Tripwires

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Tripwires
Origin	Reading, UK
Genre(s)	Indie Alternative Apocalyptic Pop
Years active	2002 - Present 2002 - 14-09-2007 as The Enigma Project 14-09-2007 - Present as Tripwires
Label(s)	White Records Automator Records
Website	MySpace Page
Members
Rhys Edwards Ben White Joe Stone Sam Pilsbury
Former members
George Simpson

Tripwires (previously The Enigma Project) are a four piece indie/rock alternative band from Reading, Berkshire, UK.^[1] The band consists of Rhys Edwards, Ben White, Joe Stone and Sam Pilsbury - Joe Stone being the most recent addition, after the Welsh indie group "The Automatic" made the suggestion that they brought in a synth player. On 14 September 2007 the band decided to change their name to Tripwires, the reason being that the band believed it was more marketable, and that the new name accurately describes this turning point in the bands existence.

1 Biography
2 As The Enigma Project
3 As Tripwires
4 Line Up
- 4.1 Current
- 4.2 Previous
5 Discography
- 5.1 EPs
- 5.2 Singles
6 Quotes About The Band
7 References
8 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] As The Enigma Project

In 2005 band member George Simpson (bassist at the time) departed the band. Following this, Ben White changed from guitarist to bassist. The band gigged around many venues in Reading and London with one of their biggest gigs to date being at the Clapham Grand. On July 16th the band released their first single- a double A side titled "Astronaut/Microcosm"- soon distributed through the record label "Automator Records". However this was not the band's first recording and studio experience, having been in and out of the studio from the age of 15.^[2] The Enigma Project played many successful gigs across Reading and London with the band playing a nationwide tour, playing at many venues over England - including Manchester and Cambridge^[3] The EP Scenes of the 21st Century was only available at gigs on this tour and is now subsequently no longer available.

[edit] As Tripwires

After announcing the name change the band quickly started playing gigs with performances notably at Moles Club, Bath and The Louisiana in Bristol. In December 2007 Tripwires played a live session on The Session on BBC Radio Berkshire^[4] as well as gigs in their home town of Reading and at The Carling Islington Academy in London.^[5]. In 2008 Tripwires have received radio play on Radio One through Huw Stephens^[6] on his BBC Introducing and In New Music We Trust^[7] show which has led to more radio play on many UK university radio stations as well as regional BBC Radio Shows. 'Kings And Queens' will be re-released as part of Broken Tail Records' Four By Four More EP on March 24th 2008.

[edit] Line Up

[edit] Current

Rhys Edwards (lead vocals, guitar)

2002-Present

Ben White (vocals, bass, harmonica)

2002-Present

Joe Stone (vocals, piano, synth, guitar, percussion)

2005-Present

Sam Pilsbury (drums, triangle)

2002-Present

[edit] Previous

George Simpson (vocals, bass guitar, keyboards)

2002-2005

[edit] Discography

[edit] EPs

Year	Title
2004	Mut..ed EP/The Eightfold EP (Double Release) (Cancelled)
2005	The Broken Hour EP
2006	The Eightfold EP^[8]
2007	Scenes of the 21st Century EP^[9]

[edit] Singles

Year	Title
2006	Astronaut/Microcosm
2007	Kings and Queens

[edit] Quotes About The Band

"Euphoric and awesome, this is a dazzling slice of uplifting rock on a grand scale that makes U2 sound like a mouse with a broken harmonica by comparison."

Overplay.com

"If I were to choose three words to describe the sound, it would be: Energized, Young and Drugged. A combination all modern day guitar pop/rock bands should be aspiring to."

Josaka.com^[10]

"The young band arguably scale greater epic heights than the late Cooper Temple Clause, with Biffy Clyro as co-mountaineer. It's fair to say that they've grown into their sound, seemingly wallowing in arctic tundras to compose their brooding atmospheric numbers, something they've been working on since they were 15."

BBC^[11]

"Progression is a key part in their music, going from a school band to a band on the same level as a number one artist. Maturity and skill prevail"

Alex Beglin

"Think Biffy Clyro meets Cooper Temple Clause. Compelling British Rock"

Designer Magazine (Manchester)

"Uplifting, brawling, overwrought rock in its purest form"

Blah Blah Magazine

v • d • e Tripwires

Rhys Edwards • Ben White • Joe Stone • Sam Pilsbury

Former members	George Simpson

Singles	"Astronaut/Microcosm" • "Kings and Queens"

EPs	"The Broken Hour EP" • "The Eightfold EP" • "Scenes of the 21st Century"