Andy says... Paramore, Elton John, The Audition, Kids In Glass Houses, Air Traffic, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, McFly, Daniel Bedingfield. ...Or anything with a remotely alternative, amusing, inspiring or clever lyric! ;]
Tom says... The bird's, the bee's and a little band called Muse =D
Duncan says... Mainly Indie/Alternative rock music with catchy upbeat or slow riffs! Influenced by bands such as Arctic Monkeys, Feeder and Maximo Park! =O
Dan says... Anything that is inspiring to me ...Rush, Porcupine Tree, Opeth, Between The Buried and Me, Ludovico Einaudi, Tool and Paramore ! =)
Sounds Like
Demos Reviewed September 2007
(Based on "Time of Day" & "Disaster")
Here we have a Wolverhampton based 4 piece with considerable talent and considerable promise.
Opener 'Time Of Day' is a good track, with impressive beats and driving guitar licks. It's with 'Disaster' that they find their feet though, with more of a funky, albeit muted beat leading into heavy guitar and drum play. The vocals are good, and the overall feel of the song is impressive.
With a little fine tuning and gigging they'll mature, settle as a band (having been through a few vocalists in their time) and come up with some great stuff i'm sure. Ones to watch.
Musically it’s a refreshingly stripped down indie-rock sound; simple, effective riffs, understated beats, sharp solos and Andy’s distinctive vocal all coming together perfectly for an intelligent, raw noise that’s contemporary and uniquely compelling.
It’s the quality of their material where the band really shines; memorable, punchy tracks packed full of ideas, they manage to be both accessible and simple, yet with some real depth.
MusicReview.com April 2008
(Based on "I Can't Believe", "Crazy", & "In a Nightmare")
Paradoxic are a bunch of enthusiastic young indie bucks from Wolverhampton. Taking on a review, at this early stage is also a bold start, but shows an encouraging confidence. The band give a reasonable account of themselves with tracks like 'Crazy' an uptempo catchy romp and the bouncy and very Arctic Monkeys influenced 'I can't believe'. At this stage of their young career they've got the band up on wheels.
The songs are quite memorable, energetically played and pretty well fronted by the attention holding vocals of singer Andy (whose sound sits somewhere between Greenday's Billie Joe and and Placebo's Brian Molko).
As young bands go, Paradoxic have a good platform and the time to make cool, energetic indie-pop tunes. Despite the current tracks getting a wee bit 'samey' after three songs, its a strong enough start.
Next was Paradoxic who have catchy songs which grow on you throughout the set, however the lead singer I found rude as he arsed around throughout the set of the following support band, The Marquee and headline act General Fiasco.
There should be a comma after "The Marquee", luv! :)
Oh, and sorry for dancing around to your boyfriends band, darlin'! **Rolls Eyes**
We are a four piece band from Wolverhampton who love to play live music to brand new people, and we will enjoy whatever comes our way.
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Since we formed as band we have played a lot of gigs, a few competitions and had great fun playing our music to people all over the Midlands. We've headlined our local venue the Little Civic and outsold its 140 capacity twice, we've finished the Surface Unsigned Festival in the Semi Finals at the Birmingham Barfly and we are still dead set on making more music that you lot will hopefully love.
Our music overall is a mix of genres but it is mainly Indie/Rock based. The concoction of catchy lyrics, melodic guitar riffs, punchy basslines and up-tempo drum beats really provides us with our own distinct sound.
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If you like us, add us & spread the word! If you don't like us, then just spread the word there's a new band in town! And if you're unsure what the word is... it's IMMENSE
Also on a final note, we're searching for places and venues to play our music! So if you're a promoter, venue manager, or generally someone who wants to have us play in your garden, send us a message and we'll happily sort something out!
Cheers ladies & dobermans ;]
Tom, Duncan, Andy and Dan!
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Germany is very very very nice today. sun is shining and it's already 28 degrees outside. :) How's the UK today? haha you make me listen to your songs!
Hey.Just to let ya know if you have any gigs coming up I'm still doing gig photography for only £30(not for too much longer though).Also doing portraiture/promo and documentary.I've added some new examples recently so have a look to see if you like it.Let me know if ya want owt doing.Cheers.Thanks for the add if I havent said so before.
Hey hows it going. Hope is well. I was wondering if you would like to have a free album? You can get it at http://www.megaupload.com/?f=3NNQTYF1 I would love to know what you think
yeah i got a cd when i came to your gig the other day bludsssssssssseed. looking forward to walsall? you gotta change it on your space that your playing with our new name :P xx
