Andy Porteous Vocals, Guitars, Keys Andy Moore Vocals, bass Ryan O'Donoghue Guitars Kieran Petvin Drums Steve State Keys, Vocals, FX
Influences
The Notwist, Steve Reich, Aphex Twin, Keith Jarrett, Gorecki, Arvo Part, Yo La Tengo, Afghan Whigs, TV on the Radio, Red House Painters, Flaming Lips, Talk Talk, Jaga Jazzist, Nick Drake, Orbital, Ride, Tortoise, Madlib, Tindersticks, Marvin Gaye, Jesus and Mary Chain, Robert Wyatt, Prefuse 73, Four Tet, Cinematic Orchestra, Bjork, Midlake, American Music Club, Boards Of Canada, Clouddead, Pavement, DJ Shadow, Wolf Parade, Pink Floyd, Liars, Elliott Smith, The Cure, Larry David, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Secret Machines, Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine, Nick Cave, Wolfgang Tillmans, Jason Pierce, In Flagranti, Jean Jacques Burnel, Andy Warhol, David Bowie, Andreas Gursky, Dinosaur Jr, M83, The Velvet Underground, David Sylvian, Can, Air, David Fridmann, John Lydon, Pixies, David Byrne, Broken Social Scene, New Order, Joy Division, Giorgio Moroder, Animal Collective, Jimi Hendrix, Mark Linkous, !!!, Sigur Ros, Roxy Music, Chris Morris, The Clash, The Arcade Fire, Buck 65, Soft Machine, Sufjan Stevens, Mogwai, Vincent Gallo, Yes, Joao Gilberto, Roy Ayers, Momus, Fela Kuti, Charles Mingus, Edward Hopper, The Sleepy Jackson, Beta Band, Derek Bailey, Spring Heel Jack, Devo, Jim O'Rourke, Jackson Pollock, The National, Wong Kar-Wai, UNKLE, Sonic Boom, Akira Kurasawa, F.Scott Fitzgerald, Haruki Murakami, Henry Rollins, Bill Fay, Miles Davis, Jeff Tweedy, John Coltrane, Pablo Picasso, Constantin Brancusi, Elvis Costello, Keith Tippett, Thelonious Monk, Squarepusher, Lambchop, Yasujiro Ozu, Norman Mailer, Beans, Rotary Connection, Erol Alkan, David Axelrod, Tom Waits, Antipop Consortium, Albert Ayler, Daft Punk, Optimo, Hood, Death in Vegas, Prince, Phoenix, Mew.
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In 1738 when Lewis Paul and John Wyatt patented the famous Roller Spinning machine, they began a long historical lineage of industrial and scientific innovation in Birmingham.
In 2007, following in the footsteps of their industrial forefathers, five Birmingham men have developed and perfected a musical formula so utterly unique and innovative as to restore hope in the city’s faded glory.
Destroy Cowboy have been assembling klaxons and magnetic sound machines that pulse and vibrate, harnessing the power of the elements and the spirit of the crowd to explosive effect.
Successful live tests have seen these brave men exhibiting alongside such leading names of music, science and industry as Cold War Kids, Tapes ‘n Tapes, Humanzi, 2ManyDjs, 1990s, The Stills and Tokyo Police Club.
The scientific community and the people of Birmingham now wait expectantly for news of Destroy Cowboy’s next move.
To Die By Your Side
... a Birmingham five piece with a talent for intense, melodic assaults ... a melting pot of ideas that meld pounding drums to heavy guitars while swathes of elctronics and synths swirl around ...
... Don't you just love unexpected surprises? Life just plods along in all its mundane familiarity, work work pub club sleep and all that. Then wham, something new, something exciting. For me, it was my first live experience of Destroy Cowboy ...
... Destroy Cowboy are a seriously impressive band. One anthemic classic after another … I can really see Destroy Cowboy making it, not just nationally but across the pond too. They are, in my humble opinion, THAT good. Now go listen, see 'em live and if you're not 100% satisfied then you don't have ears. ...
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Sorry about the plug!
We are playing our first show in nearly 6 months this Saturday.
HTML haters! please read below;-)
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I W I L L A T T A C K live
Birmingham Bar Academy
Saturday 28th June 2008
HMV/Kerrang Showcase/14+ Show.
Tickets are £5 on the door but message us early for Cheap Cheap entry.
We are onstage 9:15ish!!
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Even if you cant make the show don't be a stranger come by our page and share the love/hate
Thought we’d let you know that we finally got round to playing your track "1000 Candles" on Bristol Uncovered this Saturday morning on BBC Radio Bristol. You can still hear it anytime this week using the on line "Listen Again" feature on the BBC i-Player, there’s a link to it from our profile.
Sorry about the delay. We got there in the end. Let us know if you have any gigs down this way and we'll try and give them a mention and play another track.
Happy Dynamic Living!
Richard Pitt & Gary Smith Bristol Uncovered on BBC Radio Bristol
been a bit poor with keeping up the myspace malarky of late, so just a quick one to say congrats on a real quality set at Barfly...quite possibly the best I've seen from you...YET!
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