Instruments (Make Music) are a four piece math-pop band from South & East London and Essex, consisting of Ashley Davies (guitar/vocals), Stacey Conway (bass/vocals), Rob Wolfenden (guitar) and Matt Hill (Drums). They make precise yet unconstrained math pop, it’s bouncy, fun but hiding in the closet there's a slice of drama which can't help but rear its little head from the midst of chirpy melodies.
Sleep Parade are a band from Melbourne, Victoria that formed in 2004. With the release of 'Things Can Always Change' Sleep Parade have evolved into a heavyweight contender on the Australian prog-rock scene. A Flawless, world-class album".
Nick Snelling Beat Melbourne three-piece Sleep Parade's debut album Things Can Always Change was released in April 2008 through Shock Records. The bands plans include spending the rest of this year and through till the end of summer touring the album and playing to crowds Australia wide.
"The barrier between metal and jazz has been pierced again. Like Chicago's Yakuza, the Bay Area thrash outfit The Mass augment their high-speed, staccato riffing with fluid, almost (dare I say it) harmolodic saxophone lines from vocalist Matt Walters. There are times when Walters launches into screeching, post-Ayler solos, in the manner of Steve Mackay on the Stooges' Fun House or Bruce Lamont on Yakuza's Way Of The Dead; the just-under-90-second "Gas Pipe" is the most extreme track on the disc, from this angle.
There are two artists using the name Greatest Hits. 1) Greatest Hits is the side-project of Sam Manville, guitarist in BlakFish. He makes really great hits. He has released a 7 track promo CD (limited to 50 copies), as well as having one of his songs on the BSM Spring 09 Collection CD. 2) Greatest Hits is ex-wedge, ex-lady lazarus, ex-dead quartet, ex-free beer and strippers, ex-captain blood blood and the sea dogs multi-instruMentalist Tom William Moody. He sometimes makes songs.
Knees are an experimental indie punk band based in the Wellingborough/Rushden area of Nortahmptonshire, UK. They draw influences from many band from a variety of different genres from hardcore punk to math-rock. They are signed to Northampton-town diy label Skin and Bones Records. www.facebook.com/WeAreKnees
World's End Girlfriend is a Japanese composer whose work blends complex sound structures with beautiful melodies, reaching from electronic glitch to jazz-infused rock to modern classical. Captivating, enthralling and like nothing you’ve heard before, WEG makes for a surprising yet central addition to London contemporary music label Erased Tapes. His brand new album ‘SEVEN IDIOTS’ will finally be released outside of Japan this April.
Bitch Magnet was a post-hardcore band during the late 1980s and early 1990s who formed at Oberlin College in Ohio and later moved to North Carolina. They released their first record in 1988 and all of the band's full-length albums were released on Communion Records. Lead singer Sooyoung Park and Lexi Mitchell later joined Mac McCaughan of Superchunk fame to form the band Seam. David Grubbs, who was a founding member of Squirrel Bait, left the band and started Bastro. Orestes Morfin went on to drum for Walt Mink.
There are at least 2 bands known as "Delilah": - 1 -
Delilah is a soul/rock/popband and distinguishes itself from other bands because of the genial funky riffs and catchy grooves. The centre of the band is leadsinger Jorien and guitarplayer Sander and they are responsible for writing the beautiful songs. Please listen and make up your mind: Delilah ROCKS!. They are accompanied by the skills of guitarplayer Dave, Bassplayer Rich and drummer Teun. Delilah performed at several cool locations like Carre (A'dam), Vredenburg (Utrecht) and Museumplein (A'dam).
"Mineral" could refer to at least four bands, an emo band from Houston, Texas, Armenian rock music veterans from Jermuk and another one from Boston. 1) Mineral formed in 1994 and like other young bands, they toured constantly, virtually living in their van. The band's first release, the 7 inch "Gloria"/"Parking Lot" 7", was released on Audio Concept by Kerry McDonald from Christie Front Drive (the record was later re-released by Caulfield Records). Through a few rabid fans, that 7" found its way into the hands of crank! and Mineral later decided to release their records on the label.