LUDDITES UK
Luddites UK are a two piece alternative band from Sheffield, an industrial city in the north of England famed for steel production, coal mining, the world’s best cutlery and, especially, music (Arctic Monkeys, Def Leppard, Human League, Pulp, Joe Cocker, Cabaret Voltaire, Moloko and many others). They combine acoustic instruments with beats and electronica to produce protest songs.
Nick Davies & David Paskell are veterans of the original punk scene and are survivors. Over the years they have between them been in a range of very diverse Sheffield bands such as The Janskys, Rootfish and Electric Luddites as well as both producing solo work. They now write and produce music influenced by world, roots, Americana and folk genres, but with their punk ethos still very much in the mix. Debut EP “Radium Girls” was released in July 2022 and is available on all online platforms. Dead-i EP - Luddites UK - released on 15 May 2023 Their second EP deals with the media, the ego and power/powerlessness in a world that is awash with information, truth, lies & propaganda. We have more access to information of all kinds than ever before but what is real what is false? What is the agenda of those seeking to control us and how do we cope with it in the brave new world? Just some of the topics in the songs on this EP. Should “the markets” dominate every aspect of our lives and direct our hopes and dreams? |