Artist:Ura

Ura formed in July 2004 when singer/guitarist Dan Bowles presented a collection of demos to friend and drummer Bram Wright. One of these “demos”, the mellow electro track Thirty Two, had already been included on a compilation CD alongside artists such as Kinobe and Goldfrapp. Bram, in turn, recruited keyboardist Nick Fielding (a classical pianist – who had found local recognition playing Rhodes piano in the Perth funk act Crazy Phil’s Finely Tuned Funk Machine), Ash Sinclair joined on bass, and the quartet began building a credible live reputation in its home town of Perth. After only a few months, the live mini-LP The Seren Sessions was released as a limited pressing and sold out almost immediately; testament to the quality set the band has become renowned for performing. In late 2005, the single Small Tokens was released to some critical acclaim, giving Time Off magazine cause to state : "Utilising gentle synthesisers over a smooth vocal from singer/songwriter Dan Bowles and nice ...