Vessel (solo artist)
Vessel, also known as Sebastian Gainsborough is a music producer and composer from Bristol, England.[1]
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Background information | |
Birth name | Sebastian Gainsborough |
Origin | Bristol, UK |
Genres | Electronic, instrumental, avant-garde |
Occupation(s) | Composer, producer |
Years active | 2010–present |
Labels | Tri Angle Records, Paplu, Liberation Technologies, Left_Blank |
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Website | www |
Artist career
Electronic producer and composer Seb Gainsborough (Vessel) began his career as a producer of bass driven, experimental electronica both as a solo artist as well as under numerous guises alongside and as part of Bristol's 'Young Echo' Collective, most notably as a member of Killing Sound.[2]
Following a number of limited 12" EP releases with London label Left Blank and an EP on Mute Records subsidiary, Liberation Technologies, Gainsborough's 'Vessel' solo output has been released by Tri Angle Records.[3][4]
His trio of albums on Tri Angle, Order of Noise, Punish, Honey and Queen of Golden Dogs have been widely acclaimed, averaging 78/100 on review aggregator Metacritic.[5][6][7]
Alongside his studio album releases, Gainsborough has over recent years become increasingly known for his collaborative practice, especially concerning his collaboration with both classical instrumentalists and AV artists. Notably, he has collaborated extensively with visual artist Pedro Maia,[8] contemporary classical collectives Immix Ensemble[9] and Manchester Collective,[10] acclaimed violinist Rakhi Singh[11] and renowned visual artist Anouk de Clerq.[12]
In July 2020 Gainsborough announced the launch of a new music imprint 'Paplu' in partnership with long-time collaborator, violinist Rakhi Singh. To mark this, a new edit of 2014's Red Sex was released featuring Singh on viola and violin. Three further Paplu releases were announced for release over the following 12 months, though no further details have been made public at this time.
Discography
Albums
2012 | Order of Noise (Tri Angle Records) |
2014 | Punish, Honey (Tri Angle Records) |
2018 | Queen of Golden Dogs (Tri Angle Records) |
EPs
2010 | VeElSkSiEdL with El Kid (Astro:Dynamics) |
2011 | Wax Dance (A Future Without) |
2011 | Nylon Sunset (Left Blank) |
2012 | Standard (Left Blank) |
2013 | Misery Is A Communicable Disease (Liberation Technologies) |
2016 | Transition with Immix Ensemble (Erased Tapes Records) |
Singles
2014 | Red Sex (Tri Angle Records) |
2018 | Paplu (Love That Moves The Sun (Tri Angle Records) |
2020 | Red Sex (Re-Strung) featuring Rakhi Singh (Paplu) |
Remixes
2012 | Liars - Brats (Vessel Elliptic Remix) |
2013 | El Kid - We Need Mirrors (Vessel Psychosis Mix) |
2013 | El Perro del Mar - Hold Off the Dawn (Vessel Remix) |
2013 | Hyetal - Northwest Passage (Vessel Remix) |
2013 | Ike Yard - Cherish8 (Vessel Remix) |
2017 | HEALTH - Dark Enough (Vessel RMX) |
2019 | Just Mustard - Seven (Vessel Remix) |
2020 | Foals - Exits (Vessel Remix) |
Production
2012 | Evian Christ - Kings & Them (Mastering) (Tri Angle Records) |
2013 | Evian Christ - Duga 3 (Mastering) (Tri Angle Records) |
2015 | Ossia - Red X (Mastering) (Blackest Ever Black) |
2019 | Malibu - One Life (Mastering) (Joyful Noise Recordings / UNO NYC) |
References
- Aroesti, Rachel (2018-11-23). "Vessel: Queen of Golden Dogs review – a gloriously weird electro-odyssey". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- "RA: Young Echo". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- "Vessel (5)". Discogs. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- "Tri-Angle Records - Vessel". Angle Records. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- "Vessel". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- "Albums: Jools Holland And Marc Almond, Fleetwood Mac, The Fizz, Vessel". The Irish News. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- "Vessel: Queen of Golden Dogs". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- "VESSEL | Pedro Maia". Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- "Immix Ensemble & Vessel - Artists". Erased Tapes. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- "Paradise Lost". Manchester Collective. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- "Vessel and violinist Rakhi Singh join forces for Written In Fire". FACT Magazine: Transmissions from the underground. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- "Anouk De Clercq with Vessel and Helga Davis". BOZAR. Retrieved 21 January 2020.