OIB Records Recording Artists:

Lonely Ghosts is the alter-ego of Brighton musician Tom Denney. Since 2006 he has used this guise to explore what he considers to be 'pop' music in whatever shape or form it may take. From his home studio he creates an eclectic mix of songs blending a number of different sounds and styles, including casio-pop, moody synth-scapes, shoegaze guitar drones, woozy harmonies, post-punk, electronica, hip-hop drum beats and emotive vocals.

Lonely Ghosts first came into being while Tom was still playing in indie-noise heroes Help She Can't Swim, and has come into its own since their split in 2008. Lonely Ghosts maintains elements that will be recognizable to those familiar to with HSCS's sound but with a much broader scope in instrumentation and style. The release of 2008's well received debut mini-album 'Don't Get Lost or Hurt' cemented both Denney's 'pop' songwriting knack and Lonely Ghosts as his main musical focus.

 

Discography:

“Following on from his debut single release ‘Prediction for the New Year’, Lonely Ghosts releases his debut mini-album ‘Don’t Get Lost or Hurt’ on CD and Download featuring 8 new tracks recorded with Justin Callaway (the producer of the Help She Can’t Swim album ‘The Death of Nightlife’). Musically broader and more personal than his previous output in Help She Can’t Swim, ‘Don’t Get Lost or Hurt’ sees demanding electro beats and casio keys rubbing shoulders with classical instruments, sweeping string sounds, and forgotten tape noise.

 

"Delectable slices of symphonic pop" - Rock Sound

 

"Comparisons to his ex-band Help She Can't Swim are inevitable but this is gentler bedroom indie with layers of lush instrumentation…proof that sometimes ir can be an idea to give up your day job" - Plan B

 

"Bracing like a fist full of caffeine pills" - NME

 

*OIB Records webstore exclusive: The first 150 copies of the album come with a limited edition set of 4 Lonely Ghosts badges designed by Tom Denney and friends.

Each volume is limited to just 450 copies worldwide and comes with reversible gatefold sleeves, inserts, and one-inch badges designed by the bands involved.

 

“The first volume in our limited edition split 7" series. Each volume is built around a loose musical theme with four artists that share a similar ethos in their approach to music construction. As a release the OIB Records split series is designed to provide an outlet for its acts to experiment more widely and create something outside the parameters of the more cohesive album or EP format.

 

"None of these tracks are a gamble and it's very well curated, check it out!" - Music-dash.co.uk

 

"All these bands are definitely worth further investigation" - Artrocker

“A very limited edition hand-made CD compilation bringing together six of our favourite Brighton bands offering up their unique take on the 'Christmas hit'. All hand-drawn and numbered by Tom Mountford.

 

Limited to just 50 copies worldwide with no digital.

Up-Coming Releases:

“Comprising four completely new recordings, the new double A-side 7inch and digital single 'Come Down from the Mountain / Ghosts of Mice' beautifully showcases the disparate sides to the richly developed and more experimental Lonely Ghosts sound. The B-sides 'Forever Distortion' and 'Game Faces On' are exclusive solely to this release. Features guest contributions from Leesey Frances (ex-Help She Can't Swim vocalist) and members of My Device & The Tumbledown Estate. Limited to just 300 copies worldwide with no repress!

 

*OIB Records webstore exclusive: The first 50 copies come with an exclusive DVD featuring the music video for the single 'Ghosts of Mice' alongside two live videos including new and unreleased material!

“The new full-length album from Lonely Ghosts. Full details coming soon…

 

PRE-ORDER with OIB Records webstore exclusive coming soon!

 

You can find Lonely Ghosts on MySpace and on facebook

Mewgatz, named after a child's mispronunciation (or is that misconception) of music, is the twisted brain-child of Ed McGregor. Originating from a velux windowed, floral carpeted attic in the Midlands with nothing more than a collection of old abandoned Yamaha synths, Amiga's, and V-tech speaking teachers, Mewgatz quickly turned his electronic graveyard into his own personal sanctuary where he taught himself the warped art of circuit-bending.

