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.
There are 4 artists under this name:
1.Wintermute (Matt Stemen) who has been producing music since late 1998. Currently has a back catalog of about 340+ songs spanning 22 albums. Wintermute produces music in many electronic genres including: ambient, Trance, Down tempo, Progressive and Symphonic Electronica.
Wintermute/Wintermute Music/Wintermute Studios has two albums signed with Blue Water Records (distributed though IODA): Life in the Machine (2005)
Leeds based punk band influenced by heroic Albanians and tyrannical Romanians. Debut single "Breakfast In Albania / Ceaușescu Let The Dogs Out" was released as a free download in November 2011.
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.
ACID DROP is what would happen if you get US east coast punk and west coast fatwreck punk and mix them both in a blender, sing songs about sk8ing, drinking and things that peave us off. Blasting through from 100mph breakneck speed to the odd foot tapping slow tune.
ACID DROP contains ex members of THE BLUE CASKET, THE DEAD PETS and THE MIGHTY BOOZE. FAST, FAST, FASTER.
http://www.myspace.com/aciddroppunkrock
Fieldhead is P. Elam (a resident of Leeds, UK). He produces ambient/electronic music that delights in tape hiss, geography, bleak landscapes and decaying analogue loops. He is also a full time member of The Declining Winter and a part time member of Glissando's Fleeting Glimpse Ensemble. As well as creating his own music, he has also provided remixes for Winter North Atlantic, Northerner, The Declining Winter, worriedaboutsatan, and The Home Current. His remix of The Declining Winter's Yorkcitythree can be downloaded for free from last.fm here.
The Fret are an alternative and independent band from the Leeds DIY scene in Northern England and have been making music since 1999. Not a band for feeling the need to adapt to suit a popular style, The Fret consciously change songwriting styles for each track, each band member contributing their own personality while retaining the overall message. John Butler was there at the very beginning on lead vocals and lead guitar. Rik Stewart (ex-Cakey Face/ UNSEEN FLAME) joined the band in August 2007 on bass. October 2009 saw the final change in line-up to Ben Taylor on drums.
Leeds-based Grammatics formed in April 2006 with best friends Owen Brinley and Dominic Ord deciding to form a band after the demise of Owen's previous band Colour of Fire. The line-up was pieced together with the addition of Rebecca Dumican and Rory O'Hara and Michael Repeat. They spent the next few months writing and rewriting songs. Perfectionists to the last, the band waited until that October to begin playing live.
Miranda Versus The Crok are an acoustic rock duo from Leeds. Miranda was doing solo shows for several years before meeting John Mcdonough (guitarist). They have self-released some EPs and have an LP in the pipeline. www.myspace.com/mirandaversusthecrok