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Magnus Zingmark and Oscar Simonsson are in charge of the groundbreaking music that appears beneath the name Koop. Influenced primarily by jazz music artists, but also learning from the task of hip-hop and dance performers, Zingmark and Simonsson created the group amid the fertile Swedish jazz picture. After conference in …

London-based experimentalist Si (Simon) Begg is normally a member from the notorious Cabbage Head artist collective, shaped in 1990 within the Midlands town of Leamington Spa, and in addition including observed dance producers Cristian Vogel and Tim Wright (of Germ). Although, apart from several cassette-only produces as an associate of …

The electronic pop/trip-hop group Supreme Beings of Leisure formed from the ashes of Oversoul Seven, the hip-hop project of guitarist/programmer Rick Torres, bassist/programmer Kiran Shahani, and keyboardist/programmer Ramin Sakurai. While these were documenting demos, the trio asked their friend vocalist/songwriter Geri Soriano-Lightwood to collaborate together. Recently christened the Supreme Beings …

As the citizen vocalist of trip-hop group Morcheeba, Skye Edwards’ instantly recognizable, even delivery was imperative to the band’s achievement. But following its 4th record, the group made a decision to have a sabbatical, departing Edwards with the required time to go after a solo task. Retreating to LA, she …

London-based, Norwegian-born Kate Havnevik spent her formative years using the desire to become guitarist within the jazz and traditional worlds, but these plans had been derailed following joining a punk band on the sensitive age of 14. Since that time Havnevik provides explored a broad breadth of designs before buying …

The men behind the European downtempo outfit Zero 7 — producers Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker — launched their careers within the music industry as tea boys in a London recording studio. Soon thereafter, nevertheless, both had been in the solid of action, operating alongside a string of well-known English …

DJ Spinna’s achievements surpass those of all DJs, yet he remained strictly an underground designer despite his amazing talent. Though mainly known for his hip-hop function, Spinna also extended his reach to add downtempo home music aswell. THE BRAND NEW York DJ remixed songs for many performers such as for …

The blissful electronica duo Frost comes from the town of Tromsø, situated in the far north of Norway. Vocalist Aggie E. Peterson and instrumentalist Per Martinsen initial brought Frost towards the public’s interest in 1998 using the “Clouds Over the Moon” one released over the Sony imprint Drum Isle. By …

London-based experimentalist Si (Simon) Begg is certainly a member from the notorious Cabbage Head artist collective, shaped in 1990 within the midlands town of Leamington Spa, and in addition including observed dance producers Cristian Vogel and Tim Wright (of Germ). Although, apart from several cassette-only produces as an associate of …

Their music incorporates items of reggae, electronica, jazz, bossa nova, and you also name it, and despite their name, no-one within the band is Brazilian. The sexy/quirky/incomprehensible Brazilian Young ladies are three guys — Didi Gutman on keyboards and computer systems, Jesse Murphy on bass, and Aaron Johnston on drums …