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Someone To Dance With

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Released: Jan 1, 2010

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Someone To Dance With
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I'm Gonna Getcha
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General Info

Genre: Alternative / Electronica / Soul
Location Lower Hutt, Wellington, NZ
Profile Views: 19506
Last Login: 7/12/2011
Member Since 4/27/2007
Website www.isunray.co.nz
Record Label Independant
Bio
21st Century Electro-Soul .... About us: .... "isunray" - Multi-instrumentalist/Producer Jeremy (Jay) Hay and the crystal-like vocals of the fabulous Jade Eru. .... The isunray story started in early 2007, Jay was looking for a vocalist who could sing with conviction and heart, the only name that came to mind was Jade Eru. Little did he know that Jade was also an emerging songwriter just looking for the right partnership to set her free. .... What kind of music is "isunray"? .... What do you call music that crosses all genres and boundaries including elements of electronica, soul, house, jazz, power-pop, classical and the blues, we call it 21st Century Electro-Soul. .... "Icebergs Off The Coast" and "Now You're Gone" are available from www.isunray.co.nz as freedownloads @ 320kbps, so download enjoy and feel free to share. .... You can listen to our debut ep "balance" at higher audio definition (320 kbps) that we can offer here at myspace at (..facebook..) .... Reviews of our debut ep "balance" .... - a four star review in the “Groove Guide” put out by Real Groovy “….a high art of 21st Century electro-soul” (April 2008) .... - Amplifier.co.nz called it “ ..a fresh and emerging sound for the masses.” .... - Icebergs Off The Coast” (from the EP “balance”) featured in the international magazine FutureMusic who called it “…a great sound, we look forward to hearing more” (April 2008) .... We have stock of our six-track EP "balance" which you can purchase through Slowboat (Cuba St, Wellington) and Real Groovy (Wellington) and of course us. Online downloads and physical EP's available at (..amplifier..). Sweet! .... If you'd like to contact us you can drop us a line through isunray@yahoo.co.nz. .... isunray are also regular bloggers and we love the chitty chatty so feel free to drop comments and messages, we will always respond. For more "isunray" (bless) check out (..facebook..), (..mp3.com.au..) and (..soundclick..). .... For pics of isunray from our gig at "Bodega" .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Members
Jeremy (Jay) Hay - man-machine, voice, keys, twidlidge, stingray bass (the "scarlet harlot") and songs .... Jade Eru - All female vocals and songs. ................
Influences
New Order/Joy Division, Depeche Mode, Goldfrapp, The Blue Nile, Prefab Sprout, Thomas Dolby, Pet Shop Boys, Kraftwerk, The Postal Service, Deathcab For Cutie, Alphaville, Japan/David Sylvian, Tears For Fears (early), Talk Talk, Prince, Kate Bush, A-ha, Captain, The Smiths/Morissey, Peter Gabriel, Tool, The Cure, Ben Folds, BT, The The, Klute, Pendulum, Black, Bronski Beat, Cabaret Voltaire. Cocteau Twins, This Mortal Coil, Everything But The Girl, Gary Numan, Trevor Horn, Grace Jones, Thalassa, Devo, OMD, Scritti Politti, Sigur Ros, Sufjan Stevens, The Killers, Simple Minds, The Pixies, Steely Dan, The Arcade Fire, George Michael, Alexander O’Neal, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder......oh and Sonic Death Monkey. .... Kiwi - love this country!! .... The Black Seeds, Fat Freddy’s Drop, The Upbeats, Rhombus, Rhian Sheehan, Raashi Malik, Module, Goldenhorse, Trasch, Jam Factory, Split Enz, Crowded House, Dave Dobbyn, Mi-Sex, Aerial, Pluto, One Million Dollars, Gramsci, Paul McLaney, Brooke Fraser, Stellar*, Bic Runga, The Blush Response, Jade Eru, Nick Horrell and all creative musicians from the shakey isles.
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21st Century Electro-Soul ....