Cosmic Visions:Festival of Psychedelia

MIDNIGHT AURUM is an experimental guitarist creating beautiful miniature compositions for solo guitar taking inspiration from classical, jazz, blues, psychedelia, folk culture and the Fae.

SUGAR CREASE are a six-piece band with a unique energy and playful spirit, mixing a vibrant and eclectic blend of musical influences into their brand of joyously surrealist pop. Their sound draws inspiration from a diverse range of artists, including Talking Heads, the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, and even pirate-reggae and afro-disco.

“With their infectious energy and captivating live performances, Sugar Crease is a band to watch” – Kirklees Most Wanted

“They’re heading on a trajectory to the stars” – Click Roll Boom

GERALDINE SNELL‘s brand of ethereal art pop is a beguiling blend of the natural and synthetic, the earthly and the supernatural. Inspired by eclectic influences – from classical and choral music through to dreampop and downtempo jazz her own music merges avant-garde subtleties with a soft-centred indie synth pop sensibility which is always anchored by the magnetic tenderness of her voice.

“sugar-coated, dream-pop” – Dirty Sunbeams

“Tender, ethereal, and hypnotic, channeling similar vibes to Julie Cruise, Laurie Anderson, James Blake, and Beach House.” – Hot Vox

SWEET GENE create art rock at it’s finest. Ambitious, emotionally raw and playfully adventurous this young band have the musical dexterity to make the twists and turns of their songs both hook filled and heartfelt. Think of the grooviness of Madchester era Stone Roses with the unashamedly anthemic guitar crunch of a young Radiohead and you’re heading in the right direction to capture this band’s spirit.

“Stunningly groovy” – The Mancunion

LEUCOTOME are a gothic Industrial folk band from Manchester who combine witchy pagan chants, electronic textures and minimalist pop into a heady brew in their sonic cauldron. Their sound reflects the murky depths of the UK DIY scene from which they crawled but takes their coldwave/post punk and goth influences somewhere magical and exciting

“Unplumbably murky and fascinating. The trio create shimmering and grinding theatre-folk like a lopsided Young Marble Giants” – The Quietus

“You’ll find yourself haunted by the divine genius of their electronically atmospheric sound” – Musik Magazine

JOSHUA ARNOLD & THERINE are an experimental folk duo known for their theatrical and intense performances.
Consisting of multi-instrumentalist Joshua Arnold and vocalist Therine. They perform traditional folk music of the British Isles showcasing themes of the dark and macabre blended with elements of drone and noise music alongside original drone folk pieces and historically accurate charms and prayers.

“Their brooding, sinister drone-folk definitely casts a spell” – Folking.com

“Their minimalist approach sets themselves apart from the scene. Raw and unvarnished. Off-kilter and affecting.” – The Quietus

BILLY BILLY 5p are an internationally unsuccessful “supergroup” featuring the least competent members of Leeds bands Two Minute Noodles and Hillary and the Hatecrimes, Liverpool bands The Walkingseeds and Star Spangled Banana, Calderdale bands FADS and KLONK and other acts that you haven’t heard of either. Like the power rangers used to they come together to make something far stronger than their own weedy selves.Their music is inventive, fun and constantly surprising mixing power pop, psychedelia, space rock and classic indie into a charming sound all of their own.

“Eclectic, eccentric and thoroughly joyous” – Louder Than War