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Metal Team UK Interview - [06 Apr 2006]
So tell us a bit about Hamerex for those who have never heard of your band?
Elliot Fleet: Hi I'm the bass player with more strings than sence. I'll let Steve our guitarist tell you about the early days Steve Blower: Well Hamerex started back in August 2004 but I was in the band under other names which were Hellbound, Skab and Metal Fear. After abit of trouble with the line-up when me and Tom [lead guitar] was in Metal Fear we decided to change the name to Hamerex. We then got Shane [drummer] and Elliot in around August/September 2004 and C...
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Dedelectric EP - [19 Aug 2005]
Levitation faves Dedelectric are a two piece band from Brooklyn in New York City. The band are Erica and Orietta and they've come to show the boys how to do it properly. The music is dominated by the bass (always a good thing), synths and percussion not a guitar in sight. For the uninitiated their sound has echoes of Joy Division, Ramones, Suicide, New Order and the Jesus & Mary Chain. Dedelectric take minimalism to new extremes. If you thought The Kills sounded stark, then you were wrong. They sound like the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestr...
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We've got Levitation - [02 Jul 2005]
Levitation RecordsLevitation Records is a new label set up by 2 disillusioned friends, Ollie & Scott, as an outlet for psychedelic, experimental and underground music. The pair are currently recruiting bands to appear on a compilation to launch the label. They see the compilation as one which is set to launch the next generation of Nuggets/Pebbles type bands.Levitation was set up in response to the lack of interest in current bands by the majors who, devoid of any inspiration and unwilling to take any risks, circle like vultures over any new ...
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My Favorite [Underbelly, Hoxton, London] 17th June - [24 Jun 2005]
So it's down to Hoxton tonight to see New York City's best kept secret My Favorite. I can spell favourite by the way, before I get any smart-arsed emails, it's just that these guys are from the USA and that's how they do things over there, so when in Rome. The venue (once located) is very nice, although somewhat inappropriately placed under the nightmare trendy bar of all nightmare trendy bars. Hoxton itself is a bit like Castlefield in Manchester but without the charm. It's really lacking the spirit and the vibe as 40 yr olds pretend to be 20,...
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