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Born under a starry sky in smoky North London, alternative electro-shock pop-duo Huski are currently busy preparing to release their second album 'Strangelove'. Listeners can expect a visual and aural feast of decadence, delight and destruction - the album tells the story of the tyranny of love and travels into the far reaches of darkness, glitter and dreams.

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While studying in Bath, the three 23 year olds from Wales and England only took an hour to realise they had a shared love of great music. Within a day of meeting they began writing and within a week their first gig was booked...

...Their name - O'Casan (pronounced Oh-Ka-San) -- is an old clan name. The members have strong Celtic roots and this name seemed to fit with the music. "It's even feels great to say!" exclaim the band.

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we loved Blackchords so much, we had them back on our balcony!

"Melbourne quartet shoot for the stars on widescreen debut ***"
Rolling Stone Magazine

Blackchords released their self-titled debut album on October 5, 2009 through Dust Devil Music/Stomp. Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, Blackchords, fronted by songwriter 27-year old Nick Milwright, have been widely acclaimed on their native turf ("One of the best Australian debut releases", Reverb Magazine) with critics raving that their darkly majestic collection of understated songs recalls the best bits of Ryan Adams, Elbow and Jeff Buckley. "So far the response has been really positive, especially from the fans," says Nick. "We strive to write music that moves and connects with people. It's the reason we want to play professionally."

Highlights include opening track 'At World's End', which leaks a despair that defies its upbeat arrangement. Richly-scored ballads, '22', and 'These Lights,' capture the quietness of intimacy, whilst 'Broken Bones' sees Milwright ponder existential matters: "This endless ride has got me I know/I've been holding on by a thread/falling towards the end, but I have been held by a thousand hands/we can scream out loud 'cause we're all on this ride I know". In 'Raise My Hands,' Milwright mourns "the thread coming undone/love it comes and goes" accompanied by a sympathetic string section; and 'Disappear' offers an introspective, ambivalent close to the album: "just give me a minute to gather my thoughts/disappear now".

From an early age, and a childhood spent with, as Nick puts it, "the usual suspects" (The Beatles, Cat Stevens, John Lennon, Joni Mitchell & Van Morrison) Nick knew that there was something drawing him to music, but it wasn't until his early twenties that he was to pursue it full time. In the meantime he tried following in the footsteps of his family -- and joined the military. Soon realizing that this wasn't for him, he left to begin training full time in Ballet and contemporary dance at one of Australia's top dance schools, the VCA. Finally, forced to rest for 6 months after an injury, he decided to open his mouth. "It was something like taking a plunge off this huge cliff, and I'd been too scared to confront it for so long," he says. "In the end I had to accept that the desire would never leave, and the real regret would be to grow old and to have never given it a shot."

After collectively finishing uni or working in badly paid jobs, Blackchords began to take shape in 2005, their name originating, says Nick, "down in the belly of a bluestone basement". In 2006 they created quite a stir when, as an unsigned band, their video for 'Broken Bones' won first place at Melbourne's prestigious St Kilda Film Festival. In 2008 the same song went on to become a double finalist in the ISC (International Songwriting Competition, for best rock song & video). "I really love working with filmmakers and artists to help create the Blackchords landscape," says Nick.

In 2008 the band were signed to Dust Devil Music, and began work on their debut full-length album. "In the beginning we were almost an alt country band. Then we found ourselves trying to resemble instrumental rock bands like Explosions In The Sky. Now I feel like we've found our own feet and sound like Blackchords. I knew we were walking the right path after hearing the first notes of the cello on 'Raise My Hands.' The whole time when the string quartet was recording I just sat there. I had goose bumps down my spine."
So, now that 'Blackchords' is complete and ready to be set free, what does the future hold for the band? "We're just eager to get out there and push it as far as it can go. Blackchords want to make music for the rest of our lives and get better and better as musicians. If we can do that we'll be very happy."

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Matti Roots has been making music for a lifetime, though unless you've been keeping your ear to the ground you probably haven't heard of him... yet. He's a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who's worked with some of the UK's biggest names including Wiley, Ms. Dynamite, So Solid, Master Shortie, Vula, Mis-teeq, Terri Walker and has remixed tracks for Natasha Bedingfield, Justin Timberlake and Slum Village. Like Ne-Yo or Robin Thicke, he's a songwriter first and foremost, who has now decided to come out from the shadows to hit you with the full 31 flavours. If you like your music raw and dirty, or sweet and soulful, if you like Stevie Wonder, Prince, D'Angelo or Omar, you'll be banging this Matti Roots album for the next 10 years. It's got 'Certified Classic' written all over it. His latest single 'Let's Get Back Together' was playlisted on Choice FM and supported by DJs like Ronnie Herel, Manny Norte, DJ Swerve, Davy J, Calvin Francis, Steve Sutherland, Dynamite MC, Diggz and the Unabombers. Blues & Soul and Touch gave the single 4 stars. But Matti Roots still wasn't happy, so he went back into the studio and re-recorded all the tracks with live instrumentation like Pharrell and Chad did for N*E*R*D's 'In Search Of...'. This is real music for real music fans. The album is the complete package -- songs you can sing-along to, songs to get you in the mood, songs for when you're down, songs for the car and songs for the club. Susaye Green from the Supremes (who wrote 'Free' for Deniece Williams and co-wrote 'I Can't Help It' for Michael Jackson) has fallen in love with the album: "This is smart, cheeky, sexy, danceable, romantic, in the groove, on the pulse, the shiznit! I love it." We're sure you'll love it too...

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