PUPPET REBELLION's name was written in capitals just now to get your attention. Once they have that attention, they will draw you in further with their uncompromisingly heartfelt lyrics and edgy, in your face contemporary musical arrangements which are meticulously designed to move your body and mind.

There are many artists out there vying for your time, but a quick glance at Puppet Rebellion's already impressive list of achievements prove to show that this fiercely independent band is the real deal. Having formed in January 2013, the band have already amassed a huge following on social media, helped in no small part by their close ties with both Manchester football clubs, having been selected by Manchester City FC for their 'Goal of the Month' feature and being played half-time at Old Trafford during a Manchester United Champions League game.

The band have so far released two critically acclaimed EPs, ('Chemical Friends' and 'No Means Yes'), tracks of which can be heard when they play their status affirming and sold-out energetic shows around the nation's Northern capital (including main support slots with 'Catfish & The Bottlemen' & 'Reverend and the Makers') and other venues across the UK.

So many bands, so little time. Make sure you give Puppet Rebellion the attention they deserve.

Louder Than War said...

 “There's a huge buzz in Manchester around Puppet Rebellion. To see a crowd singing along to a band that can count its gigs on both hands is a sign of greater and bigger things to come. Already, there’s a feeling that they could be huge given the right breaks"

City Life said...

"Their relentless riffs, tight rhythms and fervent vocals ooze the stomping potential that could easily find you raucously jerking your way round an indie club dancefloor. Move over Bloc Party and Interpol, there's a new guitar sensation in town!"

Little Indie Blogs said... 

“Puppet Rebellion prove themselves to be one the strongest and most confident bands in Manchester at the moment. They've been a band for barely a year, yet are already making waves both in their city and further afield, thanks in no small part to the depth of their musical prowess and intelligent lyricism"

Acid Peacock Promotions said...

"Puppet rebellion were something else, Simon Monaghan played the crowd like it was a massive venue, with a setlist that shouldn't belong to an unsigned band. The whole outfit were tight, focused and exceeded the hype that was laid out before their arrival. It really will not surprise anyone in attendance if they are a household name in the imminent future." 


Polaroids & Polar Bears said...

"The lyrics are (weighty comparison alert) so very Smithsian in their resonance and delivery. The Industrial Revolution may be a thing of the past, but Manchester is still capable of pumping out first-class, guitar-wielding produce."

Fortitude Magazine said...

"'No Means Yes' is the awe inspiring EP by Puppet Rebellion.  It will make you drop what you are doing and listen from beginning to end as all five tracks have their own unique stand out moments yet compliment each other with the most elegant yet dark and dirty riffs and lyrics"

U & I Magazine said...

“The intelligent and sharp lyricism combined with a fresh take on a well-trodden genre make Puppet Rebellion one of the most exciting acts to emerge from Manchester in 2013, and with their live shows doing nothing to hamper their reputation it's clear that the band have absolutely no intention of slowing down their ascent to the top of their game”

Bitter Sweet Symphonies said...

"There’s a real finesse to this band that becomes clear throughout this EP and again through their live performances. You get a real sense when listening to Puppet Rebellion of being part of something bigger than yourself, you can’t help but feel proud of them. They are a true credit to Manchester and of course, to the music scene here in the UK"

Hooting & Howling Magazine said...

"Their heady blend of no-nonsense indie pop and intelligent lyricism propels the band above and beyond the confines of their local scene and upholds a distinct universality to their music that belies the relatively short space of time the band have been together. Definitely an act to keep your eye on over the next 12 months"

Music vs the World said...

"Since they burst onto the Manchester indie scene in 2013, Puppet Rebellion have accumulated fans like nobody’s business. They’ve just got this natural something or other that makes people love them. It’s not something you can learn, I don’t think. They’ve just got it in their blood. It takes bands years and years to get to anywhere near approaching this stage, doesn’t it?"

Bleach & Cologne said...

"Puppet Rebellion are destined to be big. Huge. Gargantuan. Gi-frigging-normous. Susan Boyle's-monobrow massive"

Rock ‘n’ Roll in My Soul said... 

"No Means Yes is gravity-defying splendor. Beauty, heartache and love span over five tracks – each superb independently, and as a collective. A record with a punch and then some, Puppet Rebellion seem to be inching dangerously closer to iconic status with their sophomore EP."

Rock Britain said...

"Puppet Rebellion have a lot of potential and they are unleashing it gradually. The band have so much to offer that we can only guess what to expect from them in the future. This intelligent outfit are as far from being a cliché as it’s humanly possible. If you trust Puppet Rebellion with saving real music, they won’t let you down for sure. After all, one doesn’t drive people crazy with their music within the first year after formation and, most certainly, doesn’t get played during half time at Old Trafford for nothing."

Given To Sound said... 

