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Mint Ive
Indie / Alternative / Rock

"The more they control us..."

Nottingham,
United Kingdom

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Last Login:  5/14/2008
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   Mint Ive: General Info
Member Since3/2/2006
Band Websitemint-ive.co.uk/
Band MembersWill Lillejord Vocals + Guitar

Oliver Chetty Guitars

Joel Mulvany Bass

Dan Wright Drums



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InfluencesDoves, A Place To Bury Strangers, Elbow, Meat Whiplash, Verve, The Field Mice, The Jesus And Mary Chain, Long-View, Radiohead, Editors, My Bloody Valentine, Six By Seven, The Warlocks, Slowdive, Joy Division, Her Name Is Calla, Puressence, The December Sound, Spiritualized, DJ Shadow, iLiKETRAiNS, Interpol, Exit Calm, Ride.....

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Sounds Like"Adrenalin fuelled Rock and Roll"
Drowned in Sound

"A proper band"
Mani (Stone Roses, Primal Scream)

"Eerily haunting...yet delightfully menacing”
Sandman
Type of LabelNone






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   About Mint Ive
If it’s a history lesson you want then you’ve come to the wrong place. As Ian Brown once said so casually during those first strains of youth: “The past is yours, the future is MINE.”

And so the same can be said of Mint Ive. Nottingham as a city hasn’t exactly got the best reputation as far as bestowing up-and-coming musical talent on the rest of the world is concerned. Basically, you can count any worthwhile past produce on the fingers of one hand.

Mint Ive are aware of this as much as anyone, which is why now, after two years of steadily honing their songwriting and live performances around the city and beyond, they are ready to unleash their undoubted potential onto the rest of us.

This year alone has already seen them play a sell out JD set show with the Maccabees, three Drowned In Sound club nights alongside the likes of Komakino, Her Name Is Calla and Club AC30 stalwarts Air Formation, while inbetween all that they also became the first unsigned band to sell out the city’s Bodega Social venue in advance (Review).

Aside from that, critical acclaim has been pouring in from all quarters, with Nightfly proclaiming them as“the best band Nottingham has had to offer for some time”, Sandman describing their live set as“eerily haunting...yet delightfully menacing”, and Primal Scream’s Mani being so impressed by one of their shows he immediately offered them a residency at Manchester’s Blue Cat Café.

In the meantime they have been recording with Doggen (Spiritualized, Julian Cope), Chris Olley (Six.By Seven) and Chris Moore (Model Morning, Echoboy) while early next year will see them heading back into the studio to complete their as-yet untitled debut album.

Along with the likes of Exit Calm, Model Morning and Nova Saints, Mint Ive are taking the hallowed sounds of early 90s shoegazing to a new audience reared on grit-clenched songwriting and a passion for affluent characters amidst the current trend for faceless artists within the music industry.

So without further ado, I give you Mint Ive.

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 **:-DiRrTy BlUe EyEs-:** 


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sound of confusion





May 14 2008 12:20 PM

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EAT LIGHTS BECOME LIGHTS


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May 13 2008 12:29 AM

Best of luck with the show guys,
Nice meeting one of your members the other day.
ELBL
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May 7 2008 12:36 PM

Just watched the docu lads.

Good stuff.

Cheers for the "get well" text Olly. Massively appreciated. Got loads of pills on the go at the minute, bet there's some Dan's never even taken!!!

Hope to see you all on the square on the 24th. We're on at half 12 in the afternoon. Should be grand. Spread the word, spread the love.

Good to see everything going well and the recordings sounding great. It's only a matter of time.

Matt x
Absolute beast...





May 7 2008 10:40 AM

Ah, fearing tune's sick lads... oh believe...
Ginger Pride





May 6 2008 3:18 PM

Loving the tunes you fooking 210 beasts. I'm back over there around Christmas and NY. We'll have to catch up for a round of bevvies!!!
210
The Convolution Rooms





May 6 2008 2:12 PM

leicester THIS FEELING! Photobucket
Will Lillejord





May 3 2008 4:59 AM

The Ghoul is dead long live the Shadow (of his former self).....
nice downloads i concur 210 xxx
Jules





May 3 2008 4:21 AM

Wicked tunes...cool downloads!

Many thanx :)
Jorge





May 2 2008 7:43 AM

Long time fellas, hows it going? Everything cool? Just dropping in to send some love. we should play notts together again sometime.
Love yous
J Kingsize
XXX
Stefan





May 2 2008 4:26 AM

yeh defo!

