Gordon Moakes

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Gordon Moakes (born June 22, 1976) is the bassist and backup vocalist for English art rock band Bloc Party. Moakes became a member after replying to an advertisement placed in a music magazine by Kele Okereke and Russell Lissack, asking for bass players to join their band. Although not originally a bassist, Lissack told him at their first rehearsal that Moakes was the only player to have auditioned that was able to play the bassline for the song that Okereke and Lissack had played to him (apparently titled "Life of the Party"). Moakes is credited with co-writing the lyrics (with Okereke) to several songs. Musically his bass playing is creative and often sparse, and usually involves very little playing until latter verses, such as in Like Eating Glass and Banquet where he plays very little in the first verses. His bass playing often is independent of the guitar lines. It has been reported that Moakes plays drums on a track called 'Sunday' on Bloc Party's forthcoming second album. Moakes is often referred to as "Gordy".

Moakes also worked with Yourcodenameis:milo on the track Wait a Minute taken from the album Print is Dead Vol.1. The Single of Wait a Minute was released on a limited edition single sided 7" single on the 2nd of October 2006. The cover art was designed by Moakes himself.

[edit] Equipment

Moakes plays a Agave Blue Mexican Fender Precision Bass through an Ashdown amplifier.