Echoboy (Britpop singer‐songwriter Richard Warren)

Richard Daniel Warren (born 3 June 1973) is an English musician, songwriter and producer. Warren has performed with the groups The Hybirds and The Cold Light of Day and as a solo artist as Echoboy, Modlang and under his own name. Warren signed his first record deal with Heavenly Recordings at the height of Britpop in 1996, as one third of The Hybirds. In 1999 when the band split, he branched out on his own and away from guitar-led pop, signing to Mute Records as Echoboy after Daniel Miller heard his releases on Earworm Records following his self-released 12" Flashlegs (Suite). Warren went on to release several self-produced solo albums on Mute as well as Giraffe, which was produced by Flood, and having put together a band he toured extensively with, amongst others, Elastica, Add N to (X) and Broadcast. Both Echoboy and The Hybirds performed several sessions for John Peel's radio show. Warren is also known for producing and remixing for other artists (see below). In 2003, he was asked by Jason Pierce to play bass guitar in Spiritualized, with whom he toured throughout 2003–05. He also played bass on and co-engineered the band's 2008 album Songs in A&E. During 2005 to 2006, Warren released a set of five limited edition 7" singles under the pseudonym Modlang. During 2005 to 2009, he played guitar with both Starsailor and Soulsavers with Mark Lanegan, playing guitar on the 2009 Starsailor album All the Plans and on the Soulsavers albums It's Not How Far You Fall, It's the Way You Land and Broken. He also co-wrote two of the songs on Broken. In 2008, Warren formed The Cold Light of Day, releasing the limited edition EP Flesh and Blood in April 2009. In October 2009, he left The Cold Light of Day to pursue other projects and released a solo album Laments in July 2010, which made it into the NME's '50 best albums of the year so far' list. His next album, The Wayfarer was released on 17 October 2011. An alternative 'stripped down' mix of the album was issued as a cover-mount on the autumn double edition (no.78/79) of Bucketfull of Brains and nine short films containing these 'stripped down' mixes were made to accompany the album. Jarvis Cocker said on his BBC Radio 6 Music radio show (1 January 2012), that The Wayfarer was 'one of my fave albums that came out last year'. Warren's third solo album Rich Black Earth was released on 4 November 2013. During 2014, Warren worked on a project called Kings of the South Seas with Ben Nicholls (Dennis Hopper Choppers, The Full English (folk music archive)) and Evan Jenkins (Neil Cowley Trio). The album Kings of the South Seas was released on 17 November 2014. He also played guitar with Samantha Crain on some of her UK shows during the summer of 2014. Warren's fourth solo album Disentangled was released on Hudson Records on 15 September 2017. Franklin, the second album by Kings of the South Seas, was released on 2 February 2018. Richard Warren, Louis Divito, Darren Sheldon The Hybirds (Heavenly 1997 HVNLP 20CDP) 1. "Ball of Twine" 2. "24" 3. "I'm Coming Out" 4. "See Me Through" 5. "Call Me Blue" 6. "The Only Ones" 7. "Born Yesterday" 8. "The Wanderers" 9. "Stranded" 10. "Words" 11. "Suzy Parker" 12. "I Feel the Weight" All songs by Richard Warren . Produced and mixed by Ian Grimble, except 2 produced by Richard Warren/Sebastian Lewsley, mixed by Paul Schroeder, 7 mixed by Richard Warren. Recorded at Chateau de la Rouge Motte France, Abbey Road Studios London, West Heath Yard London. Strings arranged by Martin Green. 2 feat. Sebastian Lewsley on Moog. 7 feat. Sean Read on Hammond organ and piano. Mastered at Abbey Road Studios London by Chris Blair. Artwork by Max Speed. Photography by Hamish Brown. Take You Down (Heavenly 1997 HVN71CD) 1. "Seventeen" 2. "Reeling" 3. "Peter Take Me Down" 4. "The Only Ones (Part Two)" All songs by Richard Warren. 1-3 produced and mixed by Ian Grimble, 4 produced and mixed by Adi Winman. 1-3 recorded at Chateau de la Rouge Motte France. 