Richard Bone

Richard Bone
Background information
Birth name	Richard Bone
Born	February 3, 1952 (1952-02-03) (age 57) in Atlanta, Georgia
Origin	United States
Genres	Experimental electronic music Ambient music
Years active	1979 - Present
Labels	Eurock Survival Records Quirkworks Laboratory Discs (since 1991)
Website	Home page

Richard Bone (born February 3, 1952 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American electronic musician.

Biography

Bone began his professional musical career creating soundtracks and scores for several off-Broadway companies working in experimental theater. In 1979 he released with his band Bone the single "Pirate the Islands/Headlines Have It" before joining the new-wave band Shox Lumania in 1981. Bone then recorded a solo 7" entitled "Digital Days/Alien Girl" on and was subsequently signed to Survival Records in the UK where he released several LPs, EPs, singles and contributed to various compilation albums. His 1983 single "Joy of Radiation" reached #1 on the Hong Kong Dance Chart.^[1]

Bone started the label Quirkworks Laboratory Discs in 1991 allowing him freedom to create music of a more experimental nature and retain control of his musical direction. Since then Bone has released twenty-five recordings of new material and several collaborations and compilations. Of the new material recordings, three quickly rose to the #1 placement on industry charts as well as receiving numerous other honors.^[2][3][4] In 2004 Bone's recording The Reality Temples was nominated for the 2004 New Age Reporter Lifestyle Music Awards' Best Electronic Album^[5], his 2005 recording Saiyuji was nominated for the 2005 New Age Reporter Lifestyle Music Awards' Best Ambient Album ^[6], his 2007 recording Infinite Plastic Creation was awarded the 2007 New Age Reporter Lifestyle Music Awards' Best Electronic Album^[7] and his 2008 release Sudden Departure was nominated for the 2008 New Age Reporter LifeStyle Awards’ Best Ambient and Best Electronic Album ^[8].

His most recent recording was the ambient work The Ghosts of Hanton Village that released September 15, 2009. Projects for 2010 include a new recording in progress with the working title Adaptor, an iTunes application entitled MindEnvirons, an album of selected tracks remixed by Daniele Baldelli and to be available in the future on the AD Music label, a "Best Of" CD and an as yet untitled digital only release. There is also talk of a possible future biographical book devoted to Richard's life and musical career compiled by a British author.

Discography

Solo albums

• The Ghosts of Hanton Village, 2009, Quirkworks Laboratory Discs
• Sudden Departure, 2008, Quirkworks Laboratory Discs
• Short Waves, 2008, Quirkworks Laboratory Discs
• Emerging Melodies (CD Re-Issue), 2008, Quirkworks Laboratory Discs
• Connection Failed, 2008, Quirkworks Laboratory Discs
• Songs From The Analog Attic, 2007, Quirkworks Laboratory Discs
• Infinite Plastic Creation, 2007, Quirkworks Laboratory Discs
• Experiments '80-'82, 2007, Quirkworks Laboratory Discs
• Serene Life of Microbes, 2006, AD Music
• Vesperia, 2006, Quirkworks Laboratory Discs
• Saiyuji, 2005, Quirkworks Laboratory Discs
• The Reality Temples, 2004, Spiralight Recordings
• Untold Tales, 2004, Orlandomaniac Music
• Alternate Realities, 2003, Spiralight Recordings
• Indium, 2002, Electroshock
• Disorient, 2002, Quirkworks Laboratory Discs
• Alternate Worlds vol. 1 (MP3 Release), 2001, Quirkworks Laboratory Discs
• Tales from the Incantina, 2001, Indium/Quirkworks Laboratory Discs
• Ascensionism, 2000, Quirkworks Laboratory Discs
• Distillation, 1999, Halcyon
• Ether Dome, 1999, Hypnos Recordings
• Coxa, 1999, Quirkworks Laboratory Discs
• The Spectral Ships, 1998, Hypnos Recordings
• Electropica, 1998, Quirkworks Laboratory Discs
• A Survey of Remembered Things, 1997, (a shared disc with John Orsi) Quirkworks Laboratory Discs
• Metaphysic Mambo, 1996, Reversing
• The Eternal Now, 1996, Quirkworks Laboratory Discs
• Vox Orbita, 1995, Quirkworks Laboratory Discs
• Ambiento, 1994, Quirkworks Laboratory Discs
• X Considers Y, 1994, Quirkworks Laboratory Discs
• Quirkwork, 1993, Quirkworks Laboratory Discs

