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| − | '''Patrick Wolf''' (born on [[1983]] [[June 30]] at [[St Thomas' Hospital]], [[London]]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.blogotheque.net/article.php3?id_article=714| title=Patrick Wolf : interview in English| accessdate=2006-04-05}}</ref>) is an [[England|English]] [[singer-songwriter]] from [[South London]]. Wolf plays many instruments including [[harp]], [[clavinet]], [[harpsichord]], [[guitar]], [[piano]], [[autoharp]], [[kantele]], [[organ (music)|organ]], [[mountain dulcimer]], [[clavichord]], [[harmonium]], [[accordion]], [[theremin]], [[ukulele]], [[viola]] and [[violin]].
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| − | ==Biography==
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| − | Born into a creative household, Patrick's musical education started at a tender age with violin lessons and church choirs. He first began recording songs with his [[violin]], [[human voice|voice]] and car boot sale [[organ (music)|organ]]s on a four-track [[tape recorder]] at the age of twelve, he famously made his first [[Theremin]] at the age of 11. At fourteen, he joined and performed with [[pop art]] collective [[Minty]]. Two years later, he left home, choosing to live wild and free around London. During this period, Patrick earned money from [[busking]] in a [[string quartet]] and also formed a group called [[Maison Crimineaux]], a noisy trio built on destructive ethics around [[white noise]] and [[pop music]]. He also continued to record and write his own material. A Maison Crimineaux gig in Paris was attended by electronic maestro Kristian Robinson (aka [[Capitol K]]), who would then go on to release Patrick's debut album ''[[Lycanthropy (album)|Lycanthropy]]''.
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| − | Patrick's ongoing writings and recordings caught the attention of [[Fat Cat Records]], which donated an [[Atari]] [[computer]] and a [[mixing console]] to Patrick. During the recording of ''Lycanthropy'', Patrick studied composition at [[Trinity College of Music]] for one year. ''Lycanthropy'' was released in the summer of 2003. He also made some guest appearances as a viola player with [[Chicks on Speed]] and [[The Hidden Cameras]]. The [[Germany|German]]-based [[record label]] [[Tomlab]] later released the album for [[United States|America]] and [[Europe]]. His sophomore album of 2005, ''Wind in the Wires'', was released on the same label and likewise met with a wave of critical acclaim.
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| − | Following the greater success brought by ''Wind in the Wires'', Patrick signed a record deal with [[Loog]] in late 2005 and began recording his third album, ''[[The Magic Position]]'', featuring collaborations with [[Marianne Faithfull]] and [[Edward Larrikin]] of [[Larrikin Love]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-tNpyogrSw| title=Patrick Wolf vodcast| accessdate=2007-02-05}}</ref> The album leaked onto file-sharing networks in its entirety on January 3 2007 before its official release on February 26. "The Magic Position" will be released in the [[United States|US]] on Low Altitude Records on May 1, 2007.
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| − | Starting in January 2007, a [[vodcast]], the first of six, was made available on [[iTunes]]. This series of vodcasts includes live performances of old and new material and interviews with Gill Mills. These can currently also be downloaded from the iCast website.
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| − | On Feburary 27, 2007, in a interview with The London Paper, Patrick Wolf openly awknowledged his sexual ambiguity: “In the same way I don’t know if my sixth album is going to be a death-metal record or children’s pop, I don’t know whether I’m destined to live my life with a horse, a woman or a man. It makes life easier.†He encourages other guys to 'raid their mother's make-up box'.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thelondonpaper.com/cs/Satellite/london/music/article/1157145572163?packedargs=suffix%3DArticleController&c |title=The lone Wolf of indie |accessdate=2007-04-08 |last=Mackenzie |first=Malcolm |date=[[2007-02-27]] |work=thelondonpaper}}</ref>
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| − | ==Discography==
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| − | ===Albums===
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| − | * '''''[[Lycanthropy (album)|Lycanthropy]]''''' [[2003]] [[July 28]], [[Faith and Industry]] [[/Tomlab]]
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| − | * '''''[[Wind in the Wires]]''''' [[2005]] [[February 2]], [[Tomlab Records]]
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| − | * '''''[[The Magic Position]]''''' [[2007]] [[February 26]], [[Loog Records]]
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| − | |2002
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| − | |''The Patrick Wolf EP''
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| − | |Faith and Industry
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| − | |Limited 1000 vinyl only.
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| − | |January 31, 2005
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| − | |"The Libertine"
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| − | |Tomlab
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| − | |First single from ''Wind In the Wires''.
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| − | |June 13, 2005
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| − | |"Wind in the Wires"
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| − | |Tomlab
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| − | |Second single from ''Wind in the Wires''. CD and limited 2000 vinyl.
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| − | |October 31, 2005
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| − | |"Tristan"
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| − | |Tomlab
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| − | |Third single from ''Wind in the Wires''. CD and limited 1000 vinyl.
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| − | |October 23, 2006
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| − | |"Accident & Emergency"
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| − | |Loog
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| − | |First single from ''The Magic Position''.
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| − | |January 1, 2007
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| − | |"Bluebells"
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| − | |Loog
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| − | |Second single from ''The Magic Position''. Download only.
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| − | |March 26, 2007
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| − | |"[[The Magic Position (song)|The Magic Position]]"
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| − | |Loog
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| − | |Third single from ''The Magic Position''.
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| − | ==References==
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| − | ==Links==
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| − | *[http://www.patrickwolf.com Official Website]
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| − | *[http://www.myspace.com/officialpatrickwolf Myspace]
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| − | *[http://wolf.albionarks.net The Wolf's Lair: Patrick Wolf Media Archive]
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| − | *[http://www.rawkstar.net/features/9 Patrick Wolf - The cub grown to a wolf - Interview]
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| − | *[http://tmcq.co.uk/interviews/patrick-wolf/ The Mind's Construction Quarterly Interview/Article]
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| − | *[http://onlyangels.free.fr/interviews/w/patrick_wolf.htm May 2004 email Interview]
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| − | *[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/14696/Interview_Interview_Patrick_Wolf Pitchfork February 2005 Interview]
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| − | *[http://stylusmagazine.com/articles/weekly_article/patrick-wolf-the-stylus-interview.htm Stylus Magazine February 2007 Interview]
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| − | *[http://www.popmatters.com/pm/features/article/10758/patrick-wolf-london/ February 2007 Popmatters article]
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| − | *[http://music.guardian.co.uk/pop/comment/story/0,,2008510,00.html "There was a Fire Inside Me" The Guardian Ferbruary 2007]
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| − | *{{allmusicguide | id = 11:nrc8b5c4zsqk | label = Patrick Wolf}}
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