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Patrick Wolf (born Patrick Apps on June 30, 1983 at St Thomas' Hospital, London^[1]) is an English singer-songwriter from South London. Wolf plays many instruments including harp, clavinet, harpsichord, guitar, piano, autoharp, kantele, organ, mountain dulcimer, clavichord, harmonium, accordion, theremin, ukulele, viola and violin.

Biography

Born into a creative household, Patrick started his musical education with violin lessons and church choirs. He first began recording songs with his violin, voice and car boot sale organs on a four-track tape recorder at the age of twelve, he made his first Theremin at the age of 11. At fourteen, he joined and performed with pop art collective Minty. Two years later, he left home, choosing to live wild and free around London. During this period, Patrick earned money from busking in a string quartet and also formed a group called Maison Crimineaux, a noisy trio built on destructive ethics around white noise and pop music. He also continued to record and write his own material. A Maison Crimineaux gig in Paris was attended by electronic maestro Kristian Robinson (aka Capitol K), who would then go on to release Patrick's debut album Lycanthropy.

Patrick's ongoing writing and recordings brought him to the attention of Fat Cat Records, who provided him with an Atari computer and a mixing console. During the recording of Lycanthropy, Patrick studied composition at Trinity College of Music for one year. Lycanthropy was released in the summer of 2003. He also made some guest appearances as a viola player with Chicks on Speed and The Hidden Cameras. The German-based record label Tomlab later released the album for America and Europe. His second album of 2005, Wind in the Wires, was released on the same label and likewise met with a wave of critical acclaim.

Following the greater success brought by Wind in the Wires, Patrick signed a record deal with Loog in late 2005 and began recording his third album, The Magic Position, featuring collaborations with Marianne Faithfull and Edward Larrikin of Larrikin Love.^[2] The album leaked onto file-sharing networks in its entirety on January 3 2007 before its official release on February 26. "The Magic Position" was released in the US on Low Altitude Records on May 1, 2007.

Starting in January 2007, the first of six vodcasts was made available on iTunes. This series of vodcasts includes live performances of old and new material and interviews with Gill Mills. These can currently also be downloaded from the iCast website.

On February 27, 2007, in an interview with The London Paper, Patrick Wolf raised many questions about his sexuality: “In the same way I don’t know if my sixth album is going to be a death-metal record or children’s pop, I don’t know whether I’m destined to live my life with a horse, a woman or a man. It makes life easier.”^[3] Later in a July 5 2007 interview with Sydney Star Observer, he confirmed his bisexuality: "My sexuality is kind of liberal. I fall in love with men and women. I guess you would call me bisexual. I like to have sex and fall in love - I don't like giving terminology for my sexuality. " ^[4]

Wolf's third album, "The Magic Position," was released through Polydor/Universal in February 2007, and he has been busy promoting it with a successful concert tour in North America, Europe, Japan and Australia. He has stated that he already has enough material for a follow-up album, and has been previewing some of it in his live shows.

In an interview to the NME in June, 2007, Wolf announced that he has begun working on his fourth album, which will be a political record sparked by his reaction to the United States during his recent tour. The record is due for release in spring 2008. ^[5]

On 18th July 2007, the day after he supported Mika at Somerset House in London, Wolf sent a MySpace bulletin stating that "Mika is a twat", before following it up with another bulletin the next day:

What I meant was: Please let's put an end to over-marketed, expensive, heartless, tacky rubbish, autotune, airbrush...
I demand justice for good music and firebrands who
refiuse [sic] to compromise to be popular.

Patrick recently headlined at the first Underage Festival in Victoria Park, East London on 10th August 2007 alongside such acts as The Pigeon Detectives, The Young Knives and Cajun Dance Party.

Wolf, along with The Paddingtons, Edward Larrikin and The View features in a series of photographs by Mario Testino as a part of a campaign for Burberry in August 2007.^[6]

Discography

Albums

2003: Lycanthropy (Faith and Industry / Tomlab)
2005: Wind in the Wires (Tomlab)
2007: The Magic Position (Loog Records)

Singles/EPs

Release date	Title	Label	Notes
2002	The Patrick Wolf EP	Faith and Industry	Limited 1000 vinyl only. Features the exclusive tracks "Empress" and "Pumpkin Soup" alongside "Bloodbeat" and "A Boy Like Me" which appear on Lycanthropy.
January 31, 2005	"The Libertine"	Tomlab	First single from Wind In the Wires. Features the b-sides "Penzance", "Wind In The Wires" (Clifftop Demo) and the Nico cover, "Afraid".
June 13, 2005	"Wind in the Wires"	Tomlab	Second single from Wind in the Wires. CD and limited 2000 vinyl. Features the b-sides "Souvenirs", "Godrevy Point" and "Ignis Fatuus".
October 31, 2005	"Tristan"	Tomlab	Third single from Wind in the Wires. CD and limited 1000 vinyl. Features the b-sides "The Hazelwood" and the traditional cover "Idumea".
October 23, 2006	"Accident & Emergency"	Loog	First single from The Magic Position. Features the b-sides "Underworld", "Adder", the Nico cover "Ari's Song" and a live version of "The Childcatcher".
January 1, 2007	"Bluebells"	Loog	Second single from The Magic Position. Download only.
March 26, 2007	"The Magic Position"	Loog	Third single from The Magic Position. Features the b-sides "The Marriage", "Augustin & The Secret Garden II", a live version of "Luna & The Libertine" and the Larrikin Love cover "On Sussex Downs".

Compilations and collaborations

Army of Me [army Of klaus remix] at Army of Me: Remixes and Covers, album of remixes and covers of the song "Army of Me" by Björk

Music videos

Year	Title	Director
2005	"The libertine"	Pil and Galia Kollectiv
	"Wind in the wires"
	"Tristan"	Paul Gore
2006	"Accident & Emergency"	Maria Mochnacz
2007	"Blue Bells"
2007	"The Magic Position"	Jaron Albertin

References

^ "Patrick Wolf: interview in English". Retrieved 2006-04-05.
^ "Patrick Wolf vodcast". Retrieved 2007-02-05.
^ Mackenzie, Malcolm (2007-02-27). "The lone Wolf of indie". thelondonpaper. Retrieved 2007-04-08. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ Burns, Sunny (2007-08-17). "PUTTING SOME GROWL INTO POP". Retrieved 2007-07-22. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
^ http://www.nme.com/news/patrick-wolf/28745
^ http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/43893-patrick-wolf-models-for-burberry

Links

[1] "Patrick Wolf: interview in English". Retrieved 2006-04-05.

[2] "Patrick Wolf vodcast". Retrieved 2007-02-05.

[3] Mackenzie, Malcolm (2007-02-27). "The lone Wolf of indie". thelondonpaper. Retrieved 2007-04-08. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[4] Burns, Sunny (2007-08-17). "PUTTING SOME GROWL INTO POP". Retrieved 2007-07-22. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

[5] ttp://www.nme.com/news/patrick-wolf/28745

[6] ttp://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/43893-patrick-wolf-models-for-burberry

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 ==Biography==
-Born into a creative household with a vagina, Patrick started his musical education with violin lessons and church choirs as is befitting a boy born with lady bits. He first began recording songs with his [[violin]], [[human voice|voice]] and car boot sale [[organ (music)|organ]]s on a four-track [[tape recorder]] at the age of twelve, he made his first [[Theremin]] at the age of 11. At fourteen, he joined and performed with [[pop art]] collective [[Minty]]. Two years later, he left home, choosing to live wild and free around London. During this period, Patrick earned money from [[busking]] in a [[string quartet]] and also formed a group called [[Maison Crimineaux]], a noisy trio built on destructive ethics around [[white noise]] and [[pop music]]. He also continued to record and write his own material. A Maison Crimineaux gig in Paris was attended by electronic maestro Kristian Robinson (aka [[Capitol K]]), who would then go on to release Patrick's debut album ''[[Lycanthropy (album)|Lycanthropy]]''.
+Born into a creative household, Patrick started his musical education with violin lessons and church choirs. He first began recording songs with his [[violin]], [[human voice|voice]] and car boot sale [[organ (music)|organ]]s on a four-track [[tape recorder]] at the age of twelve, he made his first [[Theremin]] at the age of 11. At fourteen, he joined and performed with [[pop art]] collective [[Minty]]. Two years later, he left home, choosing to live wild and free around London. During this period, Patrick earned money from [[busking]] in a [[string quartet]] and also formed a group called [[Maison Crimineaux]], a noisy trio built on destructive ethics around [[white noise]] and [[pop music]]. He also continued to record and write his own material. A Maison Crimineaux gig in Paris was attended by electronic maestro Kristian Robinson (aka [[Capitol K]]), who would then go on to release Patrick's debut album ''[[Lycanthropy (album)|Lycanthropy]]''.
 Patrick's ongoing writing and recordings brought him to the attention of [[Fat Cat Records]], who provided him with an [[Atari]] [[computer]] and a [[mixing console]]. During the recording of ''Lycanthropy'', Patrick studied composition at [[Trinity College of Music]] for one year. ''Lycanthropy'' was released in the summer of 2003. He also made some guest appearances as a viola player with [[Chicks on Speed]] and [[The Hidden Cameras]]. The [[Germany|German]]-based [[record label]] [[Tomlab]] later released the album for [[United States|America]] and [[Europe]]. His second album of 2005, ''Wind in the Wires'', was released on the same label and likewise met with a wave of critical acclaim.