David Wrench

Who is David Wrench?

David Wrench is a singer, musician and studio producer/ sound engineer from Anglesey, Wales. His music has ranged from camp synthpop to Doom inspired Folk.

He first came to public attention while still at school in 1989 with his first group Nid Madagascar, who recorded "the first Welsh language acid house record" Lledrith Lliw as a 12" single in 1990.

Reappearing some years later as a solo artist he was signed first to Ankst Records of Cardiff and later to Manchester-based Storm Music. Wrench has made three albums, Blow Winds Blow, The Atomic World of Tomorrow, and Spades & Hoes & Plows, as well as a number of singles and EPs. He was also a member of the 33 piece "cosmic supergroup" The Serpents, with whom he also released a single and an album.

His first full-length solo album, Blow Winds Blow includes Wrench acting as a multi-instrumentalist.

His 2004 single "Superhorny" was backed by "F*ck You And Your War on Terror", which was recorded live for Sheffield's radio2XS.

The Atomic World of Tomorrow and its supporting singles are best described as camp synthpop, with a resemblance to artists such as the Pet Shop Boys and Scissor Sisters.