RESIDENT ALIEN ARTISTS

Rugged Fantasia (Experimental/Hip-hop/Jazz)

It is certainly very hard to know where to start talking about this lot. They virtually write a new set for every gig they do, and, with an ever-changing line-up and sound, you can never be sure what to expect. Their performances, littered with improvisation and freestyle, transport you to a world where all genres meet; face-melting style. More >>

Tommy Eye (Hip-Hop)

It's a rare thing to find a rapper with killer tunes and a keen social conscience, but Tommy Eye has both in spades. His latest record was likened to the sound of hip-hop giant Pharrell by BBC 1extra, but gets close-up-and-personal with some of today's toughest issues - materialism, poverty, the church, all wrapped up in a pretty honest self-examination. Hard hitting British hip-hop is back with a conscience. More >>

ScatCat (Rock/Folk/Experimental)

What do you get when you cross an intelligent, orange-trouser-wearing 17 year old, with Frank Sinatra, Drum'n'Bass, Uganda, God, Lord of the Rings, 3 years in a studio and a chance encounter in John Lewis? Answer: Haberdashery - possibly the greatest concept album ever made. More >>