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Boards of Canada are a Scottish electronic music duo consisting of brothers Mike Sandison and Marcus Eoin. They initially signed to Skam Records and later to Warp Records in the 1990s, gaining wider recognition after the release of their debut studio album "Music Has the Right to Children" in 1998. The album was followed by Geogaddi (2002), The Campfire Headphase (2005), Tomorrow's Harvest (2013), and Inferno (2026), all of which contributed to their reputation within electronic music for distinctive production and atmospheric composition. Read more on Last.fm

Roberta Joan Mitchell (née Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian and American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and painter. She gained recognition in the 1960s folk music scene for her personal lyrics and distinctive compositions, which later incorporated elements from various genres including pop, jazz, and rock. Over her career, she has received multiple awards, including twelve Grammy Awards, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. Read more on Last.fm

Cocteau Twins were a Scottish rock band active from 1979 to 1997. They formed in Grangemouth, Scotland, with Robin Guthrie on guitar and drum machine and Will Heggie on bass. Elizabeth Fraser joined as vocalist in 1981, and Simon Raymonde replaced Heggie in 1983. The band became known for its atmospheric, effects-heavy sound and Fraser's soprano vocals, which often featured lyrics that did not correspond to any recognisable language. They were influential Read more on Last.fm

Mac DeMarco (born Vernor Winfield MacBriare Smith IV in Duncan, BC, on 30 April 1990) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. DeMarco has released nine full-length studio albums, his debut Rock and Roll Night Club (2012), 2 (2012), Salad Days (2014), Another One (2015), This Old Dog (2017), Here Comes the Cowboy (2019), Five Easy Hot Dogs (2023), One Wayne G (2023) and Guitar (2025) During high school DeMarco was in several bands Read more on Last.fm

Unknown Mortal Orchestra (UMO) is a New Zealand psychedelic rock band formed in Auckland and currently based in Portland, Oregon, USA. Primarily composed of singer, guitarist, and songwriter Ruban Nielson and bassist Jacob Portrait, the band was started by Nielson in 2010. The band's debut album was released in 2011 on Fat Possum Records. In November 2013, the band's second album, II, won Best Alternative Album at the New Zealand Music Awards. In late 2010 the band's Bandcamp account featured their single ‘Ffunny Ffrends’ Read more on Last.fm

Khruangbin (IPA: /ˈkɹʌŋbɪn/) is an American three-piece band from Houston, Texas, formed of Laura Lee on bass, Mark Speer on guitar, and Donald Johnson on drums. The trio's first single 'A Calf Born In Winter' was released in May 2014 by Late Night Tales offshoot Night Time Stories, and saw support from DJs Zane Lowe, Cerys Matthews, Tom Ravenscroft, Gideon Coe and magazines as musically diverse as Test Pressing, For Folks Sake, i-D, The 405 and Ransom Note. Read more on Last.fm

Penelope Trappes is a UK-based Australian experimental vocalist, musician and soundscaper. Formally trained in opera and jazz in her youth, Penelope swaddles her voice and poetics in brooding atmospherics underpinned by subterranean drone. Read more on Last.fm

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The Cinematic Orchestra is a UK-based jazz and electronic outfit, created in 1999 by composer/programmer/multi-instrumentalist Jason Swinscoe, which records on the Ninja Tune independent record label. Other members include Tom Chant (saxophone), Phil France (double bass), Luke Flowers (drums), Nick Ramm (piano), Stuart McCallum (guitar); former members include Jamie Coleman (trumpet), T. Daniel Howard (drums), Alex James (piano), and Patrick "PC" Carpenter (turntables). Read more on Last.fm

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