Andrew Vowles
Andrew Vowles | |
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Birth name | Andrew Lee Isaac Vowles |
Also known as | Mushroom |
Born | 10 November 1967 |
Origin | Bristol, England |
Genres | Trip-hop, Electronica |
Years active | 1988–present |
Andrew Lee Isaac Vowles (born 10 November 1967, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, England), also known as Mushroom, is a founding member of British trip-hop band Massive Attack.[1]
Early years
[change | change source]Vowles grew up in Bath. The same time to Massive Attack, Vowles, along with Robert Del Naja, Grant Marshall, Nellee Hooper, and others were The Wild Bunch crew, named after a western by Sam Peckinpah. Several members of The Wild Bunch formed Massive Attack.
Career
[change | change source]Vowles stayed a member of Massive Attack until shortly after the release of their third full-length album, Mezzanine, in 1998. Interviews with band members have pointed to differences of opinion in the direction the band should go; Vowles liking a hip-hop direction while Robert Del Naja and Daddy G leaned more towards darker electronica themes. He also had expressed a dislike for touring, an activity which he characterised as "pimping".[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Andrew Vowles". askbiography.com. Retrieved 21 December 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Andrew Vowles | TripAtlas.com". tripatlas.com. Retrieved 21 December 2010.[permanent dead link]