In
the cold winter months of 2006 the OIB collective were all gathered
around the open fire discussing their spring schedule and how they were
going to document all this creativity going on around them. Then a bright
spark suggested they release a series of split 7 inch records, that
way they could provide an outlet not only for the more-established acts
to experiment more widely but also a well-deserved platform for the
lesser-known talent. So they did.
OIB
Split #1 badge set
(4 badges) -
£1.50
And
here my friends, is Volume 1.
Gay
Against You : 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
scene 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.
Lonely
Ghosts : Lonely Ghosts is the brainchild of Tom Denney
(guitarist and co-vocal extraordinaire in indie noise kids Help She
Can’t Swim). During a quiet summer off from action, Tom disappeared
into his room with a laptop, a mess of guitars and keyboards and CD
of drum samples, only to emerge eight weeks later as avant-pop experimentalist
Lonely Ghosts. Exploring more pop, electro and acoustic influences than
Help She Can’t Swim, Lonely Ghosts is an eclectic amalgamation
of sounds all held together by his love for a pure ‘pop’
tune.
Munch
Munch : 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).
The
Tumbledown Estate : 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.
Up-coming
Releases:
Lonely
Ghosts full-length CD/LP due Spring '08
The Tumbledown Estate full-length CD due Fall '08
