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Anyone with a penchant for dark, electronic and experimental music should take time to investigate ‘Little Room’. The modern music scene may have plenty to offer us in the way of diversity, but few bands actually emerge with a truly ‘polished’ sound. However, ‘Little Room’ manage to do exactly this. The demise of ‘Joy Division’ left a large vacuum in the genre of alternative rock which has never been properly filled. Could a London-based outfit like ‘Little Room’ make their mark where other groups have so often failed? ‘Little Room’ first came into being in South London during the early part of 2009. They are still based in the capital and have played at a large number of venues in the area, including Brixton Jamm and Peter Parker’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Club. Each of the three musicians had spent time in other bands but they were becoming increasingly frustrated and disillusioned. These other groups did not appear to be breaking any new ground and were often lacking in true commitment. The songs of ‘Little Room’ have a wide variety of influences; Punk, Acoustic, Breakbeat, Electronica, Drum and Bass and Indie Pop (to name but a few). This may sound a little unusual and perhaps even confusing, but the results are incredibly focused. The voice of Simon Howlett is clear and commanding, whilst the instrumentation of the band is both tight and professional. The singer cites his favourite bands as Radiohead, Interpol and Joy Division. ‘I really want to make experimental leftfield music which appeals to a mainstream audience’ explains Simon Howlett. That is quite a tough challenge for a young singer to set himself, but when listening to the band’s music it seems totally plausible. ‘Little Room’ may not make the type of music you would tap you foot along to on the radio, but you can easily imagine them getting plenty of airplay in the not-too-distant future. ‘Little Room’ have already recorded an excellent four track demo at Atomic Studios (owned by The Animal Farm record company) and ‘Breaking Gnosis’ is available for download on iTunes. Frustratingly however, their work in the recording studio has currently been placed on hold whilst they find a new drummer for the band. The unforeseen departure of their last one came about after he decided to move on to music with a heavier feel. The songs of ‘Little Room’ have gained quite a lot of attention from record labels and they have already been offered a deal by the Monotwin label. ‘Little Room’ consists of; Simon Howlett - Vocals/Guitar, Mark Fennell – Bass and Kyle Hall – Guitar. At present it is solely Simon Howlett who writes the tracks for the group, but he is hoping to call on the song writing skills of the other band members once a full line-up has been re-established.