After being expelled from various schools, arrested and nearly driven insane by LSD, Rotating Leslie were born. Three friends from school, Greg, Adrian and Dan, went on a journey of discovery in their formative years which saw them DJ at illegal raves, get carted off in Police vans and almost lose their minds in East London squats. The only way out was to turn their backs on the scene they had immersed themselves in, move to a farmhouse in the countryside and form a band. Here, with brother and bass player Stuart, they released a limited fanbase album 'Infrequent Mild Peril' - a collection of demos which sold out of it's 1000 copies in a matter of weeks. Copies are now exchanging hands for £20 on ebay! One year and three drummers later, they recorded their debut single 'Fire!Fire!'. Put out as a self-funded, limited-edition, signed 7" at the end of the summer, they quickly sold out the 500 pressings in Rough Trade, Pure Groove and HMV in the first week, and received airplay on London’s XFM, Virgin and BBC 6. Also with the help of thousands of downloads they were named BBC London’s band of the week by Gary Crowley (The first DJ to play on London’s 104.9 XFM!). The video for the single, which was filmed for nothing in their front garden, is currently being playlisted by MTV2!! They have gained a large and loyal following from ‘Woodendstock’, the annual free festival at their farm, and their incendiary London warehouse parties and extensive gigging over the last 12 months. T

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