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An Icelandic singer/songwriter whose music embraces components of folk, electronica, pop/rock and roll, and trip-hop, Emilíana Torrini has earned beneficial evaluations to such vocally gifted performers as Beth Hirsch, Kirsty Hawkshaw, and Björk. Torrini grew up in Kópavogur, where she worked well at her father’s Italian cafe and went to …

LA indie pop quintet Fonda was shaped in 1994 by singer/keyboardist Emily Make and singer/guitarist David Klotz; with the help of drummer Aaron Ryder, the group performed its first live times at area night clubs like Spaceland and Cafe Bleu, and in 1998 released their debut EP Music for Newbies …

Tanburi Cemil Bey is remembered among the most significant composers of instrumental artwork music through the late amount of the Otoman Empire in Turkey. Bey’s recordings between 1910 and 1914, before the invention from the electrical microphone, established the precedent for the saz semai collection form that is constantly on …

Gothic metallic ensemble Elis have received a passionate worldwide following because of their music, which combines the intense guitars and explosive drums of rock with accents of orchestral music, folk music, and electronica. Located in the Central Western european country of Liechtenstein, the people of Elis started their profession in …

Dome was an experimental part task of Wire’s Bruce Gilbert and Graham Lewis, formed when their primary band continued hiatus through the initial half from the 1980s. As Wire experienced advanced from a volatile punk music group to a far more atmospheric, abstract one during the period of their 1st …

Thought was the task of Britain’s enigmatic Lawrence Hayward, a vocalist/songwriter who transformed his long-standing obsession using the music of Tom Verlaine and Tv into an extraordinary catalog of minimalist pop gems and, eventually, cult stardom. The 1st Felt solitary, “Index,” was made by Hayward only in his bedroom on …

The electronica/industrial pop music group Dissonance formed in 1993, initially like a solo task for vocalist Kitty Hall. The next year she started collaborating with programmer David Sebrind, and in 1996, after showing up on the bevy of self-employed compilation discs, the duo captured the ear of Paul Robb of …

Combining folk, digital, lo-fi, and globe-trotting music elements right into a exclusive and frequently poignant appear, CocoRosie includes the Casady sisters, vocalist/guitarist/harpist Sierra and vocalist/percussionist Bianca. Both sisters got an early like of music that they pursued because they was raised, albeit in various methods: Sierra started operatic vocal schooling …

A quirky folk group who defy a straightforward positioning in genre, Ed’s Redeeming Characteristics’ instrumentation — guitar, violin, ukulele, bongos, accordion, cardboard bass, and drum — suggests folk music as well as the songs have huge variations of affects from rock, nation, calypso, and klezmer. A reviewer explained them as …

Spokane, Washington-raised musician, dancer, and songwriter Dawn “The Faun” McCarthy shaped Faun Fables in 1997. After a self-released debut, 1999’s Early Melody, her powerful tone of voice, penchant for functionality art, and United kingdom folk-infused rock and roll with lyrics steeped in pagan imagery seduced the interest of Nils Frykdahl …