Keith York
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Keith York is a professional session drummer
who has toured and sessioned throughout the world and worked with a range of bands, including Pitchshifter
, The Lightning Seeds, Bivouac
, Ladytron
, and Esoteric
, Bentley Rhythm Ace
, Broadcast
and Love Amongst Ruin
. He was a founding member of the 1990s Liverpool-based psychedelic rock band Dr Phibes & the House of Wax Equations
along with Howard King jnr and Lee Belsham. He is currently playing various jazz gigs & festivals, sessioning & the recording/touring drummer for The Orb
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Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
who has toured and sessioned throughout the world and worked with a range of bands, including Pitchshifter
Pitchshifter (band)
Pitchshifter are a British five-piece electronic-metal band from Nottingham, United Kingdom formed in 1989. The band was started by bassist and vocalist Mark Clayden, lead guitarist and programmer Johnny A...
, The Lightning Seeds, Bivouac
Bivouac (band)
Bivouac were a British alternative rock band from Derby who were active in the 1990s. They released two albums on the independent label Elemental, before being signed by DGC/Geffen for the 1995 album Full Size Boy.-History:...
, Ladytron
Ladytron
Ladytron are an English electronic band formed in 1999 in Liverpool, Merseyside. The group consists of Helen Marnie , Mira Aroyo , Daniel Hunt and Reuben Wu .Their sound blends electropop with New Wave and shoegazing elements. Ladytron described their sound as "electronic pop"...
, and Esoteric
Esoteric (band)
Esoteric is a British extreme doom metal band from Birmingham founded in 1992 that incorporates highly acute, distorted vocals and samples over slow paced riffs and atmospheric melodies.-Biography:...
, Bentley Rhythm Ace
Bentley Rhythm Ace
Bentley Rhythm Ace are a duo formed in Birmingham, England in 1997, consisting of Mike Stokes and Richard March.-Career:The band was formed in Birmingham by Richard March, formerly with the group Pop Will Eat Itself, and Mike Stokes, with guest appearances by James Atkin, a member of indie band EMF...
, Broadcast
Broadcast (band)
Broadcast are an electronic music band, founded in Birmingham, England. Original members were Trish Keenan , Roj Stevens , Tim Felton and James Cargill . Various drummers played with the band, including Keith York, Phil Jenkins, Jeremy Barnes, Steve Perkins, and Neil Bullock...
and Love Amongst Ruin
Love Amongst Ruin
Love Amongst Ruin are a London rock band, led by ex-Placebo drummer Steve Hewitt.-Beginnings and formation:Upon his dismissal from Placebo after the conclusion of their Meds tour in September 2007, Steve Hewitt had a vision "to create a new band, a new album and a new sound"...
. He was a founding member of the 1990s Liverpool-based psychedelic rock band Dr Phibes & the House of Wax Equations
Dr Phibes & the House of Wax Equations
Dr Phibes and the House of Wax Equations were a psychedelic rock band based in the north west of England in the early to mid 1990s. They were regulars in the UK Indie Chart and had some links with other local bands in the North West....
along with Howard King jnr and Lee Belsham. He is currently playing various jazz gigs & festivals, sessioning & the recording/touring drummer for The Orb
The Orb
Throughout 1989, the Orb, along with Martin Glover, developed the musical genre of ambient house through the use of a diverse array of samples and recordings. The culmination of its musical work came toward the end of the year when the group recorded a session for John Peel on BBC Radio 1...
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Played drums on
- Dr Phibes & the House of Wax EquationsDr Phibes & the House of Wax EquationsDr Phibes and the House of Wax Equations were a psychedelic rock band based in the north west of England in the early to mid 1990s. They were regulars in the UK Indie Chart and had some links with other local bands in the North West....
: Whirlpool (album) (1991, 50 Seel Street Records) - Dr Phibes & The House of Wax Equations: Hypnotwister (album) (1993, 50 Seel Street Records)
- Junglebone: live and studio drummer ("Mother Feature", "Grown Tired", "Yellow", "Days Go Bye") (demos)
- BivouacBivouac (band)Bivouac were a British alternative rock band from Derby who were active in the 1990s. They released two albums on the independent label Elemental, before being signed by DGC/Geffen for the 1995 album Full Size Boy.-History:...
