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Now I have to admit, before Reading and Leeds 2011 I'd never heard of 'slo mo' as a music genre. Then came Black Diamond Bay, a six piece who were said to play this mysterious blend of electronic music which sits somewhere between 95 and 118 BPM. To be honest I still have no idea if this genre actually exists or whether the band just made it up, but you have to say their brooding sound is summed up quite neatly with the words slo mo.

I'm sure you are just itching to hear what this sounds like so I'll let you crack on and watch the highlights of their Reading performance but be warned; they do reach their top speeds of 118 BPM during this set so 'don't spin off the end or anything' as the lead singer puts it.

They've already received airplay on Radio 1, 6Music, Kiss and Xfm, and have been supported by Ö÷²¥´óÐã Introducing in Leeds from the off. The more they get played the closer they get to world domination and fulfilling their mission of bringing slo mo to the masses... muhahaha!

This track I Dreamt We Were Bank Robbers mixes Kanye West style synth vocals with an All Saints style female voice and reminded me of the rather cheesy moment in when Leonardo Di Caprio goes swimming with the French girl amongst all the disturbed glowing plankton! In fact, if they ever make a sequel to The Beach, this should definitely be used on the trailer. Until then, it's on the Radio 1 playlist all week.

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