Purple World
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Purple World is an Australian electronic music act based in Melbourne
, Victoria
.
The key member is Jon Holdsworth, although the band has worked with many people from the Melbourne electronic music scene over the years, both helping with production and being assisted in production.
They had a hit single
with their track Dawn in 1996-1997, and have appeared in one form or another on various compilations and worked with some of Melbourne's better known electronic musicians and artists. Other entities associated with PurpleWorld include the Clan Analogue
Australian electronic arts collective, of whose Melbourne
chapter Holdsworth spent some time as an organiser, and various Melbourne based bands including Motionless Scene, ZOG, DoSE, and lately NerfCore.
Purple World's music is electro pop in feel and is heavily sequencer
based but pays attention to texture, often "hiding" sounds in the background so they are not noticed until after several listenings. They have been described as being reminiscent of the acts that influence them, including Klaus Schulze
, Tangerine Dream
and Scottish group Boards of Canada
.
The band often changes completely when working with other acts, veering from dark moods and approaches similar to those of the British band Massive Attack
, through textured ambience informed by influences such as Brian Eno
, to stark violent electronic rhythm and percussion compositions along the lines of Front 242
.
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
.
The key member is Jon Holdsworth, although the band has worked with many people from the Melbourne electronic music scene over the years, both helping with production and being assisted in production.
They had a hit single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
with their track Dawn in 1996-1997, and have appeared in one form or another on various compilations and worked with some of Melbourne's better known electronic musicians and artists. Other entities associated with PurpleWorld include the Clan Analogue
Clan Analogue
-History:Clan Analogue was started in Sydney, Australia, in 1992 as a collective by founder Brendan J Palmer, and a small group of people who were interested and active in electronic sound...
Australian electronic arts collective, of whose Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
chapter Holdsworth spent some time as an organiser, and various Melbourne based bands including Motionless Scene, ZOG, DoSE, and lately NerfCore.
Influences
The band has used many different kinds of instruments including treated acoustic instruments and vocals, samples, and digital and analog synthesized sounds. Purple World tends to record digitally and have in recent years leaned progressively more and more towards software based synthesis.Purple World's music is electro pop in feel and is heavily sequencer
Music sequencer
The music sequencer is a device or computer software to record, edit, play back the music, by handling note and performance information in several forms, typically :...
based but pays attention to texture, often "hiding" sounds in the background so they are not noticed until after several listenings. They have been described as being reminiscent of the acts that influence them, including Klaus Schulze
Klaus Schulze
Klaus Schulze is a German electronic music composer and musician. He also used the alias Richard Wahnfried. He was briefly a member of the electronic bands Tangerine Dream and Ash Ra Tempel before launching a solo career consisting of more than 60 albums released across five decades.-1970s:In...
, Tangerine Dream
Tangerine Dream
Tangerine Dream is a German electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. The band has undergone many personnel changes over the years, with Froese being the only continuous member...
and Scottish group Boards of Canada
Boards of Canada
Boards of Canada are a Scottish electronic music duo consisting of brothers Mike Sandison and Marcus Eoin...
.
The band often changes completely when working with other acts, veering from dark moods and approaches similar to those of the British band Massive Attack
Massive Attack
Massive Attack are an English DJ and trip hop duo from Bristol, England consisting of Robert "3D" Del Naja and Grant "Daddy G" Marshall. Working with co-producers, as well as various session musicians and guest vocalists, they make records and tour live. The duo are considered to be of the trip...
, through textured ambience informed by influences such as Brian Eno
Brian Eno
Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno , commonly known as Brian Eno or simply as Eno , is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music.Eno studied at Colchester Institute art school in Essex,...
, to stark violent electronic rhythm and percussion compositions along the lines of Front 242
Front 242
Front 242 is a pioneering Belgian electronic music group that came into prominence during the 1980s. They are known for being the premier pioneer of electronic body music and as a major influence on the electronic and industrial music genres.-Formation:...
.
External links
- Purple World main site
- ZOG site
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rock group Deep PurpleDeep PurpleDeep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...
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