Vinyl releases

• X Considers Y (12” vinyl), 1994, Quirkworks Laboratory Discs
• Exspectacle (12” vinyl), 1985, Survival
• The Real Swing (12” vinyl), 1984, Survival
• Living in Partytown (12” vinyl), 1984, Survival
• Joy of Radiation (12” vinyl), 1983, Survival
• Emerging Melodies (12” vinyl), 1983, Rumble
• Brave Tales (12” vinyl), 1983, Survival
• The Beat is Elite (12” vinyl), 1982, Survival
• Joy/Do Angels Dance (7” vinyl), 1983, Survival
• Digital Days/Alien Girl (7” vinyl), 1981, Rumble/Survival
• Life in Video City (cassette), 1980, Eurock
• Quiz Party (cassette), 1980, Eurock
• Pirate the Islands/Headlines (7” vinyl), 1979, Rumble

Collaborations

• Via Poetica, 2007, (with Lisa Indish) Quirkworks Laboratory Discs
• Songs from Early Paradise (with Mary Zema), 1998, Quirkworks Laboratory Discs
• Rubber Rodeo (with Rubber Rodeo), 1982, Eat Records
• She Had To Go (with Rubber Rodeo), 1982, Eat Records
• Live at the Peppermint Lounge (with Shox Lumania), 1981, ROIR
• (I Have) No Shoes/Signals (with Shox Lumania), 1981, Rumble
• Jolene/ Who’s on Top? (with Rubber Rodeo), 1981, Rumble
• Age of Urban Heroes (with Urban Heroes), 1981, Rumble
• Headlines (with Urban Heroes), 1980, Rumble

Compilation tracks

• "Mambopolis" from Disco For Abruzzo, 2009, Wondersounds
• "Son of Icarus" from Euphony 2, 2009, wwuh.org
• "Mutant Wisdom" from Cosmic Disco? Cosmic Rock!, 2008, Eskimo
• "The Memory of Caves" from Euphony 1, 2008, wwuh.org
• "Mambopolis" from Discotech, 2007, Electunes
• "Autotrophic Light" from Schwingunen #138, 2006, Cue-Records
• "Stillness Repeating" from Ambienism, 2004, Spiralight Recordings
• "Dzibana" from Harmony with Ambience, 2003, Windfarm Records
• "Spires" from Logan’s Run, 2002, Discos Veveos
• "Elusia, I Can See!" from Electroacoustic Music V. 3, 1999, Electroshock
• "Murmurio" from Oscillations, 1998, Halcyon
• "Via Mycropia" from The Other World, 1998, Hypnos Recordings
• "Vox 2.5" from EM:T 1197, 1997, EM:T
• "untitled" from The Answering Machine Solution, 1996, Staalplaat
• "In the Shadow of Rain" from Back to the Universe, 1996, Only Records
• "The Demon Angel", “Mi Mundo”, “Amb 7.4.53”, Amb 4.6.47”, “Anastasia Says” & “The Deluxe Set” from Media Works, 1995, Grace Pro
• "Etherea Arriving" from Maine Vocals, 1995, Reversing
• "Overstated Papers" from ANON, 1995, Von Buhler
• "Vox 9” & “Illicit Behavior" from Indiegestion Samplers # 7, 1995, Alternative Press
• "X Considers Y” & El Gato Negro" from Indiegestion Samplers # 5, 1995, Alternative Press
• "The Real Swing" from Pulse 8, 1985, Survival
• "Far from Yesterday" from Film Noir – American Style, 1984, Ding Dong
• "Living in Partytown" from The Art of Survival, 1984, Survival
• "Joy of Radiation" from Dance Report, 1983, Survival
• "Monster Movie” & “Quantum Hop" from Mind & Matter / Megamix, 1983, Survival
• "Alternative Music for the Hindenberg [sic] Lounge" from The American Music Compilation, 1982, Eurock

References

External links

• Richard Bone Official home page
• Richard Bone at MySpace