Paul Hartnoll

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Name = Paul Hartnoll


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Origin = Sevenoaks, England
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Genre = Acoustic, electronic
Occupation = Musician, Songwriter, Guitarist, Vocalist
Years_active = Mid 1980's—present
Label = ACP Recordings
Associated_acts = Orbital
URL = [http://www.paulhartnoll.com/ PaulHartnoll.com]
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Paul Hartnoll was born on 19 May 1968, [cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0367174/bio | title=Paul Hartnoll| work=IMDb| accessdate=2008-05-21] in Dartford, Kent,cite web|url= http://www.applied-acoustics.com/paulhartnoll.htm| title=Paul Hartnoll| work=Applied Acoustic Systems| accessdate=2008-05-21] and grew up in Sevenoaks. [cite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE7DC1239F93AA1575AC0A9649C8B63| title=MUSIC; 'Musicians?' Better, 'Sound Sculptors'| work=The New York Times| accessdate=2008-05-21]

He is one of two brothers (the other being Phil Hartnoll), who made up the electronic dance act Orbital.cite web| url=http://www.paulhartnoll.com/about/ph_bio.aspx| title=About| work=Official Community of Paul Hartnoll| accessdate=2008-05-21]

History

Hartnoll played in two local bands during the mid 1980's, named "Noddy" and the "Satellites". In 1987 Paul and his brother Phil began recording under the name "Orbital" with keyboards, a drum machine, and a 4-track.

Orbital split up in 2004, after producing seven albums and developing a legendary reputation for the high quality of their live shows. Since then, Hartnoll worked towards the release of his first solo album, titled "The Ideal Condition", which was released on 28 May 2007.

Hartnoll, wishing to produce something different from Orbital's output, wrote "The Ideal Condition" with a more acoustic focus, in comparison to the electronic nature of most of his previous work. Arranger Chris Elliot helped Hartnoll to move the album in this direction, taking music that Orbital would have produced electronically, and having it played by a union-full orchestra.

Hartnoll has had one strength since the beginning; a sense of great collaboration. People who are featured collaborating on "The Ideal Condition" are Robert Smith (The Cure), Joseph Arthur (US singer-songwriter), Lianne Hall (Brighton), and Akayzia Parker (South London).

Discography

olo Albums

2007 - "The Ideal Condition"

ingles

* Patchwork Guilt / Gloopy (2006)
* Please (2007)
* Gob Smack - digital release only (2008)

Orbital

For Orbital Albums and Singles see Orbital

References

External links

* [http://www.paulhartnoll.com/ PaulHartnoll.com] – Official Paul Hartnoll Website
* [http://www.myspace.com/paulhartnollmusic Paul Hartnoll's MySpace page]