Whatever happened to Tony Thorpe aka Moody Boyz?

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Tony Thorpe, the genius behind Moody Boyz who made Product Of The Environment and Recycled For The Environment in the mid 90s. He went on to do A&R I believe, but why did he do stop making such marvellous music? And did he do anything else worth searching out?

― 11V (11V), Saturday, 26 November 2005 13:32 (twenty years ago)

Presumably you have his co-production/programming work with the KLF, then...?

― myke, Wednesday, 30 November 2005 14:21 (twenty years ago)

Thanks for replying. I know just the two Moody Boyz releases, nothing else. I have the KLF's White Room, but didn't know he was involved with them. Since posting the question, I came across this article by David Toop which mentions Thorpe (under 'z'): http://www.thewire.co.uk/archive/essays/a_z_dub.html

― 11V (11V), Wednesday, 30 November 2005 14:28 (twenty years ago)

There was at least one Moody Boyz remix of "What Time Is Love?" on one of the 2,000,000 12"es of that song... plus I believe Jimi Cauty of KLF was part of the Moody Boyz family for a while. Check ye Google resources for further info.

― myke, Wednesday, 30 November 2005 14:49 (twenty years ago)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4798915217&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 30 November 2005 14:53 (twenty years ago)

Ach, and of course I forgot about the "3AM" single. Thanks, Mark.

― myke, Wednesday, 30 November 2005 14:55 (twenty years ago)

he ran Language Records. maybe still does? great label. the two Miscellaneous and Family comps will give a good sense of the Language aesthetic. Tao and Buckfunk 3000 are probably the most essential artist full-lengths.

― loxmyth (echoinggrove), Wednesday, 30 November 2005 15:20 (twenty years ago)

"Product Of The Environment" - that the UK gangster meets trip hop album which Tricky pushed along, or, sommat else ? if so, i never realised it was the same Mr Thorpe ..

― mark e (mark e), Wednesday, 30 November 2005 15:50 (twenty years ago)

Wasn't he involved with Xenomania/Girls Aloud?

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Wednesday, 30 November 2005 15:52 (twenty years ago)

> "Product Of The Environment" - that the UK gangster meets trip hop
> album which Tricky pushed along, or, sommat else ? if so, i never
> realised it was the same Mr Thorpe ..
It's not, here's the Moody Boyz discog entry:
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Moody+Boyz and there's Jimmy Cauty listed as a member.

― 11V (11V), Wednesday, 30 November 2005 16:10 (twenty years ago)

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