Dicky Moore


Dicky Moore is an English, London based, singer-songwriter, who performs under the pseudonym Bearcraft and plays guitar with Scritti Politti.

Early life

Moore formed the band Scintillate in 1994. Scintillate enjoyed local success in their hometown Southend, winning the 1997 battle of the bands competition, "It's a Rockout". They disbanded in 2005.

Scritti Politti

Moore joined Scritti Politti on guitar in 2004 after meeting Green Gartside in a Hackney pub opposite where he lived. Moore toured worldwide with Scritti Politti on their 2006 tour of North America, Japan and the United Kingdom. He also played at the Mercury Prize awards in 2006 where Scritti Politti were nominated for the album, White Bread, Black Beer.

Frank Sidebottom

From 2006, Moore played guitar for Dream Themes, the London branch of Frank Sidebottom's Oh Blimey Big Band, alongside Scritti Politti bandmate Rhodri Marsden. Moore and Co were due to perform with Sidebottom four days after his death in June 2010.

Style

Moore's first solo release was the 2007 "It's About Time" EP which was described as upbeat, layered, complex, and lush. Since changing his stage-name to Bearcraft, Moore's output has largely been of the Electronic style. Red Hot Velvet described his debut album Yestreen as being of the genre synth folk.

Bearcraft

In April 2009, Moore announced he would be releasing music and performing with the name "Bearcraft", explaining that this signalled a shift in his style. Following the announcement a Myspace page was set up, containing new songs, all of which were synth-based.
Bearcraft’s debut album, Yestreen, featuring artwork from Jessica Akerman was released on 16 August 2010 through Hottwerk Records, and had positive reviews in the music press.
Bearcraft features members Sam Sally, Leon Sansick, Jules Gilchrist, Dicky Moore. Bearcraft provide the music for the weekly podcast Sustainababble.

Discography

Solo albums

Bearcraft singles and EPs