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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
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| name = Oxygen Thief
{{Infobox musical artist
| background = solo_singer
| origin = [[Bristol]], [[United Kingdom]]
| name = Oxygen Thief
| occupation = [[Singer-songwriter]]
| origin = [[Bristol]], England
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| instrument = [[Guitar]], [[Vocals]]
| instrument = Guitar, vocals
| genre = [[Folk Punk]], [[Acoustic Punk]] [[Rock music|Rock]]
| years_active = 2006 - present
| genre = [[Folk punk]], acoustic punk rock
| years_active = 2006 – present
| label = [[Xtra Mile Recordings]], [[Broken Tail Records]]
| label = [[Xtra Mile Recordings]], Broken Tail Records
| website = {{URL|oxygenthiefmusic.com}}
| website = {{URL|oxygenthiefmusic.com}}
}}
}}

'''Oxygen Thief''' is a solo musical project based in the city of [[Bristol]]. He has received national radio recognition and festival slots.
'''Oxygen Thief''' is an English solo musical project based in the city of [[Bristol]]. He has received national radio recognition and festival slots.


==Musical career==
==Musical career==
Oxygen Thief began in 2006. He has supported Frank Turner, Mongol Horde, InMe, Johnny Foreigner, Chris T-T, and Tubelord and is a regular feature at Cheltenham’s award-winning [[2000 Trees Festival]].<ref name="Blagsound">{{Citation
Oxygen Thief began in 2006. He has supported Frank Turner, Mongol Horde, InMe, Johnny Foreigner, Chris T-T, and Tubelord and is a regular feature at Cheltenham's award-winning [[2000 Trees Festival]].<ref name="Blagsound">{{Citation
| title = In Conversation with Oxygen Thief
| title = In Conversation with Oxygen Thief
| url = http://www.blagsound.com/interviews/in-conversation-with-oxygen-thief.blag
| url = http://www.blagsound.com/interviews/in-conversation-with-oxygen-thief.blag
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| author = Cousins, Clara
| author = Cousins, Clara
| journal = Blagsound
| journal = Blagsound
| accessdate = 2012-06-28
| accessdate = 28 June 2012
}}</ref> He first appeared at the festival in 2008.<ref>[http://www.efestivals.co.uk/news/08/080318c.shtml 2008 2000 Trees Festival lineup at e-festivals, accessed 2012-06-28]</ref> He returned in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014.<ref name="Bearded magazine">{{Citation
}}</ref> He first appeared at the festival in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.efestivals.co.uk/news/08/080318c.shtml|title=Frank Turner joins Reuben and Art Brut at 2000 Trees |website=Efestivals.co.uk|accessdate=18 July 2020}}</ref> He returned in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014.<ref name="Bearded">{{Citation
| title = Preview 2000 Trees Festival 2010
| title = Preview 2000 Trees Festival 2010
| url = http://www.beardedmagazine.com/features/article/2000-trees-sold-out
| url = http://www.beardedmagazine.com/features/article/2000-trees-sold-out
| year = 2010
| year = 2010
| author = Ireland, Suzie
| author = Ireland, Suzie
| journal = Bearded magazine
| journal = Bearded
| accessdate = 2012-06-28
| accessdate = 28 June 2012
}}</ref><ref name="Alter the Press">{{Citation
}}</ref><ref name="Alter the Press">{{Citation
| title = New acts added to 2000 Trees Festival
| title = New acts added to 2000 Trees Festival
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| year = 2011
| year = 2011
| author = Reid, Sean
| author = Reid, Sean
| journal = Alter the Press
| journal = Alter the Press!
| accessdate = 2012-06-28
| accessdate = 28 June 2012
}}</ref> He was featured in the BBC Introducing in Bristol preview of the 2010 festival.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00j0w2n BBC Introducing in Bristol episode guide - preview of the 2010 2000 Trees Festival, accessed 2012-06-28]</ref> His 2011 appearance at the festival was praised for delivering intensity in a serene setting.<ref name="247magazine">{{Citation
}}</ref> He was featured in the BBC Introducing in Bristol preview of the 2010 festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00j0w2n|title=BBC Radio Bristol - BBC Radio Introducing in Bristol, 2000 Trees, Viso Nero|website=BBC|accessdate=18 July 2020}}</ref> His 2011 appearance at the festival was praised for delivering intensity in a serene setting.<ref name="247magazine">{{Cite journal
| title = Review 2000 Trees Festival 2011
| title = Review 2000 Trees Festival 2011
| url = http://247magazine.co.uk/2011/07/19/review-2000-trees-festival-2011/
| url = http://247magazine.co.uk/2011/07/19/review-2000-trees-festival-2011/
| year = 2011
| year = 2011
| author = Tickner, Matthew; Scott, Annie
|author1=Tickner, Matthew |author2=Scott, Annie | journal = 247 Magazine
| journal = 247 magazine
| accessdate = 28 June 2012
| accessdate = 2012-06-28
}}</ref>
}}</ref>


