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About Me

OST are a 4 young musicians creating a live and organic form of dance/ electronica music. Now based full time in Birmingham, they are busy writing, gigging and recording for a spring/summer album release and tour.....
We are an independent act, we have released 5 self funded and produced EP's, created the legendary small, green, ethical 'Fieldview Festival' and continue to make music we believe in and hope others will enjoy and appreciate.
As a group we have gigged throughout the South of the UK, gracing many epic house parties, jamming and breaking many things. We are fortunate to have played twice at the University of Birmingham's Vale Festival, graced a cold cold stage at Kingston's Green Fair in the horrible summer of 2007, provided soundtracks for independent film and have been honoured to share bills with the likes of The Infadels, Oceansize, Blackbud, Shy FX, The Mexicolas, The Anomalies, 360 and other talented and not so talented musicians....
Festival fun with OST, all non- corporate, independent and reasonably priced, with not the same boring drone of radio friendly music and expensive beer and ticket prices. The king blues are also playing and they are good. 35 pounds for the WHOLE weekend, thats a third of the glasto money, with no mud and traffic jams.
OST Fire Flies video
Fieldview Festival Promo Vid
So who's been giving us some love? We know where you are!

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Music:

Member Since: 10/21/2005
Band Website: oldschooltie.bigcartel.com/
Band Members:

Influences:

Oceansize, Biffy Clyro, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Mogwai, Explosions In The Sky, Faithless, Prodigy, Squarepusher, Daft Punk, Thom Yorke, The Chemical Brothers, Fat Freddys Drop, Battles, Cinematic Orchestra, John Butler Trio, Muse, Pendulum, The Mars Volta, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sigur Ros, Bloc Party, Deftones, Radiohead, DJ Shadow.

Sounds Like: "These guys really rocked. Opting for the 'who needs a vocalist anyway'-approach, the tunes are carefully written, full of passion, and delivered with sincerity. Huge heavy sections crashing into tender nothingness. Bass lines and kit tie together perfectly, they're not all staring down at their shoes, and the audience - quite rightly - loves them. So do I. They're great."
(Moles Club, Bath - Chris Chislett Oct 2005)

'glorious, stately and enormous in its concept from beginning to end'
(Stephen Morris - BBC Reviewer)

'Imaginitive and inspiring, this band will surely appeal to thousands who aspire to creative and magnetic sounds, we loved it!
(Indie News Live.com)

'Pushing Post-Rock up a notch, Old School Tie have separated themselves from their counterparts by the introduction of epic keyboards and superb production values, creating mezmerizing soundscapes that never fails to be attention grabbing.
(Brumcast, Birminghams best bands.)

'Good, solid post-rock action, tinged with electronics. Confident, interesting, it sounds like you really care about what your'e doing, great stuff!'
(Future Music Magazine, 'This months Top Tracks')

'Old School Tie carve a solid grimy groove that does the quiet bit/loud bit routine with all the passion and grit of Nirvana. Like everything here, it's impeccably played and certain to wrong-foot you at every turn. There are plenty of pop stars that really need to shut up, but without singing a single word, Old School Tie manage to innovate, surprise and scare, with a great deal of style'.
(Overplay.com)

Visit our merch store or click on the pictures:

You Borrow From Tomorrow EP

The Addict EP

You can now buy our music at the following independent record stores:

Swordfish Records
Cheltenham House
14-16 Temple St,
Birmingham,
B2 5BG
0121 633 4859

Jibbering Records
136 Alcester Rd
Moseley
Birmingham
B13 8EE
(0) 121 449 4551

Type of Label: None

My Blog

OST Update - June 08 - Gigs, Fests & New Recording

OST Update - June '08 Gigs, Fests and New Recording Hi Everyone, We hope life is as upbeat for you as it is for us - Mike's back from Greece, Dan's in one piece after Glasto, a...
Posted by Old School Tie on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:31:00 PST

FIELD VIEW FESTIVAL TICKETS FOR SALE

Morning all, the day has come. Field View Tickets are on sale, follow the link below to find the end of the rainbowhttp://www. ticketarena. co. uk/associate. php?id=MTYwor if links freak you outgo to...
Posted by Old School Tie on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:28:00 PST

Recording Update

26th-29th May @ Monkey Studios, Camarthen, S.WalesSo we are in Day 3 of our recording hiatus already. Where does the time go? So we left the 'shire' at 6 am on Monday and arrived at our destination in...
Posted by Old School Tie on Wed, 28 May 2008 06:21:00 PST

OST Update - April/May 08 - Still Gigging, Recording, & "Glasto Music"

Still Gigging, Recording, and "Glasto" Music Hi Everyone, Still Gigging The weather's warmer, the "barbie's" out of hibernation, (we've had two already!), and our thoughts are turning to more gigs and...
Posted by Old School Tie on Fri, 09 May 2008 03:37:00 PST

OST Update - March 08 - Gigging for England, New Music and Past Stuff

OST Update - March ’08 Gigging for England, New Music and Past Stuff Hi Everyone, Gigging for England We hope your Easter break is enjoyable and you get to fulfil whatever you wish o...
Posted by Old School Tie on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:21:00 PST

H & H Review

http://thehearingaid.blogspot.com/2008/03/anomalies-old-scho ol-tie-360-prospect.htmlThe Anomalies / Old School Tie / 360 / Prospect Lane The Hare & Hounds(!), Kings Heath Friday 29th FebruaryIt's Frid...
Posted by Old School Tie on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:02:00 PST

OST Update - February 08 - New Music, and Film & TV Soundtracks

OST Update - February '08 New Music, Film & TV Soundtracks Hi Everyone, Life is pretty good in the OST house at present. New Music The new music is continuing to progress well. Perhaps...
Posted by Old School Tie on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:31:00 PST

OST Update - January 08 - New Music, Gigs and Festivals

OST Update - January '08 New Music, Gigs (Past & Future), and Festivals Hi Everyone, We hope you all had a great Christmas, and we wish you all the best for 2008. The news ...
Posted by Old School Tie on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:40:00 PST

OST Update - December 07 - Review of the Year, Highs & Lows

OST Update - December '07 Review of the OST Year We want to start by thanking everyone for their support during 2007. It's been a brilliant year for us with some fantastic gigs, and ...
Posted by Old School Tie on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:54:00 PST

Join our facebook group...

Hello Folks,You know the drill by now, but if you wanna join the group, load up any OST related pics, trivia, pics of us as babies, videos or generally just aim some cheap shots, bring it on.The group...
Posted by Old School Tie on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:17:00 PST