Gymnast
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Gymnast

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Indie

Girl, boy, synth, cello, guitars, beats

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  • Thank Folk for That

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    66 Oldham Street, Manchester
    M4 1LE

    DATE:
    24 September 2012
    TIME:
    19:00:00
    VENUE:
    The Castle Hotel
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  • Brewed in Britain

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    109 Oldham St
    M4 1LW

    DATE:
    06 October 2012
    TIME:
    20:00:00
    VENUE:
    Gullivers
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  • Sunday Sessions

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    Swan St
    M4 5JZ

    DATE:
    20 January 2013
    TIME:
    20:30:00
    VENUE:
    Band on the Wall
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    2

  • Black & BLUE launch night

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    11 Stevenson Square
    M1 1DB

    DATE:
    23 November 2012
    TIME:
    21:00:00
    VENUE:
    Kraak Gallery
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    1

  • Christmas Party

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    Grosvenor St, Manchester
    M1 7HL

    DATE:
    18 December 2012
    TIME:
    20:00:00
    VENUE:
    Sand Bar
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    1

  • The Manchester Label's Live Night

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    Oldham St, Manchester
    M4 1LW

    DATE:
    01 February 2013
    TIME:
    19:30:00
    VENUE:
    Gullivers
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  • The Manchester Label's Live Night

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    Oldham St, Manchester
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    DATE:
    23 February 2013
    TIME:
    19:00:00
    VENUE:
    Gullivers
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  • Thomas Sessions

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    Thomas St
    M

    DATE:
    21 March 2013
    TIME:
    18:01:00
    VENUE:
    Thomas Bar
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  • Made of Glass + Gymnast

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    Market St, Edinburgh
    EH1 1DF

    DATE:
    16 March 2013
    TIME:
    19:00:00
    VENUE:
    Electric Circus
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  • Local Showcase

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    Oldham St, Manchester
    M1 1JN

    DATE:
    13 March 2013
    TIME:
    20:15:00
    VENUE:
    Night & Day cafe
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  • Local Showcase w/ Clockwork Radio

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    Oldham St, Manchester
    M1 1JN

    DATE:
    10 April 2013
    TIME:
    20:16:00
    VENUE:
    Night & Day cafe
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Introduction

Girl, boy, synth, cello, guitars, beats

Bio

Gymnast are a Manchester-based duo who have been playing live since July 2012. Members Cathy Wilcock (lead vocals, guitar) and Chris Lyon (synth, cello, guitar, backing vocals) previously wrote and performed together as part of five-piece Edinburgh band Mayhew (Glastonbury ETC 2010 public vote winners), before that band went their separate ways in May 2011. After taking a few months off music – and despite being split between Edinburgh and Manchester – the pair began writing together again, now with the addition of electronic beats. On the back of a couple of demo recordings and with the help of a good old-fashioned public vote, they played their first gig on the Emerging Icons stage at the Olympic Park during London 2012. They are now both based in Manchester where they are writing and recording new songs and getting their teeth into the city’s famous live music scene.

Reviews

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Reviews of: Away The Sun (demo) (4)

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  • The quirkiness of this track I found intriguing, it has a 'different' kind of sound about it that I really liked and at times reminds me a little of björk.

    Reviewed by
    Karl Lewis
    05 March 2013

  • Gorgeous voice and lyrcis, in fact it's such a beautiful gentle track I think it could actually cure a Sunday morning hangover. Pretty sure these guys are from Manchester. Would love to check out their set up live, sounds very interesting.

    Reviewed by
    Andrea Fox
    11 January 2013

  • Deep, sensual and a freaky sounding xylophone which adds to the haunting vibe. You definitely need to be in a creation type of mood to enjoy this music, but you can't deny it sounding utterly blissful given the right time of day..

    Reviewed by
    Polly James
    24 October 2012

  • "Away the sun" is a vague concept. Give it away? Throw it away? Get it away? Take it away? But it fits this brooding, minimalist musical sketch perfectly. Great atmosphere created by eerie keys, juddering beats and ethereal voice. Precious, in all senses.

    Reviewed by
    David Sinclair
    29 September 2012

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Reviews of: Sirens (demo) (1)

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  • Sirens - Tremendously enjoyable. A fragile yet driving experience in the company of two voices that fit together like some audio jigsaw.

    Reviewed by
    Pete Donaldson
    14 May 2012

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Reviews of: Sirens (demo) (1)

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  • Atmospheric and introverted piano boy /girl exploration vaguely reminiscent of Radiohead. For me, there's not quite enough going on before the 2nd chord sequence enters. Has promise though - I would check out some more tunes if I could find some !

    Reviewed by
    Simon Li
    11 May 2012

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  • Perfect soundtrack for all those workers down at the dockyard (cool song)!

    Posted by Lucy Sanderson 124 days ago...

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  • If this plays with unpleasant audio artefacts try http://soundcloud.com/gymnast - something to do with your computer's soundcard settings, don't ask us.

    Posted by Gymnast 363 days ago...

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