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Gareth Hardwick

Based in Nottingham, United Kingdom, Gareth Hardwick creates music that is at once rich and minimalist, dense and subtle. By manipulating the natural tones of his guitar with effects and loops he can deform and reshape the sounds generated by his instrument until you're no longer sure what you're hearing - an organ, a voice, or no recognisable instrument. Between abstract sounds, fragile and delicate melodies reveal themselves to you; finding yourself lost in intricate textures you are suddenly awoken by an absence of structure or sound, of something that one can hold on to.

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Apalusa

Apalusa is the nom de plume of Nottingham musician Dan Layton who can also be seen playing guitar with avant-rock band Souvaris. Essentially a one-man operation, Apalusa explores the gentler side of ambient and drone music with a sprinkling of bad mood residue thrown in for good measure. Apalusa has been known to play live, but prefers to stay inside most of the time. Apalusa is best listened to between the hours of 2 and 4 in the morning, preferably on headphones and with eyes closed.

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Strategy

1) Alias of Paul Dickow. 2) Rapper from Manchester. Part of BROKE'N'

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Spartak

Improvising duo from Canberra, Australia featuring Shoeb Ahmad and Evan Dorrian. Their sound is rooted in free jazz and micro-sound as well as bands like Fugazi and The Ex, utilising loops and processed melodies to build their songforms from. On any given night, they can work their pieces into ambient passages or post-punk riots. They have toured Australia, Malaysia and Singapore, playing shows with the likes of Adrian Klumpes, My Disco, Cleptoclectics, Akta Angkasa and many others.

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