Father Murphy (band)

Father Murphy is a neopsychedelic and noise-rock band based in Turin, Italy.[1]

Biography

The band emerged from the partnership of Federico (Freddie) Zanatta, Chiara Lee, and former drummer Vittorio Demarin (who used the name GVitron).[1]

Their first EP, eponymously titled, came out from Madcap Collective, one of whose founders was Zanatta.[2] Early on, the band changed lineups frequently, then stabilized as a trio at the end of 2004.

Father Murphy's second release was When We Were Young The World Wasn't In Your Hands, a split CD with a parallel project of Zanatta's called Mrs France.

Six Musicians Getting Unknown came out in 2005, followed by a long Italian and German tour. The following year saw the release of a split album with Lorenzo Fragiacomo.

The 2008 release of "... and He told us to turn to the Sun" (Agoo Records, USA, and Boring Machines, Italy) signaled a sudden change in the band's style and an increase in touring; they played nearly 300 live shows in a three-year period. The EP "No Room for the Weak" came out the same year, also from Aagoo and Boring Machines.

The band released an album in 2018, Rising. A Requiem for Father Murphy. On the top inside cover is written "Father Murphy 2001 - 2018" which has been taken to mean that the band is breaking up in 2018.[3]

Members

  • Federico "Freddie" Zanatta – vocals, guitar (2001-present)
  • Chiara Lee – keyboards, vocals, percussion (2001-present)

Former members

  • Vittorio "GVitron" Demarin – drums, percussion (2001–2013)

Discography

Source[4]

Albums

  • 2003 Father Murphy (CD EP, Madcap Collective)
  • 2005 Six Musicians Getting Unknown (CD album, Madcap Collective)
  • 2008 ...And He Told Us To Turn To The Sun (CD/LP album, Aagoo Records/Boring Machines)
  • 2011 Do The Sinister (CD collection, Box 13)
  • 2012 Anyway, Your Children Will Deny It (CD/LP album, Aagoo Records)
  • 2015 Croce (CD/LP/tape The Flenser)
  • 2018 Rising. A Requiem for Father Murphy (CD/2xLP album, Avant!/Ramp Local)

Singles and EPs

  • 2010 No Room For The Weak (10", CD, Aagoo Records/Boring Machines)
  • 2014 Pain Is On Our Side Now (2x10", Aagoo Records/Boring Machines, tape No=fi Recordings)[5]
  • 2015 Lamentations (10", Backwards)

Album Splits

  • 2004 When We Were Young The World Wasn't In Your Hands (split with Mrs France, Madcap Collective)
  • 2006 When Ground Figures Bless In Black Tutus (split with Lorenzo Fragiacomo, CD, Madcap Collective)
  • 2011 Split (split with how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?, 7", Aagoo Records, Avant!, Boring Machines, Brigadisco, La dèlirante, Madcap Collective)
  • 2012 I Luv Abortion / In The Flood With The Flood (split with Xiu Xiu, 7", Aagoo)

Compilations

  • 2007 Jardim Elétrico: A Tribute To Os Mutantes, with the song Ave Lúcifer (CD, Madcap Collective)
  • 2009 Rare Or Not Mix 3, with the song We Were Colonists (File MP3, self-produced)
  • 2010 OCCII Compilation, A Mix Of Snippets 2002–2009, with the song Go Sinister (CDr, produced by OCCII)
  • 2011 Free Music Impulse, with the song You Got Worry (2xCD, Hybryda)

Notes

  1. 1 2 Antonello Cresti (2015). Solchi Sperimentali Italia. 50 anni di italiche musiche altre. CRAC Edizioni. ISBN 978-88-97389-24-8.
  2. ↑ Bio sul sito di MTV
  3. ↑ "Father Murphy Call It Quits Via a Requiem in 'Rising'". PopMatters. 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  4. ↑ "Father Murphy". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  5. ↑ "The Quietus | Reviews | Father Murphy". The Quietus. Retrieved 2018-09-11.

Bibliography

  • Antonello Cresti (2015). Solchi Sperimentali Italia. 50 anni di italiche musiche altre. CRAC Edizioni. ISBN 978-88-97389-24-8.
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