Member Since: 4/22/2006
Band Members:MinusBlue is the alter-ego of Leigh Devlin. Vocalists connected to the project include Emma Saville, Marion Benoist of The Lovers, Sarah Jay, Tina P, Fran McNamara and Sophie Bramley West.Leigh lives and works in Sheffield and has recently written for and produced Paddy Orange, Sophie Bramley West, The Lovers, The Loungitude and various other projects.He is now concentrating on completing the first MinusBlue LP. Since March 2008, various remixes and the original mix of 'Be As One' have been signed to numerous labels and compilations around Europe. Leigh is now looking to find a label to work with and release the LP.Working under the MB name and others, Leigh has worked with varied artists - from KHLA to Atomic Kitten via Dizzee Rascal...Paddy Orange is at http://www.myspace.com/thepaddyorangeproject.
Paddy is near to completing a demo version of his debut LP, and is drawing increasing attention from the media and labels alike. Set to go world wide!!The Lovers are at http://www.myspace.com/voilathelovers or http://voilathelovers.com.
Their long awaited debut LP was released on Institute Records on the 11th of June, and the first single taken from it - 'Crik Crak', was released on the 16th of april.Sarah Jay is at http://www.myspace.com/sarahjaymusic.
Sarah sang 'Dissolved Girl' for Massive Attack in the nineties along with countless dancefloor classics, and is currently recording a largely acoustic set of songs for her debut LP.Emma is at http://www.myspace.com/emmasaville.
Emma is back from travelling the world and is still as mad and beautiful as ever...The Loungitude is at http://www.myspace.com/theloungitude and www.theloungitude.com
Ambient Heaven...
Influences:Chicago, Detroit, New York, Ibiza, Amsterdam, London, Manchester, Sheffield.MinusBlue Loves New Order, Sol Seppy, Massive Attack, Sasha@Shellys, Graeme Park/Mike Pickering@The Hacienda, Ralphie Rosario, Joy Division, Air, Giorgio Moroder, David Bowie, Rob Gordon, Ross Orton, Hybrid, William Orbit, Morales Red Zone Remixes, Occasions, The Sundays, Mr Fingers, Pet Shop Boys, The Chemical Brothers, Underworld, Nouvelle Vague, Trax Records, Dido, Bob Dylan, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Public Enemy, Leftfield, Nipper, Strictly Rhythm, A Man called Adam, OMD, The Beloved, Cafe Del Mar, Marshall Jefferson, Grand Central, The Orb, Alan Partridge, Bomb The Bass, Joey Negro, Artery, Winston and Parrot, The Stone Roses, Salsoul Records, Chicane, Joey Beltram, The Beatles, Cutting Records, BT, DFA, St Etienne, Norman Cook, ELO, LFO, Inner City, Phil Spektor, The Stone Roses, Radiohead, Depeche Mode, Laurent Garnier, Warp Records, Portishead, Ice-T, Quincy Jones, The Buggles, Soul II Soul, Madonna, Dre, Deep Dish, Stonebridge, Orbital, The Human League, The Streets, Gorillaz, Pulp, Everything But The Girl, Olive, Nightmares On Wax, The Lovers.
Sounds Like:Sounds like MinusBlues influences filtered through a couple of decades of House Music, Hiphop, Electro and Whatever ...New Order, Sol Seppy, Massive Attack, Sasha@Shellys, Graeme Park/Mike Pickering@The Hacienda, Ralphie Rosario, Joy Division, Air, Giorgio Moroder, David Bowie, Rob Gordon, Ross Orton, Hybrid, William Orbit, Morales Red Zone Remixes, Occasions, The Sundays, Mr Fingers, Pet Shop Boys, The Chemical Brothers, Underworld, Nouvelle Vague, Trax Records, Dido, Bob Dylan, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Public Enemy, Leftfield, Nipper, Strictly Rhythm, A Man called Adam, OMD, The Beloved, Cafe Del Mar, Marshall Jefferson, Grand Central, The Orb, Alan Partridge, Bomb The Bass, Joey Negro, Winston and Parrot, The Stone Roses, Salsoul Records, Chicane, Joey Beltram, The Beatles, Cutting Records, BT, DFA, St Etienne, Norman Cook, ELO, LFO, Inner City, Phil Spektor, The Stone Roses, Radiohead, Depeche Mode, Laurent Garnier, Warp Records, Portishead, Ice-T, Quincy Jones, The Buggles, Soul II Soul, Madonna, Dre, Deep Dish, Stonebridge, Orbital, The Human League, The Streets, Gorillaz, Pulp, Everything But The Girl, Olive, Nightmares On Wax, The Lovers.
Record Label: Sine Records, Hot brownie Records - Non-Exclusive
Type of Label: None