Vessel (solo artist)

Vessel, also known as Sebastian Gainsborough is a music producer and composer from Bristol, England.[1]

Vessel
Birth nameSebastian Gainsborough
OriginBristol, UK
GenresElectronic, Instrumental, Avant Garde
Occupation(s)Composer, producer
Years active2010–present
LabelsTri Angle Records
Websitewww.sebgainsborough.com

Career

Electronic producer and composer Seb Gainsborough (Vessel) began his career as a producer of bass driven, experimental electronica both as a solo artist as well as under numerous guises alongside and as part of Bristol's 'Young Echo' Collective.[2]

Following a number of limited 12" EP releases with London label Left Blank and an EP on Mute Records subsidiary, Liberation Technologies, Gainsborough's 'Vessel' solo output has been released by Tri Angle Records.[3][4]

His trio of albums on Tri Angle, Order of Noise, Punish, Honey and Queen of Golden Dogs have been widely acclaimed, averaging 78/100 on review aggregator Metacritic.[5][6][7]

Alongside his studio album releases, Gainsborough has over recent years become increasingly known for his collaborative practice, especially concerning his collaboration with both classical instrumentalists and AV artists. Notably, he has collaborated extensively with visual artist Pedro Maia,[8] contemporary classical collectives Immix Ensemble[9] and Manchester Collective,[10] acclaimed violinist Rakhi Singh[11] and renowned visual artist Anouk de Clerq.[12]

Discography

Studio albums
  • Order of Noise (2012) (Tri Angle Records)
  • Punish, Honey (2014) (Tri Angle Records)
  • Queen of Golden Dogs (2018) (Tri Angle Records)

EPs
  • VeElSkSiEdL with El Kid (2010) (Astro:Dynamics)
  • Wax Dance (2011) (A Future Without)
  • Nylon Sunset (2011) (Left Blank)
  • Standard (2012) (Left Blank)
  • Misery Is A Communicable Disease (2013) (Liberation Technologies)
  • Transition with Immix Ensemble (2016) (Erased Tapes Records)

References
  1. Aroesti, Rachel (2018-11-23). "Vessel: Queen of Golden Dogs review – a gloriously weird electro-odyssey". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  2. "RA: Young Echo". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  3. "Vessel (5)". Discogs. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  4. "Tri-Angle Records - Vessel". Angle Records. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  5. "Vessel". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  6. "Albums: Jools Holland And Marc Almond, Fleetwood Mac, The Fizz, Vessel". The Irish News. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  7. "Vessel: Queen of Golden Dogs". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  8. "VESSEL | Pedro Maia". Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  9. "Immix Ensemble & Vessel - Artists". Erased Tapes. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  10. "Paradise Lost". Manchester Collective. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  11. "Vessel and violinist Rakhi Singh join forces for Written In Fire". FACT Magazine: Transmissions from the underground. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  12. "Anouk De Clercq with Vessel and Helga Davis". BOZAR. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
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