• Hot Chip

    Dark & Stormy Hot Chip

    Hot Chip

    Hot Chip are an electronic/dance band which formed in London, England, United Kingdom in 2000. It consists of Alexis Taylor (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Joe Goddard (vocals, synths, percussion), Al Doyle (guitar, vocals), Owen Clarke (synths, guitar) and Felix Martin (percussion). The combination of Taylor's ethereal, high-pitched vocals with Goddard's warm, low pitch and the band's blip-blop electronics creates a dreamy sound. The band is best known for the hit singles "Over and Over" (2006) and "Ready for the Floor" (2008). Read more on Last.fm

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  • Lijadu Sisters

    ORERE-ELEJIGBO Lijadu Sisters

    Lijadu Sisters

    The Lijadu Sisters, Taiwo and Kehinde Lijadu, are identical twin sisters from Nigeria who were an Nigerian music duet from the mid-1960s to the 1980s. They achieved success in Nigeria and had modest influence in the United States and Europe. They were notable for being a West African version of the Pointer Sisters who mixed Afrobeat sounds with jazz and disco, according to one source. Since the late 1980s, they retired from the music scene. They were cousins of popular Nigerian musician Fela Kuti. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Photek

    Ni Ten Ichi Ryu Photek

    Photek

    A fixture on the UK jungle scene since the early nineties, Photek a.k.a. Rupert Parkes is best known for his role in developing the "intelligent" drum & bass genre. Over the course of his career as Photek, Parkes has developed a sound that is simultaneously individual, innovative and accessible, earning him much respect and popularity amongst critics and music fans alike. The strength of the sound finds foundation in Photek's incredibly detailed drum programming Read more on Last.fm

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  • Tuxedomoon

    Nervous Guy Tuxedomoon

    Tuxedomoon

    Tuxedomoon is an experimental avant-garde/post-punk/new wave group formed in San Francisco, California consisting of core members Blaine L. Reininger, Steven Brown and Peter Principle. Formed in 1977 by multi-instrumentalists Reininger and Brown, then two students of electronic music at San Francisco City College, with technical assistance from video artist Tommy Tadlock, Tuxedomoon started playing salons and accompanying performances by The Angels of Light, a San Francisco based, radical theater troup. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Palace

    West Palm Beach Palace

    Palace

    There are at least four artists/bands called Palace. 1. Palace is an indie rock three-piece from London, United Kingdom. Line-up: Leo Wyndham, Matt Hodges and Rupert Turner. Their music has been compared to bands such as Grizzly Bear, Fleet Foxes and Bon Iver. They released three full-length albums thus far: So Long Forever (2016), Life After (2019) and Shoals (2022). 2. Palace is one of the many monikers that has been used at one point or another by American singer and songwriter, Will Oldham (1970). Read more on Last.fm

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  • The Impressions

    Fool for You The Impressions

    The Impressions

    The Impressions was an American music group from Chicago, Illinois, active from 1958 until 1983, whose repertoire included doo-wop, gospel, soul, and R&B. The group was founded as The Roosters by Chattanooga, Tennessee natives Sam Gooden, Richard Brooks, and Arthur Brooks, who moved to Chicago, Illinois and added Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield to their lineup to become Jerry Butler & the Impressions. By 1962, Butler and the Brookses had departed Read more on Last.fm

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  • Iannis Xenakis

    Atrées (Hommage À Pascal) Iannis Xenakis

    Iannis Xenakis

    Iannis Xenakis (Ιωάννης Ιάννης Ξενάκης) (May 29, 1922 – February 4, 2001) was a Greek composer, music theorist and architect. He is commonly recognized as one of the most important post-war avant-garde composers. Xenakis pioneered the use of mathematical models such as applications of set theory, varied use of stochastic processes, game theory, etc., in music, and was also an important influence on the development of electronic music. Read more on Last.fm

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  • The Velvet Underground

    Venus in Furs The Velvet Underground

    The Velvet Underground

    The Velvet Underground was an American experimental rock band formed in New York City in 1964. It originally comprised singer and guitarist Lou Reed, Welsh multi-instrumentalist John Cale, guitarist Sterling Morrison, and drummer Angus MacLise. In 1965 MacLise was replaced by Moe Tucker, who played on most of the band's recordings. Though their integration of rock and the avant-garde resulted in little commercial success, they became one of the most influential bands in rock, underground, experimental, and alternative music. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Ivor Cutler

    Oho My Eyes Ivor Cutler

    Ivor Cutler

    Ivor Cutler (January 15th, 1923 – March 3rd, 2006) was a Scottish poet, songwriter and humorist. Originally a teacher, he taught at A.S. Neill's Summerhill School. He appeared in The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour film," on Neil Innes's television programmes, and on John Peel's influential BBC radio programme, for which he recorded a total of twenty-one sessions between 1969 and 1991. In live performances he would accompany himself on a harmonium. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Ivor Cutler

    I Got No Common Sense Ivor Cutler

    Ivor Cutler

    Ivor Cutler (January 15th, 1923 – March 3rd, 2006) was a Scottish poet, songwriter and humorist. Originally a teacher, he taught at A.S. Neill's Summerhill School. He appeared in The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour film," on Neil Innes's television programmes, and on John Peel's influential BBC radio programme, for which he recorded a total of twenty-one sessions between 1969 and 1991. In live performances he would accompany himself on a harmonium. Read more on Last.fm

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