Jess Hall grew up near the coastline of North Devon and started writing songs about the quirks of love and life just before moving to the starkly landlocked Oxford five years ago. Since that time she has established herself on the local scene with her simple stunning clarity of voice and images of coastal love and loss.
 
She has supported acts such as Sea of Bees as well as performing at Truck Festival iand headlining the Shh Stage at Wilderness. After Jess released her debut ep 'Red Jumper' she was described as 'one to watch' on the Oxford scene by Nightshift magazine.  

Her debut album released February 24th with a special sold out launch gig 21st February at the beautiful Holywell Music Room in Oxford. 


'Trust me, though, the words were on their way, and when they arrived, we would hold them in our hands like the clouds, and would would wring them out like rain.'

Brand new LP on Boom Bap Professionals - 'Getting Close to Midnight' Cop here: http://boombappro.com/album/getting-close-to-midnight

LP - 'Why Do We Do This Everyday?' here: http://thebookthieves.bandcamp.com/album/why-do-we-do-this-everyday

Check Wordplay Magazine for EP & Single Reviews plus an interview we did: http://www.wordplaymagazine.com/2012/03/reviews/10-questions-the-book-thieves/

Cop our EP 'In Spite Of Everything...' here: http://thebookthieves.bandcamp.com/ 

and check out our videos on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/TheBookThieves1/videos 

For Bookings, Please Contact: Thebookthieves@hotmail.co.uk

Oxford has a tough music scene to break from, with so many tough bands to follow Very Nice Harry pull out all the stops to take their unique sound and push for that one big leap away from the pack.

With influences such as iconic Oxford Math Rock band Foals blended with a background of early Arctic monkeys the catchy riffs along with distinctive flowing vocals the band pull off a tightly wound, well constructed vibe.

VNH show that they are not afraid to experiment with new ideas that are rarely heard of, delay on Bass guitar is used to create memorable moments throughout the bands new material. High tremolo duo guitar riffs intertwine to reflect influences such as The Maccabees and as mentioned earlier, Foals.

All four members of the band seem to be synced at their live shows, putting on highly active performances which display such enthusiasm and passion which only compliments their love for what they do.


A composer and sound designer with full time professional experience since 2012.
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He has worked as a composer, sound designer, foley artist and sound recordist/engineer on many interesting and diverse projects including multi-platformed games, short films/animations, and music recording sessions.

Some Demos I have done over the years. Just some of them though...

Whether layering pizzicato chords with the assistance of a loop pedal, building them into tremendous crescendos, or using subtleties of applied pressure on the bow to achieve a wealth of lush soundscapes. Tim is able to draw together ideas from all of these sources into a cohesive live experience. Characterised by a focus on improvisation. Tim has moved entire rooms to silence with his utterly captivating and highly emotive shows.

Perfect Fiction a the home for the music of Adam Harvey James. His first release 'The Sound Of People E.P' is a collection of stripped back acoustic material, influenced my Neil Young, Alice In Chains, Opeth and Jose Gonzalez.  Adam is also the guitarist for Message To Bears and Toliesel. I will also upload demos from various future releases on this page.

Ghosus (previously Refugees of Culture) are Andrew Haines Villata (bass) Tom Pilsworth (Guitar) Clea De Sebrock (vox & keys) Ed Glenn (drums) 

Now gigging across Oxfordshire! Get in touch if you'd like us to play. 

Check our Facebook link above for the latest gig dates.

"Blues tinged psych-metal heavyweights" - Nightshift Magazine

refugeesofculture@gmail.com

Check out our videos...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuikhXJj8gg&feature=youtu.be

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q46BIygFugI

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