Benjamin Shaw

For other people named Benjamin Shaw, see Benjamin Shaw (disambiguation).
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 an acclaimed 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. http://hearitforny.tumblr.com/thedamage
  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. http://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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