"Cavalier quintet Lesser Panda used to be one of the capitals best-kept secrets but a string of deeply impressive shows has left them teetering on the verge of popularity. Fronted by Hispanic heartthrob Mariano Robles, they skewer their goth-hued 80s anthems like "Ghostdance" and "Carousel" with killer choruses and aren't afraid to crack open the punk-funk. Could this be the year of the Panda? Only a fool would say otherwise." - Music Week Tipster
Guanoman is a experimental/free/prog/metal/noise musician once based in London, now located in Glasgow. Since 1999, he has self-released four full-length albums and several EPs and collaborations. His work is often noisy, complex and bizarre, but sometimes gentle and contemplative. His work has been compared to Fantomas, Cardiacs, John Zorn, Meshuggah, Scott Walker, Frank Zappa, Opeth and the Butthole Surfers.
Skip the Light FanDjango Django Django The triple distilled essence (and sensibility) of an artistic huddle of mischievous musicals, the deft purveyors of an acutely infectious amalgam of neo scoto-irish bop to the pop sentiment. Fruitily looping and catchily hooking our hungry ears with their finely crafted fly hooks; fly hooks finely tied and then melodically unknotted, by well feathered professionals.
The Voluntary Butler Scheme is, to all intents and purposes, Rob Jones – a young man holed up in Stourbridge just outside Birmingham, writing pop songs of classic sound, vivid imagination and homemade ingenuity. A couple of years ago, Rob filled the days surfing drum stools, playing for a string of bands and relishing the low-expectations life of a jobbing musician. But then, the offer of a solo gig came up. "So I wrote four or five songs, and played the show," he explains. And? "And it wasn't all that," he laughs.
My Tiger My Timing are Anna, James, Harrison and Gary and formed in 2008 in south east London. Their debut single 'This Is Not The Fire' is produced by Andy Spence of New Young Pony Club and released April 6th 2009 on download through Silver Music Machine.
‘a smacked up version of Dexy's Midnight Runners and some
fearsome spivs playing bal-musette while gathered around the
gates of hell in a noirish 50's Montmatre … and then some’
(bluesbunny)
A cast of characters largely from Scotland, Punch and the Apostles are a riotous, seven piece, with accordions and horns to the fore, led by the wild creativity of Paul Napier.