double album and for the following "Double Vulgar" albums. The artwork for the Double Vulgar album caused some controversy with several printers not willing to reproduce the controversial imagery. Double Vulgar II was delayed, possibly for the same reason, along with the passing of friend and colleague John Balance in 2004. Since leaving Spiritualized in 2008 Thighpaulsandra has worked with Elizabeth Fraser on her forthcoming solo album and was part of her group for a series of live shows at the Royal Festival Hall in 2012 as part of the Meltdown Festival. In September 2013 he joined Wire on their UK and European tours playing keyboards. After a hiatus from solo work, Thighpaulsandra released The Golden Communion in 2015. In 2016 and 2017 respectively he began recording and touring with Massimo Pupillo (of Italian band Zu) as Uruk and Valentina Magaletti and Graham Lewis and Matthew Simns as UUUU. Uruk have released two albums, I Leave A Silver Trail through Blackness in 2017 and Mysterium Coniunctionis in 2018. UUUU's first release, entitled UUUU is a full-length album released in 2017 and their second, an EP entitled UUUU-EP, was released in 2018. From 2020 Thighpaulsandra has been playing with Tim Burgess. Thighpaulsandra is currently working on a new Laniakea album with Daniel O'Sullivan and Massimo Pupillo. From August 2021 to November 2021 Thighpaulsandra has been playing live with veteran psychedelic rockers Hawkwind. Discography Some Head EP – (2000) I, Thighpaulsandra – (2001) The Michel Publicity Window E.P. – (2001) Double Vulgar – (2003) Rape Scene – (2004) Double Vulgar II – (2005) Chamber Music – (2005) The Lepore Extrusion – (2006) The Clisto E.P. – (2007) The Golden Communion – (2015) Practical Electronics With Thighpaulsandra – (2019) Compilation appearances "Heaven Lies About Us in Our Infancy" on Brain in the Wire (2002) "Christ's Teeth" on ...It Just Is (2005) "Star Malloy" on Not Alone (2006) "Am Smear Challenger" on Brainwaves (2006) Remixes "At the Crossroads Motel" on Cadaverous Condition: Destroying the Night Sky (2008) "Moses (Thighpaulsandra Remix)" on Elizabeth Fraser: Moses (2009) with Coil Astral Disaster (1999) Musick to Play in the Dark Vol. 1 (1999) Musick to Play in the Dark Vol. 2 (2000) Coil Presents Time Machines (2000) Queens of the Circulating Library (2000) Constant Shallowness Leads to Evil (2000) Live One (2003) Live Two (2003) Live Four (2003) Megalithomania! (2003) The Key to Joy is Disobedience (2003) Black