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A Terrible Splendour

A Terrible Splendour is a musical project from MM Lyle and Martin Block. The sound is a fusion of electro, pop and cabaret, with lyrical and stylistic influences coming from early 80's New Romanticism and the Weimar Republic. The material here is from their six-song demo. The Russians/Slaves to the City double A-side was released on iTunes in 2010. They have played a number of dramatic and entertaining shows in Europe and are now recording and mixing new material for their upcoming album. www.aterriblesplendour.com

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Little Eris

"sounds like Sesame Street soundtracked by Brian Eno" / "'like the Breeders being chased by a mushied up big bird in garage band hell" - Adam Walton, BBC Radio Wales. "Like the pink headed girl from Lazy-Town being force fed mushrooms and sucked to the otherside through a kaleidascopic tunnel of lushness" - Tantrum Records

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East

Five artists by this name: 1) Olivier Kponton better known under his stage name East was a french rapper born in 1969 and died February 3 of 1996 because of a motorcycle accident. He was born in the Parisian region of France and spent his childhood and youth there. He started his music career by working with famous french rap groups Alliance Ethnik and I AM. He is the co-founder of the label "Double H" along with his friend rapper DJ Cut Killer.

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Subsonica

Subsonica is an Italian / band. The group was formed in 1996 in Turin, Italy. Their eponymous debut album debuted at the end of 1996. The band gained real success in 2000 by playing the Sanremo Music Festival. The first two singles off of the album Microchip Emozionale, Tutti I Miei Sbagli and Discoteca Labirinto were hits. Their latest album, Eden was released in 2011. Subsonica are: Boosta (Davide Di Leo) keyboards, Bass Vicio (Luca Vicini) bass, Samuel (Umberto Romano) vocals, C-Max (Massimiliano Casacci) guitar, Ninja (Enrico Matta) drums.

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HURTS

Current synth-pop band from UK consisting of Theo Hutchcraft on Vocals and Adam Anderson on Electronics. Hailing form Manchester the two members were in the band Bureau then later went on to the Daggers. They have worked with talents such as Richard X and Richard Stannard. The hit song Wonderful Life Is filled with lush moody synths yet lyrically hits you with an optimistic message of never give up. The band has been gaining a worldwide fan following through various music blogs and viral marketing. After signing with Sony/BMG they are expected to release their debut album in 2010.

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The Beekeepers

1) The Beekeepers were a rock band from Derby, England, signed to the Beggars Banquet Records label. Their releases include the mini-album 'Third Party, Fear and Theft' and the single 'Do You Behave Like That at Home?' The band members were: Jamie East (Vocals), Gary Thatcher (Guitar), Mark Simpson (Bass), Steve Bailey (Drums), and Julian Berry (Guitar). The band toured from 1996 until 1998 and were once supported by 'Travis'.

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