Edward "Woody" Allen is a British record producer and singer-songwriter from Lincoln, England. He has released four studio albums, five singles and numerous remixes under the name Etherwood.
Biography Edward discovered drum and bass during the late '90s but didn't release his first production until 2012. The first recording to bear his name was a Jakwob and Etherwood remix of Lana Del Rey's "Video Games"; he also played guitar as part of Jakwob's band. He made his proper debut that November, when he appeared on Hospital Records' Sick Music 3 compilation with "Give It Up," an emotive track laced with multiple melodic keyboard lines. The similarly emotive "Spoken" was placed on Hospitality Drum & Bass 2013 in January 2013
His eponymous debut album Etherwood was released on 4 November 2013 through Hospital Records' imprint label Med School. It entered the UK Albums Chart at number 91, the UK Dance Chart at number 4 and the UK Indie Chart at number 11. Allen has also received airplay on BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra shows. He also peaked at number four on Billboard 's "Next Big Sound" chart, and won the "Best Newcomer DJ" and "Best Newcomer Producer" awards at the 2013 D&B Arena awards. He was described by Nozstock: The Hidden Valley as "undoubtedly one of the most promising young talents in the scene today".
Allen provided guest vocals for Fred V & Grafix's song "Forest Fires", released on 16 June 2014, which entered the UK Singles Chart at number 77. He curated the first of Hospital Records' Hospital Mixtape compilation series, and Hospital Mixtape: Etherwood was released on 23 May 2014.
The lead single from Etherwood's second album, "You'll Always Be a Part of Me", was released on 16 March 2015. It was followed by the second single "Souvenirs" (feat. Zara Kershaw), which was released on 8 June 2015, and the third single "Light My Way Home" (feat. Eva Lazarus), released on 28 August 2015. His second studio album, entitled Blue Leaves, was released on 4 September 2015 and entered the UK Albums Chart at number 47.
Two singles, "Bear's Breeches" (feat. Anile) and "Fire Lit Sky" were released in 2017 before the release of his third album, "In Stillness".
Discography
Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions UK UK Dance UK Indie Etherwood Released: 4 November 2013 Label: Med School Format: Digital download, CD, vinyl 91 4 11 Blue Leaves Released: 4 September 2015 Label: Med School Format: Digital download, CD, vinyl 47 3 5 In Stillness Released: 2 March 2018 Label: Med School Format: Digital download, CD, vinyl – – – Neon Dust Released:24 September 2021 Label: Hospital Records Format: Digital download, CD, vinyl – – –
Extended plays Title Details Lost in the Right Direction Released: 14 June 2019 Label: Med School Formats: Digital Download, vinyl Isolation Jams Released: 24 July 2020 Label: Hospital Formats: Digital Download Shoreline Released: 29 August 2024 Label: Stillness Music Formats: Digital Download
Singles
As lead artist Year Title Album2015 "You'll Always Be a Part of Me" Blue Leaves "Souvenirs"(featuring Zara Kershaw) "Light My Way Home"(featuring Eva Lazarus)2017 "Fire Lit Sky" In Stillness "Bear's Breeches"(featuring Anile)2019 "See the Sky" (featuring Thomas Oliver) Lost in the Right Direction2020 "Little Bit Lighter" (with BCee and Charlotte Haining) Life as We Know It2021 "I Will Wave to You" / "Heterize" Neon Dust "Lighthouse"(featuring Zara Kershaw) "Dahlia" "Follow the River"(featuring Lily Budiasa)2024 "Lucid" Shoreline "Where the Flowers Grow"(featuring Zara Kershaw) "Illuminate"(featuring Riya)2025 "Sinking Sand" rowspan="2" "Evermade"(with LSB) "Tangara"(with Hugh Hardie) "Deep Dive"
As featured artist Year Title Peak chart positions Album UK UKDance UKIndie 2014 "Forest Fires"(Fred V & Grafix featuring Etherwood) 77 23 5 Recognise2020 "Fall Beneath You"(Keeno featuring Etherwood) — — — I Live, I Learn2021 "Bloodstream"(In:Most featuring Etherwood) — — — Cloud Nine "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Promotional singles Year Title Album2015 "Amen Roadtrip" Hospitality 2015 "Sunlight Splinters" Blue Leaves
Other appearances Year Title Album2012 "Give It Up" Sick Music 32013 "In the Moment" Hospital Christmas Cracker 20132016 "Eyes on Me" (Etherwood & Royalston) Ten Years of Med School2017 "Because of You" (S.P.Y & Etherwood) Hospital: We Are 212018 "Haltija" Forza Horizon 4: Hospital Soundtrack "Coming Back" (Electrosoul System & Etherwood) Electrosoul System Presents: LiquiDNAtion (Vol. 2) "Latida" Hospital Christmas Cracker 20182019 "Take the Flame" (Royalston featuring Etherwood) Voodoo Love Dance2020 "American Fruity" Sick Music 2020 "Nowhere to Go But Everywhere" Med School: Graduation "Do You Ever" (DRS and Dynamite featuring Etherwood) Playing in the Dark2021 "Naperone" Forza Horizon 5: Hospital Soundtrack2023 "More to Life" (Visionobi featuring Etherwood) Weather the Storm "Outro" (Visionobi featuring Etherwood)2024 "Subliminal" (Fred V and Etherwood featuring FJ Law and Allknight) Luminous "Got Me Falling" (Etherwood and Blean) Headsbass: Volume 14 "We Felt It" Liquidcity: Lunar
Remixes Year Song Artist 2011 "Video Games"(with Jakwob) Lana Del Rey "Right Beside You" Jakwob 2012 "Electrify" Jakwobfeaturing Jetta "For My Sins" Jess Mills "Moon Kids" Laurelle & Alexander 2013 "Fade" Jakwobfeaturing Maiday "Fade"(Etherwood VIP) "Mess Around" Indiana 2014 "All Night" Camo & Krooked "Ready for Your Love" Gorgon Cityfeaturing MNEK "Cut Your Teeth" Kyla La Grange "Forest Fires" Fred V & Grafixfeaturing Etherwood "War Rages On" Alex Clare "Heart Weighs a Ton" Alex Metricfeaturing Stefan Storm "Light in the Dark" SpectraSoulfeaturing Terri Walker 2015 "Alone No More" Philip George & Anton Powers "Never Let Go of the Microscope" Enter Shikari 2016 "Blurred Memories" Bop & Synkro "Sycamore" John Metcalfe "What the Future Holds" S.P.Yfeaturing Ian Shaw "Impossible to Say" London Elektricityfeaturing Pete Simpson 2018 "We Know" Hunrosa 2019 "Better Half of Me" Tom Walker 2021 "Anywhere Away from Here" Rag'n'Bone Man & Pink "Anywhere Away from Here"(Etherwood 138 Remix) 2022 "Morning Sun" Terror & Jim Lawton "Nothing More" Askel & Elerefeaturing YENAIS "Coming Down" Maduk "Giving It Out" Above & Beyondfeaturing Zoë Johnston 2024 "In My Head" Artybr>featuring Jay Sorrow "From the Ashes" Alpha Rhythm
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