Russell Lissack
 |
Russell Lissack | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Russell Lissack |
| Born | 11 March 1981 Chingford, England |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) |
|
| Instruments |
|
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | |
| Associated acts |
|
Russell Lissack (born 11 March 1981) is a British musician. He is the guitar player for the indie rock band Bloc Party[1] and is also in the band Pin Me Down. He was born in Chingford in London.
Music career[edit]
Russell Lissack and Kele Okereke met in London in 1998. Okereke attended Ilford County High School and Lissack attended Bancroft's School. They bumped into each other again in 1999 at Reading Festival and decided to form a band.[2]
During his time in Bloc Party, Lissack started to work as a DJ[3]. Although mostly known for his work playing indie and rock music, Lissack's DJ sideline focusses on playing a much broader range of music. Speaking to Redshift Rebels, he claimed that "electronic music and the club scene has always been a massive influence on what I do".[4]
When Bloc Party entered a hiatus after their third album, Lissack joined Irish rock band Ash as second guitarist and keyboard player for the tour to promote their A–Z Series.[5]. Having started Pin Me Down with guitarist/singer Milena Mepris in 2007, the project was put on hold when Lissack joined with Ash, and further shelved when Bloc Party reconvened for their Four album. He has continued to be a part of Bloc Party, remaining the only original member alongside singer Kele Okereke after the departure of Moakes and Tong.
Danish band Mew invited Lissack to their recording sessions in May 2014. He contributed parts to the track "My Complications" from their + - album, and his appearance on the record was described by the Guardian's Lanre Bakare as "jarring" in relation to the "spaced-out" nature of the other tracks.[6]
In 2018, Lissack unveiled "NOVACUB", a new side-project featuring Bloc Party's Louise Bartle on lead vocals and guitar, alongside Iona Thomas and Tony Alda.[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ Phillips, Lior (February 9, 2016). "Bloc Party Reborn: A Conversation with Kele Okereke and Russell Lissack". consequence of sound. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ↑ McLean, Craig (7 January 2007). "Kele Okereke: 21st century boy". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
- ↑ "Book Bloc Party – Russell Lissack". Contraband Events. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ↑ "Russell Lissack". Redshift Rebels. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ↑ "Bloc Party's Russell Lissack to play back-up for Ash". The Guardian. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ↑ "Mew: +/- review – low-slung, prog-pop chill-out". The Guardian. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ↑ "Russell Lissack of Bloc Party launches new band, NOVACUB". It's All Indie. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
External links[edit]
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to [[commons:Lua error in Module:WikidataIB at line 466: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).|Lua error in Module:WikidataIB at line 466: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).]]. |
- Russell Lissack on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
This article "Russell Lissack" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:Russell Lissack. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.
