Rich File
Rich File | |
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| Also known as | Forme |
| Genres | Electronica, breakbeat, trip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, music producer, recording engineer, DJ |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, keyboards, guitars, programming |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Mo' Wax, Marine Parade |
| Website | Richfile.co.uk |
Richard "Rich" File (born 29 April 1974) is a composer and music producer, 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 and War Stories, 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 a number of well-known artists including 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 Edit Music for a Film: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Reconstruction.[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 album in 2009[10][11][12][13] and saw tracks feature in US dramas: "The Double" in Gossip Girl, CSI: NY and The Prisoner; "Lights Out" In Numb3rs; and "Careful What You Wish For" in CSI: NY.
In winter of 2010 We Fell to Earth composed and performed the theme song to AMC'S The Killing, itself adapted from the Danish television series, Forbrydelsen.
In 2011, Rich File produced[14] Mercury Music Prize nominated band The Invisible's second album, which was released in June 2012.[15] He also performed additional production duties and played omnichord on The Duke Spirit's album Bruiser.
References
- ^ "Rich". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "UNKLE". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "UNKLE: Never Never Land". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Unkle: Recording Never, Never, Land". www.soundonsound.com. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "UNKLE – The Vogue". thevogue.com. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "UNKLE Sounds visitará la ciudad de México". www.vice.com. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "UNKLE emerge from retirement with new album". The Guardian. 9 December 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ [2] [dead link]
- ^ "We Fell to Earth: We Fell to Earth". The Guardian. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Album review: We Fell To Earth - 'We Fell To Earth'". NME. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "We Fell To Earth - We Fell To Earth". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "We Fell To Earth". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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- ^ [4] [dead link]