Oli Deakin - Vocals,Guitars, some Keys; Jamie Deakin - Drums, Backing Vocals; Harry Wood - Bass, backing Vocals. some Keys
Influences
Listening To:
Radiohead, Arcade Fire, Wolf Parade, Interpol, British Sea Power, The National, Bjork, Modest Mouse, Sigur Ros, Wilco, Explosions in the Sky, iLiKETRAiNS, Jeff Buckley, Duels, Tom Waits, Dylan, Crayon, Joanna Newsom...
Reading:
Herman Hesse, Leonard Cohen, Graham Greene, Dylan Thomas, TS Elliot, Tove Jansson, Chekov, Kurt Vonnegut, Albert Camus, the news...
Sounds Like
We have, at different times and by diffferent people, been likened to: Radiohead, British Sea Power, Jeff Buckley, Placebo, Interpol, Muse, Coldplay, PJ Harvey, The Cure, Nirvana, Supergrass, Arcade Fire, Waterboys, Sigur Ros, The Smiths amongst others... Some of these we agree with. Some we don't.
Here's what some people have said:
Press:
"A three-headed colossus of power and poise that seems just as happy punking things up as they are performing mini-cinematic operas" Drowned in Sound
"This trio just ooze confidence as they command and bound around the stage with heart rendering energy. They have an expansive sound and passionate singer who has a masterful band with masterful songs." Yorkshire Evening Post
"Samsa are a delight. This band truly do have all the makings of a classic alt. rock band. Really great tunes, a stunning display of intensity, and they make a big noise. " Tom Goodhand, Sandman Magazine
"original, constantly changing and damn catchy" Glasswerk
"...this is another big track that should have any A&R person worth their salt, wetting their underwear by the end of first bar" Manchester Music
"...if you've got a good song, that's all you need -and thankfully Samsa have a whole set of them" Leedsmusicscene
"Samsa's songs are the musical equivalent of having a military testing base next to a fireworks factory a series of small tightly controlled explosions wrought with an impending sense of danger knowing that any minute they threaten to career out of control into one almighty cataclysmic bang. Which they frequently do." Whisperin & Hollerin
BIOG:
Samsa are a 3-piece band from Leeds, West Yorkshire. Over the last year they've been featured on Dance To The Radio's 'What We All Want' album, shared the stage with Forward Russia, iLiKETRAiNS, Duels, The Duke Spirit, The Young Knives, Pigeon Detectives, Oceansize and many more. They've been championed by the likes of Steve Lamaqc (who made First, The Lights his unsigned choice of the week), Claire Sturgess on XFM, and recieved a stream of glowing press nationwide.
Since John Peel championed their debut single in summer 2004, a limited edition 7 called Quiet Places on Leeds label Mook Records (stepping stone to The Cribs, and many more), The band who began their exploits in the heart of native Cumbria, have become a formidable element of the live scene in Leeds, as well as being regulars at London's Club Fandango.
sup dogg!! this bear driver stuff is shit hot, apparently they've just signed a three million dollar deal with pepsi to star and do the music for their new advert! totally rocking. more rocking than a nir graham party! x
the single people are fragile (c/w dream) by dboy is now available for digital download on itunes, napster, and many more. an IVOLV (alternative) release
hi guys! what would you say to come and play a gig at No.15 cafe in penrith on March 20th??.....i was going to ask you to play in summer, but march's artist has just cancelled....if not the whole band, an acoustic set from Oli?...i normally get around 100 people throigh the doors and theyre great gigs!....ill also be playing that night! get back to me asap pleeeeease! cheers Rob
Hello Lads Sorry I missed the gig on Friday. Those pesky trains were playing up ( One had broken down between Ilkley and Leeds). Let me know if you fancy a trip over to Ilkley
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Also available from: ----------------------- Rough Trade, London Pure Groove, London Piccadilly Records, Manchester Jumbo Records, Leeds Jacks Records, Sheffield Record Collector, Sheffield Action Records, Preston Sound It Out, Stockton On Tees Norman Records, Online (SINGLE OF THE WEEK!)
You can hear the full EP streamed www.myspace.com/championkickboxercandlepowerep
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"Candlepower" is the fourth release from Champion Kickboxer on Thee SPC and sees the Sheffield four-piece building substantially on the textures of their well-received 2006 album "Perforations" with five new, thoughtful and evocative songs.
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Issue #5 features interviews and music from Slow Down Tallahassee, The Chiara Ls, The Hair, Atoness, Rotary Ten, Hands & Knees, Dave Woodcock and many more.
Get it in the following shops:
Rough Trade, London Pure Groove, London Jacks Records, Sheffield Forever Changes, Sheffield Record Collector, Sheffield Action Records, Preston Jumbo, Leeds Piccadilly, Manchester
Idioteque this friday 5th October at Subculture, three bands and idioteque dj's for only £4.
We have:
GEORGE PRINGLE Radio 1 and drowned in sound fave presents her original and beguiling lit rap with delicate beats and discordant beauty.
Rotary Ten 'a hefty dose of old school college D.I.Y. indie cram-packed into a swimming pool of Mogwai after midnight' - The Fly
Broad and Rossiter City Waltzers Good ol' whiskey slugging, gun slingin bar room brawling, banjo twanging folk-blues.
we play..... pavement, sonic youth, the flaming lips, trail of dead, animal collective, broken social scene, patrick wolf, neutral milk hotel, bjork, the national, blur, the beatles, radiohead etc etc
This is a rather good single that caused me to trawl through all my Leeds compilations and discover that I have quite a few Samsa songs and that they are all actually rather good. Looking forward to seeing you live soon.
Hello there! Thanks for joining our friends! Hope you are all well? Music sounds great as always, let me know if you are ever back over in Cumbria or Lancashire, it would be great to see you all again! Cheers, Rachel
