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Cat Matador
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Last Login:  12/16/2009
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Member Since4/22/2007
Band MembersLiam Martin - Guitar, synth Vocals...... Darren Wolfgang Amedeus - Bass, backing vocals..... Christopher Roe-French - Drums, whooping..... Sian Williams - Violin, backing vocals....
Influencesanalogue things, not so sloppy guitars, the national, hi-hats, british sea power, facial hair, broken social scene, school, redundant strings, snowden, white walls, arcade fire, five easy pieces, the twilight sad, mucky guitar cases....you, us, cats and matadors
Sounds Like"curiously arresting... weave together mightily fine, intricate guitar-work draped in a Joy-Divisionesque kind of darkness with impressively solid drumming from chops-man Christopher Roe-French.
This is all underpinned by violinist Sian Williams' strings, which adds an graceful, almost majestic air to proceeding, providing a optimistic ray of light to the darkness which otherwise envelops. It seems like it really shouldn't work but makes it all the more pleasurable that it does, the sum being truly greater than the parts" - The Fly

"More violins with Cat Matador at the Wheatsheaf, combining well with the chiming guitars, creating a high-octane form of indie rock that veers between epic and introspective but with enough force and character to keep the large crowd fully engaged" - Nightshift Magazine

"part pop and part misery" - Oxfordbands.com

"Indubidable" - BBC Oxford Introducing

"Unsigned quartet from the ....U.K..... who serve us with 5 tracks of reflective indie rock. Think shoe gaze with strings, which at times remind me of John Cale's playing with The Velvet Underground ;-) The use of the violin to respond to a clanging guitar on "Soren" is cool. The instrumentation certainly adds an edge to the introspection. A sort of rockier, raunchier (but not too much) version of Kyte their music twists and turns you around its finger. I really liked "Eyes" which sounded a bit like something from The Cure" - A dutch guy named Paul

“Instrumental excellence with the hookest of hooky guitar lines” - Blog of Daisy Rodgers and Hot Rod?

"Cajun Dance Party, The National and The Flaming Lips all in a blender!!! this band's seriously brilliant!!!" - Bugbear

"Sorta like The Cure remixed to tribal drums, plus a lone violin whose drones and quick loops make organic what keyboards would smother with technology. Poised and passionate, nimble enough to avoid the bull" - Truck Festival blurb

"Their songs are not songs, they're adventures" - A punter at a London gig

An infinate amount of monkeys playing with broken equipment for infinity

Record LabelUnsigned


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Nov 12 2009 8:00P
The Jericho w/We Were Promised Jetpacks & The Gullivers Oxford
Dec 11 2009 7:00P
Fine art Degree show @ Oxford Brookes Oxford

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NITKOWSKI

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Dec 12 2009 8:23 PM

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Dec 11 2009 12:05 PM

Cheers Wolfy..... you're a darling.... let me know when you're next playing!!!!!!
Megan

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Dec 10 2009 11:10 PM

Message To Bears

Message To Bears



Dec 8 2009 10:51 AM

Hey man thats great news! I can put you on the cheap guestlist if you like? Makes it a fiver instead of 10 on the door (8 in adv.) 

Cheers!
J
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JOEY™

JOEY™



Dec 1 2009 11:30 PM

don't mentioned it guys..
support!!
<3
hope u've a great day..
-joey-
The Velvet Pearls

The Velvet Pearls



Nov 29 2009 2:58 PM

Hey, thanks for the add! I hope you enjoyed our music!
Musical salutations from the Velvet Pearls.
JOEY™

JOEY™



Nov 27 2009 10:40 PM

hey guys...
thanx lol,
sounds great,
i like it!
-joey-
A+E Line

A+E Line



Nov 24 2009 6:28 PM

that was me, Thomas, by the way.
A+E Line

A+E Line



Nov 24 2009 6:27 PM

oh ive got a beard since a while ago, i just dont go tooting my trumpet about it... infact mine has pogs and candy in it.. POGS AND CANDY. dont see that everyday.
NITKOWSKI

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Nov 24 2009 2:21 PM

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Nov 20 2009 12:34 PM

Always a pleasure to recieve an add request with the word CAT in it.

FUCKING LOVE CATS.


The Rhythm Thieves

The Rhythm Thieves



Nov 19 2009 4:14 PM

Hi folks ... nice site, sounding good! Thanks for your friend request.
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Nov 14 2009 11:04 PM

MMmm mr lee, I confess to knowing him but little. But have slept in his bed when in nottingham, but not when he was in it. He also advised against things not organic in the milk department. But Im still not clear as to what his reasoning was/is/was. I was very surprised to see him on Graham Norton. Show. Some years ago. 
R Tasaday

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Nov 13 2009 10:01 PM

At Oxford Brookes, demand Mr Lee join you on the theramin!
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Nov 13 2009 7:13 PM

It means....you will like this. Not a lot. But you will like it. 
70s Cop

70s Cop



Nov 13 2009 9:51 AM

Hi Guys. Thanks for being our friend. What are you up to
this weekend? If you get a chance pop by and let us know what you think of our
tunes?



Cheers



70s Cop

TV21

TV21



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Nov 10 2009 9:44 AM

I Am Forever (20th Dec EXETER CAVERN)

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Nov 8 2009 1:47 PM

Hey, how've you been?

FREE DOWNLOAD of our track 'Seasons' available now on our page... Would love to hear what you think!

Keep in touch, Tom IAF
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Nov 2 2009 10:54 AM

The Long Insiders

The Long Insiders



Oct 31 2009 11:19 AM

Have a howl`n Halloween! x
 

anyone who loves b

anyone who loves b



Oct 28 2009 2:22 AM

no imagination,no creation,
artform of start ,stop and individual goals!!
Adam Double

Adam Double



Oct 23 2009 11:07 AM

Thanks for the add

A.D.
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