His guerrilla art-form involves taking an electronic noise making device and intentionally buggering about with its circuitry, finding and soldering in short-circuits to create new sounds that were never before thought possible or even desirable. It's these unpredictable sounds and harsh mechanical exteriors that Mewgatz then melds into his weird and wonderful organic electronic monologues. It's a delicate process that Mewgatz considers as his "personal quest, to find that fleeting moment where in the void between human fragility and robotic malfunction, unpredictability and stability can collide".

Falling somewhere between the Magnetic Fields and Squarepusher, these rich and subversive musical compositions are brought to life by Mewgatz trademark humble and bittersweet lyrics surrounding the themes of 'lost and found love' and his continued frustration at electronic music's incessant dependency upon modern technology.

 

Discography:

“Constructed around the brain of a £3 Yamaha keyboard and an 80's keytar, Mewgatz debut ‘Underfelt’ EP is 30 minutes of dark and harrowing basement pop. Paying homage to his fascination with original keyboard presets and demo songs, Mewgatz fuses glitching preset bossanova beats with delicate guitar chord progressions and tender untrained vocals, schizophrenically remixing popular contemporary tracks until they’re bent out of all recognition. These are lo-fidelity electronic ballads drenched in raw, passionate, and vulnerable emotion, a true testament to his quest for melodic chaos, to find that void between human fragility and robotic malfunction where unpredictability and stability collide.

 

"Tender mechanics and loft-space constellations…as unloved mini-robots put out tiny feelers into the cosmos Mewgatz feeds them with crystallised quizzical melodies" - Plan B

 

"Makes the more difficult moments of Radiohead's 'Kid A' sound like a Cheeky Girls single" - Rockmidgets.com

 

"Wonderfully eschewed pop manipulated through broken down children's instruments" - Subba Cultcha EP of the Month

Up-Coming Releases:

“The new full-length album from Mewgatz featuring artwork and a mini-comic from Jeffrey Brown! Full details coming soon…

 

PRE-ORDER with OIB Records webstore exclusive coming soon!

 

You can find out more about Mewgatz via his MySpace

Nullifier are an infectious hyper-pop supergroup from Brighton consisting of Todd Jordan aka T-Jo from My Device and James Morrison aka J-Mo from The Tumbledown Estate. Padding out the rest of this insane 8-piece collective are Tom Denney (Lonely Ghosts / Help She Can't Swim), Tom Windsor (Pope Joan), Luke Hefson (Not Katies), Alex Uren (My Device), Russ Eke (My Device), and Milo Boyd (Cameltoe Comb-Over). Falling somewhere between The Russian Futurists, Metronomy, and the 1969 moon landing, Nullifier are a mashed hybrid of brain destroyingly infectious synth electro hooks, filthy guitar over-drives and contagious choruses.

 

Discography:

“The debut release from the OIB Records hyper-pop supergroup. Full details coming soon…

 

PRE-ORDER with OIB Records webstore exclusive coming soon

 

You can find Nullifier on MySpace

Pope Joan are a leftfield-pop four-piece from Brighton. Falling somewhere between the kinetic playfulness of Les Savy Fav, the quirky pop of early-era XTC and the sonic spectrum of TV on the Radio, Pope Joan build their art-pop around walls of ambient processed guitar noise, furious drum lines and driving 8-bit synth keyboards. Following 2008's critically acclaimed debut mini-album 'Hot Water, Lines and Rickety Machines' Pope Joan are ready to release the new double A-side single 'Volumes // Centurions', two brand new recordings that showcase the rapid and demanding new direction from one of the most exciting new bands in the experimental British art-pop scene.

 

Discography:

“The new double A-side single 'Centurions // Volumes' comprises two brand new recordings that showcase the rapid and demanding new direction from one of the most exciting new bands in the UK. It's perfect summer pop wrapped in warm washes of ambient processed guitar and infectious skewed synths.

 

Available to buy now at Itunes.

“With their debut mini-album 'Hot Water, Lines and Rickety Machines', Pope Joan have created a breathless assemblage of 8 tracks recorded over one hectic weekend that reflects the refinement of their sound, combining unforgettable pop-hooks with the lo-fi immediacy of their raw essence.

