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Aus

There are 2 bands with the name Aus: 1) Born in 1983, Aus is the talented Yasuhiko Fukuzono from Tokyo, Japan. Yasuhiko Fukuzono is an experimental video score, ambient breaks and sound artist from Tokyo, Japan. His third LP, "Sonorapid", mixes floating ambient electronics and gentle female vocals with glitch rhythms. He started his journey in the world of music at the age of 4, when his family sent him to attend piano classes.

Read more about Aus on Last.fm.

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Archangel

Archangel (1) UK Indie / Alternative Band, 2007
Archangel (2) US 1960's & 1970's Rock Band
Archangel (3) UK (80's?) 90's, 00's Death Metal
Archangel (4) Italy 90's, 00's Avant-Garde Electronic Metal Archangel (1) http://www.myspace.com/archangelmusic Official Archangel Biog: "Archangel are a brilliant new band. That’s not strictly true. They’re not really a band. But you can keep the bit about “brilliant”.

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Gomez

Gomez are an English indie rock band. Their first album, Bring It On, won the Mercury Music Prize in 1998. The genesis of Gomez was the meeting of four friends from Southport. Guitarist and vocalist Ian Ball and drummer Olly Peacock had previously played together in a local heavy metal band called Severed. They joined with guitarist / vocalist / keyboardist Tom Gray and bassist Paul Blackburn. Ian Ball met vocalist / guitarist Ben Ottewell (from Matlock Bath in Derbyshire) at Sheffield University, where they were both studying.

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The Ruse

Armed with the new album Midnight in the City, THE RUSE is taking epic rock to new heights. Expanding on the atmospheres of their first two albums these LA rockers have truly delivered their strongest album to date. From the punky new wave first moments of the opener Beautiful is Gone to the classic rock swagger of title track and album closer Midnight in the City, THE RUSE takes the listener for a night out on the town and doesn't bring them home until the sun comes up.

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Little Casino

Little Casino is a 5-piece Alternative Rock band from Brisbane. Playing a unique form of music that fuses 60's melodies, reverberated guitars and beautiful vocal melodies that swings from punchy pop to ambient noise, it's hard to not to enjoy a Little Casino set. After forming in late 2010, Little Casino released an independent EP mid-2011 which got nation wide indie and JJJ radio play, and are in the process of tracking a second record that's sure to take the band to the next level. Stay Tuned.

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Electric Horse

A little over one year ago, former members of Gold Coast rock outfit LUMP - Scott Jackman, Stewart Williams and Luke ( Fleshy) Attrill and Ex members of Sunk Loto - Jason Brown and Dane Brown, ushered in 2008 by uniting forces and creating an exciting new Rock/ Metal 5 piece under the name of ELECTRIC HORSE. The Members have been experimenting with thier sound and musical direction over the past 14 months in their Gold Coast based rehearsal studio and have been recording some self produced demos during this period.

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Jon Auer

Jon Auer is most well known for being one half of The Posies creative team, along with Ken Stringfellow. Auer's solo recordings demonstrate his considerable influence to the success of The Posies. In particular, SONGS FROM THE YEAR OF OUR DEMISE achieves new levels of melody and lyrical brilliance. The song "Bottom of the Bottle" will resonate with anyone who has dated someone who drinks a "little too much," and "Six Feet Under" may be one of the most depressing (yet cathartic) break-up songs ever written.

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Last Regards

Last Regards are an Alternative Rock band hailing from the Northwest of England. Co-formed by its lead guitarist Jonathan Huntley, and drummer Alex Unsworth (AKA Milky) from the ashes of their former band. Having enrolled vocalist Matty Cheetham, rhythm guitarist Jack McElhinney and bassist Chris Dickinson they commenced on writing a demo EP which was not commercially produced and as such was not released. They are currently writing their first single and album with Sugar House Music.

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Sam Roberts

Sam Roberts is a Canadian singer-songwriter, based in Montreal, Quebec. His 2001 debut release, The Inhuman Condition became one of the bestselling independent releases in Quebec and Canadian music history. Born in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, he attended Loyola High School and McGill University. Roberts formed the band William in 1993. The band's name was changed to Northstar in 1996. Although the band gained some notice in independent rock circles, they couldn't break through to a national audience, and broke up in the late 1990s.

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Sublime

Sublime was an American reggae/punk/ska band from Long Beach, California, United States. A more detailed look at the band's stylistic influences reveals a mix of reggae and dub, ska, punk, progressive rock, acoustic rock, hip-hop, and dancehall. The band consisted of three members: Bradley Nowell (vocals and guitar), Bud Gaugh (drums), and Eric Wilson (bass guitar). The band achieved mainstream success with their self-titled third album, but Brad died of a heroin overdose shortly before and the band broke up soon after.

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