User:Mattylinley

Matthew Gilbert Linley is a London-based composer, drummer and keyboard player who writes and performs music under the name of Gilbert. He also plays drums in Engineers with Ulrich Schnauss.

BIOGRAPHY
Gilbert Linley grew up in south-east London, England.

He began playing the drums at an early age and then went on to study classical music and composition at Oxford University and Goldsmith's College. After a period of writing soundtracks for film and television he began writing under the Gilbert moniker.

A debut Gilbert album completed in 2007 received excellent reviews and extensive national radio play, gaining a digital release soon after on the Indie label, Shifty Disco Records.

In 2010 a new Gilbert album - 'Wahoola!' - was finished. About the new record Gilbert Linley writes: " I wanted 'Wahoola!' to more obviously feature the talents of the people who have been performing the first album live.....especially Maud Waret's vocals and Brian Lee's violin-playing and zany spoken word monologues".

MUSICAL STYLE
Gilbert Linley's music is often stylistically eclectic and eccentric, crossing genres such as folktronica, electronica, classical music and dream pop. The music is often richly layered, combining vintage analog synths with orchestral instruments such as harps, celeste and strings. Vocals by Maud Waret have also featured more prominently in recent work.

The music is performed live by 4/5 people playing an array of instruments. Gilbert has gigged extensively throughout the UK including notable sets at the 2007 Green Man Festival, 2008 Brighton Loop, and 2009 Southbank Udderbelly.

BROADCAST PERFORMANCES
Gilbert has been featured on BBC 6 Introducing with Tom Robinson, BBC Radio 1 with Huw Stephens and BBC Radio 3 Mixing it.

Gilbert tracks have also been licensed by 20th Century Fox for use on the Max Payne soundtrack DVD.

DISCOGRAPHY
GILBERT (2007)

1. Self-help for the English

2. Willow

3. Animal, Vegetable, Mineral

4. No time to talk

5. Away

6. Sigh

7. Head

8. The bees, the breeze, the seas

9. Clocks and clouds

'''WAHOOLA! (2010)'''

1. It's all so bright

2. Snow snow snow snow snow

3. Where (are you)?

4. Red leaves floating on the water

5. Wahoola!

6. Let's go away

7. So far away

8. Mr Abercrombie, it's time

9. Blow the trumpets