 

"A colourful explosion of post punk adorned, effects laden guitar lines, quirky synth noises, elasticated bass lines and creative drum patterns topped off with an undeniable pop sheen." - Artrocker

 

"Brighton boys Pope Joan are a fantastic and quirky proposition indeed." - NME

 

“The debut single from Brighton based art-popsters Pope Joan is six minutes of incredible ambient processed guitar noise, furious drum lines and quirky 8-bit synth keyboards all underpinned by their incredibly demanding pop sensibility. This single release features two alternative mixes to those found on the final issue of the album.

 

"A noisy little commotion from Brighton bods who have gone from strength to strength in recent months, fusing the gap between avant-garde art punk and melodic pop pleasantries." - The Fly

 

Up-Coming Releases:

Pope Joan Remix CDR featuring remixes by Lonely Ghosts, Mewgatz, and My Device – Due 2009

 

You can find more from Pope Joan at their official MySpace and facebook

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone is the musical alias of 30 year old American film school drop-out Owen Ashworth. Ashworth began his intricate ventures into abstract emotional music in 1997 after he realized that song-making was a far more cost-effective means of storytelling than film-making. To date, he has produced five CFTPA albums, released through Tomlab, that have defined a hybrid strain of raw, emotional and very homemade synth pop, this is instantly recognizable as his own. Claustrophobic two-minute character studies shuddered with reverbed beats, blown-out chords and simple but infectious melodies, all layered beneath Ashworth's bittersweet lyrical odes to love lost.

 

Discography:

“Town Topic is the soundtrack EP for the American independent film Stay The Same Never Change by the critically acclaimed New York / Los Angeles artist Laurel Nakadate. Bathed in the blinding light and sticky heat of Kansas City’s summer, Stay The Same Never Change utalises both amateur and first-time actors to create a fictional account of everyday lives and a portrait of a real place. It’s an unsettling coming-of-age story delivered through the real-life experiences of youth in the American Midwest.

 

"Genius name, dark and stormy electronica - the sound of the astronauts on the international space station having a jam session whilst waiting for their new pump, and beaming the results to a teddy bears picnic back on earth." - Subba Cultcha

 

"You don't get much more jingly than 'Ice Cream Truck', it's a CFTPA classic, chuffing along in a swirling analogue dreamworld, his hazy downbeat mumble complementing the euphoric keyboard that really does sound the most ice creamy thing ever...he gets out the distorto pedal for closer, an alternative version of 'Green Cotton Sweater' that sounds like the most beautiful song ever made buried under a jackhammer electro beat stuck in a fuzzy loop. Genius." - Norman Records

“Random coloured vinyl only release that is the counterpart to our OIB Records released ‘Town Topic EP’. Together they make up the soundtrack to the Laurel Nakadate film ‘Stay The Same Never Change’. This 7” was released by the cult vinyl-only Olympia Washington label ‘People in a Position to Know’. Limited to just 300 copies worldwide, ‘STSNC Instrumentals’ is a 10 track long instrumental record.

 

Check our store page for deals on purchasing both 7” releases together.

Up-Coming Releases:

 

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone will feature on the OIB Split Series Volume 4 7" release

 

Find more from Casiotone for the Painfully Alone on his MySpace

Arriving just in time to save your weekend, My Device are a frantic and energetic power-trio from Brighton who create intricate slabs of controlled chaos full of grinding guitars, frenzied drums and thick pounding bass. Its sure-fire indie-disco that while boasting a fun and danceable pop exterior, is wrapped up in multi-genre influenced freak outs and thick walls of fuzz and feedback.

 

Discography:

“On February 26th 2007 My Device are unleashing their highly anticipated and Radio 1 endorsed double A-side 7” single ‘Eat Lead/I Was Brave Today’, their first record since Nervous System. ‘Eat Lead’ is 3 minutes of pure disjointed pop magic, full of yelps, hooks and infectious beats that will never fail to lift you up and get you moving.

 

Limited to just 500 hand numbered copies the 7” comes on beautiful transparent purple vinyl with hand drawn labels all individually drawn and personalized by the band themselves. The CD format of the single is released via the Shifty Disco label.

