Roly Porter

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Roly Porter
Origin Bristol, England
Genres Electronic [1]
OccupationRecord producer
Years active2005–present
Labels
Formerly of Vex'd

Roly Porter is an English record producer. [2] He is a member of Vex'd, along with Jamie Teasdale. [3] His third solo studio album, Third Law (2016), received universal acclaim from critics. [4]

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Biography

Roly Porter is based in Bristol. [5] [6] In the 2000s, he and Jamie Teasdale began making music together as Vex'd. [7] The duo released Degenerate (2005) and Cloud Seed (2010). [8]

In 2011, Roly Porter released his debut solo studio album, Aftertime. [9] In 2012, he released Fall Back: Live at Aldeburgh, a collaborative live album with Cynthia Miller. [10] In 2013, he released another solo studio album, Life Cycle of a Massive Star. [11] [12]

His third solo studio album, Third Law , was released in 2016 through Tri Angle. [13] It received universal acclaim from critics. [4]

In 2020, he released his fourth solo studio album, Kistvaen. [14]

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Soundtrack albums

References

  1. "Evelyn Glennie and Roly Porter collaborate on One Day Band 17". The Wire . 22 January 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  2. Bobkin, Matt (12 June 2016). "Roly Porter and MFO". Exclaim! . Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  3. Brown, DeForrest (20 January 2016). "Roly Porter Third Law". XLR8R . Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Third Law by Roly Porter". Metacritic . Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  5. Simpson, Paul. "Roly Porter". AllMusic . Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  6. Gordon, Lewis (9 June 2020). "On "Kistvaen," Roly Porter Translates Prehistoric Ritual Into Crushing Electronica". Bandcamp Daily . Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  7. Simpson, Paul. "Vex'd". AllMusic . Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  8. Barron, Michael (22 January 2016). "How Roly Porter is Pushing Dance Music Into A New Dimension". The Fader . Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  9. Cuzner, Russell (5 December 2012). "Destination – Void: An Interview With Roly Porter". The Quietus . Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  10. "Stream the first track from Roly Porter's engrossing live album". Fact . 10 October 2012. Archived from the original on 28 February 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  11. Hayes, Bryon (20 January 2016). "Roly Porter". Exclaim! . Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  12. Sherburne, Philip (27 January 2016). "Roly Porter: Third Law". Pitchfork . Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  13. Suarez, Gary (7 January 2016). "Roly Porter Wants to Soundtrack the Next 'Alien' Movie". Vice . Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  14. Eede, Christian (6 April 2020). "Roly Porter Announces New Album, 'Kistvaen'". The Quietus . Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  15. "Paper Beast Original Soundtrack | Roly Porter & TsuShiMaMiRe". Bandcamp . Retrieved 20 August 2025.

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