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Base or BASE may refer to:

In computing:

• BASE (search engine), Bielefeld Academic Search Engine
• Basically Available, Soft state, Eventual consistency (BASE), a consistency model
• Google Base, an online database provided by Google
• OpenOffice.org Base, OpenOffice.org's database module, also known as ooBase
• an HTML element <base>

In mathematics:

• Base (geometry), a side of a plane figure (for example a triangle)
• Base (group theory), a sequence of distinct elements of a set
• Base (exponentiation) or radix, the b in bⁿ
• Base (topology), a topological space
• Radix or base, the number of distinct digits in a positional numeral system

In science:

• Base (chemistry), a substance that can accept hydrogen ions (protons)
• An attribute to medication in uncombined form, for example erythromycin base
• Beta-alumina solid electrolyte, a fast ion conductor material

In other uses:

• Base (baseball), the first, second, and third base on a baseball diamond
• Base (company), an international design, communications, audiovisual, copywriting and publishing firm
• Base (politics), a group of voters who almost always support a single party's candidates
• Base, Maharashtra, village in India
• BASE (mobile), a Belgian mobile telecommunications operator
• Bedini Audio Spectral Enhancer, an audio signal processor used in the early 1990s
• Cooking base, a concentrated flavouring compound
• Binder (material), a material that holds paint or other materials together
• Foundation (cosmetics), a cosmetic applied to the face
• Foundation (architecture)
• Military base, or non-military base, which provides shelter, military equipment and personnel
• Pedestal, a supporting feature of a statue or other item
• Budapest Aircraft Services' callsign
• Bible Archaeology Search and Exploration Institute
• Base, a type of connection on a transistor
• Base, a position in some cheerleading stunts

People with the surname[link]

• Rob Base, American rapper

See also[link]

Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Base.

• Base pair, a pair of connected nucleotides on complementary DNA and RNA strands
• Nucleobase, in genetics, the parts of DNA and RNA involved in forming base pairs
• Bipolar junction transistor, Base Switch that controls current in a transistor
• Base and superstructure (Marxism)
• BASE jumping
• Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students, BASES
• Bases (disambiguation)
• Basis (disambiguation)
• Bass (disambiguation)
• Bottom (disambiguation)

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Paul Banks
Paul Banks, Roskilde Festival 2005
Background information
Birth name	Paul Julian Banks
Also known as	Julian Plenti DJ Fancypants
Born	(1978-05-03) 3 May 1978 (age 34) Essex, England
Genres	Indie rock, alternative rock
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, piano, drums
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Capitol, EMI, Matador
Associated acts	Interpol Julian Plenti[1]
Website	Interpol official Julian Plenti official
Notable instruments
Gibson Les Paul Custom Fender Jaguar Gibson Flying V Gibson ES-175

Paul Julian Banks (born 3 May 1978) is an English American musician, best known as the lead singer, lyricist and guitarist of the rock band Interpol. He is also a solo artist under the name Julian Plenti. As a singer, Banks' voice lies in the baritone range.

Early life[link]

Banks was born in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England. His family left England when he was three years old, moving to Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and then to Spain where he attended the American School of Madrid.^[2] His father was later transferred to Mexico, where Banks finished high school at the American School Foundation.^[3] There he attended the American School Foundation, where he was involved in theatre productions, and played the lead role in the musical South Pacific.^{[citation needed]} He speaks fluent Spanish with a Castilian and Mexican accent.

After high school, Banks attended New York University where he studied English and Comparative Literature,^[4] and after graduating, he worked at magazines such as Gotham and Interview.^{[citation needed]} Banks later took a job in data entry,^[5] and then in a café,^[6] in order to devote more of his time to music. Banks was inspired to become a musician by the group Nirvana.^[7]

In contrast to Interpol's smooth and melancholic sound Paul Banks has been a fan of hip hop music since he was in seventh grade.^[8] He has worked as a hip-hop DJ, under the pseudonym DJ Fancypants.^[8]

Interpol[link]

Banks joined the band in the Summer of 1997 when he ran into Daniel Kessler, whom he had met on a study abroad program in Paris. When first asked to join Interpol, Banks initially refused, but after listening to the type of music they were writing, Banks joined.

Banks' voice, singing style and lyrics have been strongly compared to, most notably, Ian Curtis of Joy Division. A journalist from NME magazine even staged a joke at one of Interpol's concerts, trying to summon the spirit of Ian Curtis with a ouija board and make him say that Banks owed him.^[9] But Banks protests that the comparison merely forces influences onto the band in an effort to describe their music style. He has also stated that he does not try to emulate his greatest influences because he thinks he cannot live up to them ("I would never try to sing like Frank Black or Kurt Cobain because you just can't do it").^[10]

Solo project[link]

Banks released a solo album under the name Julian Plenti on August 4, 2009 entitled Julian Plenti Is... Skyscraper. Banks claims to have multiple solo projects and monikers in mind. He intends to release a five song EP entitled Julian Plenti Lives..., on June 22, 2012.^[11][12][13]

• Julian Plenti Is... Skyscraper (2009)

Instruments[link]

During Interpol's early years Banks typically played a black Les Paul Custom guitar. He then started using a Fender Jaguar and a Gibson Flying V (for a time with the word "breasts" spelled out in white tape on it ^[14][15]) for songs from Our Love to Admire and his Les Paul for songs from Antics and Turn on the Bright Lights, although some songs like "Obstacle 1" were played with Banks' Fender Jaguar because of the impracticality of switching and songs like "Mammoth" were used by his Les Paul for the same reason. Paul Banks did use his Fender Jaguar as his primary guitar for the end leg of the Our Love to Admire tour and was also seen using a Gibson ES-135 for songs such as "Not Even Jail", but since the 2010 tour leg, he has not been since using the Jaguar or Gibson ES-135 and has only been since using his traditional Les Paul, though the Flying V can be seen in the music video for Barricade with the tape no longer present. His Gibson ES-135 however, was his primary guitar during his live performances as his alter-ego Julian Plenti.

His pedalboard includes:

• BOSS TU-2
• Z.Vex Super Duper 2 in 1
• EHX Micro POG
• MXR Micro Amp
• MXR Bass Octave Deluxe
• Way Huge Swollen Pickle
• Ibanez TS9DX
• BOSS DN-2
• 2 MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay (one set at higher repeats)

His pedalboard on the Julian Plenti tour:

• BOSS TU-2
• Way Huge Aqua-Puss
• BOSS DN-2
• EHX POG 2
• Blackstar HT Dual Tube Distortion
• MXR Carbon Copy

Since Antics (2004) he uses two Fender Pro Reverb amplifiers.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Interpol
• Julian Plenti
• Julian Plenti on Vimeo