Gordon Bell (singer-songwriter)


Gordon Bell is a Scottish singer-songwriter based in Moscow, Russia.

Background

He is prolific having released fifteen albums in as many years. Eight of those albums were under the pseudonym Gustav Bertha. His breakthrough fifth album My Life as a Dog was well received: Swiss newspaper Der Bund called it 'Wunderbar',. The Swiss press has also dubbed him with the slightly more ambiguous title, "The World's least-known Scot". He stopped working under the Gustav Bertha pseudonym in 2008 to write and play as Gordon Bell. Bell's music could be compared to a strange cross between fellow Glaswegians Ivor Cutler and Alex Harvey. He has a penchant for storytelling in his songs. He also spent 15 years as lead singer with a tribute to The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Not The Sensational Alex Harvey Band and now fronts the rock band Giant Stone Eater who play a mix of covers and Bell's own songs.

Discography

with One in Five
with Psychoannie
as plasticpsychobabble
with The Secret Life of Andrew Aston
as Gustav Bertha
as Gordon Bell
as Gordon Bell and the Sinking Ships