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Luke Smith (born 4 May 1978) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He was the co-founder, song-writer, guitarist and vocalist of the band Clor. His production and writing credits include Foals, Depeche Mode, Tom Vek, Everything Everything, The Maccabees, Shitdisco, FrYars, Theme Park, Slow Club, Is Tropical, Crystal Fighters, Panes and Petite Noir. He has programmed and produced such popular and critically acclaimed albums as Sounds of the Universe and Total Life Forever.

Career

Clor

From 2003 to 2005, Smith founded with Barry Dobbin and provided lead guitars and vocals for the band Clor[1]. He co-wrote and produced their eponymous sole album which was released in 2005[2] to critical acclaim[3][4][5]. In May 2006, Smith and his co-founder announced Clor had split up[6]. Later, in 2010, their album was voted number 1 topping NME's “100 greatest albums you've never heard"[7][8].

Remixing

Smith is well known for his remix work and has put his name to remixes of Nothing But Green Lights by Tom Vek[9][10] and Sister In Love by Envelopes[11][12] in 2005, X-ray by The Macabees[13][14][15], Behave by Charlotte Hatherley[16][17] and Reactor Party by Shitdisco[18][19][20] in 2006, Benedict by FrYars[21][22] in 2008 and Champion Sound for Crystal Fighters[23][24] in 2011.

Production and Writing

In 2007 to present, Smith has produced a number of critically acclaimed releases[25]. Of his work, Smith’s most noted is his production of the seminal second album Total Life Forever by Foals in Gothenburg in 2010[26] and programming of the twelfth studio album Sounds of the Universe by Depeche Mode in 2009[27][28]. Amongst others, Smith also produced the debut album Kingdom of Fear by Shitdisco in 2007 which was awarded 9/10 by NME[29], the second Slow Club album, Paradise, in 2012[30][31] which was given 8 out of 10 by Drowned in Sound magazine[32], produced the second album I’m Leaving by Is Tropical in 2013[33][34] which received 8/10 on the popular music blog, The 405[35]. Most recently, in 2014, Smith produced the much-lauded debut King of Anxiety EP by Petite Noir [36] on Domino records which received outstanding reviews in i-D magazine and The Guardian[37][38].

Smith also produced the 2007 EP The Ides by FrYars[39], the 2009 single Photoshop Handsome by Everything Everything[40], 2009 album New Worlds for Charlotte Hatherley[41], the 2012 fourth album of Eugene McGuinness titled Invitation to the Voyage[42], the 2013 debut album Theme Park by Theme Park[43][44] and FrYars’ second album Power in 2014[45][46].

Production work took place in 2014 on the second EP, Bones Without You, by Panes which is awaiting release[47].

He has writing credits on a number of these recordings[48][49].

His recordings have been released on labels Mute, Parlophone, Domino, Pias, Moshi Moshi, Kitsune, Transgressive, Geffen[50].

Nominations & Awards

In 2010, the album Sounds of The Universe was nominated and shortlisted for the Best Alternative Music Album award in the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards[51].

In 2010, the album Total Life Forever was nominated for the prestigious Mercury Prize[52].

His work Spanish Sahara, the lead single off the album, won the ‘Best Song’ award at the NME Awards in 2011[53].

  1. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/dd760531-7bd3-4053-9968-5bc3e646ff2a
  2. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Clor-Clor/release/5558532
  3. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/clor-mw0000705168
  4. ^ http://www.nme.com/reviews/7720
  5. ^ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1814-clor/
  6. ^ http://www.nme.com/news/clor/23037
  7. ^ http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/100-greatest-lost-albums-this-weeks-nme
  8. ^ http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/music/4275307
  9. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Tom-Vek-Nothing-But-Green-Lights/release/553825
  10. ^ http://www.last.fm/music/Tom+Vek/_/Nothing+But+Green+Lights+(Clor+Remix)
  11. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Envelopes-Sister-In-Love-Re-Mixes/release/1263419
  12. ^ http://www.last.fm/music/Envelopes/_/Sister+In+Love+(Clor+Remix)
  13. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Maccabees-Precious-Time-X-Ray/release/1434513
  14. ^ http://www.last.fm/music/The+Maccabees/_/X-ray+(Luke+Smith+Remix)
  15. ^ http://www.dmcworld.net/reviews/entry/leftfield/the-maccabees-precious-time--x-ray-vision-remixes-5134.html
  16. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Charlotte-Hatherley-Behave/master/602374
  17. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV62YO_NV3Q
  18. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Shitdisco-Reactor-Party/release/1511364
  19. ^ http://www.last.fm/music/Shitdisco/_/Reactor+Party+(Luke+Smith+MPC+Remix)
  20. ^ http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=8808
  21. ^ http://www.discogs.com/frYars-The-Perfidy-EP/release/2744565
  22. ^ http://drownedinsound.com/news/2887003
  23. ^ http://www.last.fm/music/Crystal+Fighters/_/Champion+Sound+(Luke+Smith+Mix)
  24. ^ http://www.last.fm/music/Crystal+Fighters/_/Champion+Sound+(Luke+Smith+Mix)
  25. ^ http://www.discogs.com/artist/392955-Luke-Smith-3
  26. ^ http://www.nme.com/news/foals/49888
  27. ^ Sounds of the Universe (CD liner notes). Depeche Mode. Mute Records. 2009. CDSTUMM300
  28. ^ http://modefan.com/sounds-of-the-universe-album/
  29. ^ http://www.nme.com/reviews/shitdisco/8428
  30. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/xmb6
  31. ^ http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/11284/1/slow-club
  32. ^ http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16484/reviews/4143524
  33. ^ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/im-leaving/id642845442
  34. ^ http://www.purplesneakers.com.au/2013/05/is-tropical-release-new-album-im-leaving/
  35. ^ http://www.thefourohfive.com/review/article/is-tropical-i-m-leaving
  36. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-king-of-anxiety-mw0002791765
  37. ^ https://i-d.vice.com/en_gb/article/generation-noirwave-say-hello-to-yannick-ilunga-aka-petite-noir
  38. ^ http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jan/31/petite-noir-king-of-anxiety
  39. ^ http://drownedinsound.com/releases/11386
  40. ^ http://www.miloco.co.uk/interviews/everything-everything/
  41. ^ http://siloelevatedcuisine.com/charlotte-hatherley-new-d581e-worlds-85d09
  42. ^ http://www.qobuz.com/es-en/album/the-invitation-to-the-voyage-eugene-mcguinness/5034202024651
  43. ^ http://lovemusiclovelife.com/theme-park-announce-debut-album-release/
  44. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/dz4z
  45. ^ http://www.roughtrade.com/events/2014/11/808
  46. ^ http://soundofbrit.fr/2014/12/23/review-fryars-power/
  47. ^ http://www.lsmth.com/
  48. ^ http://www.discogs.com/artist/392955-Luke-Smith-3
  49. ^ http://www.lsmth.com/
  50. ^ http://www.lsmth.com/
  51. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8392665.stm
  52. ^ http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/52132
  53. ^ http://www.nme.com/news/foals/55121
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