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Mold
a little village in north wales, Wales United Kingdom
Last login: 2009
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| Member Since | 5/16/2005 |
| Band Members | Mike, Ian, Maff, Theston |
| Influences | sigur ros, why?, radiohead, broken social scene, spencer krug, wolf parade, battles, amiina, mum, thom yorke, beirut, diane cluck, efterklang, leaf label, fog, beruit, animal collective, clouddead, the smiths, early manics, pixies, plaid, clark, coco rosie, boards of canada, thee more shallows, joanna newsom, four tet, smashing pumpkins, panda bear, subtle, rufus wainwright, volcano!, alog.....Influences closer to home: Napoleon iiird, Glaciers, Sky Larkin, Dinosaur pile-up, vest for tysso. |
| Sounds Like | Something else, probably exactly like something else actually, but never mind. |
| Record Label | None |
| Type of Label | None |
| 26th June | Gales Wine Bar | Llangollen |
Having recently moved from Leeds to the valleys of his home town in Wales, Mike Payne has had time record the songs that have, until recently, been cluttering up his head. A few months of writing and recording resulted in a collection of songs that are now been taken out into the real world with a live band.
PRESS:
"another gem from Leeds..." Exitfare
"There is a definitive sound and something unique to Mike Payne, as he created this whole EP himself, doing the production and writing, and this EP is nothing short of genius." Leeds Music Scene
"How to better your life this week: listen to Mechanical Owl. Otherwise known as Mike Payne, he has been away at University in Leeds for the past few years but is know back in his hometown of Mold. Listening to his songs though you'd think he has travelled around the world, via Scandinavia and back again. Think Sigur Ros soundscapes and synths coupled with Thom Yorke's delivery. Expose yourself to 'Brittle II' and you'll never be the same again. Go visit myspace.com/mechanicalowl and tell the world." Ben Davis, Evening Leader
"Each song sounds well-crafted but familiar, poppy yet unique. Dangerously good." Sandman Magazine
"...filling the void at the moment between the intelligent indie and electronic scene ..." Mark Birtles, traffic magazine, may07
"Mechanical Owl impressed with the well rounded maturity of his varied and well thought out songs – smile inducing, strong and melancholic." Amelia's Magazine
MUCH TIME PASSED
In 2022 the band have started work on a follow up to Winter Songs and will be playing shows around the UK.