“A very limited edition hand-made CD compilation bringing together six of our favourite Brighton bands offering up their unique take on the 'Christmas hit'. All hand-drawn and numbered by Tom Mountford.

 

Limited to just 50 copies worldwide with no digital.

 

You can find more from My Device at their official MySpace

The myth surrounding Pseudo Nippon is vast and murky but what we do know is that he's a placeless electro wizz-kid that makes mad-capped Japanese inspired electro-pop from whatever house or shed he happens to be 'house-sitting' that week. Musically Pseudo Nippon sounds like a bastard hybrid of the Aphex Twin, Venetian Snares and Gay Against You if they all grew up on a strict diet of lucky charms and Manga, or as Pseudo Nippon himself describes it "pop with pochinko and little beat make yes, eating in colourful!".

 

Discography:

“The debut Pseudo Nippon EP release 'Edamame Freakout' is four tracks of mad-capped Japanese inspired hardcore electro J-pop. Set to be one of the true gems in the OIB Records crown, this is one of the most exciting releases we've ever done. Limited to just 300 copies worldwide with no repress this 7" is going to be one beauty, cosmic, constellation surprise that you won't want to miss!

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“A very limited edition hand-made CD compilation bringing together six of our favourite Brighton bands offering up their unique take on the 'Christmas hit'. All hand-drawn and numbered by Tom Mountford.

 

Limited to just 50 copies worldwide with no digital.

 

You can check out more Pseudo Nippon constellation surprises over at his official MySpace page www.myspace.com/pseudonippon1984

 

Pseudo Nippon – Contellation Jebubu

 

Sons of Noel and Adrian was formed in 2007 by best friends, Jacob Richardson and Tom Cowan. After years of writing and performing together in the drunken brewery town of Burton-Upon-Trent these two troubadour guitar players parted ways for art school and European travel adventures, only to be re-united years later on the south-eastern shores of Brighton.

Having long shared a passion for rich, layered and intricate guitar music, the 'Sons…' deep musical exploration quickly developed into a unique and mesmerizing style, brooding on the dark fringes of folk, crossing genres and quickly setting them apart from their contemporaries.

 

Discography:

“Now recording as a twelve piece collective the 'Rivers EP' is a collection of dark, folk-noir tracks written by Jacob Richardson that explore three very differing concepts through a single shared metaphor which was brought about by "three gruelling days in the hottest sun fishing with Jack on the wrong side of the river". EP opener and live favourite 'Black Side of the River' came directly from this experience. The theme is then continued through the powerful second track 'Big, Bad, Bold' which surrounds the concept of "the inner strength of a woman", finally 'Leaving Mary's Hand' brings the EP to a thought provoking close as Jacob contemplates "a state of love and trust".

 

Limited to just 300 copies worldwide with no digital. Note this release is now sold-out in stores.

 

You can check out more Sons of Noel and Adrian at their official MySpace

Comprising two musical idiot savants from Austin Texas Best Fwends make heavily punk-influenced spazzy-electro-pop, however the band themselves claim to not be talented enough to have a 'sound'. Recorded during their most severe periods of sleep deprivation using a cheap computer and anything else that happens to be lying around, Best Fwends grabbed the attention of the Moshi Moshi label who released the 2007 album 'Alphabetically Arranged', not to mention Bacardi who used Best Fwends first ever bedroom recording for their 2006 television commercial. Following the "we don't need a stage" ethic of The Death Set, Lightning Bolt and the Coachwhips, Best Fwends can be found in basements the world over wearing nothing but their underwear and screaming in the faces of unsuspecting teenagers.

 

Discography:

“Following on from last years ‘Alphabetically Arranged’ album on Moshi Moshi comes the new demented punk masterpiece ‘Hail’ by Best Fwends. Their cover art for the split 7” is made up of old metal fonts (a prize if you can get them all), our personal favourite is the use of the Fear Factory logo for the ‘f’ of fwends, amazing!

