Martin Gordon

Full Name: Martin Gordon

Born: 1954

Home: Berlin

Website Link(s): www.martingordon.de

Instrument(s)
Bass guitar

Genre(s)
Alternative parp, rawk

Label(s)
Radiant Future Records

RIYL
Huh?

Has Notably Worked with
Sparks, Jet, Radio Stars, John's Children, Tiger Lillies, Blur, Rolling Stones, George Michael, Kylie Monogue, Primal Scream

Musician Biography
The world seems to have discovered Martin Gordon backwards. His first band Sparks have recently returned to international prominence thanks to their repetitive falsetto twittering and equally falsetto dancing; his second band Jet, despite accusations of not being Australian, are now acclaimed as the first supergroup of glam, and their recordings sell more today than they did when they were first released, although this is by definition not a significant achievement. His third band Radio Stars have been recently rediscovered by lovers of pop music with a veneer of humour disguised by electric guitars, and their catalogue has been made available once more to the masses. In the intervening years between these bands and the present day, this intrepid musical warrior has travelled the globe, recording in India with Asha Bhosle and Boy George, in the UK with George Michael, Primal Scream and Kylie, in Germany with the Tiger Lillies, in Morocco, Ghana, the Gambia, Bali, Pakistan, Egypt, Turkey and, perhaps most notably, in France with the Rolling Stones. Spending a year working on Sezen Aksu’s album in Istanbul reminded him of the joys of hogwash, and he returned to his roots with a series of solo recordings that critics have, perhaps accurately, referred to as the Mammal Trilogy (the Baboon in the Basement, the Joy of More Hogwash and God’s on His Lunchbreak). ‘Baboon’ (2003) was based loosely on the work of Carl Jung. ‘Hogwash’ (2004) was even more loosely based on the work of Dr Alex Comfort, and ‘God’ (2005) was based tremendously loosely upon the work of God, who also contributed backing vocals. Following this burst of effort, 2006 saw the release of a book (the ‘Companion Volume to God’s on His Lunchbreak’), a box set (the ‘Mammal Trilogy’) and a best-of compilation (‘How Am I Doing So Far?’). The fourth part of the so-called Mammal Trilogy,'The World is Your Lobster', was released in 2007, and he made his solo debut in Boston in August of the same year. In 2008, he performed as support act to himself in London on March 1st in a bizarre homage to 34 years of Martin Gordon's music, when his former band Radio Stars reformed for one night to mark the release of 'Something For The Weekend' a collection of live recordings from the 70s. He is now having a bit of a lie-down.

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