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The Wind-Up Birds

The Wind Up Birds are a Leeds based band, who have been in existence since 2003. The band take their name from a book by Japanese author Haruki Murakami. They have played in various venues across Yorkshire with a sound which has been described as angular post punk. They have released two singles on Sturdy Records: 'Tyre Fire' / 'There Won't Always Be an England' in April 2010, and the EP 'Courage, for Tomorrow Will Be Worse' in December 2010. They deal with subjects such as life, death, love, loss, saving the world, drinking, working class inertia and cats.

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International Trust

Leeds Party Punks INTERNATIONAL TRUST, in the short space of nine months from their inception, garnered a "demo of the week" in NME, been given rave reviews in industry mag Music Week and The Fly, and secured themselves a slot at the prestigious Carling Festival in Leeds in August 2007. With just two releases to their name, the brilliantly overlooked single "Bruce Lee" and the 4 track "Talk of the Town" EP...

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Eureka Machines

Chris Catalyst – vocals, guitars, keyboards, trombone
Davros – guitars, vocals, keyboards
Steven Morricone – bass guitar, vocals, saxophone
Wayne Insane – big drums, percussion Based on a dream of a word that has followed 28-year-old Leeds rock and roll veteran Chris Catalyst around for the last five years, Eureka Machines is the coming together of great forces and better tunes. Proving that pop and independence are not mutually exclusive... and neither are commercial tunes and naughty guitars.

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Guns or Knives

Mr Steph Ketteringham, from past fame in Strobe 45 and Push to Fire, currently Guitarist vocals in Shield your Eyes and Co runner of Runforyourlife Records. Guns or Knives is one man, one guitar and various other noise making instruments. Sometimes beautiful, sometimes experimental but always on the money.

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Vinnie & The Stars

"Vinnie has a distinictively original vocal style, the production is raw, and i'm feeling it" G Love (G Love & Special Sauce) Bounding are Leeds' newest and finest Blues-Hop funksters. Led by the charismatic Craig 'Vinnie' Whitehead and backed by The Stars, a group of local faces all with their own blossoming musical careers going on in one way or another aside from this quirky quintet! Sascha Boehm - No-Title Magazine

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Ali Whitton

Ali Whitton is a 27 year old singer songwriter. Ali has released two albums and recently one EP. His newest release was the iTunes / digital EP entitled "Ghosts (that Are Not Ghosts)" in June 2010. Ali worked hard in the last seven years but has always been overlooked by the lucky break that could push him into the consciousness of the indie masses. Feeling a little trampled on by the modern world, he plans a retreat and some time away from music. In September 2010 he is returning to his birthplace of New Zealand to find perspective and breathe fresher air.

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Striptix

Formed in early 2009 from the ashes of the Dead Certs, Cursed Diamond and Diego Snail, Striptix first took to the road with high energy in June 2009. Following support slots with such well known acts as the Paddingtons, Domino Bones(Bez from the Happy Mondays) and Backhanded Compliments the band have quickly built up a dedicated following, aided in part with rave reviews of their high energy live performances.

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