Patrick Wolf is an English singer-songwriter from London. Wolf mixes electronics and samples with a wide range of instruments including viola, keyboards, ukulele, and percussion, all of which he plays himself to form a fusion of jazz, folk and electronic music.
He began experimenting with sound and four-track recording at the age of 11, eventually building an arsenal of instruments that included junk-shop organs and a home-built theremin.
Decadent, pretentious and a self-confessed outsider, Patrick Wolf is the perfect pop star. Over four acclaimed albums he's embraced everything from folk and baroque pop to Berlin-influenced techno. Well, he's back with Time of My Life (not, unfortunately, a cover of the Dirty Dancing staple), the first single from his forthcoming album The Conqueror, due in May. The original is a sumptuous, string-drenched paean to strength in the face of heartbreak ("happy without you" is a recurring lyric), while this remix adds throbbing synths, crisp beats and spacious piano breaks. Around 3.30 mins, strings appear before the track builds towards an appropriately OTT climax. (c) The Guardian
Free download on his website here.
He also plays The Sugar Club, Dublin on March 21st.
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