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FILMS came together whilst they were all studying their 2nd year at Leeds university in 2008, when Joe showed Gwil, Gus and Thom some songs he'd written over the past few years. A small set was quickly developed using these and newly-written songs, and the band began to build a modest reputation through some crammed gigs in their front room. To date FILMS have headlined such venues as The Faversham, HiFi and The Brudenell Social Club in Leeds, as well as playing gigs in Manchester and London. They have recently been working on their

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Sketch

One artist using the Sketch alias is Jess Lelong, Drum & Bass artist from the UK. Often working with DJ Code (Stefan Martinez), vinyl has been released on many labels, including Emotif, Solid Ground, Dom & Roland Productions and Audio Couture. Also /Sketch a ska punk band from the plymouth area. A third band called Sketch is a norwegian ambient electronica band consisting of Tor J

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Phon.o

The boy with the dot in his name and the dubby background, started to play records in
the early 90s far in the darkest reaches of the ruff'n'tuff Harz mountains, in former East Germany. This little country bumpkin practiced dilingently every night by candlelight at his aunt's farm.
1994. Phon.o cites the hay in the barn, the dirt in the fields and the sheep form calling him from beyond the hills as strong early influences of his deep and dirty style. In these times he got his first turntables and used every free hour to practise in his hidden secret cottage.

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Cursor Miner

Cursor Miner is an underground electronic music producer from Chichester, England. Signed to Lo Recordings in the UK, he has released 3 albums, Explosive Piece Of Mind (2002), Cursor Miner Plays God (2004) and Danceflaw (2006). His music was described by Uncut as "electro Syd Barrett meets Aphex Twin meets Gary Numan with a touch of early Eno and a nod at Beck". He is also a popular remixer, and in 2005 had an underground hit with his remix of Temposhark's 'Little White Lie'.

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Etienne de Cr

Etienne de Crécy was born in Lyon in 1969. Etienne moved to Versailles from Marseille in the mid 80's, attending the same Jules Ferry college as Air and Alex Gopher, with whom he later created the 'Solid' label. He then worked in Paris as a sound engineer at studio +XXX (plus thirty) where he met Philippe Zdar of Cassius, with whom he worked on the Motorbass album, a preview of what would be his second album: Super Discount, released in 1996, with Air, Alex Gopher and other French artists on Solid.

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Mendoza

Stoner rock has had one foot in the grave for a few years now. Luckily, Mendoza is willing to kill it, bury it in unhallowed ground, and resurrect it as a wild-eyed zombie, sprinting through the streets hellbent for leather. Comprised of Guitar / Vocalist Deuce, tattooed drumming beauty Bina and brand new to the mix, the heavy handed El Heffe '. Mendoza began their seedy craft about a year ago now, sharing stages with Soilent Green, Jucifer , Kalas , Dixie Witch, 3 Inches of Blood and countless others.

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Beacon

Beacon is Thomas Mullarney III and Jacob Gossett. Their “No Body EP” explores a combination of deep south bass music and ambient pop melodies, with R&B tinged vocals that accompany warm arpeggiated synthesizers. The EP's atmosphere and narrative recall brooding spirituality in the wake of first love and the allure of the paranormal in teenage romance.

Beacon on Last.fm.

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