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Artist: The Grid
The Grid formed in the late '80s when Richard Norris -- who collaborated with Psychic TV on the group's acid-house album Jack the Tab -- hooked up with ex-Soft Cell member Dave Ball. The duo recorded the single "Floatation" in 1990 with vocalist Sacha; the debut album Electric Head appeared the same year, fusing the best of late-'80s house and... [+] Read More
Artist: In-Grid
Artist: In/Grid
Artist: Bad Grid
Artist: Grid-Loc
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Artist: Nikfurrie
Laser grid music from Ocean's 12 [+] Read More
Artist: living:stone
living:stone :: from belfast :: digital, encrypted, leisure-audio for the modern ear, operating on an independent grid of frequencies :: this is music strategically written for those who stray from the herd :: welcome :: you are not alone :: [+] Read More
Artist: Dave Ball
British synthesizer player Dave Ball was one half of Soft Cell, along with Marc Almond, starting in October 1979. Before that duo broke up in December 1983, he made one solo album, In Strict Tempo, then he did production and soundtrack work before forming the Grid with Richard Norris. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Therese Frech
not yr ma but old enuf 2B. i was born before ATMs were invented, spent years in and out of music. i\'m overeducated, downwardly mobile. i started playing and writing songs again in 2003, i live off the grid in the woods of wisconsin--chop wood, haul water, run a generator on $3/gallon gas, playing at open mics in duluth minnesota and superior... [+] Read More
Artist: Adrian Shaw
Adrian Shaw's first big claim to fame was as the bassist for the Crazy World of Arthur Brown. He played with a wide number of other bands later, most notably Crazy World of Arthur Brown spin-off Atomic Rooster. In 1977 he joined Hawkwind, having been asked several years before and turning them down. The group decided to call it quits the next... [+] Read More
Artist: The Bats
Yet another outgrowth of the seminal Clean, the Bats were an institution on the New Zealand music scene, their melancholy jangle-pop sound and infectious melodies consistently defining the kiwi-rock aesthetic at its very best. The Bats were formed in Christchurch in 1982 by ex-Clean bassist Robert Scott, ex-Toy Love bassist Paul Kean,... [+] Read More
Artist: Soft Cell
A synth-pop duo famed for its uniquely sleazy electronic sound, art students Marc Almond and Dave Ball formed Soft Cell in Leeds, England in 1980. Originally, vocalist Almond and synth player Ball teamed to compose music for theatrical productions, and as Soft Cell, their live performances continued to draw heavily on the pair's background in... [+] Read More
Artist: Propellerheads
Proponents of the much-maligned big-beat style of dance music (i.e. the Chemical Brothers), the Propellerheads -- keyboardist/bassist/DJ Alex Gifford and drummer/DJ Will White -- sprang out of Bath, England in 1996 to achieve almost overnight success in the U.K. with their brand of unabashed party techno, which combines strains of hip-hop, acid... [+] Read More
Artist: Even in Blackouts
While in Sicily to visit his friends in the Manges, musician and punk rock renaissance man John "Jughead" Pierson decided to rent a flat and spend some time finishing up a novel. Eventually, though, the ex-Screeching Weasel guitarist missed making music. After borrowing a secondhand acoustic guitar from a pal, Jughead began to think about how... [+] Read More
Artist: 4Eyes the Ugly Professor
4Eyes the Ugly Professor (Molecules)“The Best Kept Secret, I Guess I Just Leak It” Producer/Beat Maker/Street PoetAlbum: “Never Let Them See U Coming”I started really making beats about five years ago. In that time I have done production for songs on the Team Relentless album “Grid Iron Struggle”, Jewels... [+] Read More
Artist: Secret Knowledge
Former pub-rock crusty and journalist supremo Kris Needs weighed in with his thoughts on the acid-house movement by recording for Deconstruction and Sabres of Paradise Records as Secret Knowledge. Perhaps better known to the dance masses as a popular tour DJ (with everyone from the Orb to Primal Scream to the Prodigy), Needs was buying records... [+] Read More
Artist: Kris Needs
Former pub rock crusty and journalist supremo Kris Needs weighed in with his thoughts on the acid house movement by recording for Deconstruction and Sabres of Paradise Records as Secret Knowledge. Perhaps better known to the dance masses as a popular tour DJ (with everyone from the Orb to Primal Scream to the Prodigy), Needs was buying records... [+] Read More
Artist: Arthur H
Born in Paris in 1966, Arthur H. grew up as a solitary teenager, with minimal interest in his school subjects. At the age of 16, he spent three months sailing in and around the Antilles. His parents sent Arthur H. to Boston to study music, but he only stayed for 18 months, returning to Paris shortly thereafter. In Paris he began performing in... [+] Read More
Artist: Yello
The ambitious Swiss electronic duo Yello comprised vocalist/conceptualist Dieter Meier -- a millionaire industrialist, professional gambler, and member of Switzerland's national golf team -- and composer/arranger Boris Blank. Meier, a former solo artist who also spent time with the group Fresh Colour, began collaborating with Blank in 1979, and... [+] Read More
Artist: The Bears
The '80s saw the emergence of several bands that gave a modern spin to the Beatles' more melodic moments -- namely Utopia, XTC, and the Bears. The latter group is best known for its inclusion of journeyman guitarist Adrian Belew, and despite issuing several fine albums over the years (on a very sporadic basis), the band remains relatively... [+] Read More
Artist: Psychodots
During their time off from performing with guitarist Adrian Belew in the Bears, guitarist/vocalist Rob Fetters, drummer/vocalist Chris Arduser, and bassist Bob Nyswonger decided to start a side project called the Raisins in the latter portion of 1988. The name derived from a band they had previously been involved with years before. Not wanting... [+] Read More
