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Andrew Lee Isaac Vowles (born 10 November 1967, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK), also known as...

Andrew Lee Isaac Vowles (born 10 November 1967, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK), also known as Mushroom, is a founding member of British trip-hop collective Massive Attack. Prior to Massive Attack, Vowles, along with Robert Del Naja, Grant Marshall, Nellee Hooper, and others were the Wild Bunch crew, named after a western by Sam Peckinpah. The Wild Bunch would eventually become Massive Attack. Vowles remained a member of Massive Attack until shortly after the release of their third full-length album, Mezzanine, in 1998. Interviews with band members have pointed to differences of opinion in the direction the band should go; Vowles preferring a hip-hop direction while Robert Del Naja and Daddy G leaned more towards darker electronica themes. He also had expressed a dislike for touring, an activity which he characterised as "pimping". Vowles' nickname "Mushroom" comes from the arcade game, Centipede. The game was installed at Special K's Cafe, a popular hang-out spot in the mid 1980s for Vowles and his Wild Bunch peers. Apart from his contributions to Massive Attack, Vowles also appears as a DJ and co-producer on Raw Like Sushi, Neneh Cherry's 1989 debut album.