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Rubicks

Pure pop sassyness from Vanessa mixed with the fine electro/bass prefection of the Master Mark Makarov. Think My Bloody Valentine mixed with the bitter sweet Stooges and fronted by a modern day Nico for the electro generation. Small is indeed beautiful.

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Black Slate

Black Slate formed in 1974 in London, with members hailing from multiple countries. Keyboardist George Brightly and bassist Elroy Bailey were originally from London. Vocalist Keith Drummond, guitarist Chris Hanson, and drummer Desmond Mahoney came from Jamaica, and rhythm guitarist Cledwyn Rogers hailed from Anguilla. The group received their earliest work backing touring Jamaican acts, such as Delroy Wilson. In 1976, they hit the U.K.

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The Deadlight

The Deadlight are a British five piece rock band formed in Scarborough in 2009. The band includes Matt (vocals, guitar), Jacko (guitar), Jon (guitar), Rich (drums), and Tim (bass, vocals). They have released four studio mixes and a rough demo on their facebook and myspace. The Deadlight's influences include Pearl Jam, Jeff Buckley, Tool, Radiohead, Hendrix and RATM.

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The Pindrop Band

Drawing on a range of folk, jazz and world musics, the Pindrop Band are a group of musicans who love music and like to perform without the aid of huge amplification systems. The emphasis in on delicate arrangements and harmonies and purity of sound. Much of their material is self-penned (with the odd quirky cover), and features a vast array of instruments including guitars, ukulele, banjo, mandolin, harp, fiddle, accordion, charango, whistles, harmonium, autoharp, double bass and percussion.

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