The Rifts
A Bio? For Us ? Well I guess we could manage it.
Well what to say, we are a group of friends, from Oxfordshire, who
Baby Gravy
Dive Dive
Dive Dive are a British rock band from Oxford. They formed in 2000 and composed of Jamie Stuart (guitar & vocals), Ben Lloyd (guitar & vocals), Nigel Powell (drums & vocals) and Tarrant Anderson (bass guitar). They have released three albums, 2005's Tilting At Windmills', 2007's 'The Revenge of The Mechanical Dog', and 2010's 'Potential'. They also released an EP titled 'Liar' in 2010. Two singles from their debut, '5-5-5 For Filmstars' and 'The Sorry Suitor', entered the Top 10 of the UK Independent Singles Chart.
Dolittle
sunnyvale noise sub-element
Sunnyvale Noise Sub-element are a three-piece experimental electronic band from oxford and london, formed in 2000. Initially conceived as an experiment in improvised electronic music, early compositions were hour-long slabs of sound, utilising the likes of glue, crisps, clockwork toys and kitchen utensils alongside the standard array of programmed rhythms, samples, and effects. These early dissections developed into a scattershot cut 'n' paste aesthetic taking as much from detroit house as it does from chicago guitar noise.
Smilex
Smilex are a great Rock 'n' Roll band - plain and fucking simple. Like all your favourite Rock 'N' Roll bands from the past but for here and now, not any fashionable year in the last century: Guitar, Bass, Drums, Vocals, Riffs, Hooks, Sweat, Blood, Sex, Drugs and Carnage! Since being escorted off site at a rather sedate local commercial radio station summer event in 2002 (their 2nd gig!), Smilex have been up and down the country playing riotous gigs with other rock and roll animals like Forward Russia...
The Black Hats
Spiky indie punk-rock with a 'Jam vintage’, brought up-to date with a twist of Young Knives and Bloc Party.
The Black Hats are a 3 piece indie rock band formed in Oxford, UK in 2006. The lineup consists of Guitarist Nick Breakspear, Bassist Ian Budd and Drummer Mark Franklin. Following an impressive year which included the release of their debut album, headlining the Oxford Punt festival, a live session for BBC Introducing (Oxford) and a blistering set at Cornbury festival, the Black Hats move into 2010 with an acclaimed new EP...
Tiger Mendoza
Tiger Mendoza has been a pseudonym for different types of electronic music I’ve created for a while, but after a couple of other projects had run their course, I decided it was time to take Tiger Mendoza up a notch. I began to work on some songs with Helena, who I’d heard singing at a friend’s party, and we soon realised the noise we were making was starting to sound pretty good. We released The Hope Sick EP in September 2009 and began to think about how we could play live. Spotting a Twitter conversation about finding a bass player, Sally got in touch to say she was up for it.