Thomas Dolby
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Biography
[Edit]Though he never had many hits, Thomas Dolby became one of the most recognizable figures of the synth pop movement of early-'80s new wave. This was largely due to his skillful marketing. Dolby promoted himself as a kind of mad scientist, an egghead who had successfully harnessed the power of synthesizers and samplers and used them to make catchy pop and light electro-funk. Before he launched a solo career, Dolby had worked as a studio musician, technician, and songwriter; his most notable work as a songwriter was "New Toy," which he wrote for Lene Lovich, and Whodini's "Magic's Wand." In 1981 he launched a solo career, which resulted in a number of minor hits and two big hits: "She Blinded Me with Science" (1982) and "Hyperactive" (1984). Following "Hyperactive," his career faded away, as he began producing more frequently, as well as exploring new synthesizer and computer technology. Dolby continued to record into the '90s, but by that time, he was strictly a cult act.
Dolby's interest in music arose through his interest in computers, electronics, and synthesizers. The son of a British archaeologist, Thomas Dolby (b. Thomas Morgan Robertson, October 14, 1958) originally attended college to study meteorology, but he was soon sidetracked by electronics, specifically musical equipment. He began building his own synthesizers when he was 18 years old. Around the same time, he began to learn how to play guitar and piano, as well as how to program computers. Eventually, his schoolmates gave him the nickname of "Dolby," which was the name for a noise-reduction technology for audiotapes; he would eventually take the nickname as a stage name.
In his late teens, Dolby was hired as a touring sound engineer for a variety of post-punk bands, including the Fall, the Passions, and the Members; on these dates, he would use a PA system he had built himself. In 1979 he formed the arty post-punk band Camera Club with Bruce Woolley, Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes, and Matthew Seligman. Within a year, he had left the group and joined Lene Lovich's backing band. Dolby gave Lovich his song "New Toy," which became a British hit in 1981. That same year he released his first solo single, "Urges," on the English independent label Armageddon. By the fall he had signed with Parlophone and released "Europa and the Pirate Twins," which nearly cracked the U.K. Top 40.
Dolby started playing synthesizer on sessions for other artists in 1982. That year he appeared on Foreigner's 4, Def Leppard's Pyromania, and Joan Armatrading's Walk Under Ladders. Also in 1982, he wrote and produced "Magic's Wand" for Whodini; the song became one of the first million-selling rap singles. Even with all of these achievements, 1982 was most noteworthy for the release of Dolby's first solo album, The Golden Age of Wireless, in the summer of 1982; the record reached number 13 in England, but was virtually forgotten in America. "Windpower," the first single from the record, became his first Top 40 U.K. hit in the late summer.
In January of 1983 Dolby released an EP, Blinded by Science, which included a catchy number called "She Blinded Me with Science" that featured a cameo vocal appearance by the notorious British eccentric Magnus Pike, who also appeared in the song's promotional video. Blinded by Science was a minor hit in England, but the EP and the single became major American hits in 1983, thanks to MTV's heavy airplay of the "She Blinded Me with Science" video. Eventually, the song reached number five on the U.S. charts and it was included on a re-sequenced and reissued version of The Golden Age of Wireless, which peaked at number 13 in America.
The Flat Earth, Dolby's second album, appeared in early 1984 and was supported by the single "Hyperactive." The single became his biggest U.K. hit, peaking at number 17. Though The Flat Earth reached number 35 on the U.S. charts, Dolby's momentum was already beginning to slow: none of the singles released from the album cracked the American Top 40. Nevertheless, Dolby was in demand as a collaborator and he worked with Herbie Hancock, Howard Jones, Stevie Wonder, George Clinton, and Dusty Springfield. In 1985 he produced Clinton's Some of My Best Jokes Are Friends, Prefab Sprout's Steve McQueen (Two Wheels Good in the U.S.), and Joni Mitchell's Dog Eat Dog, as well as supporting David Bowie at Live Aid. Also in 1985, he began composing film scores, starting with Fever Pitch. In 1986 he composed the scores for Gothic and Howard the Duck, to which he credited himself as Dolby's Cube. That credit led to a lawsuit from the Dolby Labs, who eventually prohibited the musician from using the name "Dolby" in conjunction with any other name than "Thomas."