 

Volume 3 of our limited edition split 7” series. Limited to 450 copies with reversible gatefold sleeve, lyric sheet and one-inch badges. The series will culminate in 2009 with a series comprehensive vinyl boxset and CD compilation.

 

You can check out more recordings by Best Fwends at their MySpace page www.myspace.com/bestfwends

Taking Brighton (and the rest of the UK) by storm, Curly Hair are a prominent part of the infamous Willkommen collective and create feel-good anti-folk-pop that sounds like a cheeky, kitch and particularly British version of Jeffrey Lewis and the Moldy Peaches. Not even a year old yet but already Curly Hair have recorded sessions for Marc Riley at BBC 6music and John Kennedy's XFM Xposure as well as shared stages with the likes of The Leisure Society, Micachu & the Shapes, Peter Broderick and Malcolm Middleton. Their debut EP 'Ivy League' is out now via their own Toy Soldier label.
"I love it, I absolutely love it...an absolute delight!" - Marc Riley, BBC 6Music

 

Discography:

“A very limited edition hand-made CD compilation bringing together six of our favourite Brighton bands offering up their unique take on the 'Christmas hit'. All hand-drawn and numbered by Tom Mountford.

 

Limited to just 50 copies worldwide with no digital.

 

You can find Curly Hair on MySpace

Foxes! are an indie pop explosion from Brighton who write songs with a catch and usually an unusual twist for good measure. They started out in Oxford back in 2005 and are busily readying their debut album for release next year, treading the long road to one day becoming important.

 

Discography:

“A very limited edition hand-made CD compilation bringing together six of our favourite Brighton bands offering up their unique take on the 'Christmas hit'. All hand-drawn and numbered by Tom Mountford.

 

Limited to just 50 copies worldwide with no digital.

 

You can find Foxes! on MySpace

Recently described by Fused magazine as “two subterranean creatures dressed in primary school P.E. kits, complete with charcoal-stained eyes and badly-concealed erections”, Gay Against You are the enthusiastic, messy and overly friendly duo of Lachlann Rattray and Joe Howe, who inhabit the middle ground between Cyndi Lauper and the Locust. Part of the post-punk-happy-hardcore electro movement made famous by DJ Scotch Egg, Adaadat, and the Wrong Music collectives, GvsY make aggressive spaz-core electronic party music that’s confrontational, demanding, and very, very fun. One of the most hardworking bands on the circuit, in the year and a half since they formed, GvsY have extensively toured with Lightning Bolt, Coughs, Park Attack, Esquilax, Shitmat, Misty’s Big Adventure, Volcano, Help She Can’t Swim, DJ Scotch Egg, Noxagt, and Shitdisco amongst others.

 

Discography:

Each volume is limited to just 450 copies worldwide and comes with reversible gatefold sleeves, inserts, and one-inch badges designed by the bands involved.

 

“The first volume in our limited edition split 7" series. Each volume is built around a loose musical theme with four artists that share a similar ethos in their approach to music construction. As a release the OIB Records split series is designed to provide an outlet for its acts to experiment more widely and create something outside the parameters of the more cohesive album or EP format.

 

"None of these tracks are a gamble and it's very well curated, check it out!" - Music-dash.co.uk

 

"All these bands are definitely worth further investigation" - Artrocker

 

You can find Gay Aginast You on MySpace

Munch Munch duo Tom Carrell and Richard Manber met in Bristol and instantly bonded over a mutual love of maple and pecan crunch and the shared appreciation of the Lighthouse Family. They write songs on a laptop using whatever instruments they find lying around, including casios, Yamahas, glockenspiels, and ukuleles. Live, they enlist the help of friends Jack and Sarah, “creating something bolted together by a dyslexic Ikea enthusiast building a pop wardrobe. That or they’ve learned music from scribbled descriptions pushed under a cell door” (Venue Magazine).

 

Discography:

Each volume is limited to just 450 copies worldwide and comes with reversible gatefold sleeves, inserts, and one-inch badges designed by the bands involved.

 

“The first volume in our limited edition split 7" series. Each volume is built around a loose musical theme with four artists that share a similar ethos in their approach to music construction. As a release the OIB Records split series is designed to provide an outlet for its acts to experiment more widely and create something outside the parameters of the more cohesive album or EP format.

