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Artist: The Advent
Longtime advocates of sonic terrorism even before banding together as the Advent in 1993, Cisco Ferreira and Colin McBean's assault on conventional techno flourished in part because of abundant glimpses into related styles, from electro and trance to progressive house. Soon after leaving school, Ferreira began working as an engineer at Jack Trax... [+] Read More
Artist: Advent Call
Artist: Evie Tornquist
This Norwegian singer made emphatic pop/inspirational albums in the '70s and '80s. She was the most popular woman in contemporary White gospel before the advent of Amy Grant and Sandi Patti. ~ Bil Carpenter, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Burger King Corporation
Remember meat? That thing men used to eat before the advent of tofu, alfalfa sprouts and demi-glace reduction? Well, its back. BK gives us Manthem and the Double Whopper and lets us eat like a man, man. [+] Read More
Artist: Roberto Carlos
Roberto Carlos initiated a major revolution of customs in Brazil in the '60s. Reaching success in a period coinciding with the youth movement started by the Beatles that was taking over the world, Carlos was the leader of Jovem Guarda. He led the TV show that became a generic denomination of a musical style and what was a definitive change of... [+] Read More
Artist: G Flame & Mr. G
As G Flame and Mr. G., Colin McBean moved away from the hard techno he had produced with Cisco Ferreira as the English duo known as the Advent. After spending the mid- to late '90s as a highly regarded duo, McBean began concentrating on a techno-influenced style of house music that retained the Advent's knack for producing elaborate and highly... [+] Read More
Artist: Space Opera
A short-lived collaboration between CJ Bolland and Cisco Ferreira that resulted in early material released on the influential Belgian label R&S, Space Opera was soon eclipsed by Bolland's solo material (some of which still included the contributions of Ferreira) and Ferreira's future work as the Advent with Colin McBean. ~ Jason Birchmeier
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Artist: KCC
After finding substantial success with Bang the Party's massive club hit, "Release Your Body," in 1988, Keith Franklin left the group to form the DJ collective known as KCC with the duo of Colin McBean and Cisco Ferreira, who would both eventually find acclaim on their own both as a duo (the Advent), with other collaborators (Space Opera), and... [+] Read More
Artist: A-Spacer
Was born and live in Ukraine.
From the childhood I love music, listened to electronic music J.M.Jarre...
With the advent of at me computer ZX-Spectrum (Sinclair) with the musical processor, per 1993 I have started to write music. At me is about 3 hours of compositions written on this remarkable game computer.
Per 1996 I have started to write... [+] Read More
Artist: Jakub Reys
This Polish lutenist was predominantly active in Paris. Reys was his given name but a number of variations have occurred. He is definitely the same person who went by the name of Jacques le Polonois. Noted for inventing a new method for playing the lute nothing is known about the process. One of the leading lutenists of his time, if not the... [+] Read More
Artist: Maria Agata Szymanowska
A student of Lisowski and Gremm, Szymanowska made her concert debut as a pianist in Warsaw and Paris. Her work was greatly admired by Cherubini and Goethe. The former dedicated his "Fantasia in C-minor" to her and the latter his "Aussohnung" verses. She performed throughout Europe and was given the title of First Pianist to the Russian court. In... [+] Read More
Artist: Fergie
Fergie fits in between a diminishing trance scene and the radical advent of U.K. garage with an uncomplicated take on hard house ethics. Beginning his DJ career at the age of 14 and taken through the clubland ranks with the help of Tony De Vit, Fergie made his production debut with 1999's "Ooh Sir," eventually building up a reputation as the... [+] Read More
Artist: Dalida
The tiny handful of recordings ever issued of Dalida's music in the United States is misleading -- she never found an audience in the English speaking world, but in the course of a career lasting just over 30 years, she earned 45 gold record awards and a pair of platinum records for her sales in Europe, the Middle East, and Japan. A superstar in... [+] Read More