“There’s a feeling when you listen to the EP that it isn’t designed to slowly grow on you, it’s almost as if it doesn’t want to wait for that, it’s not going to politely sit and wait for you to mull it over and decide if it’s interesting or not – it’s going to grab you by the unmentionables and take you on a quality ride.”


"They’re doing for dance music what Bellowhead have done for folk, jazzing it up and making it sound big enough to conquer a mid-sized country."
- Joel Dear, The M.M.P.

Inc.A is a unique seven-piece band consisting of a feisty brass section, scorching strings and a shit-hot rhythm section with occasional guest appearances from MCs and vocalists.

We mash up elements of jazz, Eastern European folk, Arabic and film music and set them to drum and bass, breakbeat and hip-hop rhythms. We play everything live without any laptops, samples or loops.

Our shows are a complete sensory experience, combining costumes and dance moves which involve and transfix the crowd: getting the audience moving is a big part of the Inc.A manifesto.

Since our beginnings performing live film scores in cinemas in 2006, we've been smashing up festivals and venues across the UK. Please visit our website www.incawales.co.uk.

Inc.A are available for booking now, email us at inc.a@hotmail.co.uk

Live Reviews
"Delightfully, exhaustingly energetic" 
- The Brighton Argus

"Allow me to vent my admiration for this show with mindless superlatives: Fantastic. Incredible. Hilarious, yet moving. Powerful. Energetic. Superb"
- Broadway Baby

"As the musical maelstrom shuddered to a close, the crowd were left drained, but no less enraptured, by Inc.A’s boundless gusto" 
- The Miniature Music Press

Like a musical locomotive hurtling ’round the bend, Union Duke is a Toronto folk quintet that’s taking the world by storm – one captivating performance at a time. Bridging soulful indie rock with bluegrass and country, these city-slickin’ whipper-snappers unleash soaring vocal harmonies over heel-stomping beats, in a growing collection of irresistible songs that set hearts and dancefloors ablaze.

Union Duke’s 2014 release Cash & Carry was recorded in a log cabin in the Ontario woods and features songs of love, loss, and a cheap shirt. On the heels of 2013’s Bandits & Bridges, these five energetic troubadours delivered their second self-produced record in as many years, and their runaway train shows no signs of slowing.

As sweet as their albums have proven to be, the real buzz surrounding Union Duke has come from their energetic live performances. Touring across Canada these past few years in the same beat-up van that delivered them to their very first show, they have left a vast trail of amazement in their wake, selling out venues as headliners and topping the must-see lists at countless festivals. With banjos rambling, guitars wailing, and superb melodies shining through each tune, an infectious magnetism emanates from every stage they’ve had the privilege to grace.

 The legend of Union Duke begins well over a decade ago, when founding members Matt, Ethan and Jim were drawn together by their teenaged hooliganism and a penchant for timeless music. They skipped class to jam on battered instruments in an old workshop, wrote as many songs as they could conjure, and soon enough were sneaking into bars around Toronto to play gigs at the tender age of 13. Their rough and rowdy dynamic was matched by newest additions Will and Rob, natives of Port Hope and Red Deer respectively, and the five road-ready pals haven’t looked back since.

 Come hell, high-water, or hitch-hiking, Union Duke is driven by grit and determination to make people dance the drunken two-step wherever they may roam. Catch ‘em when you can.

“Now I’m super, superb, supreme spitting sentences…..”

Perseverance is an often use word to describe a person overcoming their struggles. A battle conquered a day. In today’s music world - while all the glitz and glamour can be rewarding for some dedicated striving artists, too many don’t maintain longevity and are quickly forgotten. Yet in the middle of it all are those few who stay patient, true to themselves, and focused on their respective musical pursuits. Brooklyn’s own NYC underground artist, T.R.A.C., has climbed to new heights throughout his years of experience in both Hip Hop and Drum and Bass. A masterful wordsmith, his talents are proven in his work with legendary producers such as Marc Mac (4hero) and Lewis Parker(UK). As an MC, he’s rocked stages with names like LTJ Bukem, Roni Size, and Goldie  to name a few from the lengthy (and growing) list of A class DJs. Recognized internationally throughout his career in the Drum and Bass scene as a premiere stateside born MC with the roots of a talented Hip Hop artist.
Featured on a slew of Lewis Parker projects, T.R.A.C. released his BBE debut Hip Hop effort, “The Network”, in 2011. The album was produced by legendary 4hero artist Marc Mac, and received underground critical acclaim, along with 6 star rating from OE magazine. T.R.A.C.’s sound is described as bluesy, soulful, easy listening, yet still Hip Hop.
Already respected in the world of Drum and Bass, T.R.A.C. has recently garnered even more attention via a plethora of well-received releases with respected labels. His work with Shogun LTD. Jazzsticks (Paul SG), Intrigue Music (Ben Soundscape), and V recordings are notable within the genre. Tunes like “The Partys Arrived” (Dave Owens), and the now classic “Higher Ground”(Submorphics), have elevated the artist to a higher platform and created much anticipation for his debut DnB album with V boss Bryan Gee. After recent release of “the V singles” compilation, an energetic buzz is rising and T.R.A.C.’s time has come to shine. 2017 is shaping up to be an amazing run for this talent. Listen to his music, catch him action, and enjoy the moment. His goal still remains the same; He came “To Rule And Conquer”.


