Dntel (aka Jimmy Tamborello), produces music that merges the worlds of indie rock and electronica. Tamborello was formerly a guitarist in the emo-core group Strictly Ballroom and also a member of techno-poppers Figurine. In addition, he has done time in the SoCal groups Further and the Tyde. Tamborello originally started working as Dntel in... [+] Read More

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Spawned from the urge to do something apart from his post-rock band Fridge, Kieran Hebden's Four Tet project balances organic and programmed sounds. Hebden formed Fridge with Sam Jeffers and Adam Ilhan while still in high school. When Fridge went on temporary hiatus for Jeffers and Ilhan to attend college, Hebden spent time playing with ideas... [+] Read More

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Iceland pop experimentalists Múm were formed by Gunnar Örn Tynes, Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason, and classically trained twin sisters Gyða and Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir. Formed in 1997, the group met while working on a children's play. Smárason found his perception of music changed through hearing Aphex Twin and decided that he would abandon the... [+] Read More

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Music for the next generation. Music for digital life. Composed, recorded and produced with ideas formed from accidental beginnings and crafted out meticulously. I come from a background of guitars and keyboards and harmonic vocals but have changed track and am now pursuing songs with unusual structures and varying electronic themes.

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Multi-instrumentalist Andrew Broder began making eccentric music as Fog and hooked up with the British label Ninja Tune. Born in Minneapolis, MN, where he continued to reside, Broder turned to music as an escape from the outside world. He confined himself to his basement and learned several instruments while simultaneously taking an interest in... [+] Read More

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Robin Saville and Antony Ryan's releases as isan are characterized by simple rhythms, pop-inflected song structures, and strong, committedly analog melodies. Originally from Reading, England, the duo emerged from the electronica underground in the mid-'90s, at a time when groups like Autechre and Aphex Twin were bringing increasing levels of... [+] Read More

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After the breakup of her previous band, the Munich-based L.B. Page in 1998, vocalist Valerie Trebeljahr formed the German-based experimental electro-pop group, Lali Puna. Although Lali Puna was originally intended to be a solo project, Trebeljahr recorded the debut LP, Snooze, with the help of Notwist guitarist Markus Acher and a four-track... [+] Read More

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Long Distance Runner is the solo musical endeavor of drummer/producer Kyle Briggs. The Fire of Cumulative Hours is Kyle’s debut effort under the LDR moniker and was released September 5th, 2006 on his own Existential Sounds label. For more info visit www.Long-Distance-Runner.com

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Iceland pop experimentalists Múm were formed by Gunnar Örn Tynes, Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason, and classically trained twin sisters Gyða and Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir. Formed in 1997, the group met while working on a children's play. Smárason found his perception of music changed through hearing Aphex Twin and decided that he would abandon the... [+] Read More

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Marumari, the solo project of electronica visionary Josh Presseisen, launched its operations in the late '90s, in Providence, RI. Offering revealing electronic pieces enlightened by unique and sparkling beats, along with waving rhythmic features, Marumari recorded a series of EPs and appeared on various compilations before deciding to prepare a... [+] Read More

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P-Love is a Montreal-based turntablist and also a producer, although his productions don't fit within hip-hop as well as the indie-electronic preserve of artists such as Caribou, Fog, and Greg Davis. Born in the Philippines but raised in New York, Paolo Kapunan was trained on piano and trumpet while young. He studied trumpet at McGill University... [+] Read More

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Due to a wide range of influences, restless/relentless creative energies, and a supporting cast that's too numerous to list in full, random peeks into the catalog of the Glen Johnson-helmed Piano Magic -- from super limited-edition singles on Spanish independents to full-length soundtracks -- rarely result in the same thing twice. Started in the... [+] Read More

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The Russian Futurists (aka one-man indie pop orchestra Matthew Adam Hart) make lo-fi, bedroom recording into an art form. Hart, who hails from Eastern Ontario, Canada, drew rave reviews, as well as comparisons to Magnetic Fields and the Flaming Lips, for his 2001 debut album The Method of Modern Love, and won fans such as R.E.M.'s Peter Buck and... [+] Read More

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