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Ian William Craig is a musician known for his compositions for broken tape machines. He is based in Vancouver. Craig was classically trained in vocal performance and uses modified tape reels to distort his recorded voice. Music magazine Rolling Stone compared his style to that of William Basinski, Grouper, and Anohni. His 2016 Centres was the first release on FatCat's relaunched 130701 record label, which specializes in post-classical music and popularized the music of Max Richter and Hauschka.. Read more on Last.fm

Aja Monet (sometimes stylized in all lowercase) is an American contemporary poet, writer, lyricist and activist based in Los Angeles, CA, United States. She has published many books and poems. Here on Last.fm we will focus on her recorded output, mostly spoken word poetry to a musical background. In 2019, Monet collaborated with Eryn Allen Kane for Kane's album, A Tree Planted by Water. In 2021, with Smoke Signals Collective, Monet released 'The FREE Tape' Read more on Last.fm

Jethro Tull are a British rock band formed in Blackpool, Lancashire, in 1967. Emerging from the British blues scene of the late 1960s, the band developed a style that incorporated elements of progressive rock, folk rock, hard rock, and classical music. Throughout their career, they underwent numerous stylistic changes while maintaining a distinctive musical identity. The group was founded and has been led by singer, flautist, guitarist, and songwriter Ian Anderson, whose flute playing became a defining feature of the band's sound. Read more on Last.fm

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A reggae singer born in Grandbay on the Caribbean Island of Dominica. He has collaborated with artists like Rhythm & Sound, Sub Version and Modeselektor. Read more on Last.fm

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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