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Yourcodenameis:milo are a post hardcore band from Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England, UK. They are most famous for their debut 2004 mini album All Roads To Fault, which was followed in 2005 by the album Ignoto, both on Fiction / Polydor Records. In 2006 the band Left their Polydor contract and within a month signed a new record deal with V2 records. They are currently recording their second full length album and collaborating with numerous other bands - including Biffy Clyro and Bloc Party - for a collaborations album later in the year to be released via V2 and their own General Recordings label.

Band members

There are currently six band members:

As of yet, Melissa has only played at 7 live performances over the summer of 2005:-

On 16th January 2006 the band announced that drummer Paul Gamble-‘Bez’-Beresford had left yourcodenameis:milo in amiable circumstances, to be replaced by Shaun Abbott.

Style and Influences

Yourcodenameis:milo's style draws influence from earlier post-hardcore bands, and especially the likes of Fugazi and At the Drive-In. Themes such as space/sci-fi dominate and elements such as track titles and artwork are often quirky and in line with a very specific motif the band have created for themselves (The Designers Republic are responsible for the band's early artwork with Storm Thorgerson producing artwork from the Rapt. Dept. EP onwards).

While effects are used heavily, as with any post-hardcore band, over-production is not evident and a raw sound is achieved on both albums. Critics of the album cite the production (often fuzzy and indistinguishable) as the reason the album did not do well commercially; however a common retort is that the production is an accurate representation of the band's live performances, and suits the band.

Live Performances

Live performances by the band are probably best described as 'loud'. While on-stage performance is certainly not as wild as that of At the Drive-In (for instance), the characteristic post-hardcore sound of the band shines through the volume. Performances are impressive, especially when the sets are bass-heavy, they have been known to play with two basses during songs, with Justin joining Ross on bass duties.

Discography

The album cover for 2005's 'Ignoto', designed by Storm Thorgerson

'All Roads To Fault' CD/10" EP
'I.Shoes' - Downloadable single, or Ltd Edition 7" vinyl (300 copies)
'Schteeve' CD single, DVD single, and 7" single.
'Rapt. Dept.' CD/10" Vinyl EP
'17' CD single, DVD single, or 7" single
'Ignoto' LP

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