Dean Roberts
Dean Roberts (born 1975) is a musician and composer from New Zealand who works with electroacoustic music, minimalism, free improvisation, song cycles and prog rock.[1] During the mid-1990s he was a member of the trio Thela with Rosy Parlane and Dion Workman. After Thela disbanded, Roberts recorded 3 solo albums under the name White Winged Moth, followed by a series of releases under his own name.
Along with Martin Brandlmayr and Werner Dafeldecker Roberts was a member of experimental trio Autistic Daughters when he lived in Italy.[2][3]
He has also recorded with Eugene Chadbourne and Thurston Moore.[4]
He graduated from Elam School of Fine Arts' Intermedia department and later taught time-based arts there.[1][5]
Solo discography
White Winged Moth
- I Can See Inside Your House LP (Poon Village, 1996)
- Silo Blanket LP (Formacentric, 1997)
- Ribbon Arcade LP (Formacentric, 1998)
Dean Roberts
- Moth Park LP (Formacentric, 1998)
- All Cracked Medias LP (Mille Plateaux, 1999)
- And The Black Moths Play The Grand Cinema LP (Mille Plateaux, 2000)
- Aluminium LP (Erstwhile Records, 2001)
- Be Mine Tonight LP (Kranky, 2003)
- Jealously and Diamond LP (Kranky, 2004)
- Uneasy Flowers LP (Kranky, 2008)
References
- 1 2 "Composer Workshop: Dean Roberts". Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ↑ Phares, Heather. "Biography: Autistic Daughters". Allmusic. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ↑ Hodge, Mac (2001). "Dean Roberts - international improviser". New Zealand Musician. 9 (6): 46–48.
- ↑ Couture, François. "Guitar Festival Summer 1999". allmusic.com. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ↑ "Media art". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
External links
- White Winged Moth discography
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