Genre: Electronic-Dance
Natural of Portugal, and son of freedom, Metricks is active at the electronic music scene since 1993. Just in the start of 1998, in the interaction with the electronic music, and several participation in electronic musical events, his first digital music born. Now in the path of discovery, no electronic genre is discriminated, and all the wide... [+] Read More
Genre: World/Reggae
Decades Active: 80s, 90s, 00s
Led by percussionist Bonjo I, African Head Charge formed in the early '80s and has released seven albums with a shifting lineup that also includes Prisoner, Crocodile, Junior Moses and Sunny Akpan. The band works in the same dub psychedelia territory as Adrian Sherwood's work, which isn't surprising since most of African Head Charge's albums... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 90s
One of the most obscure artists of the U.K. experimental/intelligent techno scene (particularly given his output), Bedouin Ascent's Kingsuk Biswas (likely yet another pseudonym) is an impressive force of influence in the areas of overlap between the more ponderous extents of ambient, electro, techno, and drum'n'bass. Recording originally for... [+] Read More
Genre: Hip-Hop
After a few demo recordings, the idea of the 'Darkriders' turned out to be shit.
Darkriders doesn't exist anymore.
Genre: R&B/Soul/Urban
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Fans of speed garage and Indian vocals are equally enthralled by the hypno-groova-matic sounds of this New York-based hybrid. Anyone who has heard Goa trance is familiar with the concept of East-West fusion, but founder/vocalist/producer Sean Dinsmore (DJ Cavo) brought his reggae and rock sensibilities to bear on all Dum Dum Project efforts,... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 80s, 90s, 00s
Bryn Jones was not a practicing Muslim and never went to the Middle East. His recordings as Muslimgauze, however, qualified him as one of the Western artists most explicitly slanted in his favor of the Palestinian liberation movement. Since the Manchester-native's works were instrumental, most of the political statement was inherent in the... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Creator of an innovative fusion of Indian bhangra music and drum'n'bass electronica, Talvin Singh was classically trained on the tabla but rejected most of his learning when he founded the Anokha club-night at East London's Blue Note. Singh grew up in Leytonstone, and though he began playing tabla at the age of five, he also liked to breakdance... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
TransGlobal Underground is a U.K.-based collective fusing as many different kinds of world music as its members can get their hands on. The group's core is composed of vocalist Natacha Atlas (who has recorded with Jah Wobble, Apache Indian, and her own band, Atlas Project), keyboardist Alex Kasiek, drum programmer Man Tu, and founder, bassist,... [+] Read More