A one-time bandmate of producer William Orbit, Beth Orton emerged as a solo act in the late 1990s after a long incubation period. During this time she had guested on a series of high profile releases, such as The Chemical Brothers' Exit Planet Dust (1995) and Orbit's audio serial Strange Cargo. Her debut album Trailer Park, released in 1996, revealed equal passion for both hushed acoustic folk and the electronic soundscapes of trip-hop.

In the interim between albums Orton collaborated with Terry Callier on her 'Best Bit EP' (1997) and guested on Beck's Midnite Vultures (1999). Her second critically acclaimed opus, Central Reservation (1999), continued her upward momentum and cemented her status as the queen of come-down. In 2002 she contributed to The Chemical Brothers once again on their album Come With Us, as well as releasing her most successful solo record to date, Daybreaker. After a long break, fourth album Comfort Of Strangers was released in early 2006. Tom Edwards

Releases

• Comfort of Strangers - album, out 13/02/2006 on Heavenly. 1 review (read/post)
• Pass In Time - The Definitive Collection - album, out 22/09/2003 on Heavenly. (post review)
• Thinking About Tomorrow - single, out 31/03/2003 on Heavenly. 1 review (read/post)
• Anywhere - single, out 21/10/2002 on Heavenly. (post review)
• Daybreaker - album, out 29/07/2002 on Heavenly. (post review)
• Concrete Sky - single, out 15/07/2002 on Heavenly. (post review)

Past events

• Summer Series, Sat 14 Jul at London Somerset House. (post review)
• Fri 29 Sep at London Spitz. (post review)
• Mon 27 Feb at London Shepherds Bush Empire. (post review)
• Sat 25 Feb at St Albans Alban Arena. (post review)
• Sun 19 Feb at Nottingham Rock City. (post review)
• Wed 15 Feb at Brighton Dome. (post review)
• Tue 14 Feb at Bristol Colston Hall. (post review)
• Fri 02 Mar at London Union Chapel. 1 review (read/post)

News

• 13/05/2008: Beth Orton, Black Kids and Guillemots added to Latitude bill
• 09/05/2008: Big Chill confirms new acts
• 06/07/2007: Patti Smith Meltdown: Cat Power, Orton, O'Connor, Shields, Bragg, Yoko, Flea, Cale...
• 06/07/2007: Win: Tickets for Bert Jansch's London show
• 17/04/2007: Somerset House's Summer Series: shows announced
• 15/02/2007: Guillemots, Jarvis, Peter Gabriel confirmed for BBC birdsong show
• 17/08/2006: Orton cancels September shows
• 05/07/2006: Beth Orton, Mi And L'au, Adem for Spitz Festival of Folk
• 17/11/2005: Beth Orton gets intimate
• 03/11/2005: Beth Orton - New LP Details

Links

• Beth Orton - official site

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