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gnA is experimental music made of only home recorded/synthesized samples. Many of the samples are recorded and edited samples of the creator’s own voice. The music was born out of a love for electronic/melodic music, during an emotionally difficult time. This should be noticable in the melancholic first album. Besides the nickname of the creator, gnA is a Dutch abbreviation for ‘goederenwagon naar Arnhem’.

Cian Nugent is an 18 year old exploratory guitarist from Dublin Ireland whose playing is rooted in pre-war blues, Appalachian string bands and the Takoma tradition.
Fahey is referenced quite a bit on this recording, but Cian is no mere Fahey imitator. He uses the style as a starting point for his compositions and creates something highly personal within these limitations.
His take on the traditional Wagoners lad is refreshing and surprising in its abstraction and obvious love for the Buell Kazee version.

Since New Year's eve in 2003, when Nadja Lind started her career, the disarming djane has been touring through the continent with stops in almost every country in Europe, namely the Streetparade in Zurich/Switzerland 2005, Space Ibiza World Tour in Soelden 2007 numerous gigs in Italy (Blue Room Rome, Tuyo Club Torino...), Germany (Sage Club Berlin, Monza Club FFM, Mannheim, Munich, Rostock, Freiburg...), Austria, Spain etc. Her profession even led her to India, where she was doing several gigs in 2004 (Delhi, Hyderabad...) and then again in 2005 (Delhi, Noida, Jaipur...).

Emmanuel Rodriguez (Rico, Reco, El Reco) (b. 1934) is a Jamaican trombonist. Born on 17th October 1934 in Kingston, Jamaica, by the age of ten he had learnt to play the trombone from strict nuns. In the 1950s, Rodriguez became a Rasta, and became closely musically related to Rasta drummer Count Ossie. He recorded with many producers, including Prince Buster and Lloyd 'Matador' Daley. In 1961, Rodriguez moved to Eng;and, where he continued to play in reggae bands.