City Seventeen are a three-piece instrumental band, currently working out of the picturesque city of Cambridge. Started by childhood friends Rhys Copeland (also of Line Spectra) and Chris Barber in 2005, they were quickly joined by drummer Jon Callan.

Operating almost entirely self-suffciently, their releases have to date been completely self recorded, produced and released on their own label, IFF Transponder Recordings.

For more information, see their artist page on IFF Transponder Recordings.

"A three-piece instrumental band from Cambridge who weave their multi-guitar threads into a rich tapestry of post-rock-inspired dreaminess. There’s a hint of Brian Eno in their textured and ambient approach, an obsession with structure and form, of building something from nothing. Whilst their live show increases the volume, they’re currently in the process of recording new material. Here’s a chance to hear a band at the most intriguing of places: finding their definitive sound."

"A tidal swell of distortion shocked into sudden grooves by thunderbursts of drums. When they locked into a tense, up-tempo math-rock surge in their newer songs, they suddenly became more than the sum of their parts and sparkled with a distinct energy"