Tim Presley is an American musician, singer and songwriter. Presley began his career playing with the hardcore punk bands Model American and The Nerve Agents. In 2004, Presley founded the psychedelic rock band Darker My Love. In 2006 he joined The Fall, playing on the LP Reformation Post TLC, and was an occasional guest musician on the band's later albums. Since 2010, Presley has released music under the name White Fence.[1] As of January 2019, he has released seven studio albums, two live albums, and two collaborative albums with Ty Segall under that name,[2] as well as two albums with Cate Le Bon under the name DRINKS,[3] an experimental solo album under the name W-X,[4] and a solo album, THE WiNK, under his own name.[5]
Presley began recording music in his apartment using primitive and low cost equipment, while still a member of Darker My Love.[1] Presley's debut White Fence album, self-titled White Fence, was recorded between 2008 and 2009. The album was released in 2010 on Make A Mess Records, receiving generally positive reviews.[6]
Presley's second album, entitled Is Growing Faith, was released in 2011 through Woodsist Records. The album continued upon Presley's lo-fi and psychedelic sound, and contained a cover of Johnny Thunders 1978 song "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory." The album gathered similarly positive reviews, noting Presley's developing instrumentation and experimentation.[7] The same year, a live cassette entitled White Fence – Live in LA, was released through the Teenage Teardrops label. The cassette was only limited to 200 copies.[8]
2012 saw Presley release three records; two as White Fence and one in collaboration with Ty Segall. The first, Family Perfume Vol. 1, was released on April 3, 2012. The album was the first installment in a double release from Presley.[9] The second volume, Family Perfume Vol. 2, was subsequently released on May 15, 2012. Both albums were released through Woodsist Records and limited to 1000 copies each during its first pressing.[10] The final release of 2012 was a collaboration with fellow California based musician Ty Segall. The album, entitled Hair, similarly followed the same psychedelic and garage rock tendencies of Presley and Segall's respective previous works.[11] The album was released on April 24, 2012, and was recorded and produced by Eric Bauer.[12]
In 2013, Presley released his fifth album as White Fence, entitled Cyclops Reap.[13] The album was originally intended to be a release of Presley's older work from his previous four albums; however, he instead decided to create an album of new material. The album followed the same production techniques as his previous work, and was recorded on a 4-track in Presley's bedroom.[14]Castle Face Records released the album in various formats, such as colour vinyl and on Flexi disc.[15] The album received positive reviews.
Presley's sixth album as White Fence, For the Recently Found Innocent was released in July 2014. The album differs from previous releases as it makes use of studio recordings rather than bedroom recording, creating a more polished sound. The album was mixed by collaborator Ty Segall.
In 2018, Presley released his second collaborative White Fence album with Ty Segall, entitled Joy.
In 2015, Hermits on Holiday — Presley's first album with Cate Le Bon under their collaborative name DRINKS — was released on Heavenly Recordings.[17][18] A second DRINKS album, Hippo Lite, written and recorded by the duo during a month on holiday in Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort in the south of France,[19] was released on Drag City in 2018.[20]
Later in 2015, Presley released the eponymous W-X, a 20-track, double LP under the same name.[21] Largely instrumental, W-X leans further into abstraction than Presley'a previous work, drawing comparisons to Captain Beefheart and Ariel Pink.[22] In 2020, more than 5 years later, a single titled "I CAN HEAR MYSELF NOW" would also be released under the W-X moniker.[23]
Further to his output as White Fence and DRINKS, Presley released an album titled THE WiNK under his own name in 2016, via Drag City. The album was produced by Cate Le Bon.[24]
Presley is also the founder of Birth Records, which releases the music of San Francisco-based folk singer Jessica Pratt.[25][26]
In addition to his musical pursuits, Presley produces work in a visual medium, and has created the cover art for several of his own albums.[27] A book of Presley's art and poetry, titled Under the Banner of Concern, was published by Mexican Summer book imprint Anthology Editions in August 2020,[28] following the previously published You Don’t Have Eyes Yet (2010) and Mush (2016).[29]
^"Cyclops Reap". PopMatters. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
^"Cyclops Reap Interview". Spin. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
^"Various Formats". Castlefacerecords.com. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
^Schatz, Lake (October 23, 2018). "White Fence announces new album, I Have to Feed Larry's Hawk, shares "Lorelei": Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved September 9, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^"DRINKS: Hermits On Holiday". heavenlyrecordings.com. Retrieved September 9, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^"DRINKS: Hermits on Holiday". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
