Scritti politti green gartside biography
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Green Gartside
Musical artist
Green Gartside (born Paul Julian Strohmeyer; 22 June 1955)[3][better source needed] is a Welsh singer, songwriter and musician. He is the frontman of the grupp Scritti Politti.
Early life
[edit]Gartside was born on 22 June 1955[4] in Cardiff, Wales, to a "Cup-a-Soup salesman dad and a hairdresser/secretary/whatever mum".[5] His childhood was not always happy, with the family, which included a sister, having to move every twelve months or so because of his father's job.[5] The family ended up "living all over [Wales], from Bridgend to Newport to Ystrad Mynach".[6] His father died while he was a child and his widowed mother married her chef, a solicitor from Newport named Gordon Gartside, from whom he adopted his new surname.[5] Gartside recalls, "The 'Green' bit came about because I didn't like the fact there were two other Pauls in my class and I wanted somethi
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Scritti Politti is a musical group that was formed in 1977 in Leeds, England, being primarily a vehicle for singer-songwriterGreen Gartside (born Paul Julian Strohmeyer on 22 June 1956, Cardiff, Wales). Initially a left-wing-inspired post-punkrock act, the band developed into a more new wave and mainstream pop based project in the early to mid-80s (following two heavy lineup changes). The group's most successful album, 1985's 'Cupid & Psyche 85', proved innovative in its early use of the techniques of sampling and MIDI sequencing, also producing hit singles such as "Perfect Way", "The Word Girl", "Wood Beez", and "Absolute".
Released on the Rough Trade record label in 1981, "The Sweetest Girl" (also known as "Sweetest Girl") became Scritti Politti's first song to be a hit, peaking at #64 on the U.K. singles chart. According to the The Sweetest Girl Songfacts, was cited by The New York Time
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Scritti Politti biography
Fuelled by Marxist writings and theories, and living in a Camden squat, Gartside's approach to pop music was deconstructivist, pulling it apart and putting it back together. The sound was fresh - a lo-fi funk-reggae that fitted in with a world of John Peel-supported new wave. Indeed, Peel was a strong supporter of the band's work.
The golden period wasn't to last though; supporting Gang Of Four in Brighton in 1980, Gartside suffered a severe panic attack, resulting in hospitalisation. He would not return to the stage for 26 years.
Returning to the fray, he went pop, investigating soul and vocally moving to a sweet soul falsetto style. Songs To Remember (1982) hit number 12 in the UK charts but he then left Rough Trade, signed to Virgin, shed his band members and moved to New York. This proved a purple patch for Gartside as he tinkered with soul and the dawn of modern R'n'B.
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