 

"None of these tracks are a gamble and it's very well curated, check it out!" - Music-dash.co.uk

 

"All these bands are definitely worth further investigation" - Artrocker

 

You can find Munch Munch on MySpace

With a name loosely taken from an occurrence in the Old Testament, Half-handed Cloud is an interesting phenomenon. John Ringhofer, the man behind the namesake, is a joyful and frugal musician from Berkeley California who when not on tour as a solo artist, can be found as the trombonist for Sufjan Stevens' Illinoisemakers, or as occasional bass player for Danielson. His complex and artistic music encapsulates his struggle to make sense of his life. In Half-handed Cloud this is expressed as an all-consuming search for God. Half-handed Cloud is able to ensconce complicated theological concepts into playful avant-pop songs without condescending to his subject or to his listener.

 

Discography:

“Marking his first release since the 'Winding Currents on a Spool EP' in 2007, 'When Overwhelmed With Dread' is Half-handed Cloud at his absolute finest. Continuing his religious exploration through pop-music, John Ringhofer aka Half-handed Cloud offers up a musically complex and joyful avant-pop track that's as thought-provoking as it is exciting. When not on tour as a solo artist, John can also be found as the trombonist for Sufjan Stevens' Illinoisemakers, or as occasional bass player for Danielson.

 

Volume 2 of our limited edition split 7" series. Limited to just 450 copies worldwide with no repress, each volume comes with reversible gatefold sleeves, inserts, and one-inch badges designed by the bands involved.

 

You can check out more from Half-handed Cloud over at his MySpace

Orchestrated by Marcus Hamblett, Kopek are an inspired post-rock collective from Brighton UK. Musically, Kopek are a delicate and mesmerising band that blend the percussive ideals of Tortoise with the intricate and textural guitar harmonies of Earth and the electronic creativeness of Matmos. Live the band fluctuates between solo shows comprising multi-layered guitars and drum lines, to full live shows with drums, clarinets, violins, and flutes, all the time beautifully balanced against Marcus' progressive and hollowed yet captivating vocal.

 

Discography:

“Following their debut self-release 'Lost at Sea EP', Kopek release 'The Way You Are', a heart-warming two minute pop masterpiece. It's a personal whispered love note that's beautifully brought to life through minimal clarinet, flute, sunny-day guitar plucking, delicate drum lines, and Marcus Hamblett's hollowed yet captivating vocal.

 

Volume 2 of our limited edition split 7" series. Limited to just 450 copies worldwide with no repress, each volume comes with reversible gatefold sleeves, inserts, and one-inch badges designed by the bands involved.

 

You can check out more Kopek at their MySpace

During the writing process for the eagerly awaited new Ex Models album, Zach Lehrhoff and Shahin Motia (also of Oneida) ended up inadvertently writing a bunch of hypnotic and overdriven stoner-rock jams. Deciding that they weren't quite right for Ex Models, Zach and Shahin teamed up with ex-Ex Model Shahyar Motia to form Knyfe Hyts. Reborn as Bubo V, Brother Khatamkari, and Brother Minakari, Knyfe Hyts have to-date just released two tape/CDR releases 'Knyfe Hyts' and 'Sword of the Lord' on the Brooklyn 'Party Store' label, recorded in what the band term "the Knyfe Hyts sound". These rough and ready lo-fi jams take the demanding and overblown guitar sensibilities of the classic metal bands of yore and combine it with a healthy dose of psychedelia and those trademark Ex Models hypnotic rhythms.

 

Discography:

“Building upon the ideas and themes of their earlier self-released recordings which were heavily overdriven and distorted messes of brilliance, Knyfe Hyts brings us their new reworking of the 'Hyts Of Summer', their most exciting and developed recording to date. It's two minutes of scuzzed-out stoner guitars and falsetto vocals that quickly builds into an aggressive psych-rock freakout.

