Members

• Stuart Ogilvie - vocals
  Singing
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  , keyboard
  Keyboard instrument
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  , drums
  Drum kit
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• Lee Gale - guitar
  Guitar
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• Jon Fearon - bass
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Career

The Longcut formed in Manchester in 2002, while attending the University of Manchester

University of Manchester

The University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...

. Originally a four-piece, their vocalist left soon after the band started and the remaining members intended to make purely instrumental music. In 2003 their experiments with cheap drum machines led to a new sound and their unusual stage setup. The band's original sound and energetic live performances brought them to the attention of the record industry in 2004, eventually signing to Liverpool

Liverpool

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's Deltasonic

Deltasonic

Deltasonic is an English record label based in Liverpool, England. Previously joint ventured with Sony Music, it is now totally independent. It was formed by Alan Wills, the former drummer with Liverpool bands Shack and Top.-History:...

 label. During 2004 the band also became friends with Manchester promoters Akoustik Anarkhy and indie/grunge band, Nine Black Alps

Nine Black Alps

Nine Black Alps are an English alternative rock band formed in Manchester, named after a line in The Couriers by Sylvia Plath and fronted by Sam Forrest.-Career:...

. The two groups shared bills together at various house parties (one in Longsight was filmed for the video to Transition) organised by Akoustik Anarkhy and The Longcut, eventually touring together in early 2006.

The Longcut released their debut EP Transition in November 2004, followed by A Quiet Life in June 2005. Both EPs sold out and were well received by the music press. The band continued to tour throughout 2005, including appearances at SXSW, Glastonbury Festival

Glastonbury Festival

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 and Fuji Rock Festival

Fuji Rock Festival

Fuji Rock Festival is an annual rock festival held in Naeba Ski Resort, in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The 3 day event, organized by Smash Japan, features more than 200 Japanese and international musicians, making it the largest outdoor music event in Japan...

. Work on their debut album, A Call and Response, began in the summer of 2005. Production duties were handled by Jonny Dollar (who had previously worked on Massive Attack

Massive Attack

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's Blue Lines) and was mixed by TV on the Radio

TV on the Radio

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's David Andrew Sitek

David Andrew Sitek

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. A mini-album (a compilation of their UK EP's) was released internationally in 2006.

A Call and Response was released on 12 June 2006, followed by Vitamin C as a lead promotional single. A Tried and Tested Method would soon follow, and continued to attract album sales, released on October 2. The single received more media coverage than any of their other releases to date, with the video being played frequently on a lot of the UK music channels. Since the release of A Call and Response the band have gone on to release The Airtight Sessions EP. The disc is a compilation of the band's previous work with new song Idiot Check making up the four-track listing. The EP can be bought at Apple Computer

Apple Computer

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's iTunes

ITunes

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 store, but for a limited time after release was free to download for all subscribers to the band's official site.

The next release by the band was a 7" single on the Melodic Records label, on 19 March 2007. Limited to 500 copies, the double A-side featured "Idiot Check" (recorded at the sessions for A Call And Response) and a cover of the Candi Staton

Candi Staton

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 rave track "You Got the Love

You Got the Love

"You Got the Love" is a 1986 single by the band The Source and Candi Staton. One of its many remixers also adopted the name The Source. In 2008, the song was recorded by English soul singer Joss Stone for her fourth studio album, "Colour Me Free!" released in October 2009...

".

This was followed by recording of their second album. Produced by Nine Black Alps

Nine Black Alps

Nine Black Alps are an English alternative rock band formed in Manchester, named after a line in The Couriers by Sylvia Plath and fronted by Sam Forrest.-Career:...

 guitarist David Jones, the album Open Hearts was released as a download on the Melodic Records website in June 2009. It was due for physical release in October.

Studio albums

• A Call and Response 12 June 2006 (UK
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• Open Hearts 6 June 2009 (UK)

Singles and EPs

• November 2004 - Transition - Limited edition EP, not chart eligible.
• April 2005 - A Quiet Life - Limited edition EP, not chart eligible.
• November 2005 - The Longcut - 5 track Japanese EP.
• Various release dates, 2006 - The Longcut - 6 track international mini-album.
• July 2006 - "Vitamin C" - Download & 12" Vinyl single.
• August 2006 - Airtight / Idiot Check EP - 4 track download only live EP.
• October 2006 - "A Tried & Tested Method" - Download, CD & coloured vinyl single.
• March 2007 - "Idiot Check" / "You Got The Love
  You Got the Love
  "You Got the Love" is a 1986 single by the band The Source and Candi Staton. One of its many remixers also adopted the name The Source. In 2008, the song was recorded by English soul singer Joss Stone for her fourth studio album, "Colour Me Free!" released in October 2009...
  
  " - Limited 7" and download.

External links

• The Longcut - Official site
• The Longcut's Myspace site
• Melodic - label site