Facts: - instrument: acoustic guitar - website: -lsb- http://www.coldspecks.com/ official site -rsb- - years active: 2009 -- present - birth name: al spx - genre: soul goth rock - name: cold specks - background: solo_singer - label: mute/emi crafts/emi records -lrb- canada -rrb- records -lrb- world except canada -rrb- arts & - associated acts: pj akinmusire harvey tom waits richie havens moby swans ambrose - occupation: singer-songwriter Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of cold specks .
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cold specks is the stage name of ladan hussein , also known as al spx , a somali-canadian singer-songwriter .the name cold specks is taken from a line in james joyce 's '' ulysses '' -lrb- '' born all in the dark wormy earth , cold specks of fire , evil , lights shining in the darkness . '' -rrb- .cold specks appeared on series 39 , episode 7 , of '' later with jools holland '' .her debut single '' holland '' was released on october 17 , 2011 .she released her debut album , '' i predict a graceful expulsion '' , on may 21 , 2012 , on mute records and arts & crafts in canada .cold specks appears on two tracks of moby 's 2013 album '' innocents '' , including the lead single , '' a case for shame , '' which was released on 1 july 2013 .she also appears on the track '' bring the sun '' of swans ' 2014 album '' to be kind '' .cold specks appears on the song '' ceaseless inexhaustible child -lrb- cyntoia brown -rrb- '' of ambrose akinmusire 's 2014 album '' the imagined savior is far easier to paint '' .her second album , '' neuroplasticity '' , was released on august 26 , 2014 .it features trumpet playing by ambrose akinmusire and backing vocals from michael gira of swans .