Moira Lambert
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Moira Lambert is a UK recording artist.
She has collaborated with St Etienne
on the Neil Young
cover "Only Love Can Break Your Heart
" (which went Top 40 in the UK and to No 1 in the US Hot Dance charts). Polygram gave her a publishing deal and UK independent label Big Cat Records
signed Moira as a teenager. She stayed there, touring the UK with Lush
and Slowdive
and Europe with label mates Jeff Buckley
and Heather Nova
(whose first recording Moira contributed backing vocals to) until the label was bought out by V2 records
in 1996. After co-writing the top 20 UK chart hit, "Skin on Skin
", with Paul Oakenfold for his Grace project, Moira formed Ova , releasing a 3 track single, Universal Audio on UK independent label Global Warming
. Since Ova broke up in January 2000, Moira has collaborated with Freeloader
and Data
, both UK electronica acts in the vein of Trip Hop
, and contributed backing vocals to Tram
’s album, A Kind of Closure, released on UK’s Jet Set Records
.
Moira Lambert relocated to Victoria, BC, Canada in 2002. She released the album 'Climbing Mountains In The Night' in 2008.
Following the release of her first solo album in 2006, Moira wrote and performed the theme music for a Chum television documentary Survival of the Fittest: Stories from the West Coast Trail with Fox. She then collaborated on an album of club mixes with composer Luke Parkin, also produced by Fox. Moira’s music is eclectic ranging from folky to stylized pop.
Lambert has studied at the Conservatory of Music, playing in coffee bars and worked with Spanish cellist, pianist and composer Dan Anies, who co-wrote two of the songs on Moira’s first solo album Coming Up Roses (released October 2006). Moira began singing, playing acoustic guitar and song-writing as a child in Africa, largely influenced by the Celtic folk songs her parents taught her. While at school in the UK she became a fan of the British indie scene, enjoying acts like The Smiths and The Cure, later exploring vintage records by artists like Sandy Denny, Neil Young and Joni Mitchell.
She has collaborated with St Etienne
Saint Etienne (band)
Saint Etienne are an English Pop group comprising Sarah Cracknell, Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs. They are named after the French football team AS Saint-Étienne.-History:Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs were childhood friends and former music journalists...
on the Neil Young
Neil Young
Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
cover "Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Only Love Can Break Your Heart
"Only Love Can Break Your Heart" is a song written by Neil Young.-Genesis and recording:The song is the third track on Neil Young's album After the Gold Rush. The song was supposedly written for Graham Nash after Nash's split from Joni Mitchell, though Young in interviews has been somewhat...
" (which went Top 40 in the UK and to No 1 in the US Hot Dance charts). Polygram gave her a publishing deal and UK independent label Big Cat Records
Big Cat Records
Big Cat Records is a UK record label. It launched around 1990 and originally specialized in industrial and noise-rock releases. Operated a US office in NYC for a few years. Purchased by V2 Records in 1996, at which point their roster became much more diverse in style...
signed Moira as a teenager. She stayed there, touring the UK with Lush
Lush
-People:* Archibald Lush, a Welsh school inspector* Billy Lush, an American actor* David Lush, Canadian politician* Ernie Lush, American Baseball player* Jay Laurence Lush, an American geneticist* Jane Lush, a British worker...
and Slowdive
Slowdive
Slowdive were an English shoegaze band that formed in 1989. The band formed in Reading, Berkshire and primarily consisted of Nick Chaplin , Rachel Goswell , Neil Halstead , and Christian Savill...
and Europe with label mates Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley
Jeffrey Scott "Jeff" Buckley , raised as Scotty Moorhead, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was the son of Tim Buckley, also a musician...
and Heather Nova
Heather Nova
Heather Nova, is a Bermudian singer-songwriter and poet. She has released eight full-length albums and has found lasting success in Germany where two of her albums South and Storm have made their way into the Top-5 of German official album chart.-Biography:Heather Nova was born in Bermuda...
(whose first recording Moira contributed backing vocals to) until the label was bought out by V2 records
V2 Records
V2 Records is a record label that is owned by Universal Music Group as of October 2007. The label was founded in 1996 by Richard Branson, five years after he sold Virgin Records to EMI....
in 1996. After co-writing the top 20 UK chart hit, "Skin on Skin
Skin on Skin
"Skin on Skin" is a song by German singer–songwriter Sarah Connor from her second studio album, Unbelievable . Written and produced by Rob Tyger and Kay Denar, the ballad was released as the album's second single on 4 November 2002.-Track listings:...
", with Paul Oakenfold for his Grace project, Moira formed Ova , releasing a 3 track single, Universal Audio on UK independent label Global Warming
Global warming
Global warming refers to the rising average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans and its projected continuation. In the last 100 years, Earth's average surface temperature increased by about with about two thirds of the increase occurring over just the last three decades...
