Vert (music producer)

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Vert
Birth nameAdam Butler
Born1972 (age 51–52)
Portsmouth, England
GenresExperimental
Electronica
Jazz
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
composer
musician
Instrument(s)Piano, vocals, electronics
LabelsSonig
Websitev-e-r-t.com

Vert (born Adam Butler, 1972, Portsmouth, England) is an English electronic music record producer who has been active since 1996. His music incorporates elements from various electronic genres (earlier drum and bass, subsequently glitch and idm), as well as other genres, such as jazz and hip hop.

His first album, The Köln Konzert, was a remix cover mash-up of Keith Jarrett's original album, The Köln Concert.[1][2]

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 of ragtime piano and big band horns.[3]

History[edit]

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.[2] After living in several different cities in the United Kingdom, he moved to Cologne (Köln), Germany in 2001.

Discography[edit]

  • "Broken Breakbeat Bebop" EP (1996, Bovinyl)
  • "Mewantemooseic" EP (1999, Sonig)
  • The Köln Konzert CD/LP (2000, Sonig)
  • "Moremooseicforme" EP (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)
  • New Thing at Novara: Vert remixes the Novara Jazz Festival CD (2008, Sonig)
  • The Days Within CD/LP (2015, Shitkatapult)[4][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "EMusic Spotlight - Between the Notes: Vert". www.emusic.com. Archived from the original on 1 June 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b Mark Richardson. "Vert | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. ^ Resonance magazine, issue 52
  4. ^ "Vert | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Vert | Discography". Discogs. Retrieved 14 December 2022.