Biography
The Less Dead is an evolving musical project written and produced by Gareth Perkins with lush guitar work from the cosmically talented Chris Perkins.
It is an emotional synthpop/synthwave project. A mix of vocal and instrumental music exploring love, loss and obsession.
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Gareth Perkins was born in Northampton, England, but has spent most of his life in Japan. He has played bass and guitar since childhood and originally wrote a lot of folk. In the mid 00s he became interested in synthwave after hearing the great album Heritage by Collages. He started writing and recording music as a form of self-help: he found that he could process a lot of things that he couldn't say out loud through music. That continues to be a strong motivator for him, but also knowing that it resonates with his listeners and they empathise has meaning for him. Gareth adds that this fosters a deep sense of connection, and that is something he always wants to be a part of.
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Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.