Bio
Cleft is a turbo-prog two-piece band from Manchester who make massive, dirty, instrumental music using a guitar and some drums. Imagine a machine that compresses 14 minute songs down to 3 minutes.
Cleft formed in November 2011, when Dan & John found each other (and themselves) on the internet, despite only living two miles apart. Originally from the deep South, and after a spell in Brighton where he discovered the joys of cheese, Dan moved up North to Manchester. John moved down from Lancaster at exactly the same time, due to a bad experience with a three foot garden gnome and a bucket.
Since then they've been condensing 14 minute prog songs into 3 minutes and having a lot of fun doing it.
Tracks from both EPs have also been featured on WRIR Radio's British Breakfast in the USA, Amazing Radio and BBC 6 Music in the UK, amongst others.
Cleft formed in November 2011, when Dan & John found each other (and themselves) on the internet, despite only living two miles apart. Originally from the deep South, and after a spell in Brighton where he discovered the joys of cheese, Dan moved up North to Manchester. John moved down from Lancaster at exactly the same time, due to a bad experience with a three foot garden gnome and a bucket.
Since then they've been condensing 14 minute prog songs into 3 minutes and having a lot of fun doing it.
Tracks from both EPs have also been featured on WRIR Radio's British Breakfast in the USA, Amazing Radio and BBC 6 Music in the UK, amongst others.
Links
The best damn music site around, Bandcamp offers you the chance to grab Cleft’s Utter and Whale Bone E.P’s for fuck all, but dontchya wanna be nice and offer up a quid or two to show your appreciation for this awesome band!?
http://cleft.bandcamp.com
http://cleft.bandcamp.com
News
Cleft are in the process of recording a debut album and are hoping that it will be ready by the end of 2013, they’re not the only ones hoping.
Gigs
Relentless giggery pokery awaits our young heroes;
20th Aug - Maguire's Pizza Bar, Liverpool, UK
29th Aug - ArcTanGent festival, Bristol/Somerset, UK
11th Sep - Antwerp Mansion, Rusholme, UK
10th Oct - Band on the Wall, Manchester, UK
19th Oct - Carefully Planned Festival, Manchester, UK
20th Oct - The Caledonia, Liverpool, UK
All gigs are listed on our website and Songkick as well.
20th Aug - Maguire's Pizza Bar, Liverpool, UK
29th Aug - ArcTanGent festival, Bristol/Somerset, UK
11th Sep - Antwerp Mansion, Rusholme, UK
10th Oct - Band on the Wall, Manchester, UK
19th Oct - Carefully Planned Festival, Manchester, UK
20th Oct - The Caledonia, Liverpool, UK
All gigs are listed on our website and Songkick as well.
Merch
If you want a copy of Cleft’s limited 1st edition 5 track CD, then somebody is going to have to barf it all up, cause it’s gone. But let’s not cause a ruckus around the dinner table. You can bag yourself a copy of the 2nd edition 5 track CD on Bandcamp for a snip at £3.50, and why not wear the colours too and bag yourself a t-shirt;
http://cleft.bandcamp.com
http://cleft.bandcamp.com