Tag: Musicians
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The Wedding Present
The Wedding Present have at times been accused of nearly slipping into a parody of themselves. Sensitive indie’ites from circa. 1990 will no doubt take great grievance to such a statement and staunchly defend the Presents corner. David Gedge and the ever changing ensemble do…
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Modeselektor
Modeselektor are a “wildly diverse, infused with exuberance and inspired by a slap of the absurd” music duo from Berlin. They’re considered a band that gets music journalists grammatically salivating and waxing ‘choice word’ lyrical. In addition, they’ve got Thom Yorke’s vocal admission as a…
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FUJIYA & MIYAGI
Would you believe me if I told you that FUJIYA & MIYAGI are closet R Kelly fans? If nothing else we ‘outed’ them during our interview with the trio who continue to fill dance floors around the globe either in person or by means of…
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Thieves Like Us
Thieves Like Us came together in Berlin in 2002. A concoction of a couple of a Swedes and a Yank who found solace with each other as they struggled with foreign languages and culture. Starting out dj’ing, playing old krautrock, italo disco, Bowie, Iggy and…
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Kevin Blechdom
Kevin Blechdom is from Florida and equipped with a laptop, self-made computer music programs, piano chops and a 5-string banjo she “sings from the heart”. Trained as a classical pianist and composer Kevin (originally named Kristin Erickson) always sought out new musical structures and patterns.…
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Rue Royale
Rue Royale (US/UK) have been on the road, quite literally! It’s a timeless quest from the acoustic duo, who’s melodic tunes induce pure auditory pleasure with seemly little effort! Seems like they’re always on an extensive tour schedule which, they are well advised to bring…
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Grand Archives
Grand Archives hail from Seattle, the city synonymously twinned with rain and Tom Hanks-Meg Ryan rom com’s. Early on, Pitchfork added track ‘Sleepdriving’ to a playlist and the band in return received considerable exposure. This was closely followed up by a support gig with Modest…