V Recordings
Omniverse Records
BBE
Twitter.com/trac_
Facebook.com/tracmuzik

Channelled madness – the sound Dawn of Midi spent years shaping, culminating into their most mesmerising work yet

With Dysnomia, the Brooklyn-based group Dawn of Midi abandons improvisation in favour of composition, utilising sophisticated rhythmic structures from North and West African folk traditions to weave a sonic tapestry of trance-inducing grooves. From close up one may see only dots, but when stepping back an undulating image reveals itself. “We didn’t want to create anything cerebral,” says Belyamani, “we wanted something visceral, something that would awaken our instinctive dance impulses.”
Having met at California Institute of the Arts in Los Angeles in 2006, bassist Aakaash Israni, pianist Amino Belyamani and drummer Qasim Naqvi found their original rapport through late night tennis matches on the campus court. The chemistry they founded there eventually led them back indoors to improvise together; something they did in total darkness to deprive themselves of all their senses except the crucial one – their hearing.
The manner, by which a trio of solely acoustic instruments ends up sounding like electronic music, has to do with the unconventional ways the group play their instruments on Dysnomia. The record comes to life in the trio’s critically acclaimed live shows, a test of endurance and trust that involves performing their hand-looped acoustic minimalism note for note, just as the compositions were recorded. Dawn of Midi’s sets are as energetic and rhythmic as a seamlessly mixed DJ-set, mesmerising fans in the same way the group’s favourite experimental and electronic acts have for decades.
The album was recorded to 2-inch tape at Waterfront Studios in Hudson, New York - a former church that was purchased and transformed into an analogue recording playground by the great engineer Henry Hirsch. Once the band visited the studio and met Henry, an expert in analogue recording equipped with a vintage Helios console, 16 and 24-track tape machines and a superb collection of microphones, it was obvious they had to record there; it was miles ahead of anywhere else they had visited. Rusty Santos then mixed the album to make sure it would hit as hard as the group’s favourite electronic albums do in spite of it being entirely acoustic.
“We wanted to make a record that sounded both musically futuristic and sonically vintage,” explains Israni, “and since the album never saw a proper international release, it is very exciting to see what might happen when more people are exposed to it. And to be aligned with Erased Tapes, whose enthusiasm for the music they release has done a lot for exposing unique instrumental and electronic music, makes it that much more interesting.”

Dysnomia will be released worldwide on June 1st, 2015 through Erased Tapes – available on 2x LP, CD and Download.

MARTA KODO 

https://www.beatport.com/artist/marta-kodo/360033
https://www.traxsource.com/artist/143113/marta-kodo
https://listen.tidal.com/artist/5117910

Labels: Baroque, LuPS, ReadyMix, Like That Underground (LTU), G-Mafia, Brise.

Marta Kodo’ an aboriginal term for ‘Big Melody,’ soon became a very suiting concept in David’s mixes, with his big flowing synth sounds & chord progressions that have just emanated out of this man, despite never having a single music lesson in his younger years. He’s now unleashed these warm melodic undertones & addictive percussive rhythms he’s been building & refining over the years as a composer & producer & it’s resulted in an impressive plethora of releases.
Marta Kodo aka David Coates is paving his path into the global dance scene & will continue to create cutting edge sounds the dance floor has been waiting for. With releases that featured on Baroque’s annual Exit Ibiza, ADE compilations with ‘Quazard’ & ‘Heaven, ‘Come Far’ EP via Baroque back in 2012 & other standout deep house releases such as ‘High Lighter,’ it’s no wonder these unique creations from this energetic producer are starting to cause quite a stir. He’s also had releases along-side the likes of Oliver Lieb & Robert Babicz on compilations such as Ibizart & weekly airplay on Pure Ibiza Radio’s ‘Instru Mental’ program including live guest closing set for the summer of 2018. Sit back & let him take you on a journey of sensory delight that’s sure to quench your musical thirst & rhythmically blow you away. Other releases to date have included:  'Let It Flow' & 'Grounded' with their colorful melodies & superb sound design, & his more contemporary deep house style with 'Tomorrow Tomorrow,' ‘Who Is What,’ 'Impress,' 'Relief' & 'Cashmink'. His duo EP features 'Its Has Begun' & 'Spex Appeal' & heart felt single ‘Fader Love’ with its various remixes. He’s also released tracks 'Fader Love' 2014, ‘Carnivorous’ & 'Fuse It' on former Melbourne label For The Record in 2015 & Patient Dreams in 2016. An EP with co-production partner Amelia Mae, featuring ‘More Chi’ & ‘Yoorana’ aboriginal for ‘Loving,’ was released in Aug 2023 via Brise Records, along with singles First Light, Ulterior Motive (LTU) & Star Lust (G-Mafia). New EPs Rinsed/Cala Vadella Sunset & Catch Me, Clematis & Round and Round (feat. Che-Rhythm) are set for release in 2024.