2009 saw the release of a three-way split album, entitled Exclamation At Asterisk Hash, which features fellow solo acoustic performers [[Ben Marwood]] and Jim Lockey. The album was released on Broken Tail Records. All three artists toured together in support of the release and played together at the [[Walk the Line Festival]] in 2009.<ref>[http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/walktheline/2009/ 2009 Walk the Line festival lineup at e-festivals, accessed 2012-06-28]</ref>
2009 saw the release of a three-way split album, entitled ''Exclamation at Asterisk Hash'', which features fellow solo acoustic performers [[Ben Marwood]] and Jim Lockey. The album was released on Broken Tail Records. All three artists toured together in support of the release and played together at the [[Walk the Line Festival]] in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/walktheline/2009/|title=Walk The Line 2009 |website=Efestivals.co.uk|accessdate=18 July 2020}}</ref>


A debut full length album entitled ''Destroy It Yourself'' was released on 9 May 2011, also on Broken Tail Records. The album was praised for its intensity, energy and songwriting.<ref name="Blagsound"/><ref>{{Citation
A debut album entitled ''Destroy It Yourself'' was released on 9 May 2011, also on Broken Tail Records. The album was praised for its intensity, energy and songwriting.<ref name="Blagsound"/><ref>{{Citation
| title = Oxygen Thief - Destroy It Yourself (LP, Broken Tail Records)
| title = Oxygen Thief – Destroy It Yourself (LP, Broken Tail Records)
| url = http://www.venue.co.uk/music-cd-reviews-o/12439-oxygen-thief
| url = http://www.venue.co.uk/music-cd-reviews-o/12439-oxygen-thief
| year = 2011
| year = 2011
| author = Pensioner, Kid
| author = Pensioner, Kid
| journal = Venue
| journal = Venue
| accessdate = 2012-06-28
| accessdate = 28 June 2012
}}</ref><ref>[http://www.uberrock.co.uk/cd-reviews/25-may-cd/2529-oxygen-thief-destroy-it-yourself-broken-tail-records.html Uber Rock Destroy It Yourself review, accessed 2012-06-28]</ref><ref>[http://live-music-scene.co.uk/cd-reviews-content.asp?id=417 Live Music Scene Destroy It Yourself review, accessed 2012-06-28]</ref><ref>[http://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/165342/9 Stereo Board Destroy It Yourself review, accessed 2012-06-28]</ref><ref>[http://www.blagsound.com/reviews/oxygen-thief-review.blag Blagsound Destroy It Yourself review, accessed 2012-06-28]</ref><ref>[http://www.whisperinandhollerin.com/reviews/review.asp?id=8042 Whisperin and Hollerin Destroy It Yourself review, accessed 2012-06-28]</ref><ref>[http://thefourohfive.com/review/article/oxygen-thief-destroy-it-yourself The Four Oh Five Destroy It Yourself review, accessed 2012-06-28]</ref> He has been interviewed on [[Tom Robinson]]'s BBC 6 music show<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01c9866 BBC 6 Music episode guide, accessed 2012-06-28]</ref><ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tomrobinson/20/12/02/tracklisting-sunday-19022012.shtml BBC 6 Music Tom Robinson interview, accessed 2012-06-28]</ref> and on BBC Introducing in Bristol.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00g9h65 BBC Introducing in Bristol episode guide - Oxygen Thief in session, accessed 2012-06-28]</ref> He played the 2012 BBC Introducing stage at the T in the Park festival.<ref>[http://www.safeconcerts.com/news/2012/jun/7502-the-bbc-introducing-line-up-for-t-in-the-park-announced.asp Safe Concerts announce 2012 BBC Introducing stage lineup at the T in the Park festival, accessed 2012-06-28]</ref>
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uberrock.co.uk/cd-reviews/25-may-cd/2529-oxygen-thief-destroy-it-yourself-broken-tail-records.html|title=Oxygen Thief - 'Destroy It Yourself' (Broken Tail Records)|website=Uberrock.co.uk|accessdate=18 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://live-music-scene.co.uk/cd-reviews-content.asp?id=417|title=Live Music Scene Destroy It Yourself review|website=Live-music-scene.co.uk|accessdate=18 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/165342/9|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140419013645/http://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/165342/9|archive-date = 19 April 2014|title = Oxygen Thief - Destroy It Yourself (Album Review) - Stereoboard}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blagsound.com/reviews/oxygen-thief-review.blag |title=FREE DOWNLOAD: Oxygen Thief &#124; BlagSound.com |website=www.blagsound.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419015232/http://www.blagsound.com/reviews/oxygen-thief-review.blag |archive-date=19 April 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.whisperinandhollerin.com/reviews/review.asp?id=8042|title=Review - Destroy It Yourself - Oxygen Thief - - Broken Tail/Josaka -|website=Whisperinandhollerin.com|accessdate=18 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thefourohfive.com/review/article/oxygen-thief-destroy-it-yourself|title=The Four Oh Five Destroy It Yourself review|website=Thefourohfive.com|accessdate=18 July 2020}}</ref> He has been interviewed on [[Tom Robinson]]'s BBC 6 music show<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01c9866|title=BBC Radio 6 Music - BBC Introducing with Tom Robinson, With Oxygen Thief|website=BBC|accessdate=18 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tomrobinson/20/12/02/tracklisting-sunday-19022012.shtml|title=BBC 6 Music Tom Robinson interview|website=BBC|accessdate=18 July 2020}}</ref> and on BBC Introducing in Bristol.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00g9h65|title=BBC Radio Bristol - BBC Radio Introducing in Bristol, Oxygen Thief in session|website=BBC|accessdate=18 July 2020}}</ref> He played the 2012 BBC Introducing stage at the T in the Park festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.safeconcerts.com/news/2012/jun/7502-the-bbc-introducing-line-up-for-t-in-the-park-announced.asp|title=Safe Concerts announce 2012 BBC Introducing stage lineup at the T in the Park festival|website=Safeconcerts.com|accessdate=18 July 2020}}</ref>


