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From Blackburn, England, the band is best known for being liked by Morrissey and the first band ever to release a debut single on CD, "Skin Storm" in 1988. They were signed to "Smiths" producer Stephen Street's "Foundation" label. Street also produced the major share of Bradford's material during their 2 year association before the band signed with Sire/Warner Bros. Their most recognised work included singles "Skin Storm" and "In Liverpool" and the album "Shouting Quietly". Described as melodic indie pop, the band's sound drew influence from artists such as Elvis Costello, Julian Cope and the Smiths, this combined with...

The Jane Bradfords are a five piece. Sometimes they can be as large as a seven piece. Sometimes its just one guy in a studio cursing at old keyboards that used to work perfectly well. The Jane Bradfords are difficult to pigeonhole into a genre; on the surface they’re Indie, but elements of Pop, Electro and even post punk are all in the mix. There’s the nonchalant swagger of The National, the driving, tight Peter Hook style bass and at times the euphoric hosannas of Arcade Fire, but they have a defiantly unique sound. The list of bands that they...

Labradford is a post-rock musical group from Richmond, Virginia, United States, founded in 1992. They have released six full-length albums from 1993 to 2001. Though not officially disbanded, its members have since been active with separate projects. Labradford consists of bassist Robert Donne, guitarist/vocalist Mark Nelson, and Carter Brown on keyboards. Their music style is ambient post-rock, although their earlier releases such as "Prazision" and "A Stable Reference" were much more related to drone rock. In 1993 they released their debut album on Kranky which has remained their home since. The group's music mostly drifts on the guitar effects and...

Songwriter and composer Justin Bradford originally started a solo project recording acoustic songs in his bedroom on his brother’s old four-track tape recorder. These recordings were not an entirely lost cause, he wrote his first song, a folk ditty called 'Little Black Book' in 2007 along with many other rough ideas and eventually got his own recording devices. Bradford’s arrangement origins are heavily influenced by video game music which he experienced and loved as a child. Over the next three years Bradford was active in both writing and recording many songs from home as well as performing at the local...

Bobby Bradford From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bobby Bradford Birth name Bobby Lee Bradford Born July 19, 1934 (1934-07-19) (age 74) Cleveland, Mississippi, USA Origin Dallas, Texas, USA Genre(s) Jazz Occupation(s) Musician, composer, professor Instrument(s) Cornet, trumpet Associated acts Mo'tet, Ornette Coleman Quartet, New Art Jazz Ensemble Bobby Lee Bradford (born July 19, 1934 in Cleveland, Mississippi) is an American jazz trumpeter, cornetist, bandleader, and composer. He is noted for his work with Ornette Coleman. Bradford grew up in Mississippi and moved with his family to Dallas, Texas in 1946. He moved to Los Angeles, California in 1953 where he...