Genre: Alternative/Indie
Death is not a joyride is an avant-garde/experimental band known for their high energy shows, complex recordings and strong theatric/visual elements. Interested in exploring storybook-like concepts and allegories, they often test the boundaries of composition and performance. The group is known for their manic lead singer, bizarre... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 00s
Violinist/singer/songwriter Patrick Wolf began experimenting with sound at the age of 11. While his peers were exploring the frivolity of youth, the precocious preteen was dabbling in four-track recording, eventually building an arsenal of instruments that included junk-shop organs and a home-built theremin. At the age of 14 he joined the... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Originally, Tricky was a member of the Wild Bunch, a Bristol-based rap troupe that eventually metamorphosed into Massive Attack during the early '90s. Tricky provided pivotal raps on Massive Attack's groundbreaking 1992 album, Blue Lines. The following year, he released his debut single, "Aftermath." Before he recorded "Aftermath," he met a... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
trundicho is the pseudonym of angelo romito born: 1980
raised: in a little town called Rheinau-Freistett, Germany
first instrument: accordeon, since 1988
second instrument: classical guitar, since 1989
favorite instrument: e-guitar, since 1990
recording skills: since 1995
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 00s
Bath, England's singer/composer/keyboardist Allison Goldfrapp began exploring music as a part of her studies as a Fine Art Painting major at Middlesex University, mixing sound, visuals, and performances in her installation pieces. While she was still in college, she appeared on her friend Tricky's 1995 debut Maxinquaye, which led to appearances... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s
After a star reaches a certain point, it's easy to forget what they became famous for and concentrate solely on their persona. Madonna is such a star. Madonna rocketed to stardom so quickly in 1984 that it obscured most of her musical virtues. Appreciating her music became even more difficult as the decade wore on, as discussing her lifestyle... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 80s, 90s, 00s
Rising from the ashes of the legendary British post-punk unit Joy Division, the enigmatic New Order triumphed over tragedy to emerge as one of the most influential and acclaimed bands of the 1980s; embracing the electronic textures and disco rhythms of the underground club culture many years in advance of its contemporaries, the group's... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
One of the premiere names in the field of electronic home-listening music, Mike Paradinas' recordings retained the abrasive flavor of early techno pioneers and explored the periphery of experimental electronica even while coddling to his unusual ear for melody, the occasional piece of vintage synthesizer, and distorted beatbox rhythms. While his... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 80s, 90s, 00s
A pioneer of the acid house sound, 808 State formed in Manchester, England in 1988 when Martin Price, the owner of the city's legendary record store Eastern Bloc and the founder of the independent label Creed, first joined forces with local musician and producer Graham Massey. After teaming with collaborator Gerald Simpson, 808 State recorded... [+] Read More
Genre: Vocal-Easy Listening
Anterroir is a one man project done by a talented german musician. Electro meets classic and world to be twisted into an alternate dream state making you thoughts standing still.
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
A New Jersey vocalist who majored in computer science at Howard, Crystal Waters had one of 1991's surprise left-field hits with "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)." The song had both a potent message and wonderful vocal that smartly mixed anger, irony, and humor. None of Waters' other songs were quite that inspired, but her debut LP, Surprise, got... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
I make music. It used to be mainly acoustic stuff but now it’s moving more into electronic type stuff. I have a ton of influences from just about every genre of music you can think of. Listen to it and let me know what you think.
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Garbage built on the sonic landscapes of My Bloody Valentine, Curve, and Sonic Youth, adding a distinct sense of accessible pop songcraft. Garbage was the brainchild of producers Butch Vig, Duke Erikson, and Steve Marker. Initially, Garbage was an informal jam session between the three producers held in Marker's basement, but they eventually... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 80s, 90s, 00s
Moby was one of the most controversial figures in techno music, alternately praised for bringing a face to the notoriously anonymous electronic genre, as well as being scorned by hordes of techno artists and fans for diluting and trivializing the form. In either case, Moby was one of the most important dance music figures of the early '90s,... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
From rare-groove to rave to trip-hop and soul, Nicolette was one of the most eccentric dance vocalists of the 1990s, working with everyone from the one-shot rave act L.A. Style to electro futurists like Plaid. Born in Scotland though she was raised in Nigeria, France and Switzerland, Nicolette debuted with the single "Wicked Mathematics" after... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s
Portishead may not have invented trip-hop, but they were among the first to popularize it, particularly in America. Taking their cue from the slow, elastic beats that dominated Massive Attack's Blue Lines and adding elements of cool jazz, acid house, and soundtrack music, Portishead created an atmospheric, alluringly dark sound. The group wasn't... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Japanese-born DJ Towa Tei first earned notice for his production work on the Jungle Brothers' 1989 LP Done by the Forces of Nature; the following year he shot to fame as a member of the downtown New York club trio Deee-Lite, scoring an international hit with the classic "Groove Is in the Heart." After two LP's, 1990's World Clique and 1992's... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
English:
Two French Notes is an ever-evolving solo project sprinkled with collaborations from different musician friends and muses. Trying to incorporate various sonic ideas and textures, I am experimenting with sounds and, once in a while, something magical happens - a song is born.
Being a live sound engineer for a...
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