Charles Webster (musician)
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Charles Webster is an electronic musician
from Sheffield
, England
, who specialises in producing house music
. As well as releasing music under his own name, Webster has also worked under various monikers, including Furry Phreaks, Presence, and Megatonk. His most prominent release is Born on the 24th of July.
Webster ran the now defunct record labels Remote and Love From San Francisco, but currently releases tracks on Peacefrog Records
and Miso. As a producer
, he worked with Tracey Thorn
on her solo album Out of the Woods
.
Presence
Furry Phreaks
DJ Profile
Sine
Hot Lizard
Symetrics
Other aliases
Electronic musician
An electronic musician is a musician who composes or plays music from synthetic sounds generated with synthesizers, samplers, drum machines or music sequencers....
from Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, who specialises in producing house music
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
. As well as releasing music under his own name, Webster has also worked under various monikers, including Furry Phreaks, Presence, and Megatonk. His most prominent release is Born on the 24th of July.
Webster ran the now defunct record labels Remote and Love From San Francisco, but currently releases tracks on Peacefrog Records
Peacefrog Records
Peacefrog Records are an independent record label based in London, United Kingdom. The label produces releases in many different styles of electronic music as well as branching out into folk and indie artists such as José González and Nouvelle Vague. Started by Pete Hutchison and Paul Ballard in...
and Miso. As a producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, he worked with Tracey Thorn
Tracey Thorn
Tracey Anne Thorn is an English pop singer and songwriter. She is best known as being one half of the duo Everything but the Girl, which is currently on extended hiatus.-Personal life:...
on her solo album Out of the Woods
Out of the Woods
Out of the Woods is the second solo album from Everything but the Girl singer Tracey Thorn - her first since 1982's A Distant Shore - released on 5 March 2007 on Virgin Records. The album charted on the Billboard 200, peaking at #172 on 7 April 2007.The majority of the album's production was by...
.
Albums
- 1999 All Systems Gone, as Presence
- 2001 Born on the 24th of July, as Charles Webster
- 2003 Remixed on the 24th of July, as Charles Webster
Singles
Charles Webster- 1996 "Random House Vol. 1" (with Paul K. Joyce)
- 2000 "Your Life" (with Mark Sheridan and Sara Jay)
- 2001 "I Understand You" (with Delroy St. Joseph)
- 2002 "It's Not What It Was"
- 2002 "Ready" (with Terra DevaTerra DevaTerra Deva is an American musician. She is Terra McNair who used to be on the Mickey Mouse Club and has had continued success as a solo and collaborative artist....
)
Presence
- 1995 "My Baby"
- 1996 "The Spectrum EP"
- 1996 "The Strength"
- 1996 "Unreleased Stuff Vol. 1/2"
- 1997 "Better Day" (with Steve EdwardsSteve Edwards (singer)Steve Edwards is a male house music singer/songwriter from Sheffield, England. He has collaborated with several house music producers.-Career:...
) - 1997 "Remixes"
- 1998 "White Powder EP"
- 1998 "Sense of Danger" (with Shara NelsonShara NelsonShara Nelson is a British singer and songwriter. She is notable for her work with the band Massive Attack in the early 1990s, and for her solo career in which she garnered five UK Top 40 hit singles...
) - 1999 "Future Love" (with Steve EdwardsSteve Edwards (singer)Steve Edwards is a male house music singer/songwriter from Sheffield, England. He has collaborated with several house music producers.-Career:...
)
Furry Phreaks
- 1994 "Gonna Find a Way"
- 1995 "Want Me Like Water" (with Terra DevaTerra DevaTerra Deva is an American musician. She is Terra McNair who used to be on the Mickey Mouse Club and has had continued success as a solo and collaborative artist....
) - 1996 "Soothe" (with Terra DevaTerra DevaTerra Deva is an American musician. She is Terra McNair who used to be on the Mickey Mouse Club and has had continued success as a solo and collaborative artist....
) - 1997 "Remixes"
- 2001 "Want Me Like Water 2001" (with Terra DevaTerra DevaTerra Deva is an American musician. She is Terra McNair who used to be on the Mickey Mouse Club and has had continued success as a solo and collaborative artist....
) - 2005 "Mixed Messages EP"
- 2007 "All Over the World" (with Terra DevaTerra DevaTerra Deva is an American musician. She is Terra McNair who used to be on the Mickey Mouse Club and has had continued success as a solo and collaborative artist....
)
DJ Profile
- 1997 "The EP"
- 1998 "Prove It"
- 1998 "Unreleased Stuff Vol. 3/4"
- 2000 "Simpletone EP"
Sine
- 1992 "Deep Anxiety EP" (with Sara Jay)
- 1992 "I Like It Deep"
- 1993 "Round and Round" (with Sara Jay)
Hot Lizard
- All with Gary Marsden and Paul Wain
- 1995 "The Theme"
- 1996 "Big Air"
- 1996 "165... Drop"
- 1998 "Tokyo Traffic"
Symetrics
- All with Andrew Hulme and Roger Horberry
- 1993 "Anyway"
- 1993 "Drop EP"
- 1996 "EP 01"
- 1997 "Life Goes On"
Other aliases
- 1992 "Belgium", as Megatonk
- 1992 "Disco Heave", as Smooch
- 1992 "Demonise", as Yukon
- 1993 "We Can Work It Out", as Good Together
- 1993 "Don't Stop", as Unique
- 1994 "I'll Hear Your Body", as Positive
- 1994 "Keep to the Beat", as The Boy
- 1994 "Keep Rockin", as Love From San Francisco
- 1994 "Switch", as Natural
- 1994 "Happy Trax EP", as Together Trax
- 1995 "Sidetracked", as Mendocino
- 1996 "The Florida Fantasy EP", as Love From San Francisco
- 1996 "You Make Me Feel", as City of Angels
- 1997 "Instant Coco", as Taster's Choice (with Ron TrentRon TrentRon Trent is an American house music producer.Trent's father was a disco DJ. He recorded the track "Altered States" while still a high schooler, releasing it on Armando's Warehouse Records in 1990. The track became a club hit among devotees of techno, despite Trent's grounding in the Chicago house...
) - 1997 "SubKingdom", as Jorge Felucca
- 1998 "Pussyclap/Groodies", as Jorge Felucca
- 1998 "Boxed", as Starpeace
- 1999 "For the Music", as Colourful Karma (with Terra DevaTerra DevaTerra Deva is an American musician. She is Terra McNair who used to be on the Mickey Mouse Club and has had continued success as a solo and collaborative artist....
) - 1999 "Kinda Kickin'", as DJ Boom (with Matthew HerbertMatthew HerbertMatthew Herbert , also known as Herbert, Doctor Rockit, Radio Boy, Mr. Vertigo, Transformer, and Wishmountain, is a British electronic musician...
) - 2002 "21st Century Blues", as lo:rise (with Mark Sheridan and Sara Jay)
- 2003 "For the Music (Remixes)", as Colourful Karma (with Terra DevaTerra DevaTerra Deva is an American musician. She is Terra McNair who used to be on the Mickey Mouse Club and has had continued success as a solo and collaborative artist....
) - 2005 "Life Goes On", as lo:rise (with Sara Jay)
- 2008 "The Brighter Side", as Version (with Martin Iveson)