Benjamin Shaw (musician)

Benjamin Shaw
Genres Indie, alternative, folk, experimental, lo-fi
Occupation(s) Musician, artist
Labels Audio Antihero
Associated acts Jack Hayter, Broken Shoulder, Nosferatu D2, Fighting Kites

Benjamin Shaw is a English musician[1] and artist [2] based in London. He has recorded for a number of different labels but is a mainstay of Audio Antihero records.[3]

Biography

Benjamin Shaw released his debut EP "I Got the Pox, the Pox is What I Got" in October 2009 on Audio Antihero which saw airplay from BBC 6 Music on the Tom Ravenscroft,[4] Gideon Coe,[5] Steve Lamacq,[6] Jon Holmes[7] and Tom Robinson[8] shows and positive reviews from publications such as The Skinny,[9] The 405,[10] The Music Fix, This Is Fake DIY,[11] Clash Music[12] and The Line of Best Fit who remarked "If you think you've heard the like of Benjamin Shaw before, think again. TLOBF recommended.".[13]

In October 2011 it was announced on sites like Drowned in Sound,[14] Bearded[15] and This Is Fake DIY[16] that he would be releasing first full length album, "There's Always Hope, There's Always Cabernet". He would begin promoting the album with a series of sessions for the likes of The Fly, The 405,[17] This Is Fake DIY,[18] Triple R,[19] The Line Of Best Fit,[20] Dandelion Radio[21] and Resonance FM.[22]

The debut LP "There's Always Hope, There's Always Cabernet" was released on 21 November to positive reviews. Drowned in Sound called it "superb,"[23] Clash Music remarked that Shaw was "an outcast, a loner, a maverick and a freak. All of these are compliments,"[24] The Line of Best Fit claimed "you wouldn't want everyone (or anyone else) to sound to like Benjamin Shaw but I'm delighted someone does,"[25] Is This Music? awarded it 4/5 and called it "one of the better records of the year"[26] and MusicOMH gave it 4/5 and hailed it as a "truly special album." Album tracks "The Birds Chirp & The Sun Shines" and "Interview" were given multiple plays on the Tom Ravenscroft and Gideon Coe BBC 6 Music shows, as were the album's first single "Somewhere Over the M6" and its B-side "Pig".[27]

Shaw has played around the UK, Europe and Australia [28] with artists such as Darren Hayman,[29] Tom Paley (New Lost City Ramblers),[30] Jack Hayter (Ex-Hefner),[31] Neil Pennycook (Meursault),[32] Extradition Order, Paul Hawkins & The Awkward Silences, Runaround Kids, Little Red and The Owl Service.[33] Shaw has also seen endorsements from Nic Dalton of The Lemonheads.[34]

During a radio interview on 12 August 2012, Audio Antihero founder Jamie Halliday revealed that Benjamin Shaw was working on new material for a future release with the label.[35] The first piece of new material to surface would be the "T'ra F'now" instrumental on the Audio Antihero produced "Hüsker Doo-wop" Charity EP to raise money to repair damages to independent music organisations in New York following Hurricane Sandy.[36][37][38][39] Shaw followed up his contribution to this charity EP with "This Christmas (I Just Want to be Left Alone)," a collaborative Christmas single with Fighting Kites to raise money for Shelter, Shaw also directed the music video.[40][41][42][43][44][45] The single benefited from critical praise from online press and radio and saw support from Tom Robinson, Bush Radio, Jon Solomon's WPRB show and Rolling Stone.[46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54]

On 14 January it was announced that Benjamin Shaw would releasing a new instrumental record entitled "Summer in the Box Room" on the Glass Reservoir label in February 2013.[55][56] Two tracks from the record were premiered by Robert Rotifer on 4FM[57] and GoldFlakePaint praised it as a "special kind of dour musical genius."[58] Tom Ravenscroft would also air tracks from the release on his BBC 6 Music show.[59]

Benjamin Shaw sometimes performs live with Neil Debnam (Fighting Kites/Broken Shoulder) and Kay Ishikawa (Comet Gain) as Benjamin Shaw Band.[60]

