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
Flicker is a name that was and is carried by several bands. (1) Flicker is a loose collective of session musicians who make instrumental pieces for film, TV, computer games and advertising. They are based in Exeter, England. The first Flicker album, 'At Least 1000 Words' was released in 2002 and received praise and accolades from the media at the time. Their subsequent albums, 'HappySad', 'The Snail Gauntlet' and 'The Frumperal Way' are awaiting release and distribution at present.
Sharkbait (one word) was a San Francisco based industrial group active from 1986 to 1996. They were a true industrial band, in the vain of Einstürzende Neubauten, using multiple percussionists in their songs and live performances. Everything from Taiko drums, sheets of metal, oil drums, huge metal springs, and many other tribal percussion instruments were used. On top of the rythmic assault were layers of noise, distorted and manipulated instruments, tape loops, samples, and vocals by multiple singers (male and female).
Daytrader is a punk band from Brooklyn, NY.. They debuted a three song demo in September 2010 and released an EP entitled "Last Days of Rome" in January 2011, citing influences such as Jimmy Eat World, Sunny Day Real Estate, Further Seems Forever, Saves the Day and Hot Water Music. Their debut LP, "Twelve Years", was released May 8th, 2012 on Rise Records. http://www.facebook.com/daytraderny
http://daytrader.bandcamp.com
Achoo! Bless You are a folk/pop duo from Sydney comprising of Ross James Tipper (also from Sydney alt-country band The Retreat) and Ashleigh Steel.
In 2010 in a small bedroom in Sydney's Inner-West, two young things first began making sweet tunes together. Ross's penchant for writing ridiculously good pop songs and Ash's extensive back-catalogue of failed romantic experiences proved the perfect combination for a girl/boy folk/pop/something duo. And thus Achoo! Bless You was born.
This Is Your Captain Speaking are a post-rock instrumental group from Victoria, Australia. The debut album from 'This Is Your Captain Speaking' Storyboard was released independently in Australia in May 2005. Clocking in at just under 66 minutes, the album's seven tracks were recorded live in a primary school library. The first pressing of Storyboard has sold out, but the album is being re-issued on UK label Resonant.
Bandmembers are:
Nick Lane: guitar, mandolin
Dot.AY is Alex Yabsley from Brisbane Australia.
He makes music that tries to be both experimental and accessible through this desire he stumbled upon chiptunes and creating music with Gameboys and lo-fi toys.
Since then he has been writing music as much as possible and performing live, most recently in a variety of support shows for the following artists: Crystal Castles, Girl Talk and Dan Deacon Website: http://dot-ay.com
Myspace: www.myspace.com/dotaymusic
AlteredSky is an upcoming 5-piece alt/rock band based in Central Scotland, UK in 2010. The material is mostly written by frontwoman Ana Nowosielska, composed as session work, but after the chemistry connected during practice sessions, they turned into a full-time band. The full band consists of Ana Nowosielska as vocalist, Richard Passe and Neil Ramsay on guitar, Ross Archibald on bass and Amy Blair on the drums.
Sydney, Australia (2009-present): Endless Heights started out to play music they loved with a clear message. The message was to keep striving and working towards your dreams, to Dream Strong. As 2011 comes to a close and 2012 opens up ahead of us, Endless Heights launch their most ambitious and accomplished release to date. Dream Strong is the culmination of years of hard work and dedication to their music, a declaration of intent and the next step in Endless Height’s quest to be the best band they can be.