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Wintermute

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)

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Rebel Yell

1) Rebel Yell are a Punk/Rock/Rockabily band. They aren't clones like most of the rock bands we see today.
Rebel Yell seem to have made their very own version of rockabilly by putting together all thier influeneces and ideas. Their influences: The Clash, The Beatles, Sex Pistols... They are: Craig McGown - Drums&vocals, Matt Bowman - Lead guitar&vocals, Ray McGown - Double bass&lead vocals, Neil McGown - Guitar&vocals. 2) Rebel Yell are a rock band from Latvia.

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The Seven Inches

Chaotic and loveable indie-rock-pop with soaring synths, crunching guitars and melodic trumpet. Based in Leeds, though the band members hail from all over England. Ian Cockburn - vocals, artwork
Shaun Day - guitar
Tim Ireland - bass
Emil Andrews - trumpet, keyboards
Emily Clavering - synth, keyboards, vocals
Mildred - drums

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Napoleon IIIrd

Napoleon IIIrd is a highly original singer-songwriter from Leeds. His music is a tangle of sounds and melodies made from piles of antique organs and car-boot keyboards, strummed chords and driving glitch-beats. Many of his songs are world-weary comments on modern life, set against an expansive musical backdrop. Napoleon IIIrd has released two early EPs and an album, entitled "In Debt To:", which met with widespread critical acclaim.

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Bilge Pump

Bilge Pump are a rock band from Leeds, UK, with a penchant for raucous noise and apparently bizarre song-titles and lyrics. Formed in 1996, they consist of Emlyn Jones (bass/vocals), Joe Mask (guitar/vocals) and Neil Turpin (drums). To date they have realised two full-length albums, Let Me Breathe (2002) and Rupert The Sky (2008), both released by gringo records. The band recorded Maida Vale sessions for John Peel's BBC radio programme: 23rd July 2003 and 16th October 2003.

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Buen Chico

Buen Chico are a young band from Leeds who are all around 20 years of age. Their songs are a fiery mix of pop, new wave, motown, alternative indie and punk inspired by the likes of Supergrass, The Ramones, The Kinks, Weezer, The Flaming Lips and The Pixies. After playing for nearly three years with such illustrious gig mates as Kaiser Chiefs, The Subways, The Kooks, Boy Kill Boy, The Long Blondes, GoodShoes, The Cribs, Forward Russia! and The Pipettes (and also featuring on the first Dance to the Radio compilation) their hard work has paid off.

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Downdime

downdime are a noisy, psychedelic indiepop band formed in Leeds in 2004. Taking inspiration from the C86/indiepop bands of the 1980s and 90s such as Rocketship, My Bloody Valentine and The Wedding Present, they have so far released two 7 inch singles: Seeds of Hopelessness (Squirrel Records, 2005) and Hate the Morning/Joanne (Squirrel Records, 2006), and their debut album Knowing Too Much is out now, also on Squirrel Records.

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