Discography

Albums

EPs/Mini-Albums/Sessions

Singles

Compilation Appearances

Other credits

References

  1. ↑ http://www.audioantihero.com/Bshaw.htm
  2. ↑ http://bnjmnshw.wordpress.com/the-art/
  3. ↑ http://audioantihero.com/Bshaw.htm
  4. ↑ "BBC – BBC Radio 6 Music Programmes – Tom Ravenscroft, 30/09/2011". BBC. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "BBC – BBC Radio 6 Music Programmes – Gideon Coe, Tom Ravenscroft sits in". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  6. ↑ "BBC – BBC Radio 6 Music Programmes – Steve Lamacq, Tom Ravenscroft sits in". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  7. ↑ "BBC – BBC Radio 6 Music Programmes – Jon Holmes, Tom Ravenscroft sits in". BBC. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  8. ↑ "BBC – Tom Robinson: tracklisting. Monday 30/05/2011". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  9. ↑ Mitchell, Nick. "Benjamin Shaw – I Got the Pox, the Pox is What I Got | The Skinny". The Skinny. The Skinny. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  10. ↑ Deroo, Vanessa. "Benjamin Shaw – I Got The Pox, The Pox Is What I Got by Vanessa Deroo | The 405". The 405. The 405. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  11. ↑ Sinden, Viki. "Benjamin Shaw on This Is Fake DIY". Fake DIY. Fake DIY. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  12. ↑ Ballard, Samuel. "Singles roundup". CLASH. CLASH. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  13. ↑ Fletcher, Paul. "Benjamin Shaw – I Got The Pox, The Pox Is What I Got | The Line Of Best Fit". TLOBF. The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  14. ↑ Roby, Wendy. "Singles review". Drowned in Sound. Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  15. ↑ Yau, Alex. "Benjamin Shaw announces new single". Bearded. Bearded. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  16. ↑ Rubinsky, Hannah Hancock. "Benjamin Shaw announces new album". This Is Fake DIY. This Is Fake DIY. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  17. ↑ http://thefourohfive.com/news/article/405-focus-benjamin-shaw
  18. ↑ http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/radio/the-waiting-room-25th-april-2012/[]
  19. ↑ http://airnet.org.au/program/view.php?episode=12157&sview=1&domain=www.rrr.org.au[]
  20. ↑ http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/videos/best-fit-sessions/watch-benjamin-shaw-how-to-test-the-depth-of-a-well-best-fit-session-79522
  21. ↑ http://barelyout.bandcamp.com/album/dandelion-session-november-2011
  22. ↑ Bentley, Richard. "Resonance FM playlist". Resonance FM. Resonance FM. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  23. ↑ Slater, Luke (15 November 2011). "Listen: Benjamin Shaw – 'How To Test The Depth Of A Well' / Music News // Drowned In Sound". Drownedinsound.com. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  24. ↑ "Benjamin Shaw: Track By Track | Clash Music Exclusive Audio". Clashmusic.com. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  25. ↑ "Benjamin Shaw – There's Always Hope, There's Always Cabernet". The Line of Best Fit. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  26. ↑ "Is this music?" long players " Benjamin Shaw". Isthismusic.com. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  27. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/4b547e14-8537-47a2-b627-e153e2779bcd
  28. ↑ http://onlineantihero.blogspot.com/2011/10/benjamin-shaw-hi54lofi-european-tour.html
  29. ↑ http://www.clashmusic.com/live-review/darren-hayman-live-at-the-hideaway-london
  30. ↑ http://onlineantihero.blogspot.com/2010/09/benjamin-shaw-supports-tom-paley-cecil.html
  31. ↑ http://onlineantihero.blogspot.com/2011/10/audio-antihero-is-two-years-old.html
  32. ↑ http://songbytoad.com/2011/08/live-in-edinburgh-this-week-22nd-august-2011/
  33. ↑ Halliday, Jamie. "Benjamin Shaw gigography". Songkick. Songkick. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  34. ↑ Dalton, Nic. "Benjamin Shaw three songs". Half A Cow. Half A Cow. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  35. ↑ http://sydenhamradio.co.uk/presenters/andrew-chatterton/
  36. ↑ http://onlineantihero.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/audio-antihero-presents-husker-doo-wop.html
  37. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
  38. ↑ http://hearitfornewyork-audioantihero.bandcamp.com/album/audio-antihero-hear-it-for-new-york-compilation-the-h-sker-doo-wop-ep
  39. ↑ http://geekpessimism.com/2012/11/26/brighton-tales-long-story-short/
  40. ↑ http://audioantihero.bandcamp.com/album/this-christmas-i-just-want-to-be-left-alone
  41. ↑ http://bothbarson.wordpress.com/2012/12/07/benjamin-shaw-and-fighting-kites-this-christmas-i-just-want-to-be-left-alone/
  42. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbkZSw6nEFY&feature=player_embedded
  43. ↑ http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2012/12/12/benjamin-shaw-fighting-kites-charity-xmas-single/
  44. ↑ http://hospitaldrama.tumblr.com/post/37548875937/benjamin-shaw-fighting-kites-this-christmas
  45. ↑ http://www.joyzine.org/audioantihero.html
  46. ↑ http://www.rollingstone.co.za/opinion/item/1992-playlist-the-wrong-rock-show-ep137
  47. ↑ http://freshonthenet.co.uk/batch43/
  48. ↑ http://mratavist.wordpress.com/2012/12/08/benjamin-shaw-fighting-kitesthis-christmas-i-just-want-to-be-left-alone/
  49. ↑ http://evilspeakers.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/new-sounds-now-benjamin-shaw-fighting.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
  50. ↑ http://www.stubbyschristmas.com/14/post/2012/12/benjamin-shaw-fighting-kites-this-christmas.html
  51. ↑ http://www.goldflakepaint.co.uk/totd-066-benjamin-shaw-fighting-kites-this-christmas-i-just-want-to-be-left-alone/
  52. ↑ http://sittingnow.co.uk/2012/12/22/benjamin-shaw-fighting-kites-this-christmas-i-just-want-to-be-left-alone/
  53. ↑ http://keepingscoreathome.com/?p=1829
  54. ↑ http://www.wprb.com/printplaylist.php?show_id=27280
  55. ↑ http://glassreservoir.com/2013/01/09/welcome/
  56. ↑ http://jbreitling.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/todays-hotness-benjamin-shaw-lubec.html
  57. ↑ http://fm4.orf.at/radio/stories/1711700/
  58. ↑ http://www.goldflakepaint.co.uk/review-benjamin-shaw-summer-in-the-box-room/
  59. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01qrn4y
  60. ↑ http://bothbarson.wordpress.com/2011/11/24/audio-antihero-is-two-years-old/

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