Debut EP from Vienna Ditto

RECORDED in a chilly boat, a dank basement and an old temperance hall, Vienna Ditto's debut EP Liar Liar is a DIY diary of their first turbulent two years.

Recorded and produced by the band themselves, the tapes were then rescued and mixed by Umair Chaudhry at Silver St Studios. The resulting electronica mixed with dirty guitar riffs has been described by Huw Stephens of UK's Radio 1 as ‘Portishead doing a Tarantino Soundtrack’.

The band – comprising vocalist Hatty Taylor and guitarist Nigel Firth – jerked into life in April 2009 when a hastily-recorded demo from their second rehearsal was played on Stephens' show. 

An appearance on the BBC Introducing stage at Glastonbury 2009 followed, as did a Maida Vale session for Tom Robinson on BBC 6 Music and an appearance on Channel 4’s Hollyoaks Music Show.

Released in November 2009, their debut single Long Way Down gained airplay on Radio One, BBC6 Music and XFM, and was given glowing reviews in Q Magazine, Artrocker and The Fly. 

The band are currently working on their debut album.

Big Sixes debut Swallowing Flies video

BIG Sixes have released their new single Swallowing Flies with an accompanying video.

After a hectic year of touring, the Buckinghamshire four-piece holed up with producer Toby and emerged with the new track.

Vocalist and guitarist, Charlie, dominates the mix with his up-tempo yet spiritually downbeat acoustic plucking, as matched by his soulful recollections. Drummer Max enters the mix with his crisp, militaristic percussion, alongside the restrained backing of Toby and bassist Charles.

'Swallowing Flies' first saw play on BBC Introducing, while the video for the track was self-made by the boys.

The band say they are rediscovering their DIY roots after a near break-up in December.

You can find out more about Big Sixes at www.bigsixes.com, on Facebook and Twitter.

The track can be bought on iTunes here - http://bit.ly/WToDx9