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Released: Nov 10, 2010

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Genre: Ambient / Electroacoustic
Location London, UK
Profile Views: 119458
Last Login: 8/21/2011
Member Since 7/28/2006
Website last.fm/music/Double+Thumb
Record Label 2 THUMBS PRODUCTIONS
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............ .. .. ......BUY THE SINGLES OF "HOLLOW" AND "WARM IN YOUR HANDS" FOR JUST £3 .. .. ...... ...... ...... .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .... .."With its dreamlike harp arpeggios and wispy, discordant synth lines "Nocturne" takes no prisoners right from the get-go. Although supposedly a demo, the production is fresher and more original than 95% of the mundane nonsense churned out by "professional" studios and labels these days. The orchestration is expert yet sparse, the percussion startling yet understated, the vocal performances beautifully poised... Suffice it to say this is possibly the most assured debut recording I've heard by a UK artist since "The Wizard" by Bat For Lashes. " .. (Tom Robinson, BBC Radio 6).... ""The music of opiate fuelled dreams. Intricate, yet elegantly simple, the work of Double Thumb is inventive and utterly spellbinding... A taste of 'Nocturne' and I was hooked, lost in addiction" .. (KK, composer and producer: worked with Brian Eno, Bjork, Cat Stevens, KT Tunstall, Sting and other current legends) .... "..a very beautiful/chic/absorbing performance" .. (SEB Collective, Soho Revue Bar) .. .... .. .. Double THumb (aka Val Del Prete) is a singer/songwriter/producer from London. She taught herself how to play the piano at 3 years of age, and wrote her first song at 6... ..“It was in A minor, I remember, although back then I didn’t know it was in A minor. it was a ballad, and horribly sad”.. she laughs. .. Fast forward two decades and the young lady was standing in a room packed with academic professors, discussing her dissertation for her Phd. Not a Phd in music, but a Phd in theoretical neuroscience. .. ..“I don’t think I had the courage to take a risk and follow my real passion until I got older. I was too scared of failing and of being hurt. Of my teen years I just remember the fear, the lack of confidence, the temptation of putting myself in a bubble so that nobody could see me and judge me. I found that bubble in the world of scientific laws. I could sit down and work out equations and everything looked more rigorous and 'secure'“... .. It could not last for long. By 2004, and 2 years after she relocated to London from her native country, Italy, Val gradually felt there were creative and emotional parts of herself she had neglected for too long. Within a few months she gave up her science job, put up some basic recording equipment and started making music. .... “Many people thought I was crazy or deluded, which is understandable. In reality it took me a long time to make such a decision. The thing is I LOVE making music. I don’t really care about fame, that’s not my goal. I just love creating music because it’s in there that I express the darkest sides of me. It’s a need.” .... Double THumb is currently working at her debut album, to be released soon. Several tracks have already been played on BBC Radio 6, XFM and 103theeye.co.uk .. .. .. All songs are written, sung and produced by Double THumb... .. .. ...... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. PICS PICS PICS PICS PICS PICS PICS PICS PICS PICS .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. Double THumb-Promo Video.... ....Double THumb promo video-Soho Revue Bar-October 2008........ .. .. .. .. .. .... ....
Members
.. Double THumb : music, lyrics, vocals, arranging, production, sound engineering .... Live line-up: .. Double Thumb (vocals, samples, energy chime, air synth, percussion) .. Sally Russell (cello) .. Annie Klim (ocean drum, percussion) .. Ben Crawley (vocal effects, beatboxing) .. .. .... .... .. .. .. .. .. ..................
Influences
.. Icecream :-) Sucking my double thumb when I was a baby. Lots of classical music: Satie, Saints-Saens, Dvorak, Bach and lots of others. Arthur Rimbaud, Charles Baudelaire, Eugenio Montale, Rudolf Nureyev. Suzanne Vega, Bjork, The Cocteau Twins, Enya, Elsiane, Emilie Simon, Regina Spektor, my bad days, my angry days, rain, sunsets, life. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. ...... ..
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.. my life .. ....

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BUY THE SINGLES OF "HOLLOW" AND "WARM IN YOUR HANDS" FOR JUST £3

.. .. .. ..

"With its dreamlike harp arpeggios and wispy, discordant synth lines "Nocturne" takes no prisoners right from the get-go. Although supposedly a demo, the production is fresher and more original than 95% of the mundane nonsense churned out by "professional" studios and labels these days. The orchestration is expert yet sparse, the percussion startling yet understated, the vocal performances beautifully poised... Suffice it to say this is possibly the most assured debut recording I've heard by a UK artist since "The Wizard" by Bat For Lashes. "
(Tom Robinson, BBC Radio 6)

""The music of opiate fuelled dreams. Intricate, yet elegantly simple, the work of Double Thumb is inventive and utterly spellbinding... A taste of 'Nocturne' and I was hooked, lost in addiction"
(KK, composer and producer: worked with Brian Eno, Bjork, Cat Stevens, KT Tunstall, Sting and other current legends)

"..a very beautiful/chic/absorbing performance"
(SEB Collective, Soho Revue Bar)

Double THumb (aka Val Del Prete) is a singer/songwriter/producer from London. She taught herself how to play the piano at 3 years of age, and wrote her first song at 6.
“It was in A minor, I remember, although back then I didn’t know it was in A minor. it was a ballad, and horribly sad” she laughs.
Fast forward two decades and the young lady was standing in a room packed with academic professors, discussing her dissertation for her Phd. Not a Phd in music, but a Phd in theoretical neuroscience.
“I don’t think I had the courage to take a risk and follow my real passion until I got older. I was too scared of failing and of being hurt. Of my teen years I just remember the fear, the lack of confidence, the temptation of putting myself in a bubble so that nobody could see me and judge me. I found that bubble in the world of scientific laws. I could sit down and work out equations and everything looked more rigorous and 'secure'“.
It could not last for long. By 2004, and 2 years after she relocated to London from her native country, Italy, Val gradually felt there were creative and emotional parts of herself she had neglected for too long. Within a few months she gave up her science job, put up some basic recording equipment and started making music.
“Many people thought I was crazy or deluded, which is understandable. In reality it took me a long time to make such a decision. The thing is I LOVE making music. I don’t really care about fame, that’s not my goal. I just love creating music because it’s in there that I express the darkest sides of me. It’s a need.”
Double THumb is currently working at her debut album, to be released soon. Several tracks have already been played on BBC Radio 6, XFM and 103theeye.co.uk

All songs are written, sung and produced by Double THumb.

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Double THumb-Promo Video

Double THumb promo video-Soho Revue Bar-October 2008

Member Since:

July 28, 2006

Members:

Double THumb : music, lyrics, vocals, arranging, production, sound engineering

Live line-up:
Double Thumb (vocals, samples, energy chime, air synth, percussion)
Sally Russell (cello)
Annie Klim (ocean drum, percussion)
Ben Crawley (vocal effects, beatboxing)

Influences:

Icecream :-) Sucking my double thumb when I was a baby. Lots of classical music: Satie, Saints-Saens, Dvorak, Bach and lots of others. Arthur Rimbaud, Charles Baudelaire, Eugenio Montale, Rudolf Nureyev. Suzanne Vega, Bjork, The Cocteau Twins, Enya, Elsiane, Emilie Simon, Regina Spektor, my bad days, my angry days, rain, sunsets, life.