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".one of the faces of 2009, a star in the making"



The Times



"Slinky,chic and very very groovy,
Modus are one of the bands to look out for on the scene this year.
Superb!"



Craig Charles,



The Craig Charles Funk And Soul Show,
BBC 6Music.



".stunning showmanship"



Is This Music



Contact Modus at: modusbooking@googlemail.com



Slideshow images above courtesy Brian Friary (c)2009



The new album is now available from a number of retailers.want downloads?
iTunes



Amazon USA



Amazon UK



eMusic
If you prefer a hardcopy, try here:
Hammondbeat



Dusty Groove
Want Video? OK.Here are some tracks recorded on video camera at recent gigs at the Mod's Mayday festival in Birmingham, and at Barfly GlasgowEnjoy!!



Red Stripe Music Awards gig review.
Is This Music magazine review Modus - Live - at the Red Stripe Music Awards, Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh.



Another album review, from Belgium no less! Cool!
"Sounds from the Kitten Casino" is a must for your bachelor pad but believe me any party animal will fall for this extra ordinary album!" - Rootsville



Modus feature in The Times:
After Miss Modus made The Times '25 faces to watch in 2009', a follow up feature was in obviously in order. And here it is!
Modus feature in The Evening News:
Thanks to the Edinburgh Evening NEws for getting behind us.here's their take on the Modus story. Grrrreeeaaaatt!



Modus Hit the Headlines Shock!.Again!
Miss Modus makes The Times '25 faces to watch in 2009'. Click me for more!
Modus Hit the Headlines Shock!
Miss Modus makes the top 25 of the Daily Record's Hot 100 women to watch in 2009. We like.and we agree! Click me for more details!



So.it seems we were spotted by the eagle-eyed style gurus over at Bite Life magazine, and lo and behold, after a 10 minute grilling, we set the world to rights on the dos and dont's of band style.



Modus spotting!
IsThisMusic are the latest folks to review our new album 'Sounds from the Kitten Casino' and it seems they like it.



"Fortunately, from its gorgeous cover art onwards, this album renounces any attempt pigeon-holing in order to create a sound that would be as at home on dancefloors in any decade"
Robin Murray / Is this Music?
See the link below for more!
Modus review at 'Is This Music?'



Our latest Long Player has just been reviewed by the good folks over at Modculture. If you want to see what they have to say, go here:
Modus review at ModCulture



Modus in the Blogoshpere (!): We were sent this intriguing little snippet from a blog.if it was you, get in touch and say hello :)



Sinistercatastrophes on the Voodoo Rooms gig.



Modus hit the headlines!



That's right folks, Modus are featured in not one but two (!) national newspapers recently.The Scottish Daily Express and the Daily Star. Too cool!
Here's the link for those of you who'd like a looksee:
Modus in the Daily Express



Modus Latest: Here's a wee snippet from Dead Earnest's review of the new album.
"In an album where there's nothing less than a consistent song on the whole thing, you don't single out individual tracks - you play the whole thing from start to finish, frugging and jiving to every gold-tipped minute, loving its familiarity, admiring its originality and in awe of its execution, while falling firmly under the spell of a female lead vocal that provides the endles waves of solid pleasure"



The Modus story goes something like this:
In the summer of 2002, fate had messrs Spark, Wagener and Kennedy meet through mutual acquaintances. Within days a rehearsal room was booked and grooves were being methodically laid down. It was during this period that the Modus groove ethic was totally enshrined. They luckily had that connection that only happens once or twice in a musicians career, and were quick to nurture it. Their vision: to write and perform music of such quality that the entire world would take notice.
Our trio however also understood the need for more personnel. After many auditions and wasted explanations of The Dream, the erstwhile trio finally separated the Cats from the dogs and acquired the services of Miss Modus and Mel Johnson Esq. Miss Modus brought with her a perfect track record from years of singing blue eyed soul classics, Mr Johnson was approached after his gutsy RnB hooks were heard by the fledgling band. After a long embryonic period the final pieces of the puzzle had fallen into place. Hallelujah!
For the last two years Modus have been perfecting their song writing and live act, performing regularly across the UK and building up a small but highly informed following. Recently the band have played gigs all over the UK, festivals in Spain, Italy, Birmingham, Glasgow and Scarborough. Currently work is gathering pace on the creation and capture of material which will form the basis of what will likely be a scorching new album. Some of this new material has recently premiered to mesmerising effect at gigs in London and Birmingham.
Amen?
With a headspinning rush of melody, a tidal wave surge of organ, irresistible guitar hooks and the hippest rhythm section this side of the motor city 66, Modus are likely to burst from hip obscurity to worldly success any day now.
You have been warned!