Andrew Lee Isaac Vowles, also known as Mushroom, is an English musician, known for being a founding member of the trip hop/abstract art collective

Massive Attack Massive Attack are an English trip hop collective formed in 1988 in Bristol, England, by Robert Del Naja, Robert "3D" Del Naja, Daddy G, Grant "Daddy G" Marshall, Tricky (musician), Adrian "Tricky" Thaws and Andrew Vowles, Andrew "Mushroom" ...

, along with

Robert Del Naja Robert Del Naja (; born 21 January 1965), also known as 3D, is a British artist, musician, singer and songwriter. He emerged as a graffiti artist and member of the Bristol collective The Wild Bunch (sound system), the Wild Bunch, and later as ...

(3D), Adrian Thaws (Tricky) and Grantley Marshall (Daddy G).

Early years

Vowles was born in

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. Prior to Massive Attack, Vowles, along with

, Grant Marshall, Nellee Hooper, Adrian Thaws and others were the Wild Bunch crew, named after the western film of the same name by Sam Peckinpah. Several members of the Wild Bunch formed Massive Attack. Vowles's nickname "Mushroom" comes from the

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''. The game was installed at Special K's Cafe, a popular hang-out spot in the mid-1980s for Vowles and his Wild Bunch peers.

Career

Vowles remained a member of Massive Attack until shortly after the release of their third full-length

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, ''

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'', in 1998. Interviews with band members have pointed to differences of opinion in the creative direction the band should go. Apart from his contributions to Massive Attack, Vowles also appears as a DJ and co- producer on ''

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'',

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's 1989 debut album.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vowles, Andrew 1967 births Living people English pop musicians English record producers Musicians from Bristol British trip hop musicians Culture in Bristol Massive Attack members 20th-century British male musicians 20th-century English musicians