Patrick Wolf

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Patrick Wolf

Background information
Born	June 30, 1983 (age 23)
Origin	London, England, UK
Genre(s)	folktronica
Occupation(s)	singer-songwriter
Years active	2002–present
Label(s)	Faith & Industry (2002–2004) TomLab (2004–2005) Loog Records (2005–present)
Website	PatrickWolf.com

Patrick Wolf (born June 30, 1983) is a folktronica singer, songwriter and musician born in St Thomas' Hospital, London, England^[1] who grew up in South London. Patrick plays many instruments, including harp, harpsichord, organ, theremin, ukulele, viola, and violin.

1 Biography
2 Discography
- 2.1 Albums
- 2.2 Singles/EPs
3 Links
4 References

[edit] Biography

At the age of eleven, Patrick Wolf (born as Patrick Apps) began recording songs with his violin, voice and car boot sale organs on a four-track tape recorder. However, his musical education started some years earlier, with rigorous violin lessons and church choirs. Patrick developed a strong ambition to create new and innovative music when he became obsessed with early twentieth-century electronics .

Patrick's teenage period was turbulent. He was forced to change schools due to bullying. At the age of fourteen he performed with pop art collective Minty. His writings and recordings caught the attention of Fat Cat Records, which donated an Atari computer and a mixing console to Patrick. These tools helped him further in his unique production and programming.

Patrick left home at the age of sixteen. He spent some years wild and free around London making money from busking in a string quartet and forming a group called "Maison Crimineaux" which were a noisy trio built on destructive ethics around white noise and pop music. He also continued to record and write his own material. Maison Crimineaux once performed in Paris, a gig that was attended by electronic maestro Kristian Robinson (aka Capitol K) who went on to release Patrick's debut album "Lycanthropy".

During the recordings of Lycanthropy, Patrick studied composition at Trinity College of Music for one year. Lycanthropy was released in the summer of 2003 and met much critical acclaim. He also made some guest appearances as a viola player with Chicks on Speed and The Hidden Cameras. The German based record label Tomlab later released the album for America and Europe.

In late 2005, Patrick Wolf signed a record deal with Loog, a subsidiary of Polydor, and started recording his third album, The Magic Position, featuring collaborations with Marianne Faithfull and Edward Larrikin of Larrikin Love^{[citation needed]}. After a short down time, the official web page came back online featuring the first single 'Accident And Emergency' from his new album The Magic Position to be released February of 2007 (As confirmed by his Myspace band page)

[edit] Discography

See also: List of songs by Patrick Wolf

See also: Patrick Wolf discography

[edit] Albums

Image	Release date	Title	Label
	July 28, 2003 (UK), April 6, 2004	Lycanthropy	Faith and Industry (UK), Tomlab
	February 2, 2005	Wind In The Wires	Tomlab

[edit] Singles/EPs

Release date	Title	Label	Notes
2002	The Patrick Wolf EP	Faith and Industry	Limited 1000 vinyl only.
January 31, 2005	The Libertine	Tomlab	First TRAX from Wind In the Wires.
June 13, 2005	Wind In The Wires	Tomlab	Second single from Wind In The Wires. CD and limited 2000 vinyl.
October 31, 2005	Tristan	Tomlab	Third single from Wind In The Wires. CD and limited 1000 vinyl.
October 23, 2006	Accident & Emergency	Loog	First single from The Magic Position.