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Artist: Deep Melange
Artist: Doggerel Bank
One of the most unique British bands of the 1970s, Doggeral Bank set the words of poet William Bealby-Wright to an art-rock melange of harmonium, violin, viola, harp, mandolin, piano, organ, concertina, mini moog, electric guitar, drums and percussion composed by former British poet lauriat Jim Betjeman. Although they released two groundbreaking... [+] Read More
Artist: Les Maledictus Sound
From Montreal, Canada, les Maledictus Sound were a large instrumental ensemble that put out one album in the late '60s. The record was an odd melange of psychedelic rock, easy listening pop, orchestral arrangements, and some sound effects, dabbling in spots of classical, jazz, and whatnot. More of a novelty than inspired post-modernism, it was... [+] Read More
Artist: Machine Drum
Of the many aliases attributed to Orlando, FL-based artist Travis Stewart (aka Syndrone, tstewart) Machine Drum is handily the most well-known. Although initially conceived as an outlet for Stewart's drill'n'bass meanderings, Machine Drum's first public release was a hazy, skittering melange that owed more to hip-hop and ambient than early... [+] Read More
Artist: L'Experience 9
In the kind of thing bound to confuse catalogers for eternity, L'Experience 9 were the same as les Maledictus Sound, a large instrumental ensemble from Montreal, Canada, that put out one album in the late '60s. The album credited to L'Experience 9 called Freak Out Total is identical to the somewhat more widely known one by les Maledictus Sound... [+] Read More
Artist: Theo Parrish
With a style similar to Moodymann's take on Detroit tech-house as a melange of distorted disco-funk and boogie, Theo Parrish originally grew up in Chicago but moved to the Motor City by the time of his late-1996 Baby Steps EP on Elevate Records, a subsidiary of 7th City. From the EP, his Chicago tribute "Lake Shore Drive" later appeared on the... [+] Read More
Artist: Angelo Moore
Angelo Moore (vocals, saxophone) is also known as Dr. Madd Vibe, but he is perhaps more recognized as the frontman for Fishbone, the wildly energetic party train of '70s funk and ska revivalists. Moore formed Fishbone in 1979 with Chris Dowd (trombone, keyboards), Walter Kibby (trumpet, horn, vocals), Kendall Jones (guitar), John Norwood Fisher... [+] Read More
Artist: Bible Launcher
The San Francisco-based group/project Bible Launcher exists with the aims of satirizing Christianity (in general) and televangelists (in particular). Their style is a melange of metallic avant-rock, spoken word rants, screaming saxophones, and samples taken from both religious broadcasts and pornographic films. Bible Launcher's core members are... [+] Read More
Artist: AK ALVAREZ
A.K Alvarez commence sa carriere musicale en Angleterre en 1998 ou il tourne avec son groupe 'Brothers on the slide' dans les clubs de Londres a Soho, Brixton & Camden. Sa rencontre avec les artistes musiciens/danseurs de la fameuse troupe STOMP donne naissance a de nombreuses collaborations musicales.Installe a paris en 2004, A.K Alvarez ecrit... [+] Read More
Artist: The Pop Group
Warning: This band's name is loaded with irony; there is little if anything "pop" about them. So, if you happen across any of their albums and think you're getting something that sounds like a cross between the Raspberries and the Beatles, don't say you weren't warned. Emerging in the late-'70s post-punk era, this militant gang of leftist... [+] Read More
Artist: Red Sea Station
Go to myspace.com/redseastation for the latest.Current Songs:The Streets are Whispering: A Protest SongThe Last Chord: A song dedicated to songwriters who have passed on too soonI was right, you were wrong: A song about a relationshipBombs: An anti-war songAlphabet City Swagger on a Sunday in GlasgowWe recorded 5 hours of music, 40 songs or so,... [+] Read More
Artist: Norman Cook
Norman "Jacker-Of-All-Genres" Cook, in addition to his former occupations as bassist for the Housemartins and one third of acid-house hitmakers Pizzaman, is also the man behind one of the most popular of the new flock of English "brit hop" producers, Fatboy Slim. Releasing his Fatboy material through club staple Skint, Cook's raucous blend of... [+] Read More
Artist: Rick Matle
