After being a Scottish one person (Neil Morrison, The Colours Will Erase Us) project for a year (a is to b) have stepped up to being a duo with the addition of trans continental import Marta Adamowicz (MAdam, Gay and Immigrant). A now more experimental electro act, based in Glasgow. Taking inspiration from Lorn, Boards of Canada, The Knife, Crystal Castles and Aphex Twin. Ep available from Black Lantern Music Youtube
There is more than one artist with this name: 1) Pacific is drum'n'bass duo Matt Cox and Mark Soo from Vancouver, Canada. Matt also DJs a variety of genres under the name. 2) Pacific was an electronic indiepop band from the UK that released records and EPs on Creation Records as well as a split flexi with My Bloody Valentine on Catalogue.
1. Barnoon Hill (1988 UK Creation Records)
2. Sea Of Sand EP (1988 UK Creation Records)
3. Shrift (1989 UK Creation Records)
Amy Meredith is the world's first female Competitive Eating Champion. She holds records in over 25 eating competitions and is known for her ability to consume 70 hard-boiled eggs in 7 minutes. Amy Meredith are five musicians who have played in a band for the past four years. Mixed up in the high stakes game of world diplomacy and international intrigue, their music tells stories of love, deception, greed, lust, and most importantly, unbridled enthusiasm.
The Beaus are a British band from Doncaster.
Their debut release "Cappuccino Swagger EP", was released by Circuit Records in June 2010. The song Final Notice was picked to be on the "Festival Harvest" album by the promoters of Glastonbury and T-in-The Park.
The band's sound is often described as a mix of styles and influences including Punk, Hip Hop, Dub, etc. Picked up by BBC6's Tom Robinson, Doya was invited to write songs in a Kent manor house alongside other emerging acts at the time such as CocknBull Kid. Some of the lyrics written have appeared on songs played in early 2011.
MY PASSION are Laurence René (Vocals, Guitar), Jonathan Gaskin (Drums, Vocals, Electronics), John Be (Guitar) and Simon Rolands (Bass, Synth), four young men with a fearless, rebellious intention, DIY ethics and a genre-smashing electronic induced metallic punk sound. My Passion's story has only just begun yet there is enough to write a gripping tale of adventure and immortality here.... Two years since their creation and My Passion's world has consisted of endless touring and self promotion.
The Presets are Julian Hamilton (keyboard and vocals) and Kim Moyes (drums and keyboard). They are an electronic two piece from Sydney, Australia who met when they were both members of Prop. Hamilton and Moyes broke off from Prop in 2003, when they remixed a track, "Magnetic Highway", with "harder electronic edges" under the name The Presets. The Presets have been one of the biggest indie bands for the past few years in Australia, touring with and supporting many well known bands such as Daft Punk, 2 Many DJ's and Ladytron.
The Knife is an electronic duo from Stockholm, Sweden formed in 1999. The band consists of siblings Karin Dreijer Andersson (formerly of Honey is Cool, now Fever Ray) and Olof Dreijer - who also run their own record company, Rabid Records. The group rarely makes public appearances, most of their promotional photos feature the members wearing masks, and formerly refused to perform live concerts. However the group has showed themselves in public wearing masks formed as bird's beaks, similar to those used by medieval doctors.
Bensh 'The Lovechild of Beck and Syd Barrett'
- Japanzine (Japan) ‘A triumph of clever, intricate songwriting’
- Jeff Perkins (Blogcritics.com) 'Smashing... quirky... a unique sound and style!'
- Future Music (UK) ‚A fantastically colourful indie mixture!’
- Robert Glashuettner, Radio FM4 (Austria)
Find Bensh on:
Myspace
Facebook
Soundcloud
Twitter Bensh - The Odd One In It’s that particular sweetness when music touches upon something big.
The Postal Service is an indie electropop band based in Seattle, Washington, United States, which started life as a side project for singer Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and producer Jimmy Tamborello of Dntel, Headset and Figurine. The group formed, in 2001, after Gibbard contributed vocals for a song on Dntel's album Life Is Full of Possibilities called (This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan.
Ben Gibbard (born August 11, 1976 in Bremerton, Washington) is an American musician and songwriter who has formed several indie bands. He is most notable as the lead singer of Death Cab for Cutie; his other projects include The Postal Service and All-Time Quarterback. He has also created music under his name and under the band Pinwheel. Gibbard appeared as a guest on Jimmy Tamborello's (his Postal Service collaborator) Dntel album entitled Life is Full of Possibilities (2001) - Specifically, he contributed vocals to the song "(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan.