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Rotating Leslie

.....send in the lions!!

About Me


Rotating Leslie met at school in Hertfordshire when they were just 12 years old, they formed a friendship through their love of music, laughter and whatever cheap thrills they could get there hands on. They still have that friendship today and still have that love of music.

After years DJing on the London Free Party Scene the band came into it’s own in Coates Manor, the tumbledown farmhouse the band lived, practiced, wrote and recorded in for the last two years. This was also the venue for the legendary Woodendstock sessions, which saw the Leslie’s and their friends come together to party and wake up the sleepy countryside for the weekend.

It was at the Manor that the band released their first self-pressed 7”’s which sold out in weeks and received great acclaim from the press and radio. The video for one 7” was filmed in their front garden for nothing and ended up on MTV. It’s the band’s self contained DiY ethos which attracted the attention of the fans and record companies alike.

They have gained a large and loyal following from their incendiary London warehouse parties and extensive gigging over the last 12 months. This has seen them support The View at the launch party for E4’s Skins show, The Subways, The Rifles, Nice Black Alps, and their old flat mates Goldie Lookin Chain to name a few. They were even asked if The Subways could support them at a secret hometown gig and have since become firm friends.

NME described their sound as ’gritty, harmonic, pop’; call it what you will, they have steered away from the obvious indie clichés and instead, relied on their diverse influences from 80’s metal to electro house and created something fresh and exciting

The band have been fervently writing and recording for the last few months culminating with sessions at Eden and RAK studios (home to sessions from Radiohead, Arctic Monkeys, Primal Scream and The Sex Pistols) in winter 2007

With Mind On My Money, Hackney Courage, Fire!Fire! and Send In The Lions they have realised their sound and with the songs receiving global airplay and support from stalwarts both side of the pond (most notably on L.A’s Indie 103), 2008 is becoming a good vintage for The Leslie’s

As a big thank you to our devoted fans for your support over the past year, we are giving away a selection of demos as FREE DOWNLOADS IN DECEMBER! So, get downloading and Enjoy! The Leslies x

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/28/2005
Band Website: rotatingleslie.co.uk
Band Members:Greg Phizacklea (Voice Box)
Adrian Timbers (Science and Voice Box)
Stuart Timbers (Basslines)
Dan Cox (Blinky Guitars)
Steve Temple (Putash Grooves)

For Management and Press contact :
ELEPHANT MANAGEMENT
management@rotatingleslie(dot)co(dot)uk
www.elephantmanagementuk.com


Sounds Like:

"jangly, harmonic, gritty art pop"
NME

"'fire!fire! is the best slab of rock 'n' roll I've heard in ages!"
THE FLY

"definitely ones to watch this year"
XFM

"no frills, full on rock 'n' roll"
DROWNED IN SOUND

"bouncy, jerky, infectious indie anthems"
ROUGH TRADE

"'Rotating Leslie are a phenomenon all of their own"
THE METRO LONDON

"Rotating Leslie are the rarest of beasts, succeding on their own terms"
PLAYMUSIC


"Probably the most unsigned band in the world..."
JESUSRead 'Rotating Leslie' Single Reviews here...
Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

The L.A. Blog Part Trois

Here's the last installment of the L.A. blog for your viewing pleasure, we've also got all the pics up now so go have a butchers.....AND there's even a new tune to listen to to put you in the mood! Un...
Posted by Rotating Leslie on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:31:00 PST

Artist of The Week - AnR Worldwide

Rotating Leslie have been made LA's ...   http://www.anrworldwide.com/   A&R WORLDWIDE'S "ARTIST OF THE WEEK"    ROTATING LESLIE When five lads met at school at age 12, they rea...
Posted by Rotating Leslie on Tue, 20 May 2008 05:26:00 PST

L.A. Blog Part Deux

Saturday 26th April, 9amHaving woken up at 5, drunk some strong coffee, walked to the pink dot forcigarettes and been for a swim already we're wide awake. We're headingover to the House of Blues at 9...
Posted by Rotating Leslie on Mon, 19 May 2008 03:30:00 PST

The L.A. Blog Part Uno

Friday 25th April 2008, 5.30am. It's with excitement, fear and trepidation that we load up the funbus ready for our first trip to the US of States. Rumbling stomaches are silenced as the second round ...
Posted by Rotating Leslie on Tue, 06 May 2008 02:58:00 PST

Christ Must Party, FREE downloads & Video Shoot

Greetings brothers and sisters, Just a quick note to say hello and also to let you know we've got the first of our trickle of our December gigs next weekend. We'll be shooting a video too so if you wa...
Posted by Rotating Leslie on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:15:00 PST

The Leslies Recording at RAK Studios (pics are up)

Hey People, and welcome to the most unfrequently updated blog you'll ever find. So theres been lots going on in Leslie land over the last few months. We temporarily hung up our gigging boots for a few...
Posted by Rotating Leslie on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 04:52:00 PST

Leslie Radio Play in L.A.

Hi people, how is everyone!? So it's been a while since we've updated this, we're not the most technological band in the world. First off thanks to everyone who's come to all the gigs in the last few ...
Posted by Rotating Leslie on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 03:11:00 PST

Rotating Leslie -: MTV2 and Selector Radio

Fire!Fire! on MTV The Fire!Fire! video has been gracing the screens of MTV! Much to our excitement the video we filmed for 20p in our back garden has been shown across Europe on MTV2. We're trying to ...
Posted by Rotating Leslie on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 08:04:00 PST

Rotating Leslie on The BBC!

Hey people, Rotating Leslie we're featured last Friday as part of Gary Crowley's 'London Calling' section on BBC Radio London. You can check the playlisting and further details here: http://www.b...
Posted by Rotating Leslie on Fri, 08 Sep 2006 04:55:00 PST

Interview at The Secret Garden Party

Check out this interview by Pulse Rated's Sarah Kerr after our Secret Garden appearence. http://www.pulserated.com/content.aspx?page=Interviews#Rotat ingLeslie  ...
Posted by Rotating Leslie on Sun, 03 Sep 2006 07:57:00 PST