Donald Ross Skinner

Donald Ross Skinner
Donald Ross Skinner
Birth name Donald Skinner
Origin Edinburgh, Tamworth, United Kingdom
Occupations Musician
Instruments Guitar, Bass, Omnichord
Years active 1984–present
Associated acts Julian Cope
Freight Train
Prolapse
Fiji
Kiosk
Love Amongst Ruin
Amp

Donald Skinner is a guitarist, songwriter and producer born in Edinburgh, UK primarily known for his work with Julian Cope. Skinner is commonly known by the name Donald Ross Skinner with the addition of the middle name of Ross attributed to him by Cope after Glenn Ross Campbell, the pedal steel player from The Misunderstood.

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Pre-Cope career

Skinner played in a number of Tamworth bands including The Fretz,[1] DHSS[2] (named after the Department of Health and Social Security)and Freight train.[3]

Julian Cope Band

Whilst Julian was living in Tamworth, following the split of The Teardrop Explodes, Skinner visited him on a number of occasions at the singers home[4] and was invited to join Cope's band, at the age of eighteen, to play on a Kid Jensen radio session. Skinner played on the Fried album and was Cope's main collaborator on the 4 albums subsequently released on the Island label.

For the Peggy Suicide and Jehovahkill albums Skinner switched to bass and keys, whilst Cope played lead guitar, and is also credited as co-producer. Both of these albums are regarded as high points in the singers solo career.

A disagreement[5] between Cope and the guitarist meant that the 1994 album Autogeddon was the last time they collaborated on record (although Skinner is credited on the 20 Mothers album).

Skinner returned to play on two further tours with Cope first with the pair backed by a drum machine in 2000[6] and in a full band line up in 2004.[7]

Post-Cope career

Skinner auditioned to play in Spiritualised alongside Cope keyboard player Thighpaulsandra[8] but was passed over in favour of Doggen who has played guitar as a member of Cope's band. During 2000 Skinner played live in the band Fiji with Jamie Hince (Scarfo/The Kills). Since then he has been a member of a number of bands including Prolapse and Kiosk[9][10][11] and received production credits working with Salad, Tiger, DC Fontana,[12] Strangelove and Cud. He has lately appeared on releases by David Holmes (bass on The Holy Pictures), The Enemy(bass and guitar on Hugo Nicolson's remix of 'This Song' 2008), Yellowhammer, Claire Nicolson and My Toys Like Me. Skinner is currently playing guitar with Love Amongst Ruin, the band formed by ex-Placebo drummer Steve Hewitt. He also writes and plays with Amp and Paul Kennedy, ex of Salad.

Discography

Albums with Julian Cope

Albums with Love Amongst Ruin

  • 2010 Love Amongst Ruin

References


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