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There are two artists by the name of Whitley listed on Last.fm:
1) Whitley is an artist from Melbourne, Australia.
Whitley seamlessly blends organic acoustic flavours with electronic overtones creating songs with hushed, whimsical tales of love and loss.
Whitley’s previous incarnations in hardcore and punk bands were tempered when he was dragged along to see alt-country stars Keiran Cane and Kevin Welsh by a friend’s dad. He had an epiphany and was converted to the “songs that made sense” and started listening to traditional country. The result of these influences has produced a folktronic sound all of his own.
Whitley first met producer and collaborator, Nick Huggins, from watching him play the Mississippi folk instrument the steel lap guitar (dobro). The friendship evolved through a shared love of music and Nick was the natural choice to work on the album.
The pair took a pragmatic approach to recording, decamping to the surrounds of Nick’s family home in Point Lonsdale converting the old house into a studio with a sleeping barracks out the back.
Instead of a rigid schedule and time restraints, recording revolved around the Geelong footy fixture and the surfing tides.
“We planned the whole album around the footy and surfing. It was a matter of working around that stuff. You don’t want to do anything when you’re not feeling creative. So we would only create and only write and only make music when we wanted.
“Nick is a mad Geelong fan and he refused to record on any days when Geelong was playing. And it would really influence the way Nick recorded that week. If Geelong won, he would be up beat and on fire and if they lost he would just be miserable.”
1) Whitley is an artist from Melbourne, Australia.
Whitley seamlessly blends organic acoustic flavours with electronic overtones creating songs with hushed, whimsical tales of love and loss.
Whitley’s previous incarnations in hardcore and punk bands were tempered when he was dragged along to see alt-country stars Keiran Cane and Kevin Welsh by a friend’s dad. He had an epiphany and was converted to the “songs that made sense” and started listening to traditional country. The result of these influences has produced a folktronic sound all of his own.
Whitley first met producer and collaborator, Nick Huggins, from watching him play the Mississippi folk instrument the steel lap guitar (dobro). The friendship evolved through a shared love of music and Nick was the natural choice to work on the album.
The pair took a pragmatic approach to recording, decamping to the surrounds of Nick’s family home in Point Lonsdale converting the old house into a studio with a sleeping barracks out the back.
Instead of a rigid schedule and time restraints, recording revolved around the Geelong footy fixture and the surfing tides.
“We planned the whole album around the footy and surfing. It was a matter of working around that stuff. You don’t want to do anything when you’re not feeling creative. So we would only create and only write and only make music when we wanted.
“Nick is a mad Geelong fan and he refused to record on any days when Geelong was playing. And it would really influence the way Nick recorded that week. If Geelong won, he would be up beat and on fire and if they lost he would just be miserable.”
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timleto More Than Life <3 !
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ricardocrvg pes 2011
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elverdaderoekra Fuck you stupid songwriter i'm trying to listen to my nigga Whitely stop deflecting my scrobblings
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caitlinforeman He is extremely soothing. You can feel his feelings. [2]
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artfeedsmia He is extremely soothing. You can feel his feelings.
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satriaji Heard it on PES 2011, absolutely amazing. :P [4]
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durbanizable me quedo con killer
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renanjunio Heard it on PES 2011, absolutely amazing. :P [3]
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Moving on...
30 Jan 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/whitleymusic
Hello there.I'm using the Whitley myspace to direct traffic
to my new, solo project that is slowly evolving. I'll keep you up
to date on what is happening in my world and post some music over
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- ARIA 15 Oct 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/whitleymusic
- ARIA 15 Oct 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/whitleymusic
- FINAL TOUR EVER - NOW ON 4 Aug 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/whitleymusic
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