Aliens Ate My Buick, Dolby's long-delayed third album, appeared in 1988 to poor reviews and weak sales, even though the single "Airhead" became a minor British hit. That same year, Dolby married actress Kathleen Beller. For the rest of the late '80s and early '90s, he continued to score films, producing and building his own computer equipment. His fourth album, Astronauts & Heretics, was released in 1992 on his new label, Giant. Despite the presence of guest stars like Eddie Van Halen, Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, and Ofra Haza, the album was a flop. The following year Dolby founded the computer software company Headspace, which released The Virtual String Quartet as its first program. For the rest of the '90s, Headspace occupied most of Dolby's time and energy. In 1994 he released The Gate to the Mind's Eye, a soundtrack to the videotape Mind's Eye. Also that year, Capitol released the greatest-hits collection Retrospectacle.
In 2003 he released the live album Forty, originally issued as a limited-edition, home-packaged, signed and numbered release (of which only 1,000 were pressed), although it was later pressed as a readily available CD. A tour of America would be documented on The Sole Inhabitant Live Concert, released in 2006. In 2009 The Singular Thomas Dolby collection would be released in conjunction with expanded reissues of The Golden Age of Wireless and The Flat Earth. A new studio album, A Map of the Floating City, followed in 2011, with guest appearances from Mark Knopfler, Regina Spektor, Imogen Heap, and others.
Title: The Flat Earth [Collector's Edition]
Artist: Thomas Dolby
Genre: Electronica, Rock, New Wave, Alternative
Title: She Blinded Me With Science
Artist: Thomas Dolby
Genre: Alternative Rock, New Wave, Post Punk, Pop
Title: One of Our Submarines (Remixes)
Artist: Thomas Dolby
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Thomas Dolby and the Jazz Mafia Horns - Live At SXSW
Artist: Thomas Dolby, The Jazz Mafia Horns
Genre: Jazz
Collections
Title: The Remixes Vol. 05 Francois Kevorkian
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Totality 80s Rhythm Nations (CD2)
Genre: Post Disco, Electro, Hip Hop/R&B, New Wave, Disco, Pop, Funk
Title: Office Grooves: Deep House Edition 2019
Genre: Tech House
Title: 80s Steady Best Songs 2019 (CD2)
Genre: Electro, Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Soul Jazz, New Wave, Disco, Synth Pop
Title: Summer Sounds Chill & Relax 2019
Genre: Downtempo, Deep House
Title: Take On Me - 80s Anthems - The Ultimate Collection (CD1)
Genre: Soul, New Wave, World Music, Country, Rockabilly, Disco, Synth Pop, Funk, Indie, Classical, Folk
Title: Club Sounds 80s Digipack (CD1)
Genre: House, Rock, New Wave, World Music, Eurodisco, Pop, Synth Pop, Indie, Folk
Title: Ultimate Synthpop Anthems (CD1)
Genre: Electronica, Synth Pop
Title: Ultimate Synthpop Anthems (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, Synth Pop
Title: Bodybuilding 2020: 100 Motivational Tracks (CD1)
Genre: Electronica, House, Techno
Title: Sounds Of 2020 Get Nasty In The Club
Genre: Electronica
Title: Techno Invasion 100 Clubtunes Of 2020 (CD1)
Genre: Electronica
Title: Beatport Deep House: Electro Sound Pack # 20 (CD2)
Genre: House
Title: Funky Deep House Classics
Genre: Electronica
Title: Warehouse Techno 100 Top Tracks (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, Techno, Tech House
Title: 100 Basement Tunes Techno Matters (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, Techno, Tech House
Title: Fitnessrobes: 100 Center Tunes (CD1)
Genre: Electronica, Techno, Tech House
Title: Greatest Ever 80s (CD1)
Title: Best New Electro: Tech House Party (CD1)
Genre: Tech House, Electro, Club/Dance
Title: 100 Hit Tracks The Ultimate 80s (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, New Wave, Dancehall, Italo Disco, Synth Pop
Title: Ultimate Dad: BMG Company 5CD (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Alternative Rock, Punk Rock, Reggae, World Music, Pop, Classical, Folk
Title: Ultimate 80S! (CD3)
Title: Greatest Ever Decade: The Eighties (CD3)
Genre: Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Pop Rock, Dance Pop
Title: 80s Hits Essentials (CD1)
Title: HGM: Deep House Project June (CD2)
Genre: Deep House, Electro
Title: 100 Greatest Alternative 80s (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Punk, Punk Rock, Metal, Alternative
Title: 100 Greatest '80s Songs (CD2)
Genre: Post Disco, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, New Wave, Punk, Disco, Pop, Alternative, Funk