^"Drinks: Hippo Lite review – Cate Le Bon's postcards from the edge". the Guardian. April 19, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
^"Drinks - Hippo Lite | Drag City". www.dragcity.com. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
^"W-X (White Fence's Tim Presley) – "Clean It Glen" (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
^"Tim Presley's Debut As W-X Indulges White Fence's Weirder Impulses". Spin. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
^"I CAN HEAR MYSELF NOW by W - X / Tim Presley". Bandcamp. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
^"Tim Presley: The Wink". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
^Pickard, Joshua (December 20, 2012). "Interview: Jessica Pratt". Beats Per Minute. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
^. No Wave magazine. Archived from the original on May 24, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
^"We talk to Tim Presley of White Fence about his new artwork and what makes a great record sleeve". www.itsnicethat.com. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
^"Tim Presley Readies Art and Poetry Book". self-titled. July 28, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
^"Even with purposefully limited tools, the artworks of Tim Presley always sing". www.itsnicethat.com. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
^"White Fence 2010". PopMatters. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
^"Is Growing Faith". Woodist.com. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
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Tim Presley is an American musician singer and songwriter Presley began his career playing with the hardcore punk bands Model American and The Nerve Agents In 2004 Presley founded the psychedelic rock band Darker My Love In 2006 he joined The Fall playing on the LP Reformation Post TLC and was an occasional guest musician on the band s later albums Since 2010 Presley has released music under the name White Fence 1 As of January 2019 he has released seven studio albums two live albums and two collaborative albums with Ty Segall under that name 2 as well as two albums with Cate Le Bon under the name DRINKS 3 an experimental solo album under the name W X 4 and a solo album THE WiNK under his own name 5 Tim PresleyPresley performing in 2013Background informationBornCaliforniaGenresGarage rock psychedelic rock experimental lo fiOccupation s Singer songwriter musicianInstrument s Vocals guitar bass keyboardsYears active1996 presentLabelsCastle Face Woodsist Records Drag City Records Heavenly Recordings Contents 1 White Fence 2 Other projects 3 Discography 3 1 White Fence studio albums 3 2 With Ty Segall 3 3 Solo albums 3 4 As DRINKS 3 5 As W X 4 References 5 External linksWhite Fence EditPresley began recording music in his apartment using primitive and low cost equipment while still a member of Darker My Love 1 Presley s debut White Fence album self titled White Fence was recorded between 2008 and 2009 The album was released in 2010 on Make A Mess Records receiving generally positive reviews 6 Presley s second album entitled Is Growing Faith was released in 2011 through Woodsist Records The album continued upon Presley s lo fi and psychedelic sound and contained a cover of Johnny Thunders 1978 song You Can t Put Your Arms Around a Memory The album gathered similarly positive reviews noting Presley s developing instrumentation and experimentation 7 The same year a live cassette entitled White Fence Live in LA was released through the Teenage Teardrops label The cassette was only limited to 200 copies 8 2012 saw Presley release three records two as White Fence and one in collaboration with Ty Segall The first Family Perfume Vol 1 was released on April 3 2012 The album was the first installment in a double release from Presley 9 The second volume Family Perfume Vol 2 was subsequently released on May 15 2012 Both albums were released through Woodsist Records and limited to 1000 copies each during its first pressing 10 The final release of 2012 was a collaboration with fellow California based musician Ty Segall The album entitled Hair similarly followed the same psychedelic and garage rock tendencies of Presley and Segall s respective previous works 11 The album was released on April 24 2012 and was recorded and produced by Eric Bauer 12 In 2013 Presley released his fifth album as White Fence entitled Cyclops Reap 13 The album was originally intended to be a release of Presley s older work from his previous four albums however he instead decided to create an album of new material The album followed the same production techniques as his previous work and was recorded on a 4 track in Presley s bedroom 14 Castle Face Records released the album in various formats such as colour vinyl and on Flexi disc 15 The album received positive reviews Presley s sixth album as White Fence For the Recently Found Innocent was released in July 2014 The album differs from previous releases as it makes use of studio recordings rather than bedroom recording creating a more polished sound The album was mixed by collaborator Ty Segall In 2018 Presley released his second collaborative White Fence album with Ty Segall entitled Joy I Have to Feed Larry s Hawk the seventh White Fence studio album was released on Drag City Records in January 2019 16 Other projects EditIn 2015 Hermits on Holiday Presley s first album with Cate Le Bon under their