Tim Wright

Tim Wright seems capable of turning his hand to just about anything. From techno, electro, garage, hip hop, punk and beyond.

Exposure to the emerging dance music scene in Manchester through frequent visits to illegal parties inspired him to start recording tracks of his own.

Following a move to York in 1992 and a meeting of minds with local studio owners he began to create his unique style.

By 1993 his rudimentary tracks resulted in a release under his Germ alias for local label Resource and soon Tim was brought to the attention of the blooming GPR imprint. Germ have been described as:

“One of the most influential, under-recognized forces of innovation in the European experimental electronic music scene”
All Music Guide.

By the mid nineties and following the collapse of the GPR imprint Tim moved onwards creating his Tube Jerk alias and forming Sand an experimental fusion of organic and electronic instruments signed to Soul Jazz Records. Sands third album - The Dalston Shroud was released in 2006 to widespread critical acclaim

Coming to the attention of Novamute through a reworking of Cristian Vogel’s Whipaspank, it wasn’t long before the London based label offered Tim the opportunity to explore the musical directions in which he was heading. Dropping the aliases to trade under his own name, Tim released a brace of singles for Novamute in 2002 - 2003.

Searcher and Going Down proved to be radical marriages between the majestic sweep of classic techno and the anglicised beats of UK garage.

The combination of the two sounds worked, with Searcher rapidly becoming a success with techno and garage heads alike. By the start of 2003 Tim had bolted himself into the Finsbury Park studios in York to begin work on what would become his debut album for the label - Thirst.

Released in April of 2004 tracks on the album feature Tim’s trademark sound from electro-techno (Kick The Door In, Shine) and punk 4/4 filth (Oxygen, Control Freak) to a full-on experiment in drum and bass (Killergod).

The eleven tracks expand upon the theme explored on his brace of singles for Novamute, combining apparently polar styles and genres with startling effect. Inspired in equal parts by electro, techno, jazz, ragga and the bounce of UK garage, Thirst is a unique proposition. Varied and original, Thirst is a perfect summation of Wright’s rich and diverse sound.

Performing as Tim Wright and Tube Jerk, Tim has played all over the world including :

Sonar by Night, Barcelona 2004 (sandwiched between Magda and Richie Hawtin), Transmusicales Festival, Rennes 2004 (playing after Kraftwerk), Elekronikaldia Festival (San Sebastien), Bitz Festival (Rome), Fabric and Cargo (London), Abaton (Prague), Weetamix (Geneva), The Liquid Rooms, Maniac Love and Ageha (Tokyo), The House of God (Birmingham), Rawhide (San Francisco), Tresor, Ostgut and the Palast der Republik (Berlin), Shine (Belfast), The Rex (Paris), and venues in Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Cracow, Osaka, Poznan, Nijmegen, Eindhoven, Frankfurt, Malta, Leeds, York, Brighton etc.

As a member of Sand Tim has also performed at festivals and in venues in cities including Tokyo, Osaka, Melbourne, Vienna, London, Milan and Paris. Sand have performed alongside acts including God Speed You Black Emperor, Ui, Toolshed, Luke Vibert, Chicks on Speed, Add N to X, Patrick Pulsinger, Louie Austen, Squarepusher, Kieren Hebden, Si Begg, Echoboy and Charles Haywood.