 

Volume 3 of our limited edition split 7" series. Limited to just 450 copies worldwide with no repress, each volume comes with reversible gatefold sleeves, inserts, and one-inch badges designed by the bands involved

 

You can check out more Knyfe Hyts for consumption at their official MySpace page www.myspace.com/knyfehyts

Hailing from Nottingham England but now living out of beaten tour buses the world over, Lovvers are a lo-fi skuzzy dance-punk four-piece featuring members of the seminal UK post-metal band The Murder of Rosa Luxemberg. Re-calling the spirit of Darby Crash's Germs, the weirdness of Flipper, Wipers style pop, the driving rhythm of the Minutemen, and the careless attitude of The Replacements, Lovvers are a chaotic yet organised mess of fractured guitar, hard-hitting drums, and mangled vocals. Now signed to the Wichita label Lovvers have played over 200 gigs since they formed in 2006 touring with bands including the Butthole Surfers, No Age, Times New Viking, Abe Vigoda, Jay Reatard, Mika Miko, Fucked Up, and Black Lips.

 

Discography:

“Hailing from Nottingham England but now living out of beaten tour buses the world over, Lovvers are a lo-fi scuzzy dance-punk four-piece featuring members of the seminal UK post-metal band The Murder of Rosa Luxemberg. Technically two songs in one 'Boys Club / Vox Pop' is two minutes of searing bratish punk-noise that sounds like the Butthole surfers jamming with the Minutemen and the Germs!

 

Volume 3 of our limited edition split 7" series. Limited to just 450 copies worldwide with no repress, each volume comes with reversible gatefold sleeves, inserts, and one-inch badges designed by the bands involved

 

You can check out more from Lovvers at their MySpace

Hailing from Bristol UK and named after an outright lie spread by his girlfriend (that his middle names were Jeremiah Esau), Sam Wisternoff aka SJ Esau was the first proper UK signing to the seminal US leftfield-rap label Anticon. His style is a patchwork of mashed-genres from hip-hop to folk, all fused together through multi-layered instruments and his distinctive vocal delivery. SJ Esau is one of those rare artists that you could call an 'innovator', the diversity and development in his music is astonishing. He manages to pack in a whole host of different ideas without ever drawing you away from his essentially quaint recordings.

 

Discography:

“Hot off the heels of his second album proper for Anticon comes the new SJ Esau recording 'Part of a Diagram'. Now we've been fans of SJ Esau's musical patchwork style for years, his ability to blend multiple genres as diverse as hip-hop and folk together with such astonishing dexterity is incredible, but when Sam Wisternoff aka SJ Esau told us "it's more rock than my usual stuff" we certainly weren't prepared for this! In just three and a half minutes SJ Esau delivers driving guitar riffs, hypnotic drum rhythms, multi-layered off-kilter chanting, and delicate piano, all wrapped around his distinctive yet humble vocal delivery.

 

Volume 2 of our limited edition split 7" series. Limited to just 450 copies worldwide with no repress, each volume comes with reversible gatefold sleeves, inserts, and one-inch badges designed by the bands involved

 

You can find more from SJ Esau at his official MySpace

Named after a lyric from the track ‘people’ by the Silver Jews, Suburban Kids With Biblical Names are a twee electro-pop outfit that couldn't be from anywhere else but Sweden! Their playful and extremely catchy pop music caught the ears of Sonic Magazine in early 2004 who subsequently put out their debut release as part of a Sonic compilation. Soon after that they signed to Labrador Records, who in 2005 released the critically acclaimed album '#3'. Still working on the follow-up album, SKWBN are taking a quick break to release their new track 'God Save Roger Nichols' via OIB Records.

 

Discography:

“After a way too long hiatus, Sweden's finest electro-twee-pop outfit are back with the 4 minute pop opus 'God Save Roger Nichols'. It's pure Suburban Kids as you know and love them, delicate keys, xylophones, progressive drum loops, perfect guitar riffs, and those infectious and upfront vocals that get stuck in your head for days. It's a sure fire indie-disco floor filler.

 

Volume 2 of our limited edition split 7" series. Limited to just 450 copies worldwide with no repress, each volume comes with reversible gatefold sleeves, inserts, and one-inch badges designed by the bands involved.

