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Anthony Rother can be an electro-techno maker from Germany who rose to prominence in the mid-’90s around the label Kanzleramt before founding several brands of his personal, especially Psi49net and Datapunk. Affected mainly by Kraftwerk and Detroit techno, Rother was created on Apr 29, 1972, in Frankfurt am Primary, Germany. …

Multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter Tommy Walter goes on the alias of Forgotten Pools. Walter found a bass electric guitar in grade college and by senior high school was a classically educated French horn participant. He enrolled on the College or university of Pacific in Stockton, CA, where he researched and trained …

The self-described “power ambient” duo Sunn 0))) (pronounced “Sunlight”) were formed in the mid-’90s by guitarists Stephen O’Malley (Khanate, Burning up Witch) and Greg Anderson (Goatsnake, Thorr’s Hammer). Known because of its drone-heavy mixture of dark steel, dark ambient, and low-tuned sound rock, the music group took motivation from the …

Among the numerous thoughtful gangsta rappers to emerge from NY through the mid-’90s, AZ enjoyed critical achievement early in his profession, particularly along with his debut recording, Doe or Pass away (1995), but business achievement largely eluded him over time. Blessed in Brooklyn, he originally garnered attention along with his …

One of the better bands using the worst type of fortune, New Jersey’s the Wrens were establishing themselves among the catchiest & most thoughtful indie rock and roll sets of the ’90s when label complications prevented them from releasing another recording for seven years. The group — guitarist/vocalist Charles Bissell, …

Despite their background (punk), geography (Seattle), and label affiliation (Sub Pop), the Walkabouts were not a grunge band; dark, haunting, and elegiac, their function rather sprung forth from your storytelling customs of American origins music as well as the kinetic enjoyment of rock and roll & move. The Walkabouts had …

Hailing from Mountlake Terrace, WA, the eclectic trio referred to as Mon Frere cultivate electro-shock, jazz-tinged dance-pop having a punk rock and roll attitude. Comprising vocalist/keyboard participant Nouela Johnston, guitarist Kyle Swisher, and drummer Dustin McGhie, the group funded the creation of its debut EP with earnings from a “Fight …

The cosmic post-rock music group Mogwai was formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 1996 by guitarist/vocalist Stuart Braithwaite, guitarist Dominic Aitchison, and drummer Martin Bulloch, longtime friends with the purpose of creating “serious guitar music.” Toward that end, they added another guitarist, John Cummings, before debuting in March 1996 using the …

Acquiring cues from many decades of alternative rock and roll, MUTEMATH (also called Mute Mathematics and MuteMath) fuse together New Order’s synth-dance epics, the Rock Roses’ shambling shuffle, Radiohead’s chilliness, Air’s ambient pop, as well as the flourishing vocals of mainstream pop/rock and roll. Vocalist Paul Meany, previously from the …

Hailing from the tiny city of Escatawpa, Mississippi, 3 Doors Straight down hit their top in the 2000s having a string of post-grunge singles, especially “Kryptonite,” “When I’m Eliminated,” as well as the ballad “Here Without You.” “Kryptonite,” using its minor-key shuffle and referrals to Superman, was the catalyst for …