A sonic mad professor who makes delicate soundscapes in his bedroom using scrap
metal and everyday objects as instruments, producer Gotye's emotional
electronica was one of the surprise success stories of 2012. Born in Belgium but
raised in Australia, Wally De Backer (aka Gotye) became an obsessive record
collector in his teens and played in high school band Downstares before making
his name locally with indie pop act The Basics. His early solo album Like
Drawing Blood (2006) was acclaimed by listeners to Australian radio station
Triple J as the record of the year, and single Lea...