James Brown (guitarist)

James Brown (born 19 June 1984 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England)[1][2] is the guitarist and songwriter with English indie rock and alternative rock band Pulled Apart By Horses.

James Brown
James Brown playing with Pulled Apart By Horses at Reading Festival in 2012.
Background information
Born (1984-06-19) 19 June 1984
OriginLeeds, West Yorkshire, England
GenresIndie rock, alternative rock
Occupation(s)Guitarist, composer, songwriter
InstrumentsGuitar, Piano, Synth
Years active2008–present
LabelsTransgressive, Sony, Caroline International, Universal Music, EMI Music Publishing
Associated actsPulled Apart By Horses, Nadine Shah, Benson Taylor
Website

He has been described as an icon in the making, throwing himself around the stage with a blatant disregard to health and safety.[3][4]

Pulled Apart By Horses

Brown formed the band in 2008. They were signed by Transgressive Records in 2009, and released their debut self-titled album Pulled Apart by Horses on 21 June 2010. In August 2011, the band went into Monnow Valley Studio in Wales to record with record producer Gil Norton, and their second album Tough Love was released to critical acclaim on 20 January 2012.[5]

After Tough Love, the band sold out their first European tour, and went on to support Biffy Clyro and Foals. In 2010 they supported Muse at the Manchester County Cricket Ground.[6]

In September 2014 the band's third album Blood became their first top 40, entering the charts at 38.[7] In 2016, Brown and bandmate, Tom Hudson, recorded a take over for Annie Mac and the BBC's Radio 1 in the United Kingdom.[8]

The band's next album, The Haze was released in March 2017 and reached number 12 in the charts.[9][10]

Other musical projects

Since 2017, Brown has been collaborating with the composer Benson Taylor.[11] In 2018 Brown travelled to Beirut, Lebanon to perform with singer songwriter Nadine Shah live and collaborated with her on an original piece of music for a BBC Radio 4 documentary.[12]

It is believed he also began composing and writing original music for TV & film during the latter part of 2018 with Benson Taylor.[13]

Personal life

Brown studied Art at college and university for five years in Leeds, UK. He has been a keen gamer since he was a young child.[14] He is a clothing ambassador for the British brand Farah.[15]

In 2012, Brown commented to Clash Magazine what is what is like sharing a name with the soul legend, James Brown, "I'll never forget Christmas Day of 2006 when he passed away, I was drunk as a sailor the night before and awoke in the morning to find 26 text messages from friends saying 'R.I.P James' and 'Papa's Got A Brand New Body Bag'. I thought I'd died or something."[16]

Gear

Brown uses a variety of Fender American standard Telecaster electric guitars and a 50 watt Hayden Speakeasy amplifier, which is an all-valve hand-wired head with two channels that have been modified for extra gain. He plays that through a 2x12 cab. Overall Brown is noted for using high gain treble sound so that the two guitar sounds are separated and balanced out.

Brown uses an Ibanez analogue delay pedal for his atmospheric lead guitar parts[17] and a Korg MS-20 synthesizer for his composing work.[18]

Pulled Apart by Horses – James Brown (Krach am Bach 2014)

Discography

Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
Pulled Apart by Horses –
Tough Love
  • Released: 23 January 2012
  • Label: Transgressive Records
  • Format: Vinyl, CD, digital download
 67
Blood
  • Released: 1 September 2014
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: Vinyl, CD, digital download
 38
The Haze 12
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

References
  1. Mujahid Johar (19 June 2010). "James Brown (Pulled Apart By Horses) blows candles on his birthday cake". YouTube. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  2. "Pulled Apart By Horses". Lt-lt.facebook.com. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  3. "Pulled Apart By Horses | TV is Better". Web.archive.org. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  4. "Pulled Apart by Horses". Dazeddigital.com. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  5. "Thekla: Pulled Apart By Horses". Theklabristol.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  6. "Pulled Apart By Horses: 'Muse Asked Us To Support Them On UK Tour'". Gigwise.com. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  7. "ROYAL BLOOD SLIP TO NUMBER 2 AS LONELY THE BRAVE AND PULLED APART BY HORSES HIT TOP 40 ALBUMS CHART". DIY. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  8. "Radio 1's Artist Takeover: Pulled Apart by Horses' Playlist's playlist's Top Tracks – BBC Playlists". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  9. "Pulled Apart By Horses announce new album 'The Haze'". DIY. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  10. "Pulled Apart By Horses Announce New Album 'The Haze', Out 3/17". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  11. Brown, James. "Been cooking up some new beats and sounds with @_bensontaylor this week pic.twitter.com/kvVzN4KiqQ". Twitter.com. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  12. "BBC - The Sound Odyssey - Media Centre". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  13. "James Brown on Instagram: "Recording an album of soundscapes and drones with Benson Taylor & @greaves_alex in the mega @nave_studios in #Leeds all this week 😍 Loving…"". Instagram.com. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  14. "The top 10 best video games of all time, by Pulled Apart By Horses' James Brown". Teamrock.com. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  15. "JAMES BROWN (PULLED APART BY HORSES) INTERVIEW – Farah Blog". Farah.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  16. "Pulled Apart By Horses Guest Blog". Clasmusic.com. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  17. "Planet Gear: Pulled Apart By Horses on making Tough Love". Drownedinsound.com. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
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