: Full Sized Boy (album) (1995, Geffen RecordsGeffen RecordsGeffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:...
) - Bentley Rhythm AceBentley Rhythm AceBentley Rhythm Ace are a duo formed in Birmingham, England in 1997, consisting of Mike Stokes and Richard March.-Career:The band was formed in Birmingham by Richard March, formerly with the group Pop Will Eat Itself, and Mike Stokes, with guest appearances by James Atkin, a member of indie band EMF...
: Bentley Rhythm AceBentley Rhythm Ace (Album)Bentley Rhythm Ace, released in 1997, was the debut album of Bentley Rhythm Ace, an electronic music duo from Birmingham, England.The album is best known for the single "Bentleys Gonna Sort You Out!" which featured in a few TV adverts at the time and was also praised in multiple music magazines...
(album) (1997, Parlophone Records) - PitchshifterPitchshifterPitchshifter are a British five-piece electronic-metal band from Nottingham, United Kingdom formed in 1989. The band was started by bassist and vocalist Mark Clayden, lead guitarist and programmer Johnny A...
: "Genius" (maxi single) (1997, Geffen Records) - Pitchshifter: www.pitchshifter.comWww.pitchshifter.com-Personnel:Pitchshifter*J.S. Clayden - lead vocals, beats, riffs and programming*Mark Clayden - bass, sampler*Jim Davies - lead and rhythm guitar*Johnny Carter - lead, rhythm guitar and programming*'D' Walters - live drums, percussionAdditional musicians...
(album) (1998, Geffen Records) - Pitchshifter: "Un-United Kingdom" (EP) (1999, Geffen Records)
- Surgeon (musician)Surgeon (musician)Surgeon is the pseudonym of Anthony Child, an English electronic musician and DJ. Child releases music on his own labels Counterbalance and Dynamic Tension. Established imprints, such as Tresor, Soma, and Harthouse, have also released Surgeon's original material and remixes...
: Alright(Surgeon's Keith 4 Nat Mix) 1999 (Tresor) - EsotericEsoteric (band)Esoteric is a British extreme doom metal band from Birmingham founded in 1992 that incorporates highly acute, distorted vocals and samples over slow paced riffs and atmospheric melodies.-Biography:...
: MetamorphogenesisMetamorphogenesisMetamorphogenesis is the third studio album by the British doom metal band Esoteric. It was released in August 1999 through Eibon records.-Track listing:# "Dissident" – 17:17# "The Secret of the Secret" – 15:11# "Psychotropic Transgression" – 11:47...
(1999, Eibon RecordsEibon RecordsEibon Records is an independent record label from Milan, Italy, founded in 1996. It is owned by Mauro Berchi and primarily focuses on very fringe underground music, noise/ambient and doom metal . It is also home to Berchi's own dark ambient group, Canaan...
) - Ananda ShankarAnanda ShankarAnanda Shankar was a Bengali musician best known for fusing Western and Eastern musical styles. He was married to Tanusree Shankar.-Early life:...
: Walking On (1999, Real World RecordsReal World RecordsReal World Records is a record label started in 1989 by Peter Gabriel to record and produce world music.-Overview:The label grew up alongside the success of the WOMAD festivals and Peter Gabriel's exploration of music from other cultures, and helped push world music into the general public's...
) - Bentley Rhythm Ace: For Your Ears OnlyFor Your Ears OnlyFor Your Ears Only, released in 2000, is Bentley Rhythm Ace's second album. It did not have a hit single on par with "Bentleys Gonna Sort You Out!" from their previous album, and as such it did not sell as well...
(album)(2000, Parlophone Records) - BroadcastBroadcast (band)Broadcast are an electronic music band, founded in Birmingham, England. Original members were Trish Keenan , Roj Stevens , Tim Felton and James Cargill . Various drummers played with the band, including Keith York, Phil Jenkins, Jeremy Barnes, Steve Perkins, and Neil Bullock...
: The Noise Made by PeopleThe Noise Made by PeopleThe Noise Made by People is the debut album by the English band Broadcast. It was released in 2000 by Warp Records. The album failed to chart in the United Kingdom or the United States but was released to critical acclaim.- Reception :...