 

You can find more from Suburban Kids With Biblical Names at their MySpace

Hailing from Baltimore USA, by way of the Gold Coast, Australia, The Death Set was formed by Johnny Siera and Beau Velasco in 2005. Both drawn to each others reckless care of music, Johnny and Beau united to write fleeting songs with infectious hooks and overdriven melody. Following two home-recorded EPs ('To' and 'Rad Warehouses Bad Neighborhoods') The Death Set signed to Ninja Tune off-shoot Counter Records in 2008 and released their debut album 'Worldwide', which within 25 relentless minutes they manage to fit in 18 tracks of reckless electro-punk abandon. Heavily influenced by traditional punk bands such as Black Flag, Minor Threat, and Buzzcocks, The Death Set channel their 'punk roots' through their love for hip-hop beats, and mad-capped electronica.

 

Discography:

“Having released one of our favourite albums of 2008, 'Worldwide' (Ninja Tune / Counter Records), we just had to get The Death Set on the 'punk' volume of our OIB Records split series. Formed by Johnny Siera and Beau Velasco in Australia in 2005, the band soon relocated to Baltimore USA and began to tear up every house-party in sight with their heavily punk-influenced electro and reckless disregard for instruments. Drenched with b-movie samples and grotesque brain-eating lyrics 'Zombie' is a furious, electro-punk track that features ludicrously fast keys, 'killer' riffs, and Johnny's trademark high-pitched rapid-fire punk snarl.

 

Volume 3 of our limited edition split 7" series. Limited to just 450 copies worldwide with no repress, each volume comes with reversible gatefold sleeves, inserts, and one-inch badges designed by the bands involved.

 

You can find more from The Death Set at their official MySpace

Originally from the dark wilderness of West Yorkshire, The Hornblower Brothers came to the south coast in 2007 armed with just a melodica, bontempi & acoustic guitar, and began writing songs about everything from watching car chases on the TV - to caterpillars becoming butterflies. Interested in doing little else but putting ramshackle pop to Nathaniel's rhymes, their irresistible folk-pop antics have gained them a loyal battalion of fans and earned them a string of sold out shows with Jeffrey Lewis, Noah and the Whale, The XX and Metronomy. Already lauded by the likes of Steve Lamacq, Transparent Magazine and Marc Riley, prepare for The Hornblower Brothers to blow your socks off.

 

Discography:

“A very limited edition hand-made CD compilation bringing together six of our favourite Brighton bands offering up their unique take on the 'Christmas hit'. All hand-drawn and numbered by Tom Mountford.

 

Limited to just 50 copies worldwide with no digital.

 

You can find The Hornblower Brothers on MySpace

The Tumbledown Estate is a one-man avant-pop explosion, orchestrated by the indie-surf eccentric Jim Morrison (no, not that one). Sounding frantic, passionate and off the wall one moment and chock full of over powering pop goodness the next, the Tumbledown Estate come on like Stephen Merritt and Of Montreal jamming out Blur tunes with the Bronx, if you can imagine such a thing! We’ve never truly understood the warped mind of the Tumbledown Estate, but if we did it probably wouldn’t be as much fun.

 

Discography:

Each volume is limited to just 450 copies worldwide and comes with reversible gatefold sleeves, inserts, and one-inch badges designed by the bands involved.

 

“The first volume in our limited edition split 7" series. Each volume is built around a loose musical theme with four artists that share a similar ethos in their approach to music construction. As a release the OIB Records split series is designed to provide an outlet for its acts to experiment more widely and create something outside the parameters of the more cohesive album or EP format.

 

"None of these tracks are a gamble and it's very well curated, check it out!" - Music-dash.co.uk

 

"All these bands are definitely worth further investigation" - Artrocker

 

You can find The Tumbledown Estate on MySpace

 

We are always on the lookout for new and exciting talent that goes beyond the conventional and challenges people’s perceptions. If you would like to be considered for a place on the O.I.B Records roster then please send your demo (all formats accepted) to: OIB Records, 16 Sceptre House, Towergate, London Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 6WT, UNITED KINGDOM. Alternatively you can e-mail us at demos@oibrecords.com.

 

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