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Whitey is an ongoing solo project by N.J Whitey. He collects books, strange memories and childish grudges. He is a hard character to pin down- his genre-twisting songs swing wildly between styles, and his dismissive attitude towards the music industry means there are few shows, and even fewer interviews. He has to date had no major record deal, but has still released over 30 records under a variety of names. Yet without any significant industry investment his distinctive sounds have broken through to mainstream daytime radio in the U.S and elsewhere, and for four straight years his music has been a fixture from rock clubs to fashion runways, from movie soundtracks to television, computer games to skate films. From Japan to Iceland, Moscow to Hollywood. From the Sopranos to Grand Theft Auto. Gradually this cult U.K artist has built a strange home in the shadowy ground between high fashion and mainstream entertainment, between pop radio and what little is left of the underground. An outsider who relishes this status, and celebrates this outsider ethos in his work.

What else? He’s lived in a variety of places, but you could say he finished growing up in Coventry. He now lives in Berlin. He sings, programs, plays guitar, keys, bass and drums but has no formal qualifications and is totally self taught. His live shows are haphazard- some are an uplifting rhythmic experience, whilst some occur in deliberately darkened rooms and are hedonistic affairs drenched with chaotic walls of feedback and electronic noise.

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Leave Them All Behind
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1	Leave Them All Behind full track	240
2	Wrap It Up full track	225
3	non stop full track	196
4	Can't Go Out, Can't Stay In full track	157
5	Tantrum full track	103
6	Y.U.H.2.B.M.2 full track	97
7	Stay On The Outside	83
8	Halfway Gone full track	74
9	A Walk in the Dark / Reprise full track	67
10	Hahaha full track	57
11	The Light at the End of the Tunnel is a Train full track	55
12	cigarette full track	53
13	I Made Myself Invisible	46
14	Sweet Words for the Sour	44
15	A Walk In The Dark	32

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RaelWorld wrote:
25 days ago

Better than you think. You'll see what I mean.

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stevenmorgan wrote:
26 days ago

Since September Whitey has had "NEW ALBUM OUT NOVEMBER" on his MySpace. It's November 1st which could mean a delay in the announced release date. I went to contact his record label and find out any information I could and it seems www.marquischacha.co.uk no longer exists and their MySpace hasn't been used in some time. We want more Whitey!

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Dirty_Noise wrote:
last month

no ones know about the Whitey band from Seattle?

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Lena_tmc wrote:
last month

'NEW ALBUM OUT NOVEMBER '- you serious? O.o

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clam_squi wrote:
last month

NEW ALBUM OUT NOVEMBER

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fuzzystyle wrote:
last month

coolest cat around

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martman89 wrote:
September 2009

The Light At The End Of The Tunnel Is A Train is an awesome album!

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Jimsonisolation wrote:
September 2009

Whitey as in glazed baby>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

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fudgebunny wrote:
September 2009

he deserves more recognition! [3]

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Anira_Sugar wrote:
August 2009

Es chanchi piruli...!

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ethancraft wrote:
August 2009

Just learned this guy was on GTA IV. Own and love that game but obviously did not listen to the radio stations enough.

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ethancraft wrote:
August 2009

"Similar to: White Rose Movement, Tom Vek, Thieves Like Us" How can I not check this guy out with a recommendation like that?

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Mantautas-etc wrote:
August 2009

"The Light at the End of the Tunnel is a Train" (song) is pure genius.50s combined with modern music.

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cosmicweakness wrote:
August 2009

he deserves more recognition! [2]

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pikkie01 wrote:
August 2009

Not bad.

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TeriyakiSouped wrote:
July 2009

Man, one by one is one of my favourtie tracks in the world!

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bloodyoctopus wrote:
July 2009

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vertigohead wrote:
July 2009

great electro shit! need a new album!

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clam_squi wrote:
July 2009

When will new albums?

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paulxne wrote:
July 2009

he deserves more recognition!

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