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Eight Pence Chains

Debut album, 'Music Is Matter' - available now!

About Me

EPC...
...draw influences from film, music, experiences and times passed, the sounds and songs produced are intended to sooth the listener; to take that person to a place of reflection and reminiscance, and though the songs will hopefully strike you as unique, fresh and intriguing, we also hope that these songs feel familiar, warm and comforting.
We are currently moving the collective in new directions with the addition of 3 new members...
Neil Giles aka Aviary Nation. Aviary will adding his deep and thought provoking lyrics and vocal style to the equation. We have worked with Aviary before - he was the artist responsible for creating our DJ / Graff logo, and he also featured on a track called Four Twenty Fax from our debut release, Music Is Matter on Split Femur Recordings. He can also be found representing Project 13, spitting lavish pre-writtens and freestlying his way through the night at Mr. Wolfs, Bristol, on the 1st Tuesday of every month, which is not to be missed!!!
Ash Walkeden AKA Rupture. Ash is our new drum / percussion programming master, and also a DJ in the EPC family. We feel he offers alot of scope to both compositonal work and live sets alike - with the ability to DJ any style he lays his hands on, from Drum and Bass, Gabba and Freeform, to Dubstep, Dub and BTM. With a heavy influence from Hardcore and Gabba - expect to hear a very dark (though not always eratic) input on the EPC sound, paving the way for eerie and paranoia inducing Dubstep, and some of the nastiest and creepiest synth lines this side of electronic music.
Eva Lazarus. Eva has been a friend of ours for a long time now, and through the years we have witnessed her vocal talents grow and grow and grow - and they show no signs of stopping. Being involved in many musical projects along the way (including 'Equus Cabali' from 'Music Is Matter') has been a big part in her development, with the ability to get vocal many, many music styles, ranging from Trip-Hop, Soul, Funk and Hardcore, as well as the odd live PA for Drum and Bass DJ's such as Nicky Blackmarket (Gyroscope Records) and Danny Byrd (Hospital Records).
EPC hope...
...that what you have heard on our page, will be in some way be either influential, touching, compelling, inspiring, reflective, absorbing or uplifting. Or all of the above.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/14/2005
Band Website: splitfemurrecordings.com/
Band Members: Producers: Bohem, N/A (also DJ), Rupture (also DJ)

Lyricists: Aviary Nation

Vocalists: Eva Lazarus
Influences: John Peel, DJ Krush, u.n.k.l.e, DJ Shadow, Mr. Lif, Boom Bip, Clouddead, El-P, Vast Aire, Aesop Rock, Ken 'Duro' Ifill, DJ Cam, Portishead, Massive Attack, Lamb, Halou, Hooverphonic, Voltek, Esthero, Four Tet, Wio-K, Immortal Technique, Cannibal Ox, Kankick, MF Doom, MyG, Savath And Savalas, Prefuse 73, Saru, Roots Manuva, Rockers Hi-Fi, RJD2, Bonobo, Nish Raawks, Dizzee Rascal, Rodney P, Skitz, Dead Prez, The Roots, The Herbaliser, Scratch Perverts, Talib Kweli, Ludacris, Soul Position, Smif 'n' Wessun, Grimace Love, Busta Rhymes, Cunninlynguists, Company Flow, Anticon, Mad Skillz, Sneaker Pimps, The Streets, FC Kahuna, Ty, Plus One, Erik Truffaz, Transient, Stockfinster, Orka Veer, Sleepy Town Manufacture, Ulrich Schnauss, Cafe Del Mar, Modest Mouse, Skream, Purobeach, Toshinori Kondo, Helios, Bob Marley, Seeed, Abijah, Air, Daedelus, Coldcut, Clint Mansell, Cinemtaic Orchestra, Efterklang, Blue States, Buddy Rich, Enrico Rava, Boozoo Bajou, Plastyc Buddha, Tosca, Boards Of Canada, Black Uhuru, Baxter, Amon Tobin, Desmond Williams, Theivery Corporation, Voltek, ENV(itre), ES:EF, Everton Blender, Mouse On Mars, Mono, Migala, M83, Low In The Sky, Veera Ang, Leggo Beast, Kyoto Jazz Massive, Kruder and Dorfmeister, Koop, Kid Loco, Jaga Jazzist, Gregory Isaacs, Global Communication, Gene Krupa, FusedMARc, Rolling Calf Sinfonette, Photophob, Nusprit Helsinki, Stina Nordenstam, Team Sleep, Zion Train, Trickform, The Dining Rooms, Tom Waits, Funkstorung, Gorillaz, Converge, Beecher, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Mogwai, Hella, A Billion Ernies, Norma Jean, Cult Of Luna, The Mars Volta, The Mercury Program, Amen, December, Alec Empire, As I Lay Dying, Ephal Duath, Deftones, Death From Above 1979, Every Time I Die, Explosions In The Sky, Finger Eleven, Stabbing Westward, From A Second Story Window, Full Devil Jacket, Glassjaw, Muse, Moodswim, Linea 77, Lickgoldensky, Subvert, Kasabian, Kaiser Chiefs, Jude The Obscure, Jeromes Dream, Hundred Reasons, Horse The Band, Botch, Hopesfall, Planes Mistaken For Stars, Poison The Well, Premonitions Of War, QOTSA, Radiohead, Rage Against The Machine, Remembering Never, Refused, The Kinison, The Blood Brothers, The Berzerker, The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza, Unearth, Ian Brown, Dillinja, Current Value, Benjie, Strog, Limewax, Strog, Rawthang, High Contrast, The Trophy Twins, The Chemical Brothers, Enjoy, Sabrepulse, Bong-Ra, DJ Floorclearer, Benga, Geeneus, Rob Booth, Shapeshifter, Kode9, SPL, Tech Itch, Evol Intent, Soulwax, Anti-Pop Consortium, Alter Ego, South, Orbital, Bushwacka!, Green Velvet, Pendulum, Ed Rush and Optical, Clipz and Die, Chase and Status, Sumone, Gein, High Rankin, Wickaman, Enduser, Larvae, Lemon D, Antistatik, Bazooka, Commando, Krusha, Silent Killer, DJ Hidden, Numek, Rekstad, Dub One, Xample, Goldie, Roni Size, Aphex Twin, Omni Trio, Squarepusher... and many, many, MANY more musical and non-musical... especially creative people...

