MINDLOVER

For the past five years Mindlover’s lush, melodic rock / pop has twisted, turned and mutated until it became the shape it is today. The work of four guys, and a lot of supporting players, combining their varied musical backgrounds has not always been easy but the unique sonic blueprint that results is something that could only have come from these guys and that process.
Mindlover are in the throws of completing an EP; you’ll find the quieter side of the band on this page; the new tracks will balance this feel and everything will be taken on the road in the second half of the year under the Speededdog / SAK Music label (look for the press and the listings on this site).
As for the guys - Rich (vocals), Lexx (guitar), Jamie (keys), and Preben (production, guitar) – well, we should let them introduce themselves …
Lexx on Rich: Rich, singer and songwriter likes to coax a song from its rawest state into a polished piece of art; he collects old plastic bags for a hobby because, “they don’t answer back”. His classical roots mean he has sung everywhere from the Mayfair Arts Festival to dodgy back rooms with his feet stuck to the stage. For him it’s all about the notes!
Jamie on Lexx: Lexx is totally described by his musical universe – nothing else comes close. He uses guitars to express this devotion and the guitars don’t seem to mind. Also a talented producer with a great ear he harks from the Russian oil fields, drinks aircraft break fluid to keep warm and thinks England is too small.
Rich on Jamie: Jamie, songs and keys, has a classical background in piano and for Mindlover’s last gig he grew and extra pair of fingers. He’s not like the rest of us, sees life differently and has been slowly slipping off the rails ever since we’ve known him. He says, "Inspiration is not something you're born with; my music is the sound of who I am now; inspiration is as transitory as us”. He’s been known to write some of his best stuff on the back of other people’s underwear – like the quote above for example.
Preben on himself: tall, blonde, square dancing Scandinavians don’t usually find themselves lost for partners – and this one’s no exception. Mindlover’s chemistry is very strong and I guess I’m the guy in the lab coat stoking up the Bunsen Burner; it all comes through me before it reaches you and you're in safe hands because … I’ve won awards, me.
Music is how it makes you think it is. Mindlover
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