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Gorillaz are an English virtual band created in 1998 by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett. The project is centered on four fictional members: 2-D, Murdoc Niccals, Noodle and Russel Hobbs. The band’s narrative universe is presented through music videos, interviews, comic-style artwork and animated content. Musically, Albarn is the only permanent contributor, while the project frequently collaborates with a wide range of guest artists. Read more on Last.fm

Thievery Corporation is a Washington, D.C.-based recording artist and DJ duo consisting of Rob Garza and Eric Hilton and their supporting artists. Their music style mixes elements of dub, acid jazz, Indian classical and Brazilian (such as bossa nova) with a lounge aesthetic. Thievery Corporation is on the Eighteenth Street Lounge record label named after the DC club owned by Eric Hilton, but several of their singles and EP's appear on the 4AD and !K7 labels. Read more on Last.fm

Morcheeba are an English electronic band formed in the mid-1990s by brothers Paul and Ross Godfrey, who later recruited vocalist Skye Edwards. Their music incorporates elements of trip hop, rock, folk rock, and downtempo. Since 1995, they have released ten regular studio albums, two of which reached the UK top ten. Edwards departed the group in 2003, after which the Godfrey brothers worked with various guest vocalists until her return in 2010. The band recruits additional members for live performances and has toured internationally. Read more on Last.fm

- Kinobe is an English electronic music group with two members; Mark Blackburn, and Julius Waters. Both originally from England, however Julius Waters spent many of his teenage years in Australia. Julius grew up in the affluent area of Barnes, in London, his parents being next door neighbours and friends of Brian May from the band Queen. - * In 2000 Kinobe released their debut album Soundphiles to critical acclaim; the track 'Slip Into Something Read more on Last.fm

Modjo was a French house music duo formed in Paris in 1999 by producer Romain Tranchart and singer Yann Destagnol. The group gained international recognition with the release of the single "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" in 2000. They also released the songs "Chillin'" and "No More Tears" in 2001, both of which achieved commercial success. Romain Tranchart was born on 9 June 1976 in Paris. He spent parts of his childhood in Algeria, Mexico, and Brazil. While living abroad, he began learning the guitar, with an early interest in jazz. Read more on Last.fm

Daft Punk was a French electronic music duo formed in 1993 in Paris by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. They became widely known in the late 1990s as part of the French house movement, incorporating elements of house, funk, disco, techno, rock, and synth-pop. The duo has been cited as influential in electronic dance music. Bangalter and de Homem-Christo formed Daft Punk after their previous group, the indie rock band Darlin', disbanded. Read more on Last.fm

Zero 7 is a London, UK downtempo duo, consisting of Henry Binns & Sam Hardaker. They began as studio engineers at Mickie Most's RAK recording studio in London, engineering music for British groups like the Pet Shop Boys, Young Disciples, and Robert Plant. In 1997 they were asked by a college friend, Nigel Godrich (who was busy producing OK Computer), to remix Radiohead's "Climbing Up the Walls". They called the mix "the Zero 7 Mix" which stuck. Read more on Last.fm

There are two artists who go by The Avalanches: 1. The Avalanches are an electronic music collective from Melbourne, Australia. The band is known for the use of eclectic sampling, having created their debut album, Since I Left You (2000), entirely out of over 3,500 samples of obscure records, movies, and television shows. This is famously demonstrated on their hit single "Frontier Psychiatrist". Before this, they were a hip-hop group with the single album, Rock City and the EP, El Producto. Read more on Last.fm

Groove Armada is an electronic music group from Cambridge, United Kingdom, composed of two members, Andy Cato (real name Andrew Cocup) and Tom Findlay. They first came to fame with a 1997 limited single release, At the River (made famous after being used in various Marks & Spencer advertisements), which sampled "Old Cape Cod" by Patti Page. The song has since made its way onto numerous chill-out compilations. Their most famous work is the 2000 international hit I See You Baby Read more on Last.fm