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Hailed as the first truly modern Welsh-language group, Datblygu's (Develop) influence on Welsh music is immeasurable. Often described, reductively, as the Welsh "The Fall" they were, along with Ail Symudiad, Y Trwynau Coch, Anhrefn, Y Cyrff, Fflaps, Llwybr Llaethog and Tynal Tywyll at the forefront of the new wave of Welsh language underground bands that inspired a new generation of musicians in the mid 1980s. Formed by schoolboys David R Edwards and T Wyn Davies in 1982, Datblygu were joined in 1985 by Patricia Morgan. Read more on Last.fm

Young Marble Giants was a post-punk band from Cardiff, Wales, a trio formed in 1978. They consisted of Alison Statton (vocals), Stuart Moxham (guitar) and Phillip Moxham (bass), occasionally joined by keyboardist Peter Joyce. They made one great album, Colossal Youth (1980), on Rough Trade, recorded very cheaply often using the first take. Extremely low-tech drum machine effects and home made synthesizers featured. Alison Statton and Philip Moxham later worked as Weekend. Read more on Last.fm

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Sunn O))) (pronounced "sun") is an American drone metal band from Seattle, Washington, that formed in 1998. The band is known for an extremely heavy sound that blends diverse genres including drone, black metal, dark ambient, and noise rock, and for very loud live performances. Supported by a varying cast of collaborators, the band was formed by two core members: Stephen O'Malley (also of Khanate and Burning Witch) and Greg Anderson (of Goatsnake and Engine Kid). Read more on Last.fm

Squarepusher is a pseudonym of Chelmsford, Essex, England, electronic musician Tom Jenkinson (b. 1975), best known for his experimental drum and bass, with a heavy jazz fusion influence. A skilled bassist and multi-instrumentalist, Jenkinson's virtuoso playing is a staple of his music and one of the more obvious affiliations with jazz (although his formal arrangements are often as jazz-derived as his playing). His bass style includes melodic fretless playing, high-speed slap bass and intricate chordal work. Read more on Last.fm

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Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions is an independent alternative/dream pop band composed of Hope Sandoval from the band Mazzy Star and Colm Ó Cíosóig of My Bloody Valentine. Their first studio album, Bavarian Fruit Bread, was released on October 23, 2001. Alan Browne, from Irish band Dirt Blue Gene, played bass and co-wrote several songs on the album. Through the Devil Softly was released on September 29, 2009, and was recorded with Dirt Blue Gene. Their third album, Until the Hunter, was released on November 4, 2016. Read more on Last.fm

Tristan Allen was minding his business when a chance encounter with a stranger drastically altered his career path. On the last day of a five-week summer program at Berklee College of Music in late August, the 17-year-old pianist — prodigy is a better word — was now saying his goodbyes. In the middle of hugging two of his new friends, a woman walked by and stopped to snap a photo on her camera phone. Amanda Palmer, the wily Boston rock musician who fronts the Dresden Dolls, was on her way home from rehearsals for “Cabaret,’’ the A. Read more on Last.fm

Kim Gordon (born 28 April 1953 in Rochester, NY, United States) is chiefly known as the former bass player and singer (along with Lee Ranaldo and her then partner Thurston Moore) of the alternative rock band Sonic Youth (1981-2011). The demise of Sonic Youth coincided with the dissolution of her marriage to Moore. Gordon's take on this painful story is in her post-Sonic Youth memoir, 'Girl in a Band' (2015). During and after Sonic Youth's existence she has taken part in many experimental side-projects Read more on Last.fm

Low End Activist is the stage name of Larry Edgar Anderson, a Berlin-based electronic music producer and DJ originally from Oxford, England. His work is deeply rooted in UK soundsystem culture, blending elements of grime, dubstep, jungle, and garage. Key Details and Career Artistic Focus: His project explores the "hardcore continuum," utilizing sample manipulation and heavy bass pressure. His music often reflects personal experiences growing up on the Blackbird Leys estate in Oxford Read more on Last.fm