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Hello! We’re a band called Arbor Lights, though you probably already know that since you found our little corner on the web.

We’re an instrumental band from Birmingham, in the UK. It’s not quite the glacial beauty of Iceland, but it’s alright.

Usually being an instrumental band means two things: either we can’t sing, or we won’t, and we are definitely the former. Sometimes we play pretty loud, and sometimes we play pretty soft. We’re named after the bar where we first met, and hopefully they won’t sue us for royalties.

Most of all, we hope you like our music.


OFFICIAL BIO
Regarded upon his 2006 arrival as a promising beatmaker looming in the shadows of J Dilla, Madlib, waterfalls and Dabrye, Steven Ellison -- known as Flying Lotus -- nullified all comparisons only two years later with Los Angeles. On that album, his first of five for the Warp label, Ellison distilled a uniquely crisp, spasmodic, and heady sound with elements of hip-hop, avant-garde jazz, IDM, and dubstep. While the abovementioned producers fueled Ellison, he had also been excited as a youngster by the '90s West Coast rap classics that combined programming and live instrumentation. His sound continued to develop as he put his own twist on the approach, recording with a crop of jazz musicians including the indispensable likes of bassist Thundercat and strings master Miguel Atwood-Ferguson. This process began with the turbulent 2010 set Cosmogramma and peaked in terms of acclaim in 2014 with You're Dead!, which crashed the Top 20 of the Billboard 200 and spawned the Kendrick Lamar collaboration "Never Catch Me," a Grammy nominee for Best Dance Recording. Ellison devoted a few years to various forms of film work and the operation of his revered Brainfeeder label, and returned in 2019 with Flamagra, his second consecutive album to top Billboard's Dance/Electronic chart.

Mass Appeal Records is the label division of the burgeoning media group and creative agency, Mass Appeal. Birthed in 2014 alongside music legend Nasir “Nas” Jones, the label solidified itself as a powerful platform that shines light on DIY artists passionately upholding the foundational pillars of Hip Hop. Merging the classic with the contemporary, at Mass Appeal Records, we share the very same enthusiasm that our artists possess. We are as devoted to promoting the music, as our artists are to creating it. We pridefully collaborate and share real music, from real people.

Appalachian shit-stached since 2009.  Home of TOBACCO, Black Moth Super Rainbow, High Tides, Demon Queen, satanstompingcaterpillars.  

@TheRookersFive    www.facebook.com/TheRookersFive

Formed in late 2011 and now a growing act on the Birmingham scene, The Rookers Five will take you on an invigorating musical journey encapsulating the stylings of alternative rock, dance, punk and folk. Their sound reflects an exquisite extravaganza of scintillating styles and influences, ranging from Queen to The Raconteurs and capturing elements of Radiohead and The Smashing Pumpkins. Their act is built on a base of five fruity layers of delectable musicality and topped off with a sweet sprinkling of infectious melodies that leaves audiences craving another bite.

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