Tim Friese-Greene
Timothy Alan Friese-Greene is an English musician and producer. He worked with the band Talk Talk from 1983 to their breakup in 1991. He currently releases solo albums under the name "Heligoland". He is the grandson of filmmaker Claude Friese-Greene and great-grandson of photographer and inventor William Friese-Greene.[1]
Career
Producer
Friese-Greene co-produced the second release of Thomas Dolby's The Golden Age of Wireless (1982), which included the "She Blinded Me with Science" single, and Blue Zoo's Two By Two (1983). He produced and played keyboards on the Praying Mantis album Time Tells No Lies (1981). He produced a number of songs for the pure-pop act Tight Fit, the single "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" in early 1982 (No.1 for three weeks in the UK charts) and its follow-up "Fantasy Island" (reached No.5), and also produced and wrote most of the accompanying album. Later in 1982 he produced "Dragonfly", a single by The Nolans.
Work with Talk Talk
Friese-Greene was brought into Talk Talk to assist in the remixing of It's My Life (1984).[2] As the de facto fourth member of the band, he produced, co-wrote, and played keyboards on four of Talk Talk's albums between 1984 and 1991: It's My Life, The Colour of Spring, Spirit of Eden and Laughing Stock. He was only an occasional player on Talk Talk's live tours, and did not wish to appear in the band's promotional photo sessions or music videos.
He produced The Great War of Words (1990) by Brian Kennedy. He also produced Catherine Wheel's Ferment (1992), and played keyboards on subsequent releases by the band.
After Talk Talk
As Heligoland,[3] Friese-Greene has released two EPs and two full-length albums. For Heligoland, he writes most of the music himself and plays most of the instruments.
His latest album, 10 Sketches For Piano Trio, was released under his own name.
In February 2010 he announced on his website that the recording of a new album had to be suspended due to severe tinnitus. However, a subsequent posting in December revealed that work on another album was underway without the use of headphones.
Discography
Heligoland
- Creosote & Tar (1997, EP)
- Heligoland (2000)
- Pitcher, Flask & Foxy Moxie (2006)
- One Girl Among Many (2015, EP)
Solo
- 10 Sketches For Piano Trio (2009)
- I Would Change None For You (2015, Single)
With Talk Talk
- It's My Life (1984)
- The Colour of Spring (1986)
- Spirit of Eden (1988)
- Laughing Stock (1991)
As a producer (incomplete)
- Shades In Bed by The Records (1979, co-produced)
- Under Influence by Zones (1979)
- Time Tells No Lies by Praying Mantis (1981)
- Ocean by Ocean (1981)
- The Golden Age of Wireless by Thomas Dolby (1982, second release, co-produced)
- Tight Fit by Tight Fit (1982)
- "Dragonfly" by The Nolans (1982, single)
- Two By Two by Blue Zoo (1983)
- It's My Life by Talk Talk (1984)
- The Colour of Spring by Talk Talk (1986)
- Cold Grey Eyes by Salvation Sunday (1988)
- Spirit of Eden by Talk Talk (1988)
- The Great War of Words by Brian Kennedy (1990)
- "Sweetness And Light" by Lush (1990, EP)
- Laughing Stock by Talk Talk (1991)
- Ferment by Catherine Wheel (1992)
- Broooch by Sidi Bou Said (1993)
- Wishville by Catherine Wheel (2000)
References
- ↑ Rob Young (2010). Electric Eden: Unearthing Britain's Visionary Music. Faber & Faber. p. 586. ISBN 0571258425.
- ↑ Crane, Larry; Eckman, Chris (2010). "Sharing food and conversation with Phil Brown". In Larry Crane. Tape Op: The Book about Creative Music Recording, Volume 2. Hal Leonard. pp. 74–77. ISBN 9780977990306.
- ↑ Heligoland website
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