• Nubiyan Twist

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    Nubiyan Twist

    Nubiyan Twist play an upbeat blend of groove driven music with a powerful horn section, soulful female vocals/mc'ing, live dubs/ electronics, turntablism and an explosive rhythm section stretching from Brazil to the UK. Nubiyan Twist are a Leeds born, London based musical collective. Orchestrated by guitarist/producer Tom Excell, they create a unique, infectious sound in an eclectic mix of styles, drawing on jazz, hip-hop, afrobeat, latin, soul, reggae and dance music. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Fairport Convention

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    Fairport Convention

    Fairport Convention is often credited with being one of the first English folk rock bands. Formed in 1967, Fairport rapidly developed from playing cover versions of American 'west coast' music to an individual style which melded rock music with traditional English folk tunes and songs. Like their peers The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield and Jefferson Airplane they were blessed with several considerable individual talents and produced music that -at least initially- was eclectic, as well as exploratory. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Siouxsie and the Banshees

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    Siouxsie and the Banshees

    Siouxsie and the Banshees was an influential English post-punk band which formed during 1976 in London. Initially associated with the British punk rock scene, the band quickly evolved to create, "A form of post-punk discord full of daring rhythmic and sonic experimentation." The Times would also cite Siouxsie and the Banshees as, "One of the most audacious and uncompromising musical adventurers of the post-punk era." After their split in the year 1996 Read more on Last.fm

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  • Siouxsie and the Banshees

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    Siouxsie and the Banshees

    Siouxsie and the Banshees was an influential English post-punk band which formed during 1976 in London. Initially associated with the British punk rock scene, the band quickly evolved to create, "A form of post-punk discord full of daring rhythmic and sonic experimentation." The Times would also cite Siouxsie and the Banshees as, "One of the most audacious and uncompromising musical adventurers of the post-punk era." After their split in the year 1996 Read more on Last.fm

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  • Bert Jansch

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    Bert Jansch

    Herbert "Bert" Jansch (3 November 1943 – 5 October 2011) was a Scottish folk musician remembered as a founding member of The Pentangle and for his solo work and collaborations with other musicians such as John Renbourn and Anne Briggs. In 2001, Jansch received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, and on 5 June 2006, he received the MOJO Merit Award at the Mojo Honours List ceremony. In 2007, Jansch was also awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music by Edinburgh Napier University Read more on Last.fm

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  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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    The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    The Jimi Hendrix Experience was a short-lived, yet highly influential rock band famous for the guitar work of Jimi Hendrix (1942– 1970) on songs such as Purple Haze, Foxy Lady, Hey Joe, Voodoo Child (Slight Return) and All Along the Watchtower. Rounding out the Experience were Noel Redding (1945–2003) and Mitch Mitchell (1947–2008) on bass and drums respectively. Hendrix arrived in England in October 1966, and auditions were launched to find him a backing band. Read more on Last.fm

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  • David Bowie

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    David Bowie

    David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie, was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his innovative work during the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, and his music and stagecraft had a significant impact on popular music. Read more on Last.fm

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  • The Claypool Lennon Delirium

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    The Claypool Lennon Delirium

    The Claypool Lennon Delirium is an American psychedelic rock band, currently composed of bassist/vocalist Les Claypool (best known as the bandleader of Primus, and guitarist/vocalist Sean Lennon, son of Yoko Ono and the late Beatles member John Lennon . After touring with Lennon's band The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger (as well as Dinosaur Jr.) in 2015, Claypool invited Lennon to his guesthouse to drink wine, run some ideas and play drums. They enthusiastically began work on an old-school, psychedelic and progressive rock record. Read more on Last.fm

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  • The Fernweh

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    The Fernweh

    The Fernweh was created by three musicians, Jamie Backhouse, Ned Crowther and Austin Murphy, who had worked together in various bands (The Zutons, Candie Payne, Smokey Angle Shades, 747s, The Stairs, Edgar Jones and The Joneses, Alessi’s Ark) and wanted to make a record that reflected their shared love of British folk and psychedelia. Read more on Last.fm

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