Avant-Garde

There are three okapis: Okapi #1 is Filippo Paolini, an Italian turntablist
and sample cutup artist. Okapi #2 are a young Israeli Funk band, only recently formed.
The band have record one song, Funkylulu, Which will be broadcasted on the radio soon. Filippo (#1) has recorded as
one half of the duo Metaxu (with Maurizio
Martusciello) and also the trio Dogon, and he’s
performed on RAI (Italian state radio) and
collaborated with noted avant-turntablist

~~~ (triple sones) is one moniker of Benn Curry, a 21-year old graphic designer and photographer, living in the north east of England. Recording all the sounds at home with minimal after production, ~~~ utilises various instrumentations, ranging from guitars, bass, mobile phones, voices, casiotones and banjos. Through Grass Note, ~~~ expresses a great understanding of how to create sounds and textures with a deep feeling and atmosphere and takes you on an intense journey with every piece of music.

"Political Journalist" isn't a credential we usually have in musician's bios, but this is exactly what Anika was doing while living between Berlin and Bristol earlier this year when she met Geoff Barrow. The producer was looking for a new singer to work with his band Beak>, and it was immediately clear they shared the same musical vision, including a love of punk, dub and 60s girl groups. Just a week later Anika and Beak> (Barrow, Billy Fuller and Matt Williams) went into the studio to begin recording material.