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Shaun Ryder's EP recommendation 9/4/04
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"Just as we thought it could
not get any better 'Minusoneraver' took to the stage. This band were not going
to give up without a fight, the crowd moved forward in anticipation, the wanted
to touch the Goddess of Rave. The female lead vocalist has the voice of an Angel
which can be combined with a full on Rock sound. The use of acoustic guitar
combined with a full on electric sound and added to with a dash of Keyboards
make this band unmissable live as well as on CD. They combine ballads with full
on Rock numbers with equal skill and perception. The band were very unlucky not
to make it to the final in a decision which they narrowly missed by a handful of
votes. They are definitely one to watch out for in the future and must be tipped
for success. You can catch more information about minusoneraver on their site
www.minusoneraver.com"
Tony Hennigan, The Palace, 22nd
February 2004.
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"First up was the band MinusOneRaver. In previous times they had performed strongly and fully deserved their place in the Final. Having been given the "Wildcard" from all the previous bands from Bands Directory, they were to play against Monokey who they had 2 weeks recently been beaten by. The band played their hearts out and even sounded more aggressive tonight. Something that had never gone against them in previous stages, and maybe not a conscience move, but seemed very evident. Tracey Browne's voice was great again but this time her stage performance stood out from her previous. More movement, more of a frontwoman, more of an interaction which was amazing as most of their people had been caught up in the power cut. As a whole, the band performed their best so far and are gonna soon be band on many people's shelves.
" - Bandsdirectory.net 10-9-03
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Shaun Ryder's gig of the week 12/6/03 - here
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"In ‘Into The Sun’, Minusoneraver have managed to combine a mix of dreamy vocals and a groovy bass riff with other mesmerizing sounds to create a truly hypnotic and melodious tune that the band should certainly be proud of.
Less seems to be more with this song, with the simplistic drumming, guitar and bass taking a much welcomed back seat to the quite outstanding range of female singer Tracey Browne, who manages to put on a very inspiring performance."
- Jamie Mack - mydeadflower.com - 13th March 2003.
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"Congratulations to Minusoneraver who have realised the power of the maxim 'less is more': here we have dreamy female vocals cloaked in a fragmented yet funky bass line and subtly serrated guitars and barely-there keyboards.
Marvelous."
- Radio 1 Online, 2nd December 2002
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"This [Deadbeat Town] is a brilliantly written track not least because of the drums that just work so well. This band has serious potential and will sit happily on a radio 1 play list in a year to come or possibly sooner with the release to their first EP coming soon. "
The Communion, 3rd March 2003.
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“minusoneraver
is one of the most cohesive units I have ever had the pleasure to
encounter.” – Stew Spaull, Editor, Student direct. –
10th October 2002.
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"minusoneraver -
Manchester stalwarts of melancholic melodic music." -
Gareth, Precinct
Online - 20th August 2002.
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| "..a pretty
tidy pop song. Tracey Browne sings a little bit Echobelly, a little bit
Blondie, pinning the song together with her impressive range and easy
command. The chorus is sheer quality - harking back to early 90s guitar
rock - smooth and unhurried, letting the singer do the work, never pushing
too hard."
Jon, Reviewer, Stolenwine
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| “Bad boy tune” –
Brian Borvill (star of Gimme Gimme
Gimme),
DJ
on BBC 2002 radio, talking about “Into the Sun”. – 14th
July 2002.
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| "It was too
good actually." - Justin Moorhouse, DJ on BBC 2002 radio, talking
about "Into the Sun". - 6th July 2002. Click
here to download Lee's interview (right
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| "minusoneraver
rocked!" - Toby Hadoke, XS
Malarkey website - 21st May 2002. |
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"M1R gave us the best set of the
night." - Tim Keeley, newmanchesterbands
website - 19th April 2002
The headliners were the
crowd pleasing minusoneraver. They once again played covers and a few of
their own songs to an appreciative audience. You know that when minusoneraver
play that everyone who is there will listen to them and enjoy their
performance because they are so easy to listen to. The lead singer seemed
to be even better and a heard a lot of people comment on how good she was.
A firm Clock Tower favourite and will be coming back at the end of the
year. - newmanchesterbands
website - 19th April 2002.
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| "minusoneraver
was the last band but the most anticipated by the audience. It seemed that
half of Manchester was there in their support. MOR played covers and their
own songs also. The crowd really liked them and they show promise for the
future. MOR have done very few gigs before but they managed to play well
and were well received." - newmanchesterbands
website - 9th April 2002. |
| Cool
female fronted rock band, a blend of grunge, melodia and Alanis style
vocals." - Trip69
website - 27th March 2002. |
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Trace solo gig. Unsung
queen of folk eh? Very nice.
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Taken from the Manchester Evening News -
February 2002.
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