(2000, Warp Records) - Broadcast, "Drums on Fire" (non-album single) (2000, Warp Records)
- Broadcast: Haha SoundHaha SoundHaha Sound is the second album by the English band Broadcast. It was released in 2003 by Warp Records. Haha Sound was their first to chart in the United States charting on the Top Electronic Albums. The album was released to critical acclaim....
(album) (2003, Warp Records) - LadytronLadytronLadytron are an English electronic band formed in 1999 in Liverpool, Merseyside. The group consists of Helen Marnie , Mira Aroyo , Daniel Hunt and Reuben Wu .Their sound blends electropop with New Wave and shoegazing elements. Ladytron described their sound as "electronic pop"...
: "Oops (Oh My)" (single) (2003, Emperor Norton RecordsEmperor Norton RecordsEmperor Norton Records, was a Los Angeles-based electronica, hip-hop, and dance-music record label. Among the artists featured on the label were Ladytron, Arling & Cameron, Money Mark, Ugly Duckling, and Fantastic Plastic Machine...
) - Esoteric: Subconscious Dissolution into the Continuum (album) (2004, Season of MistSeason of MistSeason of Mist is a record label and record distributor with subsidiaries in France and the United States. The record label was founded in 1996 by Michael S. Berberian in Marseille, France. From the start releasing black metal, pagan metal and death metal records, the label moved on to releasing...
) - Ladytron: Witching HourWitching HourWitching Hour is the third studio album by English electronic band Ladytron. It was released in the United Kingdom on 3 October 2005 by Island Records. A special edition of the album was released in 2007, containing a bonus disc of recent music videos and the documentary Once Upon a Time in the...
(album) (2005, Island RecordsIsland RecordsIsland Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...
) - Ladytron: The Harmonium SessionsThe Harmonium SessionsThe Harmonium Sessions is an unplugged EP album by British electronic music band Ladytron. It contains reworked versions of four songs from Ladytron's 2005 album, Witching Hour.- Track listing :All songs written by Ladytron....
(EP) (2006, website release) - Love Amongst RuinLove Amongst RuinLove Amongst Ruin are a London rock band, led by ex-Placebo drummer Steve Hewitt.-Beginnings and formation:Upon his dismissal from Placebo after the conclusion of their Meds tour in September 2007, Steve Hewitt had a vision "to create a new band, a new album and a new sound"...
: (album track: "Come on Say It") Love Amongst RuinLove Amongst Ruin (album)Love Amongst Ruin is the self-titled debut studio album by Love Amongst Ruin. It was released on September 13, 2010.-Background:After departing Placebo in October 2007, Steve Hewitt enlisted Lamb bassist Jon Thorne and his brother Nick Hewitt to begin writing and demoing new music at his home studio...
(album) (2010, Ancient B Records)
Touring drummer for
- The Lightning Seeds (1997–1998)
- Bentley Rhythm AceBentley Rhythm AceBentley Rhythm Ace are a duo formed in Birmingham, England in 1997, consisting of Mike Stokes and Richard March.-Career:The band was formed in Birmingham by Richard March, formerly with the group Pop Will Eat Itself, and Mike Stokes, with guest appearances by James Atkin, a member of indie band EMF...
(2000–2002) - BroadcastBroadcastBroadcast or Broadcasting may refer to:* Broadcasting, the transmission of audio and video signals* Broadcast, an individual television program or radio program* Broadcast , an English electronic music band...
(2000–2002) - LadytronLadytronLadytron are an English electronic band formed in 1999 in Liverpool, Merseyside. The group consists of Helen Marnie , Mira Aroyo , Daniel Hunt and Reuben Wu .Their sound blends electropop with New Wave and shoegazing elements. Ladytron described their sound as "electronic pop"...
(2002–2007) - Love Amongst RuinLove Amongst RuinLove Amongst Ruin are a London rock band, led by ex-Placebo drummer Steve Hewitt.-Beginnings and formation:Upon his dismissal from Placebo after the conclusion of their Meds tour in September 2007, Steve Hewitt had a vision "to create a new band, a new album and a new sound"...
(2009–2011) - The OrbThe OrbThroughout 1989, the Orb, along with Martin Glover, developed the musical genre of ambient house through the use of a diverse array of samples and recordings. The culmination of its musical work came toward the end of the year when the group recorded a session for John Peel on BBC Radio 1...
(2007-present/sessions