Tim Friese-Greene

Renowned for his unerring feeling of atmosphere and nuance, Tim Friese-Greene was being among the most innovative — albeit underrecognized — producers of his era. He 1st surfaced through the past due 1970s, engineering information from acts like the Rumour and Hawkwind prior to going on to create materials for the Information and Thomas Dolby. You start with their 1984 LP It’s MY ENTIRE LIFE, Friese-Greene became an unofficial person in the group Chat Chat, not only generating their albums but additionally playing keyboards and composing tunes with frontman Tag Hollis; during the period of successive Chat Chat records, Friese-Greene’s insight grew, and on later on attempts like 1988’s Soul of Eden and 1991’s Laughing Share, the music required on distinctive, nearly jazz-like textures heralding fresh artistic directions later on accompanied by the so-called post-rock motion. As Chat Chat dissolved, Friese-Greene relocated his focus towards the music group Catherine Wheel, creating their 1992 debut Ferment in addition to its 1993 follow-up, Stainless-. His single debut, the EP Heligoland, made an appearance in 1998.