Woodpecker Wooliams
British musician
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Biography
Woodpecker Wooliams was the musical moniker of Brighton, England, United Kingdom based musician Gemma Williams. She announced the "death" of the project on her website in September 2013. She is currently working on literary-inspired synth-pop project Becky Becky.
Musical career
Williams' music, consisting of voice, harp, analogue synths and 'noise', began in 2009 after her midwifery training was interrupted by 'a sudden and severe illness' .
She released an album called The Bird School of Being Human on Robot Elephant Records in September 2012. In 2012 Woodpecker Wooliams was The Guardian's 'New band of the Day'.
Discography
Albums
- The Bird School of Being Human, (Robot Elephant Records), September 2012
- Diving Down, (Autumn Ferment Records), August 2009
Singles
- Gull (Robot Elephant Records), December 2012
- Sparrow (Robot Elephant Records), August 2012
EPs
- Patryoska (Re-release via Full of Nothing, Russia) March 2012
- Patryoska (The Woolshop Productions, Italy), May 2011
- Sleeping Under Dark Suns (My Dance the Skull), May 2010
- Fledgling (A Beard of Snails, Denmark), March 2009
Soundtracks
- Anni ft.OCDC (Love Lion, Chicago), May 2012