in the UK and digitally worldwide by Bleeding Heart Recordings in March 2012.[3]

Selected discography (1997–2010)

Albums
Fixed Ascent
  • I Am Lost Self-released Cassette EP, 1997 (Guitarist)
  • I Am Lost Self-released CD Album, 1997 (Singer/Guitarist)
The Feltro Media
  • Metronome's End Self-released CD Album, 1998 (Drummer)
  • Go On, Phone in Sick Self-released CD Album, 1999 (Singer/Drummer)
  • Neon of the City Self-released CD EP, 1999 (Singer/Drummer)
  • The Wonderful World of the Feltro Media Skye Records, 2000 (Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist)
The Electric Soft Parade
  • Holes in the Wall DB Records, 2002 (Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist)
  • The American Adventure BMG, 2003 (Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist)
  • The Human Body EP Truck Records/Better Looking Records, 2005 (Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist)
  • No Need to Be Downhearted Truck Records/Better Looking Records/Five Man Army, 2007 (Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist)
  • IDIOTS Helium Records, 2013 (Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist)
Brakes
  • Give Blood Rough Trade, 2005 (Guitarist)
  • The Beatific Visions Rough Trade, 2006 (Guitarist/Singer)
  • Touchdown Fat Cat Records, 2009 (Guitarist/Drummer/Singer)
  • Rock Is Dodelijk Fat Cat Records, 2009 (Guitarist/Singer)
Restlesslist
  • The Rise And Fall of the Curtain Club Life Is Easy, 2008 (Drummer/Keyboardist)
  • Coral Island Girl 2012 (Drummer/Keyboardist)
Thomas White
  • I Dream of Black Drift Records, 2008 (Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist)
  • The Maximalist Cooking Vinyl, 2010 (Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist)
  • Yalla! Bleeding Heart Recordings, 2012 (Singer/Guitarist)
  • World on a Wire EP Self-released, 2012 (Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist)
  • 18/12/08 EP Self-released, 2012 (Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist)
Patrick Wolf
Milk And Biscuits
  • "Balcony Times" Big Salad Records, 2011 (Engineer/Multi-Instrumentalist)

Singles
The Electric Soft Parade
  • Silent to the Dark/Something's Got To Give DB Records, 2001 (Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist)
  • Empty at the End DB Records, 2001 (Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist)
  • There's A Silence DB Records, 2001 (Multi-Instrumentalist)
  • Silent to the Dark II DB Records, 2002 (Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist)
  • Empty at the End DB Records, 2002 (Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist)
  • Same Way, Every Day DB Records, 2002 (Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist)
  • Things I've Done Before BMG, 2003 (Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist)
  • Lose Yr Frown BMG, 2003 (Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist)
  • Life in the Back-Seat Truck Records, 2006 (Producer/Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist)
  • If That's The Case, Then I Don't Know Truck Records, 2007 (Producer/Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist)
  • Misunderstanding Truck Records, 2007 (Producer/Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist)
  • Appropriate Ending EP Truck Records, 2007 (Producer/Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist)
  • A Quick One EP A Quick One Records, 2011 (Producer/Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist)
Brakes
  • Pick Up the Phone Rough Trade, 2004 (Guitarist)
  • All Night Disco Party Rough Trade, 2005 (Guitarist)
  • Ring a Ding Ding Rough Trade, 2005 (Guitarist)
  • All Night Disco Party Rough Trade, 2006 (Guitarist
  • Hold Me in the River Rough Trade, 2006 (Guitarist)
  • Cease and Desist Rough Trade, 2007 (Guitarist)
  • Beatific Visions Rough Trade, 2007 (Guitarist)
  • Hey Hey Fat Cat Records, 2009 (Guitarist)
  • Don't Take Me To Space (Man) Fat Cat Records, 2009 (Guitarist)
  • Why Tell The Truth (When It's Easier To Lie) Fat Cat Records, 2009 (Guitarist)
Restlesslist
  • Butlin Breaks/The Cowboy Song Life Is Easy, 2007 (Drummer)
Thomas White
  • The Runaround Drift Records, 2008 (Producer/Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist)
  • The Last Blast EP Cooking Vinyl, 2010 (Producer/Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist)
  • Accidentally Like A Martyr EP Cooking Vinyl, 2010 (Producer/Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist)
Patrick Wolf
  • Hard Times Bandstocks, 2009 (Guitarist)
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References
  2. "COOKING VINYL". Cookingvinyl.com.
  3. Alex Knott (24 March 2012). "Thomas White – Yalla! | Music Review". Frost Magazine.
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