The Blueprint (band)

}} Comprised of members of earthtone9, Pitchshifter, and Consumed, the band have Defied comparisons to their day jobs and are on a quick course to becoming a household name in the U.K. indie scene, alongside the likes of Hundred Reasons, among others.

Formed in premise in the summer of 2000 while Mark Clayden and Matt Grundy were touring America in Pitchshifter (Clayden is a charter member of 'Shifter, and Grundy did a brief but memorable stint as a touring guitarist during 2000), the genesis for the band really didn't happen until the end of the following year, when Karl Middleton (ex-Earthtone9), Chris Billam and Will Burchell (both of Consumed) came into the fold.

The sound is a highly charged punk/emo hybrid, not dissimilar to that of Sparta or the The Blood Brothers. It's also a dramatic departure from the music of Pitchshifter, which most people associate Grundy and Clayden with, but such CONTRAST is always a welcome departure.

The group have only released one album to date, before that they released two 6 track ep's, the First One entitled zero*zero*one was released in 2002 on Copro Records, the second named e.c.l.i.p.t.i.c following in 2003. In 2004 the band changed to Golf Records and released their first album Phenomenology.

In 2005 the band announced they were to call it a day but that they will release a second and final album titled 'End Transmission' in early 2006. Much work has been done on this album but it has not yet been released as members of the band have been busy with their day jobs and other projects.