. Since Ova broke up in January 2000, Moira has collaborated with Freeloader
Freeloader
The term "Freeloader" in everyday speech refers to a "mooch" or a schnorrer. The technical term for such a person is a free rider.Freeloader may also refer to:* Freeloaders , an electronic music act...
and Data
Data
The term data refers to qualitative or quantitative attributes of a variable or set of variables. Data are typically the results of measurements and can be the basis of graphs, images, or observations of a set of variables. Data are often viewed as the lowest level of abstraction from which...
, both UK electronica acts in the vein of Trip Hop
Trip hop
Trip hop is a music genre consisting of downtempo electronic music which originated in the early 1990s in England, especially Bristol. Deriving from "post"-acid house, the term was first used by the British music media and press as a way to describe the more experimental variant of breakbeat which...
, and contributed backing vocals to Tram
Tram
A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
’s album, A Kind of Closure, released on UK’s Jet Set Records
Jet Set Records
Jet Set Records is a French record label specialized in Jamaican music reissues.Apart from artists' compilations they also focused on record producer works with albums on Leslie Kong, Phil Pratt and Derrick Harriott-Discography:...
.
Moira Lambert relocated to Victoria, BC, Canada in 2002. She released the album 'Climbing Mountains In The Night' in 2008.
Following the release of her first solo album in 2006, Moira wrote and performed the theme music for a Chum television documentary Survival of the Fittest: Stories from the West Coast Trail with Fox. She then collaborated on an album of club mixes with composer Luke Parkin, also produced by Fox. Moira’s music is eclectic ranging from folky to stylized pop.
Lambert has studied at the Conservatory of Music, playing in coffee bars and worked with Spanish cellist, pianist and composer Dan Anies, who co-wrote two of the songs on Moira’s first solo album Coming Up Roses (released October 2006). Moira began singing, playing acoustic guitar and song-writing as a child in Africa, largely influenced by the Celtic folk songs her parents taught her. While at school in the UK she became a fan of the British indie scene, enjoying acts like The Smiths and The Cure, later exploring vintage records by artists like Sandy Denny, Neil Young and Joni Mitchell.
Discography
- Saint EtienneSaint Etienne (band)Saint Etienne are an English Pop group comprising Sarah Cracknell, Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs. They are named after the French football team AS Saint-Étienne.-History:Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs were childhood friends and former music journalists...
, Only Love Will Break Your Heart on Fox Base Beta 2009 - Moira, Climbing Mountains in the Night (EP),
- Blissful BLS0003 2008
- Corwin Fox & Moira, Survival of the FittestSurvival of the fittest"Survival of the fittest" is a phrase originating in evolutionary theory, as an alternative description of Natural selection. The phrase is today commonly used in contexts that are incompatible with the original meaning as intended by its first two proponents: British polymath philosopher Herbert...
: Stories from the West Coast Trail soundtrack, Chiaro productions, 2007 - Luke Parkin, Classitronica (EP), 2007
- Moira, Barefoot in the Snow (Limited Edition single) Blissful BLS0002, 2006
- Moira, Coming Up Roses (LP), Blissful BLSS001, 2006
- Tram, A Kind of Closure (LP), Jet Set 780045, 2002
- Ova, Universal Audio (single) Global Warming WARMCD1, 1998
- Grace (Paul OakenfoldPaul OakenfoldPaul Mark Oakenfold is a British record producer and a trance DJ.-Early Career: 1979–84:Paul Oakenfold's career was set to be a chef, after having hopes of becoming part of a band. He describes his early life as a "bedroom deejay" in a podcasted interview with Vancouver's 24 Hours, stating he grew...
) (single), - Skin on Skin Perfecto PERF116T, 1996
- Faith Over Reason, Easy (LP) Big Cat ABB63CD, 1994
- Faith Over Reason, Blind (12” EP) Big Cat ABB58CD, 1994
- Faith Over Reason, Eyes Wide Smile (LP) Big Cat ABB27X, 1991
- St Etienne, Only Love Can Break Your HeartOnly Love Can Break Your Heart"Only Love Can Break Your Heart" is a song written by Neil Young.-Genesis and recording:The song is the third track on Neil Young's album After the Gold Rush. The song was supposedly written for Graham Nash after Nash's split from Joni Mitchell, though Young in interviews has been somewhat...
(single) HeavenlyHeavenlyHeavenly may refer to:In music:* Heavenly , a twee pop band from Oxford, England* Heavenly , a power metal band from Paris, France* Heavenly , released in 1959....
HVN12, 1990 - Faith Over Reason, Billy Blue (12” EP) Big Cat SCD023, 1990
- Faith Over Reason, Faith Over Reason (12” EP) Big Cat ABB17T, 1990
- Heather NovaHeather NovaHeather Nova, is a Bermudian singer-songwriter and poet. She has released eight full-length albums and has found lasting success in Germany where two of her albums South and Storm have made their way into the Top-5 of German official album chart.-Biography:Heather Nova was born in Bermuda...
, These Walls (12” EP) Big Cat ABB24T, 1990
External links
- moirasings.com - official Moira Lambert Website