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FOS

fos is the music project of London based Greek artist Katerina Koutouzi. The music is mainly acoustic; instruments include a conch, piano, accordion, harmonium, glockenspiel, daouli (traditional greek drum), pebbles, melodica and vocals. When playing live fos uses a looping pedal to layer the instruments in an organic manner. The music is inspired by the rhythm of the sea. fos has already released two albums on near the exit music. Source

Cerrone

Cerrone (full name: Jean-Marc Cerrone) (born 24 May 1952, Vitry-sur-Seine, near Paris, France) is an iconic and influential French European disco and dance pop drummer, singer, and music producer. Marc Cerrone has sold over thirty million albums. He claims, and it is often credited by others, that he was "the first" to put the kick drum (or bass drum) into the foreground of modern eurodance music. At the age of 12, he started playing drums and listening to Otis Redding's songs. His passion for music scared his father, who tried to distract him from his obsession. By the end of the 60s, he was fascinated by, among others, Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, and......

Bibio

Bibio is Stephen James Wilkinson from Wolverhampton, England. Wilkinson studied 'Sonic Arts' between 1999 - 2002 at Middlesex University in North London, it was during this time in London he came up with the name Bibio. The name was taken from a small black and red fishing fly which was favoured by his father on their fishing trips to Wales during Stephen's childhood, the name therefore has nostalgic meaning which is often a theme in his music. His recording career as Bibio started with Mush records in 2004. His Mush releases consist of 3 albums and 1 EP. In 2009 he signed to Warp records and so far has released a further 2 albums, an EP containing remix......

Flamingosis

New Jersey native Aaron Velasquez a.k.a 'Flamingosis' makes beats and electronic music in the ilk of J Dilla with respect to the hip/hop tradition. He was signed to Grappa Frisbee Records, a net label based in Connecticut and is currently part of the KEATS//COLLECTIVE. (https://soundcloud.com/keats-collective)http://flamingosis1.bandcamp.com/http://soundcloud.com/flamingosishttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Flamingosis/98321883816?ref=br_tfhttp://keatscollective.bandcamp.com/album/flamingosishttp://twitter.com/MrFlamingosis Source...

Holden

There are five artists who share the name Holden: a London-based producer, a French duo, a disbanded Californian trio and a young Russian musician. Holden #1 is London based producer and DJ James Holden. He produces and plays a style that merges progressive house, techno and electronica. Better known as James Holden, he only released a few things under the name Holden, namely his more IDM based music.Holden #2, the French duo, began recording in 1997. Band members Armelle Pioline (vocals) and Dominique Dépret (aka Mocke, guitar). With Pierre-Jean Grapin (drums), Evan Evans (clavier) and Richard Cousin (bass), they released 'L'arrière monde' in 1998. In......

Metallica

Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrumentals, and aggressive musicianship made them one of the founding "big four" bands of thrash metal, alongside Megadeth, Anthrax, and Slayer. Metallica's current lineup comprises founding members, primary songwriters Hetfield, Ulrich, longtime lead guitarist Kirk Hammett, and bassist Robert Trujillo. Guitarist Dave Mustaine (who went on to form Megadeth after being fired from the band) and bassists Ron McGovney, Cliff......

Nikol

Nikol is an alternative rock band out of Raleigh, NC - similar to the sounds of Evanescence, early Paramore and Flyleaf. After a successful nationwide radio campaign, the band's first full-length album, "Bittersweet", landed them 13 licensing offers for shows such as Keeping Up With the Kardashians, The Real World, etc. Nikol returned to the studio to record a 5 song EP, "White Lies", with Drew Fulk (Upon A Burning Body, Motionless in White, Crown the Empire, etc.) and Kile O'Dell (Failure Anthem, Motionless in White, Cursed Sails, etc.). "Bittersweet" and "White Lies" are both available now on iTunes, etc. Presently, Nikol......

Angelica

There are (at least) 5 artists using the name "Angelica".Angelica (1): Angelica is a Canadian melodic (Christian) metal band led by guitarist Dennis Cameron that released 4 albums during the period 1989 - 1992. Their albums are as follows:Angelica: Angelica (1989)Angelica: Walkin' In Faith (1990)Angelica: Rock, Stock & Barrel (1991)Angelica: Time Is All It Takes (1992)You can visit www.nolifetilmetal.com/angelica.htm for more information…Angelica (2): were an all-girl punk rock band from Lancaster, England. Holly Ross (lead vocals and guitar), Brigit Colton (bass guitar), Claire Windsor (guitar) and Rachel Parsons (drums) formed the band while......