Having toured regularly with acts from their roster, Oxygen Thief signed to [[Xtra Mile Recordings]],<ref>[http://www.xtramilerecordings.com/NewsDetails?NewsId=XMR_NW_348 Xtra Mile Recordings press release, accessed 2014-08-06]</ref> formed a 3 piece electric lineup, released two EPs and a second full-length album.
Having toured regularly with acts from their roster, Oxygen Thief signed to [[Xtra Mile Recordings]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.xtramilerecordings.com/NewsDetails?NewsId=XMR_NW_348|title=Xtra Mile Recordings press release|website=Xtramilerecordings.com|accessdate=18 July 2020}}</ref> formed a three piece electric line-up, released two EPs and a second album.


Songwriter Barry Dolan formed a more traditional acoustic side-project in 2016 under the name "Non Canon" and released a self-titled album in that year on Xtra Mile Recordings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.xtramilerecordings.com/ArtistDetails?AID=XMR_AR_148|title=Non Canon|website=Xtramilerecordings.com|language=en|access-date=2017-12-08}}</ref>
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==Discography==


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==Discography==
===Albums and EPs===
===Albums and EPs===
*''Destroy It Yourself'' (9 May 2011 [[Broken Tail Records]])
*''Destroy It Yourself'' (9 May 2011, Broken Tail Records)
*''Accidents Do Not Happen, They Are Caused'' (9 December 2013 [[Xtra Mile Recordings]])
*''Accidents Do Not Happen, They Are Caused'' (9 December 2013, [[Xtra Mile Recordings]])
*''One Day This Will All Be Fields'' (23 March 2014 [[Xtra Mile Recordings]])
*''One Day This Will All Be Fields'' (23 March 2014, [[Xtra Mile Recordings]])
*''The Half-Life of Facts'' (16 June 2014 [[Xtra Mile Recordings]])
*''The Half-Life of Facts'' (16 June 2014, [[Xtra Mile Recordings]])
*''Confusion Species'' (16 November 2018, [[Xtra Mile Recordings]])


===Split EPs===
===Split EPs===
*''Exclamation At Asterisk Hash'' (2009 [[Broken Tail Records]])
*''Exclamation at Asterisk Hash'' (2009, Broken Tail Records)

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==References==
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{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{URL|oxygenthiefmusic.com}} - official website
*{{URL|oxygenthiefmusic.com}} – official website
*[http://www.myspace.com/brokentailrecords Broken Tail Records on MySpace]
*[http://www.myspace.com/brokentailrecords Broken Tail Records on MySpace]
*[http://www.xtramilerecordings.com Xtra Mile Recordings website]
*[http://www.xtramilerecordings.com Xtra Mile Recordings website]


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==References==
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{{Reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 17:49, 24 August 2022

Oxygen Thief
OriginBristol, England
GenresFolk punk, acoustic punk rock
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals
Years active2006 – present
LabelsXtra Mile Recordings, Broken Tail Records
Websiteoxygenthiefmusic.com

Oxygen Thief is an English solo musical project based in the city of Bristol. He has received national radio recognition and festival slots.

