Dobie (musician)
Anthony Alexander Campbell, better known by his stage name Dobie, is a British alternative hip hop musician and producer.
Early career
Campbell worked as a skateboarder and photographer in the early 1980s.[1] As a photographer, he photographed the skaters in South Bank, and the breakdancers in Covent Garden in the early 1980s.[2] His musical career began in 1989, when he began working on NSO Force Organization tracks for the genre-spanning label Vinyl Solution.[3] Soon afterward, he met Soul II Soul, after which Jazzie B recruited him to produce tracks on their debut album Club Classics Vol. One.[3] He has also remixed albums by Björk and DJ Premier, Massive Attack and Tricky, as well as the London Posse song "How's Life in London".[4]
Solo career
His first solo release was an eponymous EP on Howie B.'s Pussyfoot Records in 1995.[3] His first full-length album was "The Sound of One Hand Clapping", released in 1998, also on Pussyfoot.[2] It was followed by a remixed version of the album, entitled "The Sound of One Hand Clapping Version 2.5", in 2004 on BBE Records.[5] He then released two EPs in 2012: Nothing to Fear and ...But Fear Itself. His official second album was 2013's "We Will Not Harm You", released by Big Dada Records.[4]
Personal life
Due to his shy nature, Gilles Peterson has described Campbell as "the Ghost Dog of Stoke Newington".[2]
References
- ↑ Houle, Zachary (21 February 2013). "Dobie: We Will Not Harm You". PopMatters. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- 1 2 3 Clay, Joe (13 February 2013). "Don't Be Scared Of Music: An Interview With Dobie". The Quietus. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- 1 2 3 Jeffries, David. "Dobie Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- 1 2 Mr. Beatnick (28 January 2013). "Dobie". Fact. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ↑ Power, Chris (2013). "Dobie We Will Not Harm You Review". BBC. Retrieved 16 May 2014.