Baroque Come Far EP: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4glMWevvVN3XkRvES9Btnb?si=83z7OUMnSV-s9vgM_UrbQw

Leif Hatfield has been producing music since 1996, as well as working as a sound engineer and an active DJ on the go around Germany, Leif satisfies even the most sophisticated listener with his  superb mixing skills and energetic sets. In addition to releasing under the name of Leif Hatfield, he is probably most well known for his former project with Frank Beckers which was called Export Audio, now evolved into the updated combo, Hatfield & Beckers, including their hit track 'Arnousa Day' which was featured on the debut D-Nox & Beckers album 'Left Behind' released on Electribe Records. Leif has a steady string of  releases behind him on labels including Sunset, Plastik Park, Sprout, Tatsu, Iboga and Mutekki.


Dj Style: Progressive Dance Clash //
Producer styles: progressive house, techno, downbeat, electro hiphop //

Dazzle has been active in the industry for more than a decade. Almost immediately after Black Hole Recordings released Dazzle's first mix compilation "Freedom" in 1999, his career steadily moved upwards. Thanks to the success of the initial issue, three sequels in the "Freedom" series followed, which eventually paved the way for a new, more personal concept entitled "Soundbox"; a double CD. These now seminal releases document Dazzle's outstanding taste and superb mixing skills. They also represent the progress he went through to build his reputation of a highly skilled and professional DJ delivering dedicated live sets, filled with a widely appealing combination of rhythmic, energetic trance and tech-house. 
All this good news travels fast and requests for remixes pour in: established artists like Way Out West, Public Domain, and Andain have their hits reworked by Dazzle. His hard labour finally leads to the realisation of what had always been his dream: his own label that would release his own output. Mostly Recordings, the name of the imprint, has a clear mission statement: to release material of young, new and talented producers and of course his own productions and mix compilations. The year is 2004 and Mostly Recordings delivers Dazzle's titles such as "Pushing", "Area51", "Thin Air" and "Observe"; cuts that all have been hammered by the likes of Tiësto, Armin van Buuren and Ferry Corsten. 
Other labels notice the attention too, and in a short period of time Dazzle's music appears on imprints like Paul van Dyk's Vandit with "Relativity", Fektive with "Traced" and most notably "Chaos Theory" released on Armin van Buuren's Armada label, which found its way to many worldwide recognized mix compilations like "Amnesia" and "Cream - Ibiza 2008", mixed By Paul van Dyk, the John O’Callaghan "Godskitchen 10 Year Anniversary" comp and the Ronski Speed mix compilation "Worldwide Trance Sounds". It truly became the summer slammer of the 2008 season and was played endlessly during sessions at Space Miami during the WMC, Amnesia, Time Warp and Judge Jules' "Judgement Sundays" on Ibiza. Another top notch release by Dazzle was "Backwards", released on Detox Records which even made it to the nowadays rare format of a vinyl pressing. 
With a crazy production schedule like this, Dazzle still finds the time to drop his own mix compilations and so far he released a double CD for the internationally known Maxim Magazine, a comp entitled "Forward" and two hailed pressings for the Fast Forward Dance Parade (FFWD) of 2006 and 2007. He still considers those two the achievement of his personal investment to make it to the FFWD of 2005, a tour the force that got him his own truck, a dedicated sponsor and thousands of enthusiastic followers. All these activities show the genuine craftsmanship of a DJ that works hard to make it big, 'cause one should not forget that all this happened during a period full of live gigs where he performed alongside such names as Seb Fontaine, Guy Ornadel, Cass, Armin van Buuren, Tiësto and Judge Jules, all at festivals like Dance Valley, Impulz, Extrema Outdoor, Rockit Open Air, Dancetour, Frequence Outdoor, Gigadance and Trance Energy. 
These live performances caught the attention of international booking agencies and Dazzle has so far performed in Ibiza, Poland, Czech Republic, USA, Mexico, The Russian Federation, Norway, Cyprus and Israel. 2008 also saw the birth of his personal concert at "De Kroon" during the Amsterdam Dance Event; he repeated this idea in 2009 during "Threesome", also at the Amsterdam Dance Event. The best showcase for Dazzle live can be found in this video, which shows Dazzle climatically performing at various locations on the globe. 




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