Dobie (musician)

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Anthony Alexander Campbell, better known by his stage name Dobie, is a British alternative hip hop musician and producer. His nickname came about due to his resemblance to the character Dobie in the TV detective series Starsky and Hutch..

Early career[edit]

Campbell worked as a skateboarder and photographer in the early 1980s.[1] As a photographer, he photographed the skaters in South Bank, and the breakdancers in Covent Garden in the early 1980s.[2] His musical career began in 1989, when he began working on NSO Force Organization tracks for the genre-spanning label Vinyl Solution.[3] Soon afterward, he met Soul II Soul, after which Jazzie B recruited him to produce tracks on their debut album Club Classics Vol. One.[3] He has also remixed albums by Björk, DJ Premier, Massive Attack, and Tricky, as well as the London Posse song "How's Life in London".[4]

Solo career[edit]

Campbell's first solo release was an eponymous EP on Howie B.'s Pussyfoot Records in 1995.[3] His first full-length album was The Sound of One Hand Clapping, released in 1998, also on Pussyfoot.[2] It was followed by a remixed version of the album, The Sound of One Hand Clapping Version 2.5, in 2004 on BBE Records.[5] He then released two EPs in 2012: Nothing to Fear and ...But Fear Itself, both on Big Dada Records. His official second album was 2013's We Will Not Harm You, which was also released by Big Dada.[4]

Personal life[edit]

Due to Campbell's shy nature, Gilles Peterson has described Campbell as "the Ghost Dog of Stoke Newington".[2]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

  • The Sound of One Hand Clapping (Pussyfoot, 1998)
  • The Sound of One Hand Clapping Version 2.5 (BBE, 2004)
  • We Will Not Harm You (Big Dada, 2013)

EPs[edit]

  • The Dobie E.P. (Pussyfoot, 1995)
  • Nothing to Fear (Big Dada, 2012)
  • ...But Fear Itself (Big Data, 2012)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Houle, Zachary (21 February 2013). "Dobie: We Will Not Harm You". PopMatters. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Clay, Joe (13 February 2013). "Don't Be Scared Of Music: An Interview With Dobie". The Quietus. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  3. ^ a b c Jeffries, David. "Dobie Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  4. ^ a b Mr. Beatnick (28 January 2013). "Dobie". Fact. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  5. ^ Power, Chris (2013). "Dobie We Will Not Harm You Review". BBC. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
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