Sounds Like: Bohem, n/a, Rupture, Aviary and Lazarus...
Record Label: Split Femur Recordings
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Myspace. com<

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.... Our dear friend and memeber - Eva Lazarus with some new material - sounds amazing as ever! Make sure you check it out :-)All love!EPC....
Posted by Eight Pence Chains on Sun, 25 May 2008 11:41:00 PST

Music Is Matter - Album Review, 14th May 2008

"Centering itself around hip-hop, Eight Pence Chains and their release "Music is Matter" strikes a golden ten. Not a ten in any one category but a solid ten for overall effort. The music they produce ...
Posted by Eight Pence Chains on Wed, 14 May 2008 06:59:00 PST

Moved to Bristol - fuck yea!!!

Well, finally managed to make the move - got down here on the 1st of March - been awesome so far - between coming up on MDMA in the city centre (by those lovely fountain / pool water features) and und...
Posted by Eight Pence Chains on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:44:00 PST

DJ n/a playing Drum and Bass night feat. DJ Alpha (Random Concept)

3rd installment of Stafford's only Drum and Bass night is to take place on Friday 29th February! Featuring the best sound rig, and indeed the best DJ's and MC's in the area, it's sure to be a hit. &n...
Posted by Eight Pence Chains on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:59:00 PST

Download ’Music is Matter’ - now available at.....

You can now download Music Is Matter from... http://www.trackitdown.net/artist/156498/eight-pence-chains. html and http://www.gigacrate.com/Albums/1273 and http://www.tr-ance.com/forum/Lounge-Music-Mat...
Posted by Eight Pence Chains on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 05:01:00 PST

Music Is Matter - A Quick Review

Music Is Matter is the debut effort for West Midlands duo Eight Pence Chains. Although a mix of many different electronic styles, Music Is Matter mainly revolves around hip hop (check out 'Four Twenty...
Posted by Eight Pence Chains on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:07:00 PST

'Music Is Matter' available to buy from today!!!

Hi there folks :-) Well, the album is officially launched today, and is avaialble from our label's website, which is www.splitfemurrecordings.com There's a handy shop link as you enter the website so ...
Posted by Eight Pence Chains on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:06:00 PST

Online Digital Release - Music Is Matter

Heya folks - just a quick heads up to let you al know that prior to our album release which is tomorrow, you can buy the album online - or just any individual tracks you may wish to own :-) here's the...
Posted by Eight Pence Chains on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:51:00 PST

DJ N/A of Eight Pence Chains DJing live at Drum and Bass night.

Alias - Stafford's only Drum and Bass night returns in full force. Featuring some of the best DJ's in the area, and projected through an awesome 3K PA system, it's gonna be big, bad and heavy!!! Line-...
Posted by Eight Pence Chains on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:50:00 PST

3 new profile songs....

Hey there guys!!Well, now that the album is done and dusted, work has begun on a 2nd CD, and for your listening pleasure, 3 new songs from that CD have been uploaded onto our profile. Please note...
Posted by Eight Pence Chains on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:05:00 PST