Tag Archives: 2012 in Manchester

Manchester-based indie group Spring King originally began in 2012 being a single vehicle for producer Tarek Musa. His fiery garage area pop recordings shortly became the task of a complete music group as he enlisted Peter Darlington, Adam Green, and Andy Morton, most of whom went to high school jointly. …

Soulful and effusive English pop/rock/R&B quartet Rixton changed heads in 2013 using their hugely effective YouTube channel, which presented the band covering hits from famous brands Taylor Swift, R. Kelly, Rita Ora, and Chris Dark brown. Invoking titles like Maroon 5, Bruno Mars, and Ed Sheeran, the group shaped in …

Manchester duo Rainer Veil produced a languid, melancholy design of digital music that took influence from genres as much and varied as ambient drone, dream pop, hip-hop, jungle, U.K. garage area, and techno. Liam Morley and Dan Valentine fulfilled while studying modern music in the north of Britain, and started …

Experimental jazz piano trio GoGo Penguin were shaped in Manchester, England in 2012 by pianist Chris Illingworth, bassist Nick Blacka, and drummer Rob Turner. Blending melodic scenery with powerful skittering beats and digital elements, the music group produces a heady mix that owes as very much to Massive Strike and …