Ipso Facto were an English

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-inflected,

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band. Founded in 2007 by Rosalie Cunningham (singer, songwriter, guitar), Victoria Smith (drums), Cherish Kaya (keyboards) and Samantha Valentine (bass guitar). They were based in London but individually originated from different parts of the UK, including

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and

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. Before Ipso Facto, Cunningham and Valentine played in the Southend band

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. The band appeared on the 'BBC Introducing Stage' at the

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, supporting

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on their 2008 tour. They went on to support post-punk band

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on their 2009 reunion tour. Ipso Facto split up while touring Italy in 2009, just before recording a new album. Cherish Kaya left first, citing in-fighting on musical direction as the key reason for her departure. Kaya went on to play keyboard and violin for

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before founding an

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, Kaya Kaya Records. Rosalie Cunningham founded

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. Samantha Valentine joined

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and founded secondhand childrenswear platform dotte. Victoria Smith became a touring drummer for groups such as

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and

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Discography

Singles

* "Harmonise" / "Balderdash" (Disc Error), October 2007 * "Ears and Eyes" (PureGroove), August 2008 * "Six and Three-Quarters" / "Circle of Fifths" (

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), October 2008

EPs

* ''IF...'' (Vinyl Junkie, Japan), February 2009

References

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