Formed in 2004 by Shalien & The Lord of The Starfields: AREA 27 is a collaborative music project that has remained somewhat enigmatic.
The debut CD ‘Magik & Mahem’ (released June 27 2006) was conceived and recorded in an unorthodox fashion at a series of inspirational locations and makeshift studios. These locations included a converted... [+] Read More

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Trip-hop duo Bitter:Sweet formed in Los Angeles and features vocalist Shana Halligan and producer (and founding member of Supreme Beings of Leisure) Kiran Shahani. The two had lived just one block away from each other and had even recorded in the same studio before meeting via an online ad. Bitter:Sweet released its debut, The Mating Game, on... [+] Read More

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The Norwegian folktronica foursome Flunk was formed out of the studio jam sessions of a trio of Oslo musicians: producer Ulf Nygaard (also of Folk and Rovere), guitarist Jo Bakke (formerly with the Happy Campers), and drummer Erik Ruud (a member of the Guidance-label act Antenna). After adding vocalist Anja Oyen Vister, Flunk recorded their... [+] Read More

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Being a quirky co-ed nine-piece from Reykjavik, Iceland, Gus Gus was almost bound to inspire comparisons to the Sugarcubes, though the onset of ten years caused the group to inherit the influences of electronic fuzz and trip-hop rhythms rather than the bout of post-punk lunacy which inspired the Sugarcubes during the late '80s. Begun as a cinema... [+] Read More

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Norwegian duo Röyksopp compensated for the cold climes of their native Tromsø by making some of the warmest, most inviting downbeat electronica of the new millennium, exemplified by early singles like Eple and Poor Leno. The pair, Torbjørn Brundtland and Svein Berge, both grew up in Tromsø and began recording in the early '90s. Local-made-good... [+] Read More

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Thievery Corporation make abstract, instrumental, mid-tempo dance music somewhere between trip-hop and acid jazz. The production duo of Rob Garza and Eric Hilton, Thievery Corporation released a few warmly received singles on their own Eighteenth Street Lounge (ESL) label (named for their Washington, D.C. bar and nightclub) in 1996. Previously... [+] Read More

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Compared to his cohorts in the new wave of French dance music, Dimitri from Paris looks much farther afield for his influences. While both Air and Daft Punk make much of their affection for the music of the 1970s (prog and disco, respectively), Monsieur Dimitri's inspiration comes from the Continental jet-setting faux-jazz of the 1950s and early... [+] Read More

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Dan and John Kahuna were a hot property throughout the 90's, bringing the big beat sound with an unstoppable combination of the former's DJing skills and the latter's business sense. Along with the Chemical Brothers, they really defined the idea of big beat and gained followers as dedicated and famous as London club mainstay-turned-big beat... [+] Read More

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Gjindancer is the studio project in electronica of British artist Dan Cregin who also produces and collaborates with musicians in the North East of England under the Gjindancer Records Label.

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Best described as techno's first cabaret star, Finland native Jimi Tenor is what you might imagine Detroit's answer to a cheesy lounge artist to be. Coming off as a kind of lo-fi Prince cross-bred with Maurizio, Atom Heart, and perhaps Jean-Jacques Perrey, Tenor's recordings are released through Sahko/Puu (home to most of the scant Finnish... [+] Read More

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An easy-listening trip-hopster similar in style and intent to his countrymen Air and Dimitri from Paris, Kid Loco has an even stronger kinship with the long tradition of French pop characterized by Serge Gainsbourg. Otherwise known as Jean-Yves Prieur, he began playing the guitar at the age of 13 and played in several French punk groups during... [+] Read More

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Nectarphonic forges a sound from the heavens above and the earth below, as if The Cocteau Twins fronted Pink Floyd at a seedy downtown club. Liberally spiced with brutal dynamics or howling feedback, their music is ultimately an offering of beautiful sweetness. Sexy and earthy vocals from Kerry create a very memorable vibe. Since 1999,... [+] Read More

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From NYC producer and songwriter Darren Solomon, Science for Girls is melodic electronica kissed by classic pop, jazz, and Brazilian music. The debut album features guest vocalists from New York City's indie scene, and a unique downtempo cover of Barry Manilow's "Sweet Life".

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We are a musical collective. Friends on a mission to explore sound, groove & mood.... We have no plans for stardom only to evoke emotion with the music we create. If you are a fellow cosmic traveler (and we all are....think about that!)

.....then come join us while we post our free-form doodles of sound onto this here new medium of... [+] Read More

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the doc reveals: why call yourself startle-b ? startling-phenomenon: also known as Moro-Reflex which is a protecting reflex of the newborn.
embracing reaction: when shaking a newborn or the platform it is lying on or through dropping its head the vestibular nerve becomes activated and initiates a programmed sequence of action. the "b":[+] Read More

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Mixing styles from Electro, House, Downtempo & Funk, Stayboy Stereo creates hypnotic beats and melodies that invoke movement, rhythm & just make you feel good.
With this debut album, Stayboy is just beginning to realize years of musicial ideas that have been percolating in the back of his mind.

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Sweet Annie is the solo project of Norwegian singer/songwriter Hilde Klain. She started singing and playing keyboard when she was 8 years old. Throughout her youth she sang in choirs and performed locally as a singer and keyboardist/organ player. She would sometimes perform traditional folk songs and hymns, other times more contemporary music. A... [+] Read More

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Stefano Ghittoni and Cesare Malfatti form the Milan-based downbeat group the Dining Rooms. Both came of age playing for numerous bands in the city's alternative/punk scene before switching over to producer-based trip-hop and the breezy updated lounge of the Dining Rooms. The duo's first full-length, Subterranean Modern, appeared in 1999 on... [+] Read More

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An electronics-heavy but performance-oriented group influenced by a wide variety of styles (including jazz-funk, prog rock, drum'n'bass, and Madchester), the Egg -- centered around brothers Matt and Ned Scott -- formed in Oxford, England, in 1994. The group released a couple singles on Cup of Tea before linking with Indochina for their first... [+] Read More

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The Real Dionysus is Cory Guynn out of San Francisco, CA. Originally born in Indianapolis, IN , he discovered music at a young age through piano and viola. It wasn't until the Midwest rave scene did he start his career in electronic music. He started the promotion label Existential Evolution Recordings or "Double E Recordings" with Adam Harris,... [+] Read More

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