Professor Elemental

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Professor Elemental

Professor Elemental at the Steampunk World's Fair 2010
Background information
Origin Brighton, England
Genres Steampunk
Hip Hop
Chap hop
Occupations Singer, songwriter
Years active 2005–present[citation needed]
Labels Tea Sea Records (2009–present))
Website ProfessorElemental.com

Paul Alborough, more often known as Professor Elemental, is a steampunk and chap hop musical artist.[1] After being approached to do a concept album of hip-hop as it would sound in different time periods, Emcee Elemental created the character of Professor Elemental. While the album never came to fruition, the character stuck.[2] Professor Elemental has since been seen performing as a solo act or in theatre acts such as Come Into My Parlour. He is also popular at steampunk events and has been a headliner at the Steampunk World's Fair and the Waltz on the Wye.

The Professor Elemental character first gained notoriety with his music video for "Cup of Brown Joy," (Directed by Moog) which got the attention of Warren Ellis. Since then he has released a new album, continued his work in the community and performed live. He was, until recently, in a feud with fellow "chap-hop" artist Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer.[3] However, Professor Elemental had a short appearance in Mr. B's music video for the song "Like a Chap", of which Professor Elemental said "Much as I hate to admit it, I bloody love that video and am jolly glad [Mr. B] let me gate crash" [4] Mr. B reciprocated with a cameo on Elemental's video for his song, "I'm British" (which also featured appearances by members of the Eccentric Club, of which Elemental is a member.[5] The two seem to have finally settled their differences in the track, "The Duel", on Elemental's 2012 album "The Father of Invention" where after a rap battle, both agree that the other is jolly good at what they do and go to enjoy a crate of sherry and some opium. He recently appeared in the "Steampunx" episode of Phineas and Ferb.

Discography

The Indifference Engine (2009)[6]

  1. "Splendid", 2:39
  2. "Animal Magic", 2:41
  3. "Fighting Trousers", 3:03
  4. "Sweet Cold Colation (Feat. Miss Sadie Bell)" - 2:22
  5. "The Quest For The Golden Frog" - 4:06
  6. "Elixir" - 1:47
  7. "A Fete Worse Than Death" - 2:23
  8. "Steam Powered (Feat. Mr. Jon Clark)" - 2:00
  9. "Penny Dreadful" - 4:32
  10. "Cup Of Brown Joy (Tea Bag Remix)" - 3:09

More Tea? (2010)

  1. "Intro", 0:40
  2. "The Quest For The Golden Frog (Tom Caruana remix)", 3:49
  3. "Splendid (Tom Caruana remix)", 3:02
  4. "Fighting Trousers (Mr Simmonds remix)" - 2:58
  5. "Alright (Suhov remix)" - 3:18
  6. "Fred's Amazing Animal Band" - 1:17
  7. "Animal Magic (Tom Caruana remix)" - 2:41
  8. "Animals (Helen Arney feat. Professor Elemental) (Mr Simmonds remix)" - 4:00
  9. "Pay Me A Visit (Ajuda remix feat. Count Bass D)" - 4:39
  10. "Player Hater" - 3:34
  11. "Hard Act To Follow (Tom Caruana remix)" - 2:53
  12. "Livin' In The 90s (Tom Caruana remix)", 3:21
  13. "Moon Monkeys", 1:15
  14. "0800 Sickie (Crespo remix)", 3:55
  15. "Steampowered (Tom Caruana remix feat. Mr Jon Clark)", 2:16
  16. "Lets Get It Done", 3:09

Special School: The Album (2011)

  1. "So Special", 2:55
  2. "A Scolding", 2:36
  3. "Too Much Info (featuring Longusto)", 3:06
  4. "Joey and Marie", 2:16
  5. "Pie (featuring Legs)", 2:50
  6. "Wilbur and Orville", 2:38
  7. "The Antidote", 2:28
  8. "Hungry (featuring Vecks)", 3:51
  9. "Second to None", 2:50
  10. "Graveyard Shifts (featuring Dizrali)", 4:08

Father of Invention (2012)

  • "Introductory Welcome", 0:39
  • "You're Invited", 2:37
  • "An Englishmans Home Is His Castle", 2:24
  • "I'm British", 2:58
  • "Back In The Swing Of Things", 3:21
  • "Oh Geoffery", 3:43
  • "Helly My Pretty", 0:34
  • "You Remind Me Of A Car", 3:07
  • "Animal Ice Cream", 2:18
  • "So Long Sally", 3:26
  • "The Great Race", 2:54
  • "Zeppelin Steeplechase", 0:51
  • "Hat Full of Sunshine", 4:01
  • "A Little Tea Dance", 0:42
  • "Everything Stops For Tea", 2:13
  • "The Is My Horse", 1:41
  • "Too Much Gin", 0:32
  • "The Attic", 3:41
  • "The Duel", feat Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer, 5:46
  • "All The Best", 1:52

See also

  • List of steampunk works: Steampunk musicians

References

  1. ↑ Moore, Matthew (2008-06-05), Cup of Brown Joy tea rap becomes YouTube hit, UK: The Telegraph, retrieved 2011-01-09 .
  2. ↑ Watkins, Carl (2010-11-26), An interview with Paul Alborough, AKA Professor Elemental, GuerrillaGeek, retrieved 2011-01-09 .
  3. ↑ Robinson, Frances (April 4, 2011), In 'Chap-Hop,' Gentlemen Rappers Bust Rhymes About Tea, Cricket, Wall Street Journal, retrieved April 5, 2011 .
  4. ↑ Alborough, Paul (October 22, 2012), https://twitter.com/prof_elemental/status/260089495276376064, retrieved October 22, 2012  Missing or empty |title= (help).
  5. ↑ Meredith Vieira. "Inside England's centuries-old 'Eccentric Club'". TODAY.com. Retrieved 2012-11-28. 
  6. ↑ "Professor Elemental-About". Retrieved 02 Dec 2013. .

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