SELF TO NOTE presents...

Lena Rez

Lena Rez draw musical influences from an eclectic range of sounds old and new, yet they stand blissful in a genre not quite yet defined. They are: two howling guitars bowed and scraped, a loose-limbed drummer, growling bass and vocals that live somewhere between the desert and the sea. Some say they hear Mazzy Star or maybe a dusting of Broadcast, PJ Harvey without the histrionics, Duke Spirit, Nick Cave or Black Mountain. Between them they have played V Festival '07, The Secret Garden Party, Glastonbury, Shambala Festival, St Georges Hall and recorded at Maida Vale for Radio 1Front-woman Nik Young also wrote 'Gone' for Madonna's 'Music' album.Their debut album is due out in 2008.

http://www.myspace.com/lenarez

Glissando

"Press releases rarely get it right (One Night Only are "Britain's hottest new band" apparently) but the advice accompanying Leeds duo Glissando's second outing that it "should be listened to at night" couldn't be closer to the truth. Highlight 'Floods' for example, a 14 minute ambient epic of dark piano keys, haunting strings and resonating chants, is no summer jam. It does, however, have the kind of atmosphere that can captivate and relax in equal measure- never before has tranquility sounded so urgent. While track lengths of over 10 minutes may fail to hold the attention of the ADHD sufferers among us, with patience it plays like a majestic dream. And it's one you'll never want to wake up from."
NME 7/10
http://www.myspace.com/glissando