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Like a phoenix that never quite rises from the flames, but flutters noisily every so often, You Are Not Us are finally getting their sh1t together. Comprising an assortment of jazz/classical/brasilian/dub enthusiasts, noiseniks, deadheads, indie rockers and death metal fans, they create music as diverse as their influences.

While eschewing standard meters and harmonies, they retain as much of their pop sensibilites as (in)humanly possible. They focus on textures, intelligent harmonies and dynamics, but are never afraid to play louder. All members now suffer from tinnitus.

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Member Since: 12/09/2006
Band Website: www.myspace.com/youarenotus
Band Members: Ali Tones - Drums, Ben Blackmore - Bass, Guitar, James Martin - Guitar, Simon Metson - Guitar
Influences: At The Drive In, Beach Boys, Blur, Explosions in the Sky, Kyuss, Mogwai, Mono, Nirvana, QOTSA, Smashing Pumpkins, Tool, Aerosmith and Pearl Jam, The Grateful Dead, The Beatles, King Tubby, Miles Davis, Bach, Scientist, Tony Allen, Supergrass, PJ Harvey, The Verve, Jeff Buckley, RHCP, Beck, Pink Floyd, REM, Arvo Part, John Adams, Philip Glass, Steve Reich, John Coltrane, Leo Brouwer, Ry Cooder, Caetano Veloso, David Byrne, Talk Talk, Bill Frisell, Vinicius Cantuaria, Primus, Joao Gilberto, Marvin Gaye, Massif Ataq, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Juana's Addiction, Deconstruction, The Mars Volta, Tom Jobim, Ralph Towner, Takemitsu, Nick Drake, Smashing Pumpkins, The Orb, The Specials, Linval Thompson, Lee Perry, The Flaming Lips, Oliver Messaien, Bill Evans, Debussy, Larry Goldings, Brad Mehldau, Orchestra Baobab, Fela Kuti, Beefheart, The Radioheads of Oxford, Elliott Smith, Joanna Newsom, Bjork, Joni Mitchel, Gravenhurst, The Duke Spirit, Tears For Fears, Jurassic 5, Bowie, John Tavener, cLOUDDEAD, Espers, Eels, Squarepusher, Max Tundra, Os Mutantes, Al Green, Bjork, Thelonious Sphere Monk, The Coral, Elis Regina, Nigel North, Walton, Maxwell-Davies, Messaien, Frank Zappa, Shakti, Faith No More, Aphex Twin, Weiss, Stevie Wonder, D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, A Guy Called Gerald, Ursula Rucker, Dana Bryant, The Smiths, Benjamin Britten, Elgar, Sick Of It All, Rage Against The Machine, Biohazard, Mark Lanegan, Sizzla, Gilles Peterson, Dog Eat Dog, Sepultura, Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn, Velvet Underground, John Frusciante, Ornette Coleman, Zappa, Rollins Band, Charles Lloyd, Richard Galliano, Birelli Lagrene, Sylvain Luc, Arctic Monkeys, Mos Def, Mali Music, Toumani Diabate, Ali Farka Toure, Gary Lucas, Martial Solal, Jeff Parker, DEUS, Harry Beckett, Finley Quaye, Kate Bush, Fourtet, Johnny Cash, Suede, John Abercrombie, Ralph Towner, Ahmad Jamal, Bela Bartok, Tinariwen, Shellac, The White Buffalo, System of a Down, Dizzee Rascal, Mad Season, The Band, Paul Weller, Julian Bream, Porno For Pyros, Pergolesi, Dowland, Tori Amos, Nusrat, Devendra Banhardt, Sly & Robbie, The Who, CSN & Y, Neil Finn, Jim Hall, Marvin Gaye, Lee Perry
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Record Label: Unsigned

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Posted by on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 07:15:00 GMT

Debut Gig - 10th Oct 2007 - Oppo

The YANUs have been booked to play Oppo. This will be our first gig. Oppo doubles as a poetry venue and coffee shop, but apparently we can be as loud as we want.Having spent the summer doing everythin...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:40:00 GMT

666

adds :eek:
Posted by on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 11:52:00 GMT

djing fun thatchers children

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Posted by on Sun, 05 Nov 2006 13:12:00 GMT

telemasters

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Posted by on Sat, 21 Oct 2006 05:46:00 GMT

guitar repair fun

http://youarenotus.blogspot.com/
Posted by on Sun, 15 Oct 2006 20:43:00 GMT

We'll have a party at 500

I'm quite stoked at the number of friends we have. If you take away all the people that we know (they have to be our friend) and the number of random goth pornstars I added (they want to be our friend...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:02:00 GMT

Adding frenzy

So I'm supposed to be finishing my PhD thesis, but I can't concentrate, so I've gone on a bit of an adding frenzy. Hope people don't mind some randoms from Bristol trying to be friends with them. You ...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Sep 2006 14:35:00 GMT

ooh

the tune is up now, that's nice
Posted by on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:57:00 GMT

Tune

So I uploaded a tune on Tuesday and it's yet to reach the page.... Now I know why MySpace is the most visited site in the US..../simon
Posted by on Fri, 15 Sep 2006 10:24:00 GMT