Artist: Celso Blues Boy
One of the pioneers of blues in Brazil, Celso Blues Boy has played some dates with B.B. King, both in Europe and Brazil, with his participation in the track "Mississippi: Sobre Robert Johnson" (Celso Blues Boy) included in the CD Indiana Blues (1995). His biggest hits are "Amor Vazio," "Aumenta Que Isso Aà é Rock'n'Roll," and "Fumando na... [+] Read More
Artist: Ernie Krivda
A brilliant tenor saxophonist with a forceful sound and an original attack that sometimes utilizes staccato phrases, Ernie Krivda has recorded stimulating sessions for Inner City, North Coast Jazz, Cadence, and Koch without gaining much fame. He originally played clarinet, switching to alto in high school and later, to tenor. In 1964, he played... [+] Read More
Artist: Syd
Emerging in the wake of Dave Matthews' tremendous success, Syd is another dynamic performer that relies on an uptempo sounds and percussive guitar style. Born in raised in Vermont, Syd started as a drummer but moved to the guitar at the age of 15. With the advent of the net, Syd began posting his music on the internet and teamed with MP3.com... [+] Read More
Artist: Isolée
Isolée's Rajko Müller is a minimalist house producer whose throwback tracks evoke the advent of indie electronic pop of the early '80s, as well as ambient techno from a decade on. Thanks to the international success of his single "Beau Mot Plague," Müller became the most famous of the producers associated with a collective of funky,... [+] Read More
Artist: La Sonora Matancera
Led by 90-year-old guitarist and vocalist Don Regelio Martinez, La Sonora Matancera has been called, by the Guinness Book of World Records, "the group with the longest duration." Formed by Valentin Cane, bassist Pablo "Babu" Vasquez, vocalist Eugene Perez, timbale player Manuel "Jimagua" Sanchez, trumpet player Ismael Goberna, and guitarists... [+] Read More
Artist: Teletubbies
The biggest phenomenon to hit children's television since the advent of Barney, the Teletubbies were created by producers Anne Wood and Andy Davenport, and made their televised debut on the BBC on March 30, 1997. Featuring the characters Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po, the program was created in response to physical, social, and cognitive... [+] Read More
Artist: Ratos de Porão
Ratos de Porão is one of the most important Brazilian punk rock bands, being the punk rock enthusiasts who propelled the advent of Brazilian rock in the '80s in São Paulo. Appreciated in Europe, they recorded their albums Brasil and Anarkophobia in Berlin, Germany. The group was formed in 1981 by friends who used to hang out at the Punk Rock... [+] Read More
Artist: Sylvia Telles
Perhaps the most talented Brazilian vocalist during the 1950s and '60s, Sylvia Telles preceded the advent of the bossa nova era but quickly became one of its biggest fans, praising with tributes the excellent songwriters Antonio Carlos Jobim and João Gilberto. Telles debuted in 1955, and covered her first Jobim tune just one year later. She... [+] Read More
Artist: Johnnie Ray
Although practically deaf, Johnnie Ray's tear-inflected delivery tabbed him as an early-'50s sensation. Leaving Oregon for Detroit, Ray found a gig at the Flame Club, an R&B and jazz institution. In 1951, Ray signed with Columbia's R&B subsidiary Okeh Records, although "Cry," his histrionic million-seller that year, was a pop entry all the way,... [+] Read More
Artist: Sagrado Coração da Terra
This band was formed in 1979, joining vocal and instrumental music with roots in rock and classical music. Using electrico-acoustic instruments, and an air of strong classical tradition, the music of Sagrado Coração da Terra brings forth the Baroque atmosphere. It is a journey through time and space to the origins and future of all human... [+] Read More
Artist: Ile Aiye
The pioneering Afro-Bloco Ilê Ayiê was organized in 1974. It was Ilê Aiyê who inspired the formation of other Afro-Blocos like Olodum, Muzenza, Ara Ketu, and Malê Debalê, and their creation was fundamental for the advent of the samba/reggae genre. Ilê Aiyê was brought to life by a group of dwellers of the Liberdade borough in Salvador... [+] Read More