Musical career

[edit]

Oxygen Thief began in 2006. He has supported Frank Turner, Mongol Horde, InMe, Johnny Foreigner, Chris T-T, and Tubelord and is a regular feature at Cheltenham's award-winning 2000 Trees Festival.[1] He first appeared at the festival in 2008.[2] He returned in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014.[3][4] He was featured in the BBC Introducing in Bristol preview of the 2010 festival.[5] His 2011 appearance at the festival was praised for delivering intensity in a serene setting.[6]

2009 saw the release of a three-way split album, entitled Exclamation at Asterisk Hash, which features fellow solo acoustic performers Ben Marwood and Jim Lockey. The album was released on Broken Tail Records. All three artists toured together in support of the release and played together at the Walk the Line Festival in 2009.[7]

A debut album entitled Destroy It Yourself was released on 9 May 2011, also on Broken Tail Records. The album was praised for its intensity, energy and songwriting.[1][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] He has been interviewed on Tom Robinson's BBC 6 music show[15][16] and on BBC Introducing in Bristol.[17] He played the 2012 BBC Introducing stage at the T in the Park festival.[18]

Having toured regularly with acts from their roster, Oxygen Thief signed to Xtra Mile Recordings,[19] formed a three piece electric line-up, released two EPs and a second album.

Songwriter Barry Dolan formed a more traditional acoustic side-project in 2016 under the name "Non Canon" and released a self-titled album in that year on Xtra Mile Recordings.[20]

Discography

[edit]

Albums and EPs

[edit]

Split EPs

[edit]
  • Exclamation at Asterisk Hash (2009, Broken Tail Records)

References

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  1. ^ a b Cousins, Clara (2011), "In Conversation with Oxygen Thief", Blagsound, retrieved 28 June 2012
  2. ^ "Frank Turner joins Reuben and Art Brut at 2000 Trees". Efestivals.co.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. ^ Ireland, Suzie (2010), "Preview 2000 Trees Festival 2010", Bearded, retrieved 28 June 2012
  4. ^ Reid, Sean (2011), "New acts added to 2000 Trees Festival", Alter the Press!, retrieved 28 June 2012
  5. ^ "BBC Radio Bristol - BBC Radio Introducing in Bristol, 2000 Trees, Viso Nero". BBC. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  6. ^ Tickner, Matthew; Scott, Annie (2011). "Review 2000 Trees Festival 2011". 247 Magazine. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Walk The Line 2009". Efestivals.co.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  8. ^ Pensioner, Kid (2011), "Oxygen Thief – Destroy It Yourself (LP, Broken Tail Records)", Venue, retrieved 28 June 2012
  9. ^ "Oxygen Thief - 'Destroy It Yourself' (Broken Tail Records)". Uberrock.co.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Live Music Scene Destroy It Yourself review". Live-music-scene.co.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Oxygen Thief - Destroy It Yourself (Album Review) - Stereoboard". Archived from the original on 19 April 2014.
  12. ^ "FREE DOWNLOAD: Oxygen Thief | BlagSound.com". www.blagsound.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Review - Destroy It Yourself - Oxygen Thief - - Broken Tail/Josaka -". Whisperinandhollerin.com. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  14. ^ "The Four Oh Five Destroy It Yourself review". Thefourohfive.com. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  15. ^ "BBC Radio 6 Music - BBC Introducing with Tom Robinson, With Oxygen Thief". BBC. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  16. ^ "BBC 6 Music Tom Robinson interview". BBC. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  17. ^ "BBC Radio Bristol - BBC Radio Introducing in Bristol, Oxygen Thief in session". BBC. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  18. ^ "Safe Concerts announce 2012 BBC Introducing stage lineup at the T in the Park festival". Safeconcerts.com. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  19. ^ "Xtra Mile Recordings press release". Xtramilerecordings.com. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  20. ^ "Non Canon". Xtramilerecordings.com. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
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