- Vert (music)
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Vert
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Adam Butler
Born = 1972 inPortsmouth ,United Kingdom
Instrument = Piano, Vocals, Electronics
Genre = ExperimentalElectronica
Jazz
Occupation =Singer-songwriter Composer Musician
Years_active =
Label =Sonig
Associated_acts =
URL = [http://www.v-e-r-t.com/ Official Site]
Notable_instruments =Vert (born Adam Butler, 1972, Portsmouth, UK) is an
electronic music producer who has been active since 1996. His music incorporates elements from various electronic genres (earlierdrum and bass , subsequentlyglitch andidm ), as well as other genres, such asjazz andhip hop .His first album, "The Köln Konzert", was a
remix cumcover version cum mash-up ofKeith Jarrett 's original album,The Koln Concert . [Feature on emusic.com http://www.emusic.com/features/spotlight/293_200703-btn-vert.html]Recently he has moved to a more song-based sound, using his own vocals in songs that have similarities with
Tom Waits and make use ofragtime piano andbig band horns. [Resonance magazine, issue 52]History
After a first 12", Broken Breakbeat Bebop on the Bovinyl label in 1996, Vert was picked up by the label Sonig, where he has been ever since. After living in several different cities in the
United Kingdom , he moved toCologne ,Germany in 2001.Discography
* "Broken Breakbeat Bebop" 12" (
1996 , Bovinyl)
* "Mewantemooseic" 12" (1999 , Sonig)
* "The Köln Konzert" CD/LP (2000 , Sonig)
* "Moremooseicforme" 12" (2001 , Sonig)
* "Nine Types of Ambiguity" CD/LP (2001 , Sonig)
* "Small Pieces Loosely Joined" CD/LP (2003 , Sonig)
* "Some Beans & an Octopus" CD/LP (2006 , Sonig)Notes
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