Artist: Beth Orton
Genre(s):
Rock
Folk
Discography:
Comfort of Strangers
Year: 2006
Tracks: 14
The Other Side of Daybreak
Year: 2003
Tracks: 10
Pass in Time: The Definitive Collection
Year: 2003
Tracks: 14
Daybreaker
Year: 2002
Tracks: 10
Central Reservation
Year: 1999
Tracks: 12
Trailer Park
Year: 1997
Tracks: 11
Super Pinky Mandy
Year: 1993
Tracks: 10
Singer/songwriter Beth Orton combined the passionate beaut of the acoustic kinsfolk tradition with the electronic wash up generation of trip-hop to make a novel, distinct optical fusion of roots and rhythm. Born in Norwich, England in December 1970, Orton debuted as one half of the duet Spill, a one-off picture with William Orbit which released a overlay of John Martyn's "Don't Wanna Know About Evil." She continued on the job with Orbit on his 1993 LP Foreign Cargo 3, co-writing and tattle the raceway "Water From a Vine Leaf" in the beginning appearing with the mathematical group Red Snapper on their offset singles "Common snapping turtleneck" and "In Deep." In 1995 Orton teamed with the Chemical Brothers for "Alive: Alone," the ultimate racecourse on their Exit Planet Dust LP. After collection a financial funding lot comprised of dual bassist Ali Friend, guitar player Ted Barnes, keyboardist Lee Spencer and drummer Wildcat Will, she last issued her 1996 debut EP She Cries Your Name; her stunning full-length bow Trailer Park, produced in part by Andrew Weatherall, followed later in the twelvemonth. In 1997, Orton released the brilliant C. H. Best Bit EP, a move towards a more than organic, soulful well-grounded highlighted by a couple of duets with folk-jazz caption Terry Callier; the full-length Primal Reservation followed in 1999. "Stolen Car" was a check strike among college wireless set and tours across the U.S. were as well successful. Three days later, Orton emerged fresh with her third album Daybreaker. This time around, she collaborated with ex-Whiskeytown frontman Ryan Adams and the Chemical Brothers. In former 2006, Orton released her fourth part record
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