The World Provider
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The World Provider sows delight and confusion, continuing to fine-tune the irresistible combination of catchy tunes, strange sonics and over-the-top theatrical performance.
The superheroic alter ego of mild-mannered writer/filmmaker Malcolm Fraser, the WP got started in Toronto in 1999, born of the same scene that spawned Feist, Peaches, Gonzales and Mocky. First seen onstage as a touring keyboardist for Feist and dancer/backup vocalist/hypeman for Peaches, the WP self-released the debut The Elements of Style in 2000. When the whole gang moved on to Europe and varying degrees of fame, the WP, in a misguided display of non-conformity, stayed on these shores, relocating to Montreal. 2004 saw the release of Enabler on Montreal’s Ta-Da Records.
In 2005, The World Provider was expanded to a full band with the addition of drummer Olga Goreas (of The Besnard Lakes) and keyboardists Kara Blake and Stacey DeWolfe. The all-girl crew’s matching gold outfits, occasional bursts of choreographed dance, and unlikely toy-keyboard rock assault solidified the WP experience into Entertainment Gold.
The WP went on to release the Lost Illusions EP (2006) on Ta-Da and the self-released Hard Feelings (2008). After Olga left the fold to focus on the Besnards, a duo version featuring Malcolm and Stacey toured Canada, the US and Europe in 2008-2009, including opening slots for Peaches, Jamie Lidell, Stars, The Dears, Kevin Blechdom and puppet hip-hop crew The Puppetmastaz.
The superheroic alter ego of mild-mannered writer/filmmaker Malcolm Fraser, the WP got started in Toronto in 1999, born of the same scene that spawned Feist, Peaches, Gonzales and Mocky. First seen onstage as a touring keyboardist for Feist and dancer/backup vocalist/hypeman for Peaches, the WP self-released the debut The Elements of Style in 2000. When the whole gang moved on to Europe and varying degrees of fame, the WP, in a misguided display of non-conformity, stayed on these shores, relocating to Montreal. 2004 saw the release of Enabler on Montreal’s Ta-Da Records.
In 2005, The World Provider was expanded to a full band with the addition of drummer Olga Goreas (of The Besnard Lakes) and keyboardists Kara Blake and Stacey DeWolfe. The all-girl crew’s matching gold outfits, occasional bursts of choreographed dance, and unlikely toy-keyboard rock assault solidified the WP experience into Entertainment Gold.
The WP went on to release the Lost Illusions EP (2006) on Ta-Da and the self-released Hard Feelings (2008). After Olga left the fold to focus on the Besnards, a duo version featuring Malcolm and Stacey toured Canada, the US and Europe in 2008-2009, including opening slots for Peaches, Jamie Lidell, Stars, The Dears, Kevin Blechdom and puppet hip-hop crew The Puppetmastaz.
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History of Pain
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Enabler
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Lost Illusions
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Hard Feelings
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