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Artist: El Dopamine
Artist: Stephen Brodsky
Although Stephen Brodsky is nationally known as the frontman for Cave-In as well as a fill in bassist for Converge, his solo efforts are more of a step toward experimental indie pop than his normal array of Iron Maiden-influenced metal-core. Released in 1999 through Grimsey and Dopamine Records, Brodsky's debut full-length of Expose Your... [+] Read More
Artist: The Workhorse Movement
Rap-metal combo the Workhorse Movement was formed on the Mount Pleasant campus of Central Michigan University in 1994 by singer Myron (born Matt Kozuch-Rea), guitarist Freedom (Jeff Piper), bassist Jay, and drummer Joe Mackie. After honing their sound at local clubs and parties the group self-released their debut effort Dopamine in 1995,... [+] Read More
Artist: Bluebird
Crafting a heavy but poppy sound that recalls contemporaries like Queens of the Stone Age as well as classic arena rockers like Free, Bluebird consists of guitarist/vocalist Paul Figueroa, bassist/trumpet player/vocalist Jim Brown, drummer/percussionist/vocalist Bryan Lee Brown, vocalist/percussionist Sam James, and guitarist Barry Thomas. The... [+] Read More
Artist: Mitchell Froom
The idiosyncratic Mitchell Froom was among the most acclaimed and eclectic producers of his era, with a resumé which included acts ranging from Los Lobos to Cibo Matto to his wife, Suzanne Vega. Beginning his career as a versatile session player noted primarily for his keyboard prowess, Froom initially attracted attention with his 1984 solo... [+] Read More
Artist: David Soldier
Soldier's given name is David Sulzer (under which name he is a professor and lab master at Columbia University's Laboratory of Dopamine Neurotransmission in New York City). Soldier's music is largely conceptual: for one recent work -- A Thai Elephant Orchestra -- he trained a group of elephants to improvise on a variety of instruments, another... [+] Read More
Artist: Tchad Blake
Usually in partnership with producer Mitchell Froom, engineer Tchad Blake crafted some of the most adventurous -- at times, even avant-garde -- acoustic landscapes to hit mainstream music during the '90s. Working in typically organic, stripped-down styles (guitar-based pop/rock, roots rock, singer/songwriter records, world music), Blake's... [+] Read More