collaborative name DRINKS was released on Heavenly Recordings 17 18 A second DRINKS album Hippo Lite written and recorded by the duo during a month on holiday in Saint Hippolyte du Fort in the south of France 19 was released on Drag City in 2018 20 Later in 2015 Presley released the eponymous W X a 20 track double LP under the same name 21 Largely instrumental W X leans further into abstraction than Presley a previous work drawing comparisons to Captain Beefheart and Ariel Pink 22 In 2020 more than 5 years later a single titled I CAN HEAR MYSELF NOW would also be released under the W X moniker 23 Further to his output as White Fence and DRINKS Presley released an album titled THE WiNK under his own name in 2016 via Drag City The album was produced by Cate Le Bon 24 Presley is also the founder of Birth Records which releases the music of San Francisco based folk singer Jessica Pratt 25 26 In addition to his musical pursuits Presley produces work in a visual medium and has created the cover art for several of his own albums 27 A book of Presley s art and poetry titled Under the Banner of Concern was published by Mexican Summer book imprint Anthology Editions in August 2020 28 following the previously published You Don t Have Eyes Yet 2010 and Mush 2016 29 Discography EditWhite Fence studio albums Edit White Fence 30 Released 2010 Label Make A Mess Records Writer Tim Presley Producer Tim Presley Is Growing Faith 31 Released 2011 Label Woodsist Records Writer Tim Presley Producer Tim Presley Family Perfume Vol 1 Released 2012 Label Woodsist Records Writer Tim Presley Producer Tim Presley Family Perfume Vol 2 Released 2012 Label Woodsist Records Writer Tim Presley Producer Tim Presley Cyclops Reap Released 2013 Label Castleface Records Writer Tim Presley Producer Tim Presley For the Recently Found Innocent Released 2014 Label Drag City Writer Tim Presley Producer Tim Presley I Have to Feed Larry s Hawk Released 2019 Label Drag City Writer Tim Presley Producer Tim Presley With Ty Segall Edit Hair Released 2012 Label Drag City Writer Tim Presley Ty Segall Producer Eric Bauer Joy Released 2018 Label Drag City Writer Tim Presley Ty Segall Solo albums Edit THE WiNK Released 2016 Label Drag City Writer Tim Presley Cate Le Bon Producer Cate Le Bon As DRINKS Edit Hermits on Holiday Released 2015 Label Heavenly Recordings Writer Tim Presley Cate Le Bon Hippo Lite Released 2018 Label Drag City Writer Tim Presley Cate Le Bon As W X Edit W X Released 2015 Label Castle Face Records Writer Tim Presley I CAN HEAR MYSELF NOW Released 2020 Writer Tim Presley Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tim Presley References Edit a b Bradley Paul T October 3 2013 White Fence s Tim Presley Records His Music the Crappy Way LA Weekly Retrieved February 3 2014 White Fence Album Discography AllMusic Retrieved September 9 2020 DRINKS Album Discography AllMusic Retrieved September 9 2020 W X White Fence s Tim Presley Clean It Glen Stereogum Premiere Stereogum Retrieved November 30 2022 Tim Presley Album Discography AllMusic Retrieved September 9 2020 Deming Mark Review of White Fence AllMusic Retrieved February 3 2014 Sendra Tim Review of Is Growing Faith AllMusic Retrieved February 3 2014 Live in LA Teenageteardrops com Retrieved February 4 2014 Vol 1 Woodist com Retrieved February 4 2014 Vol 2 Woodist com Retrieved February 4 2014 Hair Dragcity com Retrieved February 4 2014 Credits Retrieved February 4 2014 Cyclops Reap PopMatters Retrieved February 5 2014 Cyclops Reap Interview Spin Retrieved February 5 2014 Various Formats Castlefacerecords com Retrieved February 5 2014 Schatz Lake October 23 2018 White Fence announces new album I Have to Feed Larry s Hawk shares Lorelei Stream Consequence of Sound Retrieved September 9 2020 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint url status link DRINKS Hermits On Holiday heavenlyrecordings com Retrieved September 9 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link DRINKS Hermits on Holiday Pitchfork Retrieved September 9 2020 Drinks Hippo Lite review Cate Le Bon s postcards from the edge the Guardian April 19 2018 Retrieved September 9 2020 Drinks Hippo Lite Drag City www dragcity com Retrieved September 9 2020 W X White Fence s Tim Presley Clean It Glen Stereogum Premiere Stereogum Retrieved November 30 2022 Tim Presley s Debut As W X Indulges White Fence s Weirder Impulses Spin Retrieved November 30 2022 I CAN HEAR MYSELF NOW by W X Tim Presley Bandcamp Retrieved November 30 2022 Tim Presley The Wink Pitchfork Retrieved September 9 2020 Pickard Joshua December 20 2012 Interview Jessica Pratt Beats Per Minute a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty url help An interview with Jessica Pratt No Wave magazine Archived from the original on May 24 2014 Retrieved April 21 2014 We talk to Tim Presley of White Fence about his new artwork and what makes a great record sleeve www itsnicethat com Retrieved September 9 2020 Tim Presley Readies Art and Poetry Book self titled July 28 2020 Retrieved September 9 2020 Even with purposefully limited tools the artworks of Tim Presley always sing www itsnicethat com Retrieved September 9 2020 White Fence 2010 PopMatters Retrieved February 4 2014 Is Growing Faith Woodist com Retrieved February 4 2014 External links EditAllmusic Discography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tim Presley amp oldid 1125633528, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
