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ARTIST · FOLK / POP
Newton Faulkner
Tapping patterns as kick-snare—one-man-band intimacy scaled for theatres.
- Folk pop
- Acoustic
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Biography
Hand Built by Robots showcased technical flair without suffocating melody.
Covers project demonstrated interpretive range bridging pop hits.
Collaborations with bands added electric colour beside trademark acoustic frame.
High-bitrate streams keep nail-tap transients, vocal head voice, and room air.
Faulkner developed a style of guitar playing that uses the whole instrument as a percussion tool. His cover of Massive Attack’s Teardrop drew attention, and Hand Built by Robots (2007) went to number one in the UK.
Dream Catch Me gave him a hit, and later albums such as Rebuilt by Humans (2009) and Studio Zoo (2015) show his love of looping.
Interesting facts about Newton Faulkner
- 01 English singer-songwriter born in Reigate, Surrey.
- 02 Hand Built by Robots (2007) reached number one on the UK Albums Chart.
- 03 Known for percussive fingerstyle guitar and live-looping techniques.
- 04 Hand Built by Robots reached number one in the UK.
- 05 He uses the guitar as a percussion tool.
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