Keith York

Keith York is a professional session drummer who has toured throughout the world and worked with a range of bands, including Pitchshifter, The Lightning Seeds, bivouac, Ladytron, and Esoteric, Bentley Rhythm Ace, Broadcast and Love Amongst Ruin. He was a founding member of the 1990s Liverpool-based psychedelic rock band Dr Phibes & the House of Wax Equations along with Howard King, Jr. and Lee Belsham.^[1] He is currently playing various jazz gigs and festivals, while recording, touring, and drumming for The Orb.

Played drums on

• Dr Phibes & the House of Wax Equations: Whirlpool (album) (1991, 50 Seel Street Records)
• Dr Phibes & the House of Wax Equations: Hypnotwister (album) (1993, 50 Seel Street Records/Offside Records)
• Dr Phibes & the House of Wax Equations: Sugarblast (EP) (1991, 50 Seel Street Records)
• Dr Phibes & the House of Wax Equations: Hazy (EP) (1991, 50 Seel Street Records)
• Dr Phibes & the House of Wax Equations: Mr Phantasy (EP) (1991, 50 Seel Street Records)
• Dr Phibes & the House of Wax Equations: Misdiagnosedive (EP) (1992, 50 Seel Street Records)
• Dr Phibes & the House of Wax Equations: Moment Of Truth / Deadpan Control Freak (1993, 50 Seel Street Records)
• Dr Phibes & the House of Wax Equations: Seconds Out Round One) (compilation album) (1991, Imaginary Records)
• Dr Phibes & the House of Wax Equations: The Dark Side Of The Pool (Various Artists) – (1991 Liquid Noise Records – LIQ 1)
• Junglebone: live and studio drummer ("Mother Feature", "Grown Tired", "Yellow", "Days Go Bye") (demos)
• bivouac: Full Sized Boy (album) (1995, Geffen Records)
• bivouac: Cynic (Monkey Sanctuary) (EP) (1995, Geffen Records)
• Bentley Rhythm Ace: Bentley Rhythm Ace (album) (1997, Parlophone Records)
• Pitchshifter: "Genius" (maxi single) (1997, Geffen Records)
• Pitchshifter: www.pitchshifter.com (album) (1998, Geffen Records)
• Pitchshifter: "Un-United Kingdom" (EP) (1999, Geffen Records)
• Surgeon (musician): Alright(Surgeon's Keith 4 Nat Mix) 1999 (Tresor)
• Esoteric: Metamorphogenesis (1999, Eibon Records)
• Ananda Shankar: Walking On (1999, Real World Records)
• Bentley Rhythm Ace: For Your Ears Only (album)(2000, Parlophone Records)
• Broadcast: The Noise Made by People (2000, Warp Records)
• Broadcast: Come On Let's Go (7", Single) (2000, Warp Records)
• Broadcast: Extended Play (2000, Warp Records)
• Broadcast: Extended Play Two (2000, Warp Records)
• Broadcast, "Drums on Fire" (non-album single) (2000, Warp Records)
• Submarine: Skin Diving (album 2000 Kinetic/Reprise Records)
• Gramophone: Gramophone (2001 Artisan Records)
• Broadcast: Haha Sound (album) (2003, Warp Records)
• Ladytron: "Oops (Oh My)" (single) (2003, Emperor Norton Records)
• Esoteric: Subconscious Dissolution into the Continuum (album) (2004, Season of Mist)
• Ladytron: Witching Hour (album) (2005, Island Records)
• Ladytron: The Harmonium Sessions (EP) (2006, website release)
• Love Amongst Ruin: (album track: "Come on Say It") Love Amongst Ruin (album) (2010, Ancient B Records)
• Love Amongst Ruin: (album track: "Oh God") (uncredited) Lose Your Way (album) (2015, Ancient B Records)

Touring drummer for

• Dr Phibes & the House of Wax Equations (1990-1994)
• bivouac (1994-1996)
• The Lightning Seeds (1997–1998)
• Ananda Shankar (1999-2000)
• Broadcast (1999–2002)
• Bentley Rhythm Ace (2000–2002)
• Ladytron (2002–2007)
• The Orb (2007–2009)
• Love Amongst Ruin (2010-2011)

employment

He is currently also working as a lecturer at Halesowen College, Halesowen, West Midlands in music performance and music tech for industry subjects.

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