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DEKKO
Gary McClure
Jon Kay
Ed Hulme

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Genre
Indie

Influences
brian eno
primal scream
king tubby
boards of canada
my bloody valentine

Contemporaries
spiritulized
caribou
broken social scene
fourtet
sigur ros

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WORKING FOR A NUCLEAR FREE CITY
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"its the Chems at their most tripped out, jamming with Spriritulized and Sigur Ros with a bit of a nod to Primal Scream. Very good sh*t." glasswerk.co.uk

"Manchester's most mysterious and deseverdly sought after acts." manchestermusic.com

"a hugely impressive rhythm sectionintelligence and intricacy applied to all instruments." manchestermusic.com

"deserve the truly innovative new Manchester band award" blowout.org.uk

"These are instant theme tunes, little soundtracks and bursts of activity that make the band absolutely worth watching. " - CityLife Magazine

"Ace, superb and a head wrangling inspiration." manchestermusic.com

Working for a nuclear free city came together in January 2004. Iniatially the studio project of the founding members Phil Kay (producer/keyboards) and Gary Mclure (guitars) since 1999, 2004 saw the band first take to the stage, now joined by drummer Jon Kay, and bassist Ed Hulme.

After a number of years confined solely to the studio, they began the process of turning the layered studio tracks into a more stream-lined live set and initial performances were extremely well received. During 2004, the band continued to perform live in their hometown of Manchester, gathering a considerable fan base. Key performances included Manchesters d:percussion festival, the Leeds Festival and In The City.

In 2005 the band went from strength to strength, with support gigs with The Fall, Duke Spirit, Boom Bip, Dungen and Caribou amongst others, and radio play on BBC Radio 1 and XFM.

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