Beginning at the age of 17, guitar player Rick Matle has had an expansive musical career. He has worked in musical theater, toured with national show groups, and performed for two years with a jazz trio on the East Coast. But his most significant and productive work has come from his collaboration with singer/composer Sheila Landis. The... [+] Read More
Artist: F.X. Randomiz
Köln, Germany's enigmatic A-Musik label has produced some of the most fascinatingly complex reshufflings of experimental ambient and post-techno. And while his name typically only makes it onto his own releases, Felix "F.X." Randomiz has been involved in one way or another with most of them. A contributor to the electronica etchings of such... [+] Read More
Artist: sonarprod
A.K Alvarez commence sa carriere musicale en Angleterre en 1998 ou il tourne avec son groupe 'Brothers on the slide' dans les clubs de Londres a Soho, Brixton & Camden. Sa rencontre avec les artistes musiciens/danseurs de la fameuse troupe STOMP donne naissance a de nombreuses collaborations musicales.Installe a paris en 2004, A.K Alvarez ecrit... [+] Read More
Artist: Lemon Sun
Lemon Sun entwine a melange of glamorous rock and roll, the innovation of indie rock, a rush of Motown soul, and whimsical tinges of psychedelia. The members hail from various parts of the US (and a hint of overseas), but formed in Los Angeles, where they have steadily built a name and following for their energetic brand of rock and roll.... [+] Read More
Artist: Gonzalez
Gonzalez was a loosely knit, British-based aggregate with a revolving-door membership of anywhere from 10 to 30 players. Their specialty was a mostly instrumental melange of funk, jazz, soul, and (later) disco, though they did employ vocalists for selected tracks on most of their albums. Their core early membership consisted of saxophonists Mick... [+] Read More
Artist: Ted Hawkins
Overseas, he was a genuine hero, performing to thousands. But on his L.A. hometurf, sand-blown Venice Beach served as Ted Hawkins's makeshift stage. He'd deliver his magnificent melange of soul, blues, folk, gospel, and a touch of country all by his lonesome, with only an acoustic guitar for company. Passersby would pause to marvel at Hawkins's... [+] Read More
Artist: Hamiet Bluiett
The most prominent baritone saxophonist of his generation, Bluiett combines a blunt, modestly inflected attack with a fleet, aggressive technique, and (maybe most importantly) a uniform hugeness of sound that extends from his horn's lowest reaches to far beyond what is usually its highest register. Probably no other baritonist has played so... [+] Read More
Artist: Wilbert Harrison
Perceived by casual oldies fans as a two-hit wonder (his 1959 chart-topper "Kansas City" and a heartwarming "Let's Work Together" a full decade later), Wilbert Harrison actually left behind a varied body of work that blended an intriguing melange of musical idioms into something quite distinctive.
Country and gospel strains filtered into... [+] Read More
Artist: Franz Koglmann
Most of the recordings of award-winning modern composer, trumpeter, and flügelhorn player Franz Koglmann (and of his works) can be found on the Hat labels (Hat Art, Hat Hut, etc.), although this may change since Koglmann founded his own label, Between the Lines, in 1999.
Born near Vienna in 1947, Koglmann learned to play the trumpet and... [+] Read More
Artist: John du Cann
Although John Du Cann had several singles in the late 1970s with a strange power pop/new wave/hard rock melange, his most successful group by far was Atomic Rooster, for which he played guitar in the early 1970s. Du Cann had a long and varied career before beginning his brief attempt to become a solo star, without ever becoming a name widely... [+] Read More
Artist: Jet
From the outset, Jet was regarded as the first supergroup of glam. Bassist Martin Gordon and pianist Peter Oxendale were former members of Sparks, their time with the band incorporating the recording of the seminal Kimono My House album and attendant "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us" hit single. Vocalist Andy Ellison and drummer Chris... [+] Read More
Artist: Tim Berne's Bloodcount
Bloodcount certainly stands as one of the highlights of Tim Berne's multifaceted musical career. The band was one of Berne's principal creative outlets during the 1990s and a fertile ground for his unique compositional and improvisational approaches. For much of the decade, Bloodcount retained the stable lineup of alto and baritone saxophonist... [+] Read More
