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The Westfield Mining Disaster

Operating from Westfield (as you might expect) just south of Bristol, The Westfield Mining Disaster were put together in 2006 by songwriter Paul Towler whose previous band The Haywains were veterans of the 'indie-pop' scene in the late 80's to early 90's and produced a lengthy back catalogue of records for labels such as Vinyl Japan, Elefant Records and Waaaaah! The Westfield Mining Disaster aim to bring a fresh twist to the traditional indie-pop blueprint by adding influences such as alt-country and dark, brooding lyrics.

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Feline1

Feline1 is a Northern Irish musician living in Brighton, Sussex, UK. He owns too many analogue synthesizers and has ginger hair. His main influences are Yukio Mishima, the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, and that time when Kenny Everett's bum grew bigger and bigger until he floated up to the ceiling and blew up.
He used to be in a moderately unsuccesful band called The Feline Dream, and is currently the personal live sound engineer of 2-girl 1-boy Brighton electro-racketeers, Miss Pain. From 2007 to 2009 he played boards of keyness, cello, bass guitar and backing vocals for Brighton band Hollow Moon.

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Rozi Plain

Rozi is a wonderful singer-songwriter based in Bristol, born in Winchester. Her voice fills her listeners with warmth and admiration and she has a wonderful open-ness on stage.
She belongs to the cleaner records gang, a close-knit bunch of clever musicians including Rozi Plain, Rachael Dadd, Romanhead, and Greg Ashby.

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Phil King

Since becoming a sought after performer on the Bristol music scene and receiving the Venue Magazine Roots Artist of the Year award at the end of 2005, he now plays throughout the UK and Europe. His music has been played on regional radio stations across the UK, as well as on BBC Radio 2, and he has supported many artists including Jon Allen, Karima Francis, Emmy The Great, Kate Walsh, Tina Dico, Amp Fiddler, Ruby Turner and Foy Vance.

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Crescent

There are four bands/artists that go by the name Crescent: a) Crescent is an indie rock / folk / post-rock band based in Bristol, UK. Formed in 1993, the band had released three LPs prior being signed to Fat Cat records in 2003. The albums that followed, 2003's By the Roads and Fields and 2007's Little Waves have met with generally positive critical reviews. b) Estonian drum n bass DJ and producer Arvo Lukk, also known under name Stare.

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JetKing

JetKing are a Bristol-based band who play a blend of guitar-based indie mixed with
electronica. The band has a big and very diverse melting pot of influences and this goes some
way to explain why they are so different. Grooving bass, quirky guitars, analogue
electronica, BIG drums and strong vocals complete the sound. Originally a studio project only, the band launched itself into the live circuit in summer

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My Own Flag

Si, Gaz and Andy have been playing as MOF since 2004, and reside in Bristol, UK. Si has a cat (Mittens). Gaz and Andy have a weasel (Si). They all agree that Roger Moore was the best James Bond. Over the years, they have played with Pissed Jeans, Nine Black Alps and Ivory Springer. Following EP releases in 2004 and 2005, MOF released their debut album, 'I Think I'm Made Out Of Robots', in 2007. This was generally considered to be a good thing.

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Colman Brothers

COLMAN BROTHERS
Mat (trombone) and Andrew (trumpet/flugelhorn) have been working together for over 7 years writing music for film, TV and other projects. At the moment they are busy writing more material to go with their massive hits ‘El Niño’ (featured on the award winning short film 'Bigboy_74') 'She Who Dares' & 'Sem Amor' for an album release later this year!
Both are busy musicians who have performed/recorded with jazz, pop, funk and soul musicians across Europe. Currently Mat can be seen with the Herbaliser and has just finished recording on their latest album.

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Polestar

Polestar makes electronica: Grew up listening to all kinds of music, but is most influenced by Kraftwerk, Electro, Wendy Carlos, Cabaret Voltaire and the BBC radiophonic workshop. Polestar is obsessed with complicated beats and beautiful sounds. The music can best be described as melodic electronica; fusing together complex beat patterns with warm and atmospheric synthesizer tones, along with all kinds of self made and self recorded sounds.

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Wilder

Wilder are a indie/electronic band formed in Bristol, England in 2009. They are signed to Rough Trade Records and have just come off tour with Julian Casablancas. Their debut album is due out in the third quarter of 2010.

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