NOISE 2006 MUSIC
NICK LUSCOMBE
 | NOISE 2006 Curator for Music Renowned DJ Nick, now presents his weekly Flo-Motion show on Resonance FM. Previous to this Nick has championed new music and helped kick off many new artists careers on the BBC and XFM |
SELECTED WORK
| The Maerlock After meeting at Music College in Manchester in 2002 talented young folk-roots band The Maerlock set their sights on combining their musical skills into a collection of traditional and modern folk numbers.
The bands sound is a grand mix of folk, jazz, funk, rock and classical; which brings energy and originality into their music, making it incredibly liable and enjoyable not only to seasoned folk-music listeners but to those who are less familiar with the genre. The group are in high- demand playing concerts and ceilidhs all over the British Isles and other global folk music hot-spots.Click to listen to the bands selected track, 'Catharsis' |
| Freely Moving Freely Moving are three musicians/filmmakers/writers from Manchester who claim to "constantly reinvent themselves"?, keeping things fluid, improving, moving, evolving, resolving and "having a damn good time."? The band switch between anthem creating, piano melodies, before mixing into hard, fast in-your-face guitar cuts with razor sharp grooves.
"Describing our sound is a bit like drawing a smell, but perhaps not quite so difficult. I'd say we smell like peach schnapps but taste like Tom Yum soup, and we may look like a squiggle but come out more like a really big drawing of scrambled eggs."? says front man Keiran.Click to listen to the bands selected track 'Dreaming' |
| The Low Miffs The Low Miffs met on a university music course, and started practicing in a disused jail cell. But don't expect them to sound like a bunch of music students content to bask in the afterglow of post-Franz Ferdinand.
The bands kinetic live performance veers from slapstick to cabaret, with frontman Leo crawling and climbing over every available inch of floor, balcony, and in a recent performance on the Isle of Skye - a tent pole.
Click to listen to the bands selected track, 'This Is The New' |
| Stutterbunny (formerly Eric and the Bunny Boilers) Female fronted guitar driven rock band Stutterbunny out of Glasgow's North side in 2004, and have developed into one of the best bands to come out of Scotland since Franz Ferdinand.
Powerful indie-pop melodies, a great live show and a clear aversion for unnecessary stage antics - this is a band where image is definitely high on the agenda!
With influences including Nirvana, Elastica, Blondie and No Doubt Eric and the Bunny Boilers' first release - "Heard You Say"? (an initially limited edition small 500 release from the bands' own 'Evil Anne Records') was re-pressed due to popular demand.
Several tracks from the EP have been featured on soundtracks for several short independent UK films, and on the rock band Placebo's "Androgyny"? DVD.
The band occurred a quick name change in 2007 and now calls themselves 'Stutterbunny' a nod and longstanding homage to Brit-pop outfit Elastica.
Click to listen to their selected track, '82' |
| Ollie J Ollie J is a 16 year old singer songwriter with an incredible passion for creating music. His lyrical styles in echo his musical inspirations, from legends such as David Bowie and Pink Floyd to more contemporary influences such as Radiohead, and Daft Punk. Reflected in his unique sound is his love of classical music and wide range of jazz and blues artists.
At the age of 13, after hearing Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here', Ollie found a guitar and piano in his dads studio and taught himself to play. Ollie loves experimenting with ideas and even during free periods and breaks at college you will find him sat in the practice room jamming with fellow musicians.
Click here to hear Ollie's selected track 'Unravel' |
| October 22 year old October kicked off her musical career whilst at college in Surrey. Here self recorded her first EP, and even pitched in to play every single instrument on the record! The day after sending it out she was bombarded with phone calls and was subsequently booked for her first festivals, along with an appearances on the Musicians TV channel to record four of her own songs.
October is currently captivating audiences in all four corners of the country with her "well crafted poetry"?, "excellent guitar and distinctive vocals"?. She's played to massive crowds at Glastonbury Festival, Manchester's 'In The City', and on BBC Radio One. She's been dubbed by the press as a "Melodic Rock Lady with a big future"?!
Listen to October's selected track 'See Clearly' |
| Josh Geffin Josh Geffin is a singer-songwriter from the south-west of England. He has captivated audiences in Dorset and Devon and drawn comparisons with Jeff Buckley, Bob Dylan and Nick Drake. The debut EP, 'Wake', recorded at home, blends rich electro-ecoustic arrangements with a heartfelt and singular singer-songwriting style.
In 2005 he graduated from Dartington College of Arts in Devon with First Class BA (Hons) Music. Josh has played in a variety of bands and duos at venues including Larmer Tree Festival (in ROADs), Union Chapel, and the Albert Hall (Dorset Youth Jazz Orchestra). I
Click to listen to Josh's track 'Put Down the Gun' |
ARCHITECTURE |
 | With his wife Gerardine, Wayne set up the globally acclaimed fashion label, Red or Dead in... More |
FASHION |
 | Eley Kishimoto is one of the UK's most eclectic fashion labels, known for their print desi... More |
GRAPHICS & ADVERTISING |
 | Since making his name 20 years ago as Art Director and co-founder of the independent recor... More |
ILLUSTRATION |
 | Insect crosses over from commercial graphic art to illustration for youth brands including... More |
MAGS, ZINES AND COMICS |
 | Claire is the Editor of Flux magazine. Flux magazine was launched in 1997 as a Manchester ... More |
MOVING IMAGES |
 | Cristian Jofre MTV Networks International's Senior Vice President Marketing and Creative D... More |
MUSIC |
| Renowned DJ Nick, now presents his weekly Flo-Motion show on Resonance FM. Previous to thi... More |
NEW MEDIA |
 | Danny calls himself a 'Creative Technologist' and has worked for internationally renowned ... More |
PRODUCT & 3D DESIGN |
 | With his wife Gerardine, Wayne set up the globally acclaimed fashion label, Red or Dead in... More |
ART |
 | Since Charles Saatchi bought her paintings in 2004, Stella Vine's painting of the tortured... More |
PHOTOGRAPHY |
 | Penny Martin is Editor in Chief of SHOWstudio, legendary photographer Nick Knight's award ... More |
WRITTEN & SPOKEN WORD |
 | For NOISEfestival.com 2006, NOISE invited a panel of leading creative professionals across... More |