Jordan said we can get a lift down in the van i hear?
Stefan





May 2 2008 3:59 AM

good work lads!
Century Man





May 1 2008 10:58 AM

hope its all cool lads, century man
**:-DiRrTy BlUe EyEs-:**





May 1 2008 8:57 AM

Just passing through..:P
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyy..:D
x x
Solomon Smith





May 1 2008 1:50 AM

The Running Horse
Alfreton Road
Nottingham

Saturday 3rd May

Live Music from:


The Stoatz
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Solomon Smith

Kick Off 8ish






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Apr 30 2008 7:25 AM

like the doc boys

xxx
**:-DiRrTy BlUe EyEs-:**





Apr 30 2008 3:54 AM

Heya Guys,

could you plz take the time and vote for me :P
Some lasses put there ad up like 3-4 months ago..
i put mine up 2days ago eek..
need to get top votes :P
i will love you always :) mwah
and it's FREE

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then click on 2008 (on the left) then my face
and vote :P Laura-Jane J

Thankyou xxx
***FI WILKI***





Apr 24 2008 4:00 PM

Oh ey it always is! u shud play again sometime, prestonia is where its at lol, alls good t'up north... so wot happened after eagle then, did that bloke let you kip at his?
Big Hand - New album tracks on Myspace





Apr 22 2008 9:45 AM

Hear ye, hear ye friends. Calling all ye faithful and faithless, the Big Hand debut album is finally here and set to dazzle upon the main stage of life! Yes, its set for release, and its gonna blow your socks off.........

............ 14 tracks of the finest sparkling soulful zorbic ska ever heard for just ten little pounds, just a click to the left there. Get yourselves the remedy for the April showers, reach out through the ether and get yourself one today. Go on, you know you want to!

Peace and Love
Big Hand

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Jordan_229





Apr 20 2008 2:37 PM

it worked fine for me.
i dont think the documentary maker can be held accountable for your shitty internet speed
YOU-V-ME





Apr 18 2008 9:21 AM

cool doc guys, although the 1st and 3rd part load so slow ive not watched em yet, maybe mention it to the chap.
james
210
Stefan





Apr 18 2008 3:03 AM

Hello All, this is the MINT IVE documentary which i did for uni. Its in 3 parts and its definitely worth a watch, now sit back and enjoy:





The Recovery





Apr 17 2008 3:20 AM

recovery flyer

Hi All,

Hope you're all OK?? We have a few upcoming shows to tell you about so if you fancy popping along then do let us know and we'll arrange some form of free/cheap entry for you! The dates are as follows:

28th April - Liverpool Carling Academy, Supporting Envy & Other Sins

2nd May - Nottingham Bodega Social, Supporting Twisted Wheel

5th May - Cambridge Barfly, Supporting Twisted Wheel

6th May - Northampton Soundhaus, Supporting Twisted Wheel

24th May - Manchester Academy 2, Supporting Bob Mould

Thanks to everyone that has purchased our debut E.P 'THE RECOVERY' and a reminder to those who haven't bought it yet it is available from itunes and gigantic. com. We also have a brand new website at the address below where you can play pong!

Thanks and take care!!

+THE RECOVERY+
www. therecovery. co. uk
www. myspace.
com/therecovery1
White Hills





Apr 16 2008 8:08 AM

hey will,

dust off those driving goggles...see you soon!
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Samantha





Apr 15 2008 5:26 PM

Any plans to come back round our way??
saw u in Spilsby and Lincoln too long ago now
**:-DiRrTy BlUe EyEs-:**





Apr 15 2008 5:06 AM

Heya...How youu all doing?? x x
Jules





Apr 14 2008 12:34 PM

Thanx for the 'myspace trail' recommendation! Cool!

Gr8 sounds btw :)
Her Name is Calla





Apr 14 2008 6:16 AM

yeah man, good stuff for us guys isn't it?! you well?
Mint Ive





Apr 14 2008 5:58 AM

Have a read of this and leave a comment

http://www. drownedinsound. com/articles/3114179

Will Joel Dan and Oli x
Drag Queen Bingo





Apr 12 2008 10:15 AM

Cheers lads!

Same goes for you really enjoyed your set as well, was well and trully hammered by the end haha

that would be sound if u could help us out with a gig in nottingham don't really no the first place to look.

hope to see you again soon!

Sam

DQB
sound of confusion





Apr 11 2008 2:39 AM

Hi Fellas, not gonna be able to get down on Fri, have a good un, cheers. Sortin date out soon. cheers sim

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Apr 10 2008 4:14 PM

Nice one Oli, cheers.

Good to hear it went well, good stuff with the APTBS support too, heard they are nice and loud live. Be great to see you on any of the dates...see you're down in London in July, will make sure I get myself along to that one.

Cheers
Brownie
The Abbots™





Apr 10 2008 12:50 PM

Jug12/04/08
The Public





Apr 9 2008 10:15 AM

Cheers Lads!
Somatic


Is Online


Apr 8 2008 7:48 AM

yeah might come down

cheers man
i concur





Apr 8 2008 3:32 AM

Yeah we played with them a couple of weeks ago. Should be a mint night ;-)

Ha ha!
No Cassandra