Blank Banshee

Patrick Driscoll, (born June 28, 1987) known professionally as Blank Banshee, is a Canadian artist, musician and producer from Saint John, New Brunswick. He rose to popularity in 2012 with his album Blank Banshee 0, which combined traditional elements of vaporwave with trap music, a style now known as vaportrap. Blank Banshee's music has been described as a “balance of abstract ambience and dance-able trap”.[1]

Blank Banshee
Birth namePatrick Driscoll
Born (1987-06-28) June 28, 1987
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Genres
Years active2009–Present
LabelsHologram Bay
Websiteblankbanshee.com

Career

Blank Banshee 0

In 2010 Driscoll, began performing live as "Blank Banshees" (formerly Shinjuku MAD) along with collaborator Curtis Ferguson.[2] In April 2011, Blank Banshees were featured performers on the Electro East Stage of the 2011 East Coast Music Awards.[2] In the summer of 2012, Driscoll moved from his hometown to the Canadian west coast[3] where he released his debut album Blank Banshee 0 as the solo artist "Blank Banshee".[4][5] The production style helped bring the vaporwave sub-genre dubbed "vaportrap" to prominence in the latter half of 2012.[6] The track "Teen Pregnancy" appeared in a 2016 viral video associated with Simpsonwave.[7]

Blank Banshee 1

Following the release of Blank Banshee 0, Driscoll began work on his second album, Blank Banshee 1, released October 20, 2013.[8] The Fader called Blank Banshee 1 "a masterwork of the new digital psychedelia"[8] and a "definitive document of the vaporwave era".[9] Beginning on the eve of the album's release, a series of six self-produced computer animated music videos were uploaded to the official Blank Banshee YouTube channel.[10] A 2016 Esquire article cited Blank Banshee's musical style as an example of the "direction that vaporwave has moved in, where the trap beat is emphasized and the political edge blunted".[4]

Mega

In 2014, Driscoll began work on his third studio album, Mega, in Vancouver where he is based as of 2016.[11] The album was released October 20, 2016.[12] COMPLEX named Mega the "best release from the project yet".[13] An accompanying tour spanning Europe and North America called "The Mega Tour" was announced in 2017.[14]

Metamorphosis

On January 1, 2019, Driscoll announced that new music would be released later in the year.[15] After embarking on a 15 date European tour in May, referred to as the Metamorphosis Tour,[16] he released an 18-minute "single" by the same name. Metamorphosis was released via Bandcamp in two formats; one in its original, 18 minute long format, and another split into 15 tracks. However, only the original was released on all other major streaming platforms on June 20, 2019.[17]

Discography

Albums

EPs

  • Metamorphosis (2019)

Non-album tracks ("Missing Numbers")

  • Cormorant (2011)
  • Equinox (2011)
  • Zenesis (2012)
  • Chlorophyl (2012)
  • Marble Bust (2015)
  • Home (2020)

References
  1. Chandler, Simon (October 17, 2016). "After a Three-Year Hiatus, Blank Banshee Breaks His Silence with "MEGA"". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  2. "Electro East Stage for the 2011 ECMA's - Get to know the artists". Noisography. April 12, 2011.
  3. MacDonald-Dupuis, Natasha. "The Exodus of the Maritimes' Creative Class Is Hurting Its Electronic Music Scene". Vice.
  4. "How Vaporwave Was Created Then Destroyed by the Internet [An exploration of the anti-consumerism music that died the way it lived.]". Esquire Magazine. August 18, 2016.
  5. "Blank Banshee - Official Website". Blank Banshee. Archived from the original on 2016-08-12.
  6. "Genre As Method: The Vaporwave Family Tree, From Eccojams to Hardvapour". Bandcamp Daily. November 21, 2016.
  7. "What the Hell Is Simpsonwave?". Pitchfork. June 14, 2016.
  8. "System Focus: The Evolution of the Voice in the Digital Landscape". The Fader.
  9. "Blank Banshee Returns With New Album MEGA". The Fader. Oct 10, 2016.
  10. "Blank Banshee - B:/ Infinite Login [1/6]". October 19, 2013.
  11. Chandler, Simon (October 17, 2016). "[Interview] After a Three-Year Hiatus, Blank Banshee Breaks His Silence with "MEGA"".
  12. Bowman, Paige (November 9, 2016). "Blank Banshee: The Anonymous Internet Sensation in Our Vicinity [Interview]". Rendrd Magazine.
  13. "Blank Banshee Returns with New Album 'Mega'". COMPLEX.
  14. "Blank Banshee Official Facebook page [Mega Tour announcement]". July 28, 2017.
  15. Driscoll, Patrick (January 1, 2019). "Blank Banshee on Twitter".
  16. Driscoll, Patrick (March 15, 2019). "Blank Banshee on Twitter".
  17. Driscoll, Patrick (June 20, 2019). "Metamorphosis, Bandcamp".
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