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Cleptoclectics

Cleptoclectics, aka Tom Smith, samples things, plays various instruments, and extrapolates via granular synthesis to create dense, idiosyncratic music. Warm textures, a distinctive tonal range, and staggered rhythms develop into a subtle form of reverie. Cleptoclectics has released music on assorted labels and compilations, remixed various artists, and has performed alongside Mark Pritchard, Peter Hollo, Laurens Pike, Underlapper, Seekae, Kusum Normoyle, Naked on the Vague, Flying Lotus...

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The French

The French is a synth duo formed by Darren Hayman and John Morrison, both formerly of Hefner. The French developed the more electronic sound present on Hefner's last album: Dead Media. They have released one full length album called Local Information, an EP called Dagenham and a double a-side single called Gabriel In the Airport/Porn Shoes in the years 2003-2004.

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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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Martyn Wyndham-read

Folk Singer. Born in Sussex. Went to Australia in 1960 as a Jackeroo, to work on a sheep station,Emu Springs,Tintinara.Fell in love with the Australian Traditional songs and has been singing these as well as English Traditional songs since then.Was well known for his involvement in the Folk scene in Australia in the early sixties at The Reata , Frank Traynor's, Emerald Hill and other venues. Also very involved with new songwriters such as Graeme Miles, Stan Graham, Mike Silver,Mike O'Connor, Eric Bogle amongst many.

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