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, composed of Tobias J Hughes, Ian William Galloway, Dan "The Carnivore" Murtha and Mark Murphy. They formed in early 2006 from a variety of different members and appeared repeatedly in ''

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'', '' i-D'', '' Disorder Magazine'' and various online music journals. The band seemed to have difficulty describing their sound, variously categorising themselves as

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as influences. The band split on 26 March 2008 and are working on new projects. Ian William Galloway, Tobias Hughes and Mark Murphy went on to form the band Fables, and Dan Murtha performs as Danimal Kingdom, and performs live with

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Members

* Tobias J Hughes – guitar * Dan "The Carnivore" Murtha – vocals, keyboards * Ian William Galloway – bass, keyboards, samplers, drum machines * Mark Murphy – keyboards, vocals, drum machines

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*"Spring Heeled Jack" – on Playmusic magazine compilation (October 2006) *"Gurl Howl" – on Artrocker magazine compilation (December 2006) *"Tree Friend Tree Foe" – on Japanese compilation (October 2007) *"Can The Freedom (Barringtone Remix)" – on Artrocker magazine compilation (December 2007)

Sources

* ''

'', "The Friday Review," Issue 48, Page 22 * ''Artrocker'', "Soundcheck," Issue 4, Page 10 * ''

'', "What's On The NME Stereo?," 30 March 2007 * ''

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'', "10 New Tracks," 30 March 2007
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