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Alias Grace

Though a lot of the band’s attention comes via an association with avant-garde British pop duo No-Man, Alias Grace, also a two-person outfit, stands well alone merits as a pleasant, hidden treasure of tranquil, haunting music with folk, jazz, and pop leanings. Produced in Cambridge, Britain, in 1996, Alias Sophistication …

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Harlem Hannah

It looks great in writing, the name Harlem Hannah, an ideal stage name for any vintage blues singer, her materials perhaps just a little around the tawdry part. The name suits perfectly in to the lineup on the compilation entitled Mean Moms/Impartial Women’s Blues, Vol. 1, Harlem Hannah espousing a …

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Knurl

Among the leading Canadian sound artists, Knurl offers performed in experimental music celebrations and with such acclaimed experimental music artists while Keiji Haino, M.S.B.R., and Thurston Moore, with produces around the Alien8 Recordings label. Knurl may be the alias for Alan Bloor, given birth to in Windsor, Ontario, and qualified …

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The Pin-Up Girls

Buried under the Philippines surplus of gimmick-laden pop fluffs and diva clones, the Pin-Up Girls leapt over regional apathy to carve their have destiny in the U.S. indie picture. The Pin-Up Ladies, affectionately nicknamed the Pin-Ups by their followers, were created in 1996 by Mondo Castro (vocals, acoustic guitar) and …

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DJ A.P.

Having a deep history in mixtapes and a lot of high-profile DJ function behind him, DJ A.P. gets respect both in the studios and in the roads. Besides his DJ use Ronny Jordan and Route Live, DJ A.P. can be a mixtape maven. In 1993 he created the NRC (Unfavorable …

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Clara Rockmore

The hypnotic, undulating cadence from the Theremin has graced the soundtrack of several horror film soundtracks — with least one classic rock & roll tune, the Seaside Children’ “Great Vibrations”). However the device has not motivated a big contingent of full-time adherents; they have mostly been utilized as a way …

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The Feends

Beyond their like of ’60s browse, garage area, bubblegum-pop and ’70s punk, the Feends also took their environment of the seaside as a significant music aspiration. Accompanied by their coordinating thrift store dress, the line-up of Ian (acoustic guitar ), Danni (bass ), Sam (keyboards ), Kent (vocals ), Will …

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Roxanne Turcotte

Roxanne Turcotte’s activities are diversified, to state the least. However, despite having a resumé which includes a keyboardist part in a rock and roll group, electro-acoustic composer, and children’s music composer, she hardly produced a dent in the music globe. Her first recording, Amore, premiered in 1994. Created in Montréal …

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Now

Psych pop ensemble the Now shaped in Lompoc, California in 1963 — originally dubbed the Ban, the group was founded by singer/guitarist Tony McGuire, bassist Frank Direct, keyboardist Oliver McKinney, and drummer Randy Guzman (sometimes acknowledged as Randy Gordon in order to avoid conflict because of his parents’ administration from …

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The Afo Zankey Band

Not shying from getting a quirky love of life, the Afo Zankey Music group hit their house of Milwaukee, WI, upon their first gig in 1995. Comprising Chris Olson (electric guitar), John Vasudevan (drums), Ken Tyborski (bass), and Nick Schuster (vocals), Afo Zankey’s lyrical content material usually contains porcupines, pirates, …

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