Jeff and Chris have been making music for years. Just not with each other. Now the two are united in their fight against the enemy, which spans from robot dogs to nefarious skatrappers.

OK, perhaps there's a bit more to it than that.

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Grinding hard edged raw rock textures with gritty synths and dirty electro, this is the sound of the Chakraeater today. Starting as a progressive electronic music DJ, John Call explored progressive and intelligent elements of house, breakbeats, electro and down-tempo before expanding into a live act. In 2006 he and Joh Ming started collaborating... [+] Read More

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Name-checking a diverse cast of progenitors including Varése, Xenakis, and Robert Moog, as well as Can and Stereolab, Add N to X are electro-historians of a sort, collectors of vintage synthesizer technology, and fierce propagators of the man-machine aesthetic (the cover of their second album features member Ann Shenton on the operating table... [+] Read More

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Space-age pop collagists Broadcast formed in Birmingham, England, in 1995; comprised of vocalist Trish Keenan, guitarist Tim Felton, bassist James Cargill, keyboardist Roj Stevens, and drummer Steve Perkins, the quintet came together out of a shared affection for the psychedelic cult band the United States of America, a primary influence on... [+] Read More

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Munich's electronic pop/multimedia trio Chicks on Speed features former New Yorker Melissa Logan, Australian Alex Murray-Leslie, and Munich native Kiki Moorse. Along with crafting deconstructed, feminist-leaning synth pop, the group also runs Go Records, Stop Records, and Chicks on Speed Records; designs video and print graphics and art... [+] Read More

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Console is a side project for Martin Gretschmann, the lead programmer for the German indie rockers known as the notwist. After the second Console album, Rocket in the Pocket, was picked up by a licensing deal through the American mega-indie Matador however, Gretschmann actually earned more attention than his main act. Gretschmann had been... [+] Read More

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The Detroit-based indie pop group Godzuki formed in 1993 out of the band members' shared passion for science and new wave music. Singer/keyboardist Erika Hoffman, drummer Scott Michalski, guitarist/bassist Chris Fachini, and guitarist Dion Fischer played in other Detroit-area indie rock bands such as His Name Is Alive, the Whales, the Ohms, the... [+] Read More

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IndusTree: an experimental electronica band.

After 7 years (1996 - 2003) of being the weirdest outfit in the whole of the eastern part of Netherlands, IndusTree has been on hiatus. Maybe one day IndusTree will be re-activated... However, now and again new material is released by IndusTree.



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Named in honor of Kryzstof Komeda, the late jazz musican/film composer best known for his work with Roman Polanski and Ingmar Bergman, the Swedish kitsch-pop outfit Komeda originated in 1991 as the pit band for a Buster Keaton festival. A series of other festival performances followed, with the quartet -- comprised of vocalist Lena Karlsson,... [+] Read More

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Originally conceived as the live backing band for her Julie Ruin solo project, Bikini Kill founder and quintessential riot grrrl Kathleen Hanna formed Le Tigre, another bold, feminist-oriented trio, with filmmaker Sadie Benning and zine creator Johanna Fateman in 1998. Borrowing a page from Hanna's Julie Ruin output, Le Tigre mixed punk's... [+] Read More

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We’re going to make a prediction: Operator will be one of the best new bands in Austin over the next year. Not only does the group bring a sound that is totally unique to the Austin scene (a feat in-and-of itself), they’re also hitting on an emerging revival of airy, synth-driven beats that simultaneously rocks and mesmerizes. Like Ladytron or... [+] Read More

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Plastic Shapes was formed in 2006 when Marc Czygan (lead guitar/vocals) Nick Karpinsky (bass/vocals), Kai Wang (synth/keyboard/vocals) and Joe Karpinsky (drums) set out to create an original, ultra-catchy, and dance-friendly meshing of electronic and rock music.
Plastic Shapes has played numerous venues in the Detroit area, ranging from... [+] Read More

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Inspired by bands such as VNV Nation, Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, Orbital and many others, Silent Auction has managed to maintain its own unique blend of emotion, conviction, hardship and romance through its music. Formed in 1997 in Rochester, NY by Jason Barbero and Jason Rowe, the band began as a dark industrial project derived from... [+] Read More

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Named after a small, Hungarian-made motor scooter, Solex is the project of Amsterdam-based record-shop owner and songwriter Elisabeth Esselink. Formerly a member of Dutch indie pop group Sonetic Vet, Esselink wanted to express her musical ideas more completely; after purchasing an 8-track recorder and a vintage sampler, Esselink began recording... [+] Read More

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Though they're based in Berlin, the witty pop group Stereo Total draw bandmembers and musical influences from across Europe. Vocalist/guitarist/drummer Françoise Cactus is French and vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist Brezel Göring is German, and the group has included members from Italy, Scotland, and Bohemia. Their 1995 debut album, Oh Ah!, on... [+] Read More

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Though they're based in Berlin, the witty pop group Stereo Total draw bandmembers and musical influences from across Europe. Vocalist/guitarist/drummer Françoise Cactus is French and vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist Brezel Göring is German, and the group has included members from Italy, Scotland, and Bohemia. Their 1995 debut album, Oh Ah!, on... [+] Read More

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The sharply dressed Zoot Woman is a three-man pop group that owes as much to Hall & Oates as Pet Shop Boys. Stuart Price (bass) met brothers Johnny (guitar, vocals) and Adam Blake (keyboards) while at school in Reading, England. Though the group's basic setup is much like a rock band, electronics play a significant role in their sound. They... [+] Read More

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