The Wisdom of Harry was an experimental electronic music

Electronic music

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 ensemble from London

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, England

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. The group was formed by Peter Astor

Peter Astor

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, formerly the singer/songwriter of Weather Prophets and The Loft

The Loft (band)

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, in 1997 and began doing remixes for musicians such as Cornelius

Cornelius (musician)

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 and Andrew Weatherall

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. The Wisdom of Harry's early singles were collected and released as Stars of Super 8 in 1999 on Matador Records

Matador Records

Matador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of indie rock artists and bands.-History:Matador was started by Chris Lombardi in 1989 in his New York City apartment. The following year, Lombardi was joined by former Homestead Records manager Gerard Cosloy, and the two of them have...

; two further full-lengths followed on Matador in 2000 and 2003.

Discography

• Staying in with the Wisdom of Harry 10" EP (Lissy's, 1998)
• Stars of Super 8 (Matador Records
  Matador Records
  Matador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of indie rock artists and bands.-History:Matador was started by Chris Lombardi in 1989 in his New York City apartment. The following year, Lombardi was joined by former Homestead Records manager Gerard Cosloy, and the two of them have...
  
  , 1999)
• House of Binary
  House of Binary
  House of Binary is the third album by The Wisdom of Harry, an experimental electronic music ensemble from London.-Track listing:# "...Hello" # "Unit One" # "Coney Island of Your Mind" # "Caesar Boots"...
  
  (Matador, 2000)
• Torch Division (Matador, 2003)