Tim Presley

Tim Presley
Born California, USA
Genres Psychedelic rock, lo-fi, garage rock
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, musician
Instruments Vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
Years active 1998–present
Labels Castle Face, Woodsist Records, Drag City Records
Associated acts Ty Segall, Darker My Love, The Nerve Agents, The Strange Boys, The Fall
Notable instruments
Fender Jazzmaster, Fender Stratocaster

Tim Presley is an American musician, singer and songwriter. Presley began his career playing with the hardcore punk band The Nerve Agents. In 2004, Presley founded the psychedelic rock band Darker My Love. In 2006 he joined The Fall, playing on the LP Reformation Post TLC and making occasional appearances. Since 2010, Presley has released music under the name White Fence.[1] As of August 2014, under that name, he has released six studio albums, two live albums, and a collaborative album with Ty Segall.[2]

White Fence

Presley began recording music in his apartment using primitive and low cost equipment, while still a member of Darker My Love.[1] Presley's debut solo album, self-titled White Fence, was recorded between 2008 and 2009. The album was released in 2010 on Make A Mess Records, receiving generally positive reviews.[3]

Presley's second album, entitled Is Growing Faith, was released in 2011 through Woodsist Records. The album continued upon Presley's lo-fi and psychedelic sound, and contained a cover of Johnny Thunders 1978 song "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory." The album gathered similarly positive reviews, noting Presley's developing instrumentation and experimentation.[4] The same year, a live cassette entitled White Fence – Live In LA, was released through the Teenage Teardrops label. The cassette was only limited to 200 copies.[5]

2012 saw Presley release three records; two as White Fence and one in collaboration with Ty Segall. The first, Family Perfume Vol. 1, was released on 3 April 2012. The album was the first installment in a double release from Presley.[6] The second volume, Family Perfume Vol. 2, was subsequently released on 15 May 2012. Both albums were released through Woodsist Records and limited to 1000 copies each during its first pressing.[7] The final release of 2012 was a collaboration with fellow California based musician Ty Segall. The album, entitled Hair (album), similarly followed the same psychedelic and garage rock tendencies of Presley and Segall's respective previous works.[8] The album was released on 24 April 2012, and was recorded and produced by Eric Bauer.[9]

In 2013, Presley released his fifth album as White Fence, entitled Cyclops Reap.[10] The album was originally intended to be a release of Presley's older work from his previous four albums; however, he instead decided to create an album of new material. The album followed the same production techniques as his previous work, and was recorded on a 4-track in Presley's bedroom.[11] Castle Face Records released the album in various formats, such as colour vinyl and on Flexi disc.[12] The album received positive reviews.

Presley is also the founder of Birth Records, which solely releases the music of San Francisco-based folk singer Jessica Pratt.[13][14]

Presley's latest album For The Recently Found Innocent was released in July 2014. The album differs from previous releases as it makes use of studio recordings rather than bedroom recording, creating a more polished sound. The album was mixed by fellow collaborator Ty Segall.

Discography

Studio albums

White Fence [15]

  • Released: 2010
  • Label: Make A Mess Records
  • Writer: Tim Presley
  • Producer: Tim Presley

Is Growing Faith [16]

  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Woodsist Records
  • Writer: Tim Presley
  • Producer: Tim Presley

Family Perfume Vol. 1

  • Released: 2012
  • Label: Woodsist Records
  • Writer: Tim Presley
  • Producer: Tim Presley

Family Perfume Vol. 2

  • Released: 2012
  • Label: Woodsist Records
  • Writer: Tim Presley
  • Producer: Tim Presley

Cyclops Reap

  • Released: 2013
  • Label: Castleface Records
  • Writer: Tim Presley
  • Producer: Tim Presley

For The Recently Found Innocent

  • Released: 2014
  • Label: Drag City
  • Writer: Tim Presley
  • Producer: Tim Presley

With Ty Segall

Hair

  • Released: 2012
  • Label: Drag City
  • Writer: Tim Presley, Ty Segall
  • Producer: Eric Bauer

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bradley, Paul T. (2013-10-03). "White Fence's Tim Presley Records His Music the "Crappy" Way". LA Weekly. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  2. ↑ "Discography". Retrieved 4 February 2014. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  3. ↑ Deming, Mark. "Review of White Fence". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  4. ↑ Sendra, Tim. "Review of Is Growing Faith". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Live in LA". Retrieved 4 February 2014. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  6. ↑ "Vol 1". Retrieved 4 February 2014. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  7. ↑ "Vol 2". Retrieved 4 February 2014. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  8. ↑ "Hair". Retrieved 4 February 2014. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  9. ↑ "Credits". Retrieved 4 February 2014. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  10. ↑ "Cyclops Reap". Retrieved 5 February 2014. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  11. ↑ "Cyclops Reap Interview". Retrieved 5 February 2014. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  12. ↑ "Various Formats". Retrieved 5 February 2014. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  13. ↑ Pickard, Joshua (December 20, 2012). "Interview: Jessica Pratt". Beats Per Minute.
  14. ↑ "An interview with Jessica Pratt". No Wave magazine. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  15. ↑ "White Fence 2010". Retrieved 4 February 2014. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  16. ↑ "Is Growing Faith". Retrieved 4 February 2014. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)

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