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Mr Fogg is an English
electronic
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musician from
Reading, Berkshire
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, England. He is the grandson of an opera singer and the great grandson of two 19th Century music-hall performers.
Origin of name
Mr Fogg derives his name from
Phileas Fogg, the main
fictional character
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in the 1872
Jules Verne novel, ''
Around the World in Eighty Days''. In an interview with
BBC Radio 1
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's
Annie Nightingale, he stated that the name arose as, 'Phileas sounds somewhat like Phil', his own Christian name.
Early singles
Mr Fogg's first solo material appeared at the end of 2005, and was followed by a national tour and the self-released debut
single, "Giving In" which gained
BBC Radio 1
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,
BBC 6Music and
XFM airplay
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.
After winning the 2006
BBC Radio Berkshire
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It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds studios at Thames Valley Park near Reading.
According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience ...
demo search contest, Mr Fogg won the opportunity to open the Carling Stage at the
Reading and Leeds Festivals
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over the August 2006 festival weekend, playing with a five piece live band.
Towards the end of 2006, Mr Fogg released "Seciov" on Worst Case Scenario Records, receiving substantial airplay on BBC Radio 1,
BBC Radio 2, BBC 6Music, XFM,
MTV2 and
QTV, including records of the week from
Marsha Shandur
Marsha Shandur (born 1977) is a former radio presenter best known for presenting on Xfm London and Xfm Manchester (as ''Marsha'').
Career
Shandur presented numerous shows on Xfm during her 8 years at the station before announcing that she ...
on XFM and
Tom Robinson on 6 Music. As well as a tour, live appearances included "Mr Fogg's Latin Lesson" on the Annie Nightingale's BBC Radio 1 show and a live session for
Janice Long
Janice Berry ( Chegwin; 5 April 1955 – 25 December 2021), known professionally by her first married name Janice Long, was an English broadcaster who was best known for her work in British music radio. In a career that spanned five decades, ...
on BBC Radio 2 - including an interview and live versions of "Stung", "Moving Pictures" and "Seciov".
In August 2007, Mr Fogg's third release "Stung" was released and again picked up support from various
radio station
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s.
Later in the year, a
remix 12 inch single of "Seciov" was released, with mixes by Vandal, Loulou Players and Si McEvoy. The Vandal mix picked up airplay worldwide, including stations in
Russia
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, the
United States
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,
Australia and the
Netherlands
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''Moving Parts''
In an interview with the
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in 2007, Mr Fogg said that he had so far written over 40 songs for his debut album. In subsequent interviews he revealed that the album was recorded in
Iceland
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in 2009 with
Valgeir Sigurðsson and that ''Moving Parts'', would be released in April 2010.
The first single, "Keep Your Teeth Sharp", was released in February 2010 and launched at Mr Fogg's
pop-up shop
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in
Soho in December 2009. The "Keep Your Teeth Sharp"
EP also included "Whispers" and "Keep Your Distance", with a remix of the title track by the Icelandic composer
Ólafur Arnalds.
The "Moving Parts" single was remixed by
Jakwob
James Edward Jacob (born 28 March 1989), better known by his stage name Jakwob, is a British music producer, songwriter and DJ.
Early life
As a multi-instrumentalist, Jacob has been involved in many bands since his early teenage years – star ...
,
Karoshi
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The most common medical causes of karoshi deaths are heart attacks and strokes due to stress and malnourishment or fasting. Menta ...
,
Rennie Pilgrem and
Pelops
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He was venerated at Olympia, where his cult developed into the founding myth of the O ...
, and the
video
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was filmed in
Los Angeles
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, with
film director,
Tony Kaye. Another single, "Stung", was released on 23 August 2010.
''Eleven''
In early 2012, Mr Fogg announced the release of his second album "Eleven" with a free download of the song "Stay Out Of The Sun". This was followed by the single A Little Letting Go in May, and the album release in June.
The album release was accompanied by a European tour of Germany, Belgium, Italy, Denmark, Netherlands, Poland and the UK.
''In Paradise''
Recorded at home during the pandemic lockdown, his first album in seven years was released in March 2022.
Remixes and productions
As well as his own music, Mr Fogg has
produced and remixed songs by several other artists, including
The Twang,
The Good Natured, The Race, midimidis, Ruby Frost and Heart Kill Giant. In March 2010, his remix of "Hollywood" by
Marina and The Diamonds
Marina Lambrini Diamandis (; el, Μαρίνα-Λαμπρινή Διαμάντη; born 10 October 1985), known mononymously as Marina (often stylised in all caps), and previously by the stage name Marina and the Diamonds, is a Welsh singer and ...
was played by
Rob Da Bank
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on BBC Radio 1.
Discography
Singles and EPs
*''Giving In'' EP (Own Label) - 2006
*"Seciov" (Worst Case Scenario) - 2006
*"Stung" (Little League) - 2007
*"Seciov The Remixes" (Spinout) - 2007
*''Keep Your Teeth Sharp'' EP (Kicking Ink) - 2009
*"Moving Parts" (Kicking Ink) - 2010
*"Stung" (Kicking Ink Recordings) - 2010
*"Answerphone" (Kicking Ink Recordings) - 2011
*"Stay Of The Sun" (Kicking Ink / Kompakt) - 2012
*"A Little Letting Go" (Kicking Ink / Kompakt) - 2012
*"Time To Ascend" (Kicking Ink / Kompakt) - 2015
*"No House For These Thoughts" (Kicking Ink / Kompakt) - 2015
*"Youth" (Kicking Ink / Kompakt) - 2015
*"In Paradise" (Kicking Ink) - 2020
*"We Don't Crawl Out Of The Swamp (Unless We Get What We Want" (Kicking Ink) - 2020
Albums
*''Moving Parts'' (Kicking Ink) - 2010
*''Eleven'' (Kicking Ink / Kompakt) - 2012
*''Youth'' (Kicking Ink / Kompakt) - 2015
*''In Paradise'' (Kicking Ink) - 2022
References
External links
Mr Fogg WebsiteMyspace Website
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
People from Reading, Berkshire
English electronic musicians
British techno musicians
English record producers
Remixers