Under the radar in East Anglia

Tired of your tunes? Hook yourself up with something fresh…and local. There are hundreds of rad musicians holed up in the bedrooms of Norwich, all cooking up fantastic and innovative music. They don’t all shout about it though, so let’s peek through the keyhole at some underground artists that you may not have heard of…yet. Support your city’s quietly subversive creative creatures!

Tristan Burfield : Epic, cinematic electronic sounds using computer games, toys and junk. Some tracks are crazy glitchy, some sound like they could be on the latest Batman soundtrack.

www.soundcloud.com/tristan_burfield

Moonlands: Melancholy indie pop merchants Moonlands have had serious big up’s from the BBC. They’ve just recorded two new songs and have shows lined up in London and Dublin.

www.soundcloud.com/moonlands 

Unix : Funky jazz through to electro house, Unix aka Lyam started making music in his early teens using retro game consoles. His track Barbie Girl hit 100,000 plays on Youtube in 2012.

www.soundcloud.com/unixmusic

Island Fox: Chillingly emotive vocals and electro pop; Jess Bartlet works with a variety of producers to create a layered organic sound using samples & unusual lyrics. New releases are due in 2015.

www.soundcloud.com/islandfoxuk

Magic Panda : Lo fi electronica on the ethereal yet energetic tip. Jamie “Magic Panda” Robson has released several EP’s from his basement studio, and supported The Portico Quartet. New material is on its way.

www.soundcloud.com/magicpanda

Cove and Hithe: Acoustic folk at its most harmonious; natural, delicate and beautiful in tone. Shows for 2015 include The Plasterers Arms on 6th Jan and Norwich Arts Centre on 19th Jan.