Joe Dilworth
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Life and work

Dilworth was the drummer on the 1992 Stereolab
Stereolab
Stereolab are an alternative music band formed in 1990 in London, England. The band originally comprised songwriting team Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier , both of whom remained at the helm across many lineup changes...

 releases Peng!
Peng!
Peng! is the first full length album from Stereolab, originally released in 1992. It showcases an eclectic variety of styles, from experimental pop to Krautrock to lounge.-Track listing:# "Super Falling Star" – 3:16# "Orgiastic" – 4:44...

and Switched On
Switched On
Switched On is a compilation of Stereolab's first three releases, and was originally released in 1992. The album's name is in tribute to Switched-On Bach and other similar titles from the late 1960s to 1970s that feature Moog synthesizers as the primary instrument...

. In 2003 Dilworth played a one-off gig
Gig (musical performance)
Gig is slang for a musical engagement in which musicians are hired. Originally coined in the 1920s by jazz musicians, the term, short for the word "engagement", now refers to any aspect of performing such as assisting with performance and attending musical performance...

 with Jarvis Cocker
Jarvis Cocker
Jarvis Branson Cocker is an English musician and frontman for the band Pulp. Through his work with the band, Cocker became a figurehead of the Britpop movement of the mid-1990s. Following Pulp's hiatus Cocker has led a successful solo career...

 under the name Relaxed Muscle.

One photograph taken by Dilworth of band My Bloody Valentine was used as the cover art on their 1988 release Isn't Anything
Isn't Anything
Isn't Anything is the debut full-length studio album by My Bloody Valentine, released in November 1988 on Creation Records after three years of issuing extended plays, singles, and mini-LPs.-Background:...

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Personal life

In the early 1990s Dilworth was in a relationship with singer/songwriter Polly Harvey.
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