Richard Bone
Birth name	Richard Bone
Born	February 3 1952 (1952--) (age 55) in Atlanta, Georgia
Origin	United States
Genre(s)	Experimental electronic music Ambient music
Years active	1979 - Present
Label(s)	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 early musical career creating soundtracks and scores for several off-Broadway companies working in experimental theater. In 1979 he released the single "Pirate the Islands/Headlines Have It" before joining the band Shox Lumania in 1981. That same year Bone recorded a solo 7" called "Digital Days/Alien Girl" on his own that was picked up by Survival Records in the UK. While with Survival he released two LPs, four EPs, two 45s and composed several singles for various compilation albums. In 1983 his single "Joy of Radiation" reached #1 on the Hong Kong Dance Chart.^[1]

In 1991 Bone started Quirkworks Laboratory Discs, allowing him the freedom to create music of a more experimental nature and remain in control of his musical direction. The next fifteen years would see Bone release twenty recordings of all new material, a compilation of previous Quirkworks releases, a CD of alternate and previously unreleased tracks, co-produce and contribute musically to Mary Zema's Songs of Early Paradise as well as contributing tracks to numerous compilations and other projects. 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] and his 2005 recording Saiyuji was nominated for the 2005 New Age Reporter Lifestyle Music Awards' Best Ambient Album. ^[6]

In March 2007 Bone released Via Poetica, a collaboration with poet/vocalist Lisa Indish and Experiments '80-'82, a limited edition CD of selected tracks from his work from 1980 to 1982. Bone has also completed a new rhythmic recording entitled Infinite Plastic Creation that released September 10th of this year. Other projects for the future include a new video project in progress titled Short Waves - 20 Brief Excursions in Surreal Video and an in-depth biographical book devoted to Bone's life and musical career compiled by a British author.

Discography

Solo albums

• 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
• 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

Compilation tracks

• "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 Lounge" from The American Music Compilation, 1982, Eurock

References

External links

• Richard Bone Official home page

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