Nøught

Nøught (also known as Nought) is an instrumental band from Oxford, England, helmed by guitarist James Sedwards. The group began life in the nineties with Alex Pickard (drums), Heini Lonergan-White (bass), Alex Ward (saxophone,keys,guitar) and Sedwards leading. In 1997, the band joined the fledgling indie label Shifty Disco and released their debut EP, 'Red Rag'.
Over the next few years, Sedwards would refine the band's sound, replacing Pickard with Johnny Mitchell and White with Santiago Horro in '99, releasing a full, eponymous album in 2000. In '05, Luke Barlow settled into the role of Nought's keyboard player to this day but the band has not yet released another album (although Shifty Disco frequently places their songs on compilations). However, they tour frequently around South England, and have developed a healthy following as they continue to expand their live shows.
== Links to Peel ==
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Peel came across the band in 1997, when they performed in Oxford . Later on he was invited by guitarist James Sedwards to see him perform with a range of guitars and instruments at his apartment. This was shown on Sounds Of The Suburbs: Oxford programme, broadcast in 1999, where Peel described Sedwards as the first person he had been jealous of anyone who wasn't a footballer.
In an interview with James Sedwards for the Nightshift publication in October 2000, he was asked how important was it to have Peel as an influential fan:
"It's not important to have influential fans but we always hoped that John Peel would respect our music. Our involvement with him started with us recording a session for his show. After that he came to my house to do filming for Sounds Of The Suburbs and we got on well so he invited us to play at the Meltdown Festival. I also did a solo guitar performance at a seminar he was giving in Newcastle. We have just recorded another session for him." 
The band did two sessions for Peel's show, but after 2000, they never released any new material on records.
== Sessions ==
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1. Recorded: 1997-12-21. Broadcast: 04 February 1998. Repeated: 21 May 1998
*Heart Stops Twice / Ignatius / Nought Theme 1 / Saved By Cock Crow
2. Recorded: 2000-09-10. Broadcast: 11 October 2000
* Red Rag / Fever Angelique / Horseshoe Face / Narcissters
== Other Shows Played ==
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*06 November 1997: Cough Cap Kitty Cat (single) Shifty Disco
*06 November 1997 (BFBS): 'Cough Cap Kitty Cat (CDS)' (Shifty Disco)
*20 November 1997: Cough Cap Kitty Cat (single) Shifty Disco
;1998
*03 February 1998: Cough Cap Kitty Cat (v/a  album - It's A Shifty Disco Thing) Shifty Disco
*21 April 1998: Cough Cap Kitty Kat (remix DJ Marconi)
*24 April 1998 (BFBS): 'Cough Cap Kitty Cat (DJ Marconi Remix)' (demo)
;1999
*23 February 1999: Cough Cap Kitty Cat (v/a LP - John Peel's Sounds Of The Suburbs) Shifty Disco
;2000
*thumb|330x330px10 August 2000: 'Nought II' (Compilation LP 'A Shifty One') Shifty Disco
*22 August 2000: 'Cough Cap Kitty Cat' (Compilation LP 'A Shifty One') Shifty Disco
*24 August 2000 (Radio Eins): 'Cough Cap Kitty Cat' (Compilation LP 'A Shifty One') Shifty Disco
*August 2000 (FSK): All The Time Ha-Ha! (CD - Nøught) Shifty Disco
*September 2000 (FSK): All The Time Ha-Ha! (CD - Nøught) Shifty Disco
*10 October 2000: Cough Cap Kitty Cat (CD - Nought) Shifty Disco
*18 October 2000: All The Time Ha-Ha! (CD - Nøught) Shifty Disco
*19 October 2000 (Radio Eins): Cough Cap Kitty Cat (CD - Nought) Shifty Disco
*16 November 2000: All The Time Ha-Ha! (LP - Nought) Shifty Disco
;2002
*30 January 2002: Cough Cap Kitty Cat (Various Artists 5xCD - 0-60 In Five Years - The Complete Shifty Disco Singles Club Collection) Shifty Disco
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia (James Sedwards)
*Discogs
*Official Website
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