Dirty Three
Violinist Warren Ellis, guitarist Mick Turner, and drummer Jim White are The Dirty Three - an instrumental trio considered one of the most prestigious Australian acts on the international music scene. Their music has been called lyrical, passionate, original, inspiring, and has earned them admiration and renown the world over. Forged from a need to pay the rent in 1993 in Melbourne, Australia, in their beginnings the trio often played residences at some of Melbourne's smaller pubs.
Anthony Harris
Anthony Harris is a 20 year old hailing from Coventry, UK who combines elements of IDM, Post Rock and Ambience together. After only starting to make music in 2008 Anthony has released a short 3 track sample CD that was given away for free and is also downloadable from his myspace (www.myspace.com/anthonyharrisuk) but has more material on the way.
Tangled Thoughts of Leaving
Perth, Australia (2004 - present) Tangled Thoughts of Leaving emerged from the shadows of the live scene in Perth, Western Australia with the release of their 2008 EP, Tiny Fragments. By way of a piano-led amalgamation of prog, metal, post-rock, jazz, and nois - TToL have created a very unique sound. Members:
Aaron Pollard
d_rradio
d_rradio began releasing recordings in 2003. Their odd name (pronounced D. R. Radio) stands for deathrowradio - the intention of their music is to bring comfort and light to the most dark and difficult hours. Thriving on organic melodies and digital soundscapes, d_rradio's first public ventures were lugubriously soporific affairs. A spilt 7" with Marcia Blaine School For Girls on the Awkward Silence label, was followed two months later by the 'Dust And Guitars' 7" on Static Caravan - both of which received regular airplay from John Peel and sold out super fast.
Lander Configurations
Vixen Parlour
Vixen Parlour are a British Indie Rock band based in the Manchester area of England. The band consists of Martyn Abbott (Vocals/Bass) Chris Pearson (Guitar/Backing Vocals) Patrick Whitney (Drums) and Jordan Ashurst (Guitar). The band formed straight out high school in 2011 after meeting guitarist Jordan, and spend the majority of their first year writing music in Martyn's garage. Late 2011 the band recorded their first EP; Left Outside with WhiteBear Studios.
Comets On Fire
Comets on Fire are a psychedelic rock band from Santa Cruz, California. The band was formed in 1999 by guitarist and vocalist Ethan Miller and longtime friend bassist Ben Flashman, who were seeking to create rhythmically and sonically intense music that paid no attention to categorizations. The band's self-titled debut was released in 2001 and eventually issued on the Alternative Tentacles label. Recorded on a four-track, it was a garage/psych freakout of intense if not epic proportions.
Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate)
Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) is a band from Fenton, Michigan inspired by midwest mid-nineties emo bands. Social media: facebook / twitter / myspace Labels: count your lucky stars / strictly no capital letters / stiff slack / keep it together / topshelf
For a Minor Reflection
Hailing from Iceland FaMR comprises of four 20-year-olds. Their music is best described as energetic, melodious post-rock, though being the natural creative visionaries they are, the band expand and even subvert their style with almost every song. Their self-produced debut album Reistu þig við, sólin er komin á loft..., a mesmerizing, hour-long tapestry featuring six songs and recorded over a weekend in Iceland.