Gordon Bell

Gordon Bell (born 24 July 1969) is a Scottish singer-songwriter based in Basel, Switzerland.

Background He released fifteen albums. Nine of those albums were under the pseudonym Gustav Bertha. His breakthrough fifth album My Life as a Dog (distributed in Switzerland through RecRec) 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 (especially songs connected with Alex Harvey) and Bell's own songs.

Discography Year Artist Title Ref 1991 One in Five Five Flew Over the Hatchery 1993 Psychoannie Amoeba 1999 plasticpsychobabble StranGe enchantment 2000 submerging meadows green boundaries blurred visions for fuzzy strangers The Secret Life of Andrew Aston Caffeine Injunction 2001 Gustav Bertha Songs for Gigi 2002 The Hose Room Café Crème 2003 babble 2004 My Life as a Dog 2005 Defective 2006 z:06 (compilation) 2007 small adventures in the great domestic wilderness 2008 True North 2009 Gordon Bell Songs for the Broken Hearted 2010 The Lost Art of Penance 2011 The 12 Uses of a Dead Tape Cassette Gordon Bell and the Sinking Ships Animal Kingdom 2012 Gordon Bell A Day Trip to the Sea