The musician behind Dark Screens, is from Manchester and is currently based in the Lake District. Working under a name derived from the visual style he created during his years at Art School, he is now driven towards a sound that combines his major influences and life experiences into melodic Post-punk songs designed to fit on to one side of a 45.

"In a similar vein to contemporaries Advances in Mathematics and Young British Artists, Dark Screens shows a great balance between the demonstration of intricate instrumental musicianship and entertaining melodies that push the music forwards. Nocturnal specifically really stands out, with a beautiful guitar line that would sit proudly along anything Mercury Prize winners The xx have done." 
- Friend Rock Manchester

''Preparations has a similar atmosphere to that classic, early Cherry Red stuff I love so much'' - Mark Burgess (The Chameleons)

"Preparations is sublime...as perfect as a sound can be'' - Jeff Grainger (the internet station Dandelion Radio & Oldham's The Download Show)

''Really lovely tunes'' - George Borowski

''I really like what he does, its something that I've been waiting for, he's capturing a feeling that no ones caught in a long while'' - Ric James

Claudio Fontes, baterista, guitarrista, violoncelista, compositor e arranjador. 
Sobre mim: 
CLAUDIO FONTES- BATERISTA DE BANDAS COMO: VIOLETA DE OUTONO, FACES E FASES, SOLANO STAR, EDGARD SCANDURRA E OS AMIGOS INVISÍVEIS, BATERISTA DO LES PROVOCATEURS, E GUITARRISTA, BATERISTA E VOCALISTA DO SUPER8 - Claudio Fontes carreira Solo
 Influências:
 R&B, Soul Music, MOD, Rock and Roll!
Cidade natal:
 São Paulo - Brasil 
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Claudio Fontes, drummer, guitarist, cellist, composer and arranger.
About me:
CLAUDIO FONTES AS BAND-DRUMMER:Violeta de Outono, FACES E FASES, SOLANO STAR, Edgard Scandurra E OS AMIGOS INVISÍVEIS, THE LES provocateurs DRUMMER AND GUITARIST, DRUMMER AND VOCALIST OF SUPER8 - Claudio Fontes solo
 Influences:
 R & B, Soul Music, MOD, Rock and Roll!
Hometown:
 Sao Paulo - Brazil 




im a spoken wordist/writer/photographer/soundman/fire breather/remixer/asshole/i like to say fuck alot/i was in the dents in 1977-in the first wave of toronto punk bands and played canadas FIRST punk club the crash n burn/bands ive worked with-wireless/lisa dal bello/saga/nash the slash/fm/bands ive done sound for-nash the slash/the fall/lydia lunch/feotus-jim thirwell/flipper/dr ruth-yes-really/circle jerks/john cooper clarke/big drill car/gbh/alien sex fiend-first n.american tour/tom robinsons sector 27-n.american tour/cowboy junkies-first soundman-gave them their first gigs/hunger project-pre cowboy junkies/headstones/chelsea/the real mckenzies/scott b.sympathy/change of heart/blancmange/blurt/jonathan richman/fred frith/fred frith and skeleton crew/teenage head/wig/diodes/discharge/holly mcnarland/art bergmann/dsk/jp5/dagmar krause/karen finley/exene cervenka/elliot sharp/neon rome/kitten with a whip/sturm group/norda/njf/bands ive done other gigs for-ramones/killing joke/sugarcubes/gun club/sons of freedom/sons of freedom w/lee aaron/rheostatics/bob wiseman/bands ive breathed fire onstage and/or in videos with-smashing pumpkins/headstones/killing joke/pigface/d.h.i./pure-vancouver/13 engines/archaos-the leader-pasquilito voines(sic)-the worlds best firebreather taught me how to breathe fire/other bands ive been in-sudden puppies/am currently working with jeremy gluck-ex barracudas singer with his datawhore project-weve recorded one album-div joyvision-available on itunes-and are currently working on a remix album-john cattos done a remix and mick harvey of nick cave and the bad seeds has also done a remix-and lenore herb-a vancouver artist/activist is also making videos and doing remixes-and murgit and and and/-possible herb-dent album too-tho still talking about it ive also got another album-everybodys on my fucking list-also available on itunes-see me about getting copies of any of these-and also-steven travis just compiled a dents cd of live gigs and three studio tracks we did at thunder sound-i also do spoken word and write and do photography/i also worked for the 2 garys doing various things-at times helping gary topp with the lights or doing sound for bands that didnt have a soundman and also because i saw all the new local bands-i supplied the 2 garys with opening acts for the shows they put on/i was also the booker and house soundman for the beverley tavern/im also very anti censorship-its just wrong-im very NOT pc-pc is for sheeple who let others do their thinking for them-currently ive hooked up w/paul adams (ex kitten w/a whip/dogpile) with his new project dragging the mule-were also doing a project of our own -the lucy thing-full album in the works -and doing remixes for other bands we like -and as im unsigned-im more than happy to hear any offers from interested record companies-just email me at bizzartmultimedia@yahoo.ca to start a dialogue

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Journey through the early history of fantastic jamaican music. All aboard the Soul Train connecting Kingston to Montego Bay, passing through Wigan "Northern Soul" line station, Brussel "Popcorn" Zuid and New York "Funky" Grand Central!! Pleeeease mind the doors!!!

Musical train engineer is Dr Jekyll, from Grenoble yard, France. Send a message to book a DJ gig!

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