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STROKE
Manchester Roadhouse Nov. 98
Described in the publicity blurb as a band who combine bucolic trip hop and neo-angst new pop to pulverizing & shattering effect’ Who could argue?  Well, not at least until I've read the Oxford English dictionary - if I can  find one- and tried to understand what the writer meant.
A 5 piece with synths, guitar & attitude. This lot meld a fierce sound akin to faithless in their darkest moments with guitars supplied by Husker Du, and that's no bad thing.
You're unlikely to class this as chirpy tuneful pop, but for their discerning listener who has had enough twangy jangling guitars for a while, its like Heineken a refreshing change.
 
One of the most original bands at the moment, the are not lacking in confidence as they swagger with a self belief based on the fact that their brooding, driven sound will
 surely take them further
 
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