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Pelican
Oceansize
A Silver Mt. Zion
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Mono
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Shora
Mew
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Grails
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reviews:
STOKE SOUNDS
Iye, spelt with a deliberately small ‘i’, are different yet again; creating complex and lengthy soundscapes rather than offer than a selection of songs; taking the use of musical light and shade into new and exciting territory. Joined by MS Thomason for the duration of their two-number set, this seven-piece build on their creations layer-by-layer; section-by-section; adding on and taking away as the atmosphere takes on shapes from the stridently heavy to the ethereally sublime. It was commented to me at the gig that iye’s compositions can be compared to undertaking a musical journey; a comment I wholeheartedly agree with. Some fine vocals add to the general appeal of their works and the standard of musicianship was impressive all round. Great drumming from Cara Beech and I can only assume that MS Thomason must have been standing in on second guitar as their myspace profile suggests a member of their normal line-up was missing. A very impressive set, nonetheless.
WELIKEDANGER Records
IYE are from a little room in fenton called the eves. thats where they jam out their swirling post rock sounds and epic vocal harmonies. imagine low if they had a few more members and a few more pedals.
WOTGODFORGOT
Iye are a 7 peice Post Rock guitar orchestra from Stoke On Trent, although still relatively new in the gigging scene, they offer gob smackingly huge washes of layered guitar swirls which are sure to pull the heart strings of any Post Rock veteran. They are a band that tick all the right boxes when it comes to musical influences but best of all they put all these influences together in their onstage performances which just get better and better.
so far we have shared a stage with: this will destroy you, yndi halda, snowden, una corda, m s thomason, a genuine freakshow, mills & boon, the hubble constant, bossk, nothus, krupskaya, herzoga, cove, after the last sky & manatees
Dan who used to be in Whisperlane. He's a guitarist..sure man send away...I'm good yeah I really like your stuff you guys...Your sound/influences are similar to mine
I agree, give it time and it may be of use to everyone. It's currently a works in progress so bare with it. Also if you look back now I've reverted back to the old profile where you can search through the friends list. That was the whole point!. Whatever you do don't change to Profile 2.0 on MySpace as it's no good for networking.
A currently shite MySpace page for Midlands bands only.
The point is to use this page to advertise your gigs, wears and to keep in touch with other likeminded bands in the area without feeling like a complete arse for filling fan pages with junk mail. You know who you are!.
Promotions companies may also join so that if they're looking for bands to play a venue in the Midlands, all they have to do is visit this page for local bands to choose from and they have a full spectrum of sounds.
So if you're a new, up and coming talent in the midlands, whether you're a generic Indie band or Cock Rock band get your name down on the list!!!!!
