Actus Reus started by a folk based songwriter and a bass heavy DJ\Producer. They were later joined by a music producer on bass and a Jazz DJ on drums. Actus Reus are a musical collective of massively different backgrounds. 

Actus Reus will make you dance. Mixing a seamless blend of underground and mainstream vibes, Actus Reus tear through genres with their speaker smashing, dance-floor friendly sounds. A musical collective of DJ’s, producers and singer-songwriters, Actus Reus blur the lines between analogue and digital. Put James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem in the same room as the Artic Monkey’s, invite Lupe Fiasco in... and you get an idea of the Actus sound. This is a new rowdy generation of live feet stomping analog electronica.

"I can hear the rock but where's the roll gone?"

Nestled away in a dark corner of southeast London, The Hertz Complex asked themselves this very question. And then they set about answering it, combining lo-fi fuzzed-up guitar riffs and hypnotic melodies to create shimmering post punk masterpieces. 

Neil O’Keeffe (lead vocals, guitar) and Paul Keane (guitar) have a songwriting partnership that transgresses borders. Hailing originally from Cork, Ireland, they have set up camp in the emerging artists’ haven that is Deptford, London. Here they draw on a mix of influences from their Irish roots to bands such as The Chameleons, Joy Division, Whipping Boy and Howling Wolf, resulting in their own eclectic version of post punk. Joining Neil and Paul are Benjamin Balan (drums) and Chris Keelan (bass). 

Originally from Canada, they form a solid, driving rhythm section that provides the foundation to The Hertz Complex’s dynamic interlacing guitar work.

The four-piece aim to bring a forgotten passion back into music and this musical salvation has certainly been delivered - an ever-growing army of fans, festival appearances and a headline slot at LA’s legendary Whisky A Go Go are testament to that fact. The Hertz Complex’s highly anticipated debut EP 'A New Habit' comes on the back of news that one of their songs will be featured in a movie soundtrack, another sure sign that this band are making music that is essential listening.

Here's just a clip of what's been said.....

"These guys have delivered, and it feels as though it was never in doubt." Sound of Confusion

"Sounds Great" Chris Hawkins BBC6

"Potential to create some great music in the years to come" The Drainage

"A Cracker of a debut" Emerging Indie Bands

"We’d go as far as to say a contemporary Irish accompaniment to Pixies‘ Gigantic" Deadly Music on BASSY

"This swaying juggernaut of riffs, driving drums, and soaring guitars, and an almost spoken word vocal, at least for the verse, with poetic imagery making it something thats easy to fall headlong for" Backseat Mafia on BASSY

"This is an immensely beautiful number. Handsome, tragic and perhaps even a little malevolent." Raw Ramp Magazine on MAYBE I KNOW

"A tour de force that packs an emotional punch" Besttuna on selecting MAYBE I KNOW for Glastonbury Shortlist

Greetings from the bahamas. I'm just a music lover. Love persian, arabic and indian flavours from the west. I don't make my own music. lol.

Frankly Jonathon is a fiddler and a noodler.

2014 EP "Pull Yourself Together" was an online project with Bristol-based Violinist/Rapper Mike Dennis - Out now on D-Funk Records. Among other sites, you can buy it here: 

http://www.junodownload.com/products/frankly-dennis-pull-yourself-together/2523292-02/

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