Area 11

Area 11 are a Bristol-based rock band, who are combining Western rock with traditions of Eastern music to form a Gaijin Rock band. Taking their cue from the music found in popular Japanese animation, the band mix punishing lead guitar lines, synth hooks and soaring vocals to deliver a polished and upbeat sound, which is both familiar and unique.

The official description from their site www.area-11.co.uk

Area 11 are also known for co-operating with the Yogscast, mainly by composing music for them. The most famous piece is the Yogscast's outro music, which is based on a tune of Area 11's song "Vectors".

Sparkles* was also a competitor in the Survival Games, and Crown Conquest (along with Parv). Sparkles* and Parv are also the only ones working at YogTowers, and it has been noted by Martyn that the rest of the band visits them there often.

In December 2012, Area 11 made a song called Minecraft Christmas to help raise funds for the Yogscast Honey Drive 2012 fundraiser.

On January 31st 2013 Area 11 released their first album All The Lights in the Sky (album). This finished at 75th in the UK album charts and 10th in the UKs Rock album charts.

In April 2013, Area 11 released their single Shi no Barado, featuring vocalist Beckii Cruel, taken from their debut album All The Lights in the Sky (album). This single charted at number 12 in the Indie charts and number 1 on the Indie breakers charts. 250 hard copy's of the single were made, some were sent to magazines or blogs to be reviewed. The rest were sold at Area 11s gigs along with limited edition Shi No Barado t-shirts. After Area 11 finished their gigs they then sold the remaining CDs and t-shirts on their website which sold out in under two hours. When buying these CDs Elevens were given the chance to request for it to be signed by the band and possibly Adam Davis and/or Beckii Cruel.This can be seen in the picture to the right.

The band released a new single entitled "GO! Fighting Action Power!" on the Sunday of May 12th, 2013. This single was made for the new cartoon 'Bravoman' and can be seen here

Sparks told the people in Radio Sparkles* that the band was already working on new music and they had 2 bars of a new song already. He also explained that band hope to bring back songs that were cut from All The Lights in the Sky (album) such as HUMAN IS DEAD;MISMATCH and Homunculus.

Members

 * Tom Clarke (Sparkles*) – Vox, Keytar
 * Alex Parvis (Parv) – Guitar
 * Jonathan Kogan (Kogie) – Bass
 * Leo Taylor – Drums
 * Cassandra - Unknown (and possibly not a real person)

Albums

 * Blackline EP (2012)
 * BLACKLINE 「COMPLETE」 (2013)
 * All The Lights in the Sky (2013)

Singles

 * DOTA 2 Beta Key (2012)
 * Knightmare/Frame (2012)
 * Reply Boyz (2012)
 * Minecraft Christmas (2012)
 * Shi no Barado (2013)
 * GO!! Fighting Action Power (2013)

Influences
Area 11s music is influenced by many different Animes and these include: Some of Area 11s musical influences include:
 * Elfen Lied
 * Code Geass
 * Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
 * Cowboy Bebop
 * Naruto
 * Death Note
 * Steins;gate
 * Bakuman
 * Fooly Cooly


 * FACT
 * ONE OK ROCK
 * Gazzette
 * The Pillows
 * Asian Kung Fu Generation
 * The Brilliant Green

Gigs

 * March 1st 2013 - The Pipeline, London


 * May 8th 2013 - The KOKO, London


 * May 15th 2013 - The Pipeline, London

Trivia

 * A lot of the band's work is references to anime. For example, the songs Euphemia and Knightmare/Frame, the band name Area 11, or Sparkles*' name on Facebook (Sparkles li Britannia) are all references to the anime Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion.
 * Sparkles* revealed his real name on one of the Christmas Livestreams.
 * Parvis did in the first installment of '11 minutes with Area 11'.
 * Luke Owens and Tim Yearsley are past members of Area 11.
 * The iTunes link to their band can be found here
 * Someone called Lee designed the Area 11 eye logo
 * The link to their Bandcamp is here