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Methodblack

Methodblack is the work of DJ/Artist Rob Swain (Belfast, 1973). Swain began his Dj career at the age of 17, when he was 23 he set up Fresco Recordings with a collective of local musicians and Dj's, a low budget project, their studio consisted of a 1960's Carlsbro desk, a 15 second sampler and a four track tape deck. Despite these restrictions he successfully produced and released several 12"s under the guises of Wolf75, Denzil Dexter and Baby Al alongside label chums Marty Doherty, Dave Kane, Al Stockdale and Cara Robinson.

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Skye

There are several artists who have used this name. Below are a few.
---------- 1) Skye Edwards is a British singer, born 1974 in south east London. Until 2003, she was and now again is, the lead singer of the band Morcheeba. Edwards decided to shorten her name to Skye by taking the first letter of each of her names (Shirley Klarisse Yonavive) and putting them together. She has also sung on two charity collaborations, Perfect Day 1997, in aid of BBC Children in Need and Band Aid 20, in 2004, in aid of famine relief in Sudan, Africa. Edwards has two children, a son and a daughter.

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GramophoneDzie

For almost 15 years Marko Milicevic (aka Marko Hollywood) has been working as a Dj. His passion for funky music, live instruments and intensive vocals has resulted in a couple of songs released under the name “Gramophonedzie”. His biggest success is a track called “Why Don’t You” where he has sampled an old swing track (the Peggy Lee 1942 lounge banger "Why Don't You Do Right? (Get Me Some Money Too)", that brought Gramophonedzie to the lights of the world global house scene and got him signed with Virgin/Positiva records.

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Aydio

http://www.aydio.net Aydio is Adam Harper, a London-based musician, composer, producer, DJ and visual artist. As a DJ he generally plays an eclectic mix of hip-hop, funk, reggae, breaks, electro and dubstep. His own music consists mainly of downtempo electronica, with hip-hop, dub, rock and jazz influences along with a variety of other forms of music. In 2009 he released 2 EPs on netlabels Dusted Wax Kingdom and KraaK Records, showing his talent and skills of producing impressive chill out and groovy music together. His debut LP, 'Nonentity' was released on KraaK Records in September 2010

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Nosowska

Nosowska is an abbreviation of Katarzyna Nosowska (aka Kasia Nosowska), best known as the lead singer of Hey (Polish rock band, she co-founded in 1992). Besides her career with the band, she has released five solo albums, to date. Her solo releases are substantially different in style from that of Hey's. While Hey has been faithful to / rock, Kasia has experimented with industrial & electronica sounds, e.g.

Read more about Nosowska on Last.fm.

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Bomb the Bass

Bomb The Bass (formed 1987, in London, England) is the umbrella title for the output of British musician and DJ, Tim Simenon. The band, which has evolved its style over the years, has been classed as or . Bomb the Bass was the creation of the British musician Tim Simenon. His first single "Beat Dis" from the album "Into The Dragon" was a number two hit in the and was one of the first songs to introduce the mainstream to sampling culture (along with songs by Paul Hardcastle, M/A/R/R/S and S'Express).

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Peanut Butter Wolf

As a young kid growing up in San Jose, Chris Manak soon realized he needed an escape from the realities of suburban life in the Silicon Valley. The age of nine was his coming of age. This was the year he discovered sports (Pittsburgh Pirates), video games (Pac man), girls (Anita Balderama), and hip hop ("Rappers Delight"). Alongside partner Sweet Steve, young Chris fashioned primitive mix-tapes (using the pause button) and ran amok at the local roller rink.

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