4 recorded at Wessex Studio London. Cover art Jill Kennington Parachuting by John Cowan, 1965. Photography by Ellen Nolan. The Only Ones (Part Two) (Heavenly 1996 HVN6310) 1. "The Only Ones (Part Two) – Main Mix" 2. "The Only Ones (Part Two)- Instrumental" 3. "The Only Ones (Part Two) – Alternative Mix" All songs by Richard Warren. Produced and mixed by Adi Winman. Recorded at Wessex Studio London. 10" vinyl only, Limited Edition, issued in plain brown sleeve. Stranded (Heavenly 1997 HVN75CD) 1. "Stranded" 2. "Freedom Fighter" 3. "Morning Song" All songs by Richard Warren. Produced and mixed by Ian Grimble. Recorded at Chateaux de la Rouge Motte France. Artwork by Max Speed. Photography by Mark McNulty. 24 (Heavenly 1997 HVN78CD) 1. "24" 2. "Where I Want to Be" 3. "Tell Me" All songs by Richard Warren. 1 produced by Richard Warren/Sebastian Lewsley, mixed by Paul Schroder. 2-3 produced and mixed by Ian Grimble Recorded at Chateaux de la Rouge Motte France. 1 feat. Sebastian Lewsley on Moog. Artwork by Max Speed. Photography by Mark McNulty. See Me Through (Heavenly 1998 HVN80CD) 1. "See Me Through" 2. "Good" 3. "You" 4. "The Only Ones (John Peel Session)" All songs by Richard Warren. 1 produced and mixed by Ian Grimble. 2-3 produced and mixed by Richard Warren/Sebastian Lesley. 4 produced by Paul Long, engineered by Lisa Softly. 1 recorded at Chateaux de la Rouge Motte France. 2-3 recorded at West Heath Yard London. 4 taken from the John Peel Session, first transmission date 17 September 1997, recorded in Studio 4 Maida Vale London. Artwork by Max Speed. Photography by Mark McNulty. Richard Warren, Kev Bales, Tony (Doggen) Foster, Lee Horsley, Leon Tattersall, Chris Moore, John Lord, Sam Hempton, Dan Hayhurst, Pete Bassman Echoboy (Pointblank 1999 HELL002) 1. "Flashlegs (Suite)" 2. "Flesh" 3. "Scene 30" 4. "Wrap" 5. "Daylight" 6. "Flight 21" 7. "Mountain Song" 8. "Signs" All songs by Richard Warren. Produced and mixed by Richard Warren. Vocals on 6 by Roy Foster. Photography by Martin Nesbitt. Artwork by Richard Warren and Martin Nesbitt. Volume 1 (Mute 2000 STUMM180) 1. "55" 2. "Kit and Holly" 3. "Model 352" 4. "Broken Hearts" 5. "Constantinople" 6. "Crocodile Milk" 7. "Walking" 8. "Contact" All songs by Richard Warren. Produced and mixed by Richard Warren. Voice on 7 by Tasha Lee McCluney. Photography by Richard Warren. Design by P.A. Taylor. Volume 2 (Mute 2000 STUMM192) 1. "Turning On" 2. "Telstar Recovery" 3. "Kelly's Truck" 4. "Siobhan" 5. "Make the City the Sound" 6. "Schram and Sheddle 262" 7. "Sudwestfunk No.5" 8. "Circulation" 9. "High Pitch Needs" With free 7": Do the Isolation 1. "Do the Isolation" 2. "Hotel 75" All songs by Richard Warren. Produced and mixed by Richard Warren. Drums on 1 and 4 by Kev Bales. Mastered by Kevin Metcalfe. Photography by Richard Warren. Design by Intro. 45:54:00 (Pointblank 2001 HELL004) One 45 minute musical collage piece, made up of improvised instrumental sections from 10 live shows in 2001. All songs by Richard Warren. Produced and mixed by Richard Warren. Artwork by Richard Warren. Giraffe (Mute 2003 STUMM200) 1. "Automatic Eyes" 2. "Don't Destroy Me" 3. "Comfort of the Hum" 4. "Summer Rhythm" 5. "High Speed in Love" 6. "Fun in You" 7. "Lately Lonely" 8. "Good on TV" 9. "Wasted Spaces" 10. "Nearly All the Time" All songs by Richard Warren. Produced and mixed by Flood, engineered and mixed by Rob Kirwan. Mix assisted by Darkmoor. Source material recorded at The Bedroom, London, The Instrument, London, Main Street, Leicestershire, Alfreton Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Baselab, Nottingham, The Big Mouse House, Nottingham. Mastered by Nilesh Patel at The Exchange, London. Song construction at The Bedroom, London. Mixed at The Instrument, London. Design by P.A. Taylor. Photography by Mick Rock. Screenprint by Dan Holliday. Elektrik Soul Psymphonie (Earworm 2005 EGS05 / The First Time Records 2007 TFT019) 1. "Mary from San Francisco" 2. "Interlude No.1" 3. "Lovesick Antelopes" 4. "Interlude No.2" 5. "Electric Soul