Title: 100 Hit Tracks The Ultimate Collection: 80s Party (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Reggae, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Rock And New Wave: The Ultimate Collection (CD1)
Genre: Electronica, Jazz, Rock, New Wave, Punk Rock, Reggae, Pop
Title: Rock And New Wave: The Ultimate Collection (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, Jazz, Rock, New Wave, Punk Rock, Reggae, Pop
Title: The Ultimate Collection 80's Party (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Ultimate Collection 80's Party (CD4)
Genre: Pop
Title: Hot Tracks: 15th Anniversary Collectors Edition (CD1)
Genre: Electronica, Euro House, Soul, New Wave, Disco, Pop, Synth Pop, Funk
Title: Greatest Ever: Feelgood Songs (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: 100 Greatest 80s Pop Songs (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest Ever 80s Twelve Inch Mixes (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Pop Rock Old Hits 70s-80s (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Now - Yearbook ’80-’84: The Final Chapter (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Music For New Romantics 2022 (CD2)
Genre: Electronica
Title: NOW Yearbook Extra 1980 - 1984: The Final Chapter (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: 80's Only Satisfied Tracks 2023 (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: NOW 12'' 80's Part 1 (CD4)
Genre: Pop
Title: NOW 12” 80s: 1982 (CD4)
Genre: Electronica, Soul, Pop
Title: NOW 12″ 80s: Part 2 (CD3)
Featuring albums
Title: Late Night Tales: Röyksopp / Late Night Tales: Royksopp
Artist: Röyksopp / Royksopp
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Bugged Out! Present Suck My Deck
Artist: Damian Lazarus
Genre: Electronica, House, Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Late Night Tales: Röyksopp / Late Night Tales: Royksopp
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor
Title: They Ate Themselves
Artist: The Robot Ate Me
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, World Music, Pop, Alternative, Folk
Title: AnotherLateNight & LateNightTales Complete Collection Vol. 34
Artist: Röyksopp / Royksopp
Genre: Electronica, Funk, Experimental
Title: LateNightTales
Artist: Röyksopp / Royksopp
Genre: Downtempo, Trip Hop, Electronica, Soul, Indie Rock, Disco, Funk, Experimental
Title: 100 Fresh Tech House Tracks September 2017
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Miami Beach: Tech House Tracks 2017
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Sunset Chill 2017 Tech House Edition
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: End of 2017: 100 Pure Tech House Tracks
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Bodybuilding Music Top 100 for 2018!
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Amsterdam Dance Tracks 2018! The Top 100
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Spring Break Is Coming: Tech House Fever Is All Over
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Tech House Music for Your Road Trip
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Warehouse Tech House: 100 Of the Best Warehouse Tech House Tracks
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: The Hottest House Music 100 of the Best
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: House Music Hand-Picked Just for You!
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Springbreak 2018! 50 Of the Best Summer Tech House Tunes
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Last Chance! Summer Sale House Music
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Get Ready for NYE 2018! The Best Tech House Tracks for Your Party
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Club Tracks Summer 2018: The Hottest Nightclub Tunes
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Beach Music That You Usually Listen to at Night
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Refresh Your Set with the Latest DJ Cuts
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Classic Tech House & Garage Tunes
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: DJ's at Work 100 Stunning Tech House Tracks
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: 200 Warehouse Garage & Tech House Tunes 2018
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Garage, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: The Ultimate House Collection 2018
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Secret Techno Weapons: 100 Club Tunes
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Lit Techno Sounds 100 of the Best in 2018
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Techno, Dancefloor, Dance Pop