Paper Tiger

Paper Tiger is a name shared by five different bands.

1. In 2004 the Swedish artist Paper Tiger released his debut album, Underneath it all. It received tremendous good reviews in Scandinavia and the second album is on its way. For more info visit the Paper Tiger here.

2 Paper Tiger from utrecht, the netherlands, who released their debut album 'Everyone Here' in 2007. A singer songwriter/indie band that mixes folk and pop with rock.

3. Paper Tiger has existed in one form or another since roughly 2002; it began as a distraction from the tedium of living in Wolverhampton. Without us having a specific direction in mind (and after a few hastily-arranged live appearances around the Midlands), it has evolved into an album's worth of music with the organic sensibilities of funk, jazz and afro-beat, and the production values of modern hip-hop, broken-beat and dub. Built around the core of bassist Jim Cooper, producer/guitarist Pedro y el Lobo, saxophonist Greg Surmacz, and turntablist/artist DJ Vital (also featuring a revolving cast of guest vocalists and musicians), the album is called Origami Sounds - you can buy it from this site on CD/mp3, as well as in selected independent record shops. See the releases section for more information.

Because of the organic, constantly shifting nature of the Paper Tiger setup (although we're working on a getting a full live show together as well as a DJ set), all of its members are involved with other bands and projects. So as well as Paper Tiger, the Origami Sounds Collective is home to 9-piece dub collective the Gentleman's Dub Club, the beats and artwork of DJ Vital, the progressive improvised music of Czar Muggers, producers Fantastic Mr Fox, Barney Rumble, and all manner of forward-thinking, innovative music. We hope that the Origami Sounds name will eventually become synonymous with high-quality music- not as a label as such, more a loosely-defined collective of like-minded individuals.

4. There has also been yet another band named Paper Tiger that came out of Clarksville, TN. They are no longer together, but For All You Slowdancers, The Horror Vacuui and Busted Lips and Kisses are a part of their album, "Dancing In The Graveyard" which came out in 2003.

5. There is another artist named Paper Tiger based in the northeast United States that recorded an album, "The Beauty of Nothing," and an E.P. for "Time" in 2002. The two members, Peter Johannessen (songwriting/instrumentation) and Nicole Berke (vocals) have since moved on to solo pursuits, however, the entire album is available for download here.

6. Paper Tiger is a producer and DJ from Minnesota. He has been a part of the hip hop/rap crew, Doomtree, since the 90's.