"The music of opiate fuelled dreams. Intricate, yet elegantly simple, the w… Read Full Bio ↴"The music of opiate fuelled dreams. Intricate, yet elegantly simple, the work of Double Thumb is inventive and utterly spellbinding... A taste of 'Nocturne' and I was hooked, lost in addiction"
(KK, composer and producer: worked with Brian Eno, Bjork and many others)
Double THumb (aka Val Del Prete) is a singer/songwriter/producer from London. She taught herself how to play the piano at 3 years of age, and wrote her first song at 6.
“It was in A minor, I remember, although back then I didn’t know it was in A minor. it was a ballad, and horribly sad” she laughs.
Fast forward two decades and the young lady was standing in a room packed with academic professors, discussing her dissertation for her Phd. Not a Phd in music, but a Phd in theoretical neuroscience.
“I don’t think I had the courage to take a risk and follow my real passion until I got older. I was too scared of failing and of being hurt. Of my teen years I just remember the fear, the lack of confidence, the temptation of putting myself in a bubble so that nobody could see me and judge me. I found that bubble in the world of scientific laws. I could sit down and work out equations and everything looked more rigorous and “secure”“.
It could not last for long. By 2004, and 2 years after she relocated to London from her native country, Italy, Val gradually felt there were creative and emotional parts of herself she had neglected for too long. Within a few months she gave up her science job, put up some basic recording equipment and started making music.
“Many people thought I was crazy or deluded, which is understandable. In reality it took me a long time to make such a decision. The thing is I LOVE making music. I don’t really care about fame, that’s not my goal. I just love creating music because it’s in there that I express the darkest sides of me. It’s a need.”
Double THumb just released her debut album "Nocturne" to excellent reviews by radio presenter and established producers alike. Several tracks have already been played on BBC Radio 6, XFM, OnFM and Radio Jade in Germany.
REVIEWS
"With its dreamlike harp arpeggios and wispy, discordant synth lines "Nocturne" takes no prisoners right from the get-go. Although supposedly a demo, the production is fresher and more original than 95% of the mundane nonsense churned out by "professional" studios and labels these days. The orchestration is expert yet sparse, the percussion startling yet understated, the vocal performances beautifully poised... Suffice it to say this is possibly the most assured debut recording I've heard by a UK artist since "The Wizard" by Bat For Lashes. "
(Tom Robinson, BBC Radio 6)
"..a very beautiful/chic/absorbing performance"
(SEB Collective, Soho Revue Bar)
(KK, composer and producer: worked with Brian Eno, Bjork and many others)
Double THumb (aka Val Del Prete) is a singer/songwriter/producer from London. She taught herself how to play the piano at 3 years of age, and wrote her first song at 6.
“It was in A minor, I remember, although back then I didn’t know it was in A minor. it was a ballad, and horribly sad” she laughs.
Fast forward two decades and the young lady was standing in a room packed with academic professors, discussing her dissertation for her Phd. Not a Phd in music, but a Phd in theoretical neuroscience.
“I don’t think I had the courage to take a risk and follow my real passion until I got older. I was too scared of failing and of being hurt. Of my teen years I just remember the fear, the lack of confidence, the temptation of putting myself in a bubble so that nobody could see me and judge me. I found that bubble in the world of scientific laws. I could sit down and work out equations and everything looked more rigorous and “secure”“.
It could not last for long. By 2004, and 2 years after she relocated to London from her native country, Italy, Val gradually felt there were creative and emotional parts of herself she had neglected for too long. Within a few months she gave up her science job, put up some basic recording equipment and started making music.
“Many people thought I was crazy or deluded, which is understandable. In reality it took me a long time to make such a decision. The thing is I LOVE making music. I don’t really care about fame, that’s not my goal. I just love creating music because it’s in there that I express the darkest sides of me. It’s a need.”
Double THumb just released her debut album "Nocturne" to excellent reviews by radio presenter and established producers alike. Several tracks have already been played on BBC Radio 6, XFM, OnFM and Radio Jade in Germany.
REVIEWS
"With its dreamlike harp arpeggios and wispy, discordant synth lines "Nocturne" takes no prisoners right from the get-go. Although supposedly a demo, the production is fresher and more original than 95% of the mundane nonsense churned out by "professional" studios and labels these days. The orchestration is expert yet sparse, the percussion startling yet understated, the vocal performances beautifully poised... Suffice it to say this is possibly the most assured debut recording I've heard by a UK artist since "The Wizard" by Bat For Lashes. "
(Tom Robinson, BBC Radio 6)
"..a very beautiful/chic/absorbing performance"
(SEB Collective, Soho Revue Bar)
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My Gypsy Queen
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Brandon Jamie
They need to do a full chrome set. Those cards look amazing
Javier Lopez
FOR REALZ🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
James Armstrong
love the design of the cards, are these sold in individual packs?
petMonster28
I love the Gypsy Queen line, but $200+ is way too pricey for this. Looks like a $100 product.
Drummer Boy
You can find em for 180 shipped. Prices are expensive still because the hype. It's slowly coming back down to earth though. This is a great product and fun.
Adam Pletcher
I got a box of gypsy queen and got a Henderson short print a no name plate and a logo swap and 4 autos 3 rookie autos and a Alvarez chrome auto out of 25
Jon B
I love watching these. Thanks for doing this its really fun and informative
Randy Thomas
Couldn’t spring for a whole box of this so I got 6 packs from a new box at my local LCS. Pulled back to back an Acuna Tarot of the Diamond /250 and an Aaron Judge Tarot of the Diamond original artwork 1/1!
Wyatt TRL
Love the vids jabs. Keep up the good work!
Dakoda
Gypsy Queen has been one of my favorite sets since I got back into collecting back in 2014. I still have all the boxes I bought from 2014/15/16 along with Panini Prizm and Topps Update (which I so badly wish I hadn't sold so many cards from).
Best pulls I ever had were from those three. Got a Jacob deGrom orange auto /25 out of a GQ fat pack at Walmart on my birthday, turned around and got a deGrom rookie black chrome parallel /99 at Target the same day, then two days later got a Judge prospect auto from Prizm.
Never gonna have that kind of luck again. 😂