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DJ Mujava

DJ Mujava’s real name is Elvis Maswanganyi, he’s 21 and hails from a Pretorian township called Attridgeville. He got his break when taxi drivers - who had heard him play on community radio and act as independent grassroots music distributors in South Africa’s urban townships - started spreading his sound in their cab stereos and selling CDs they had acquired from visits to his house directly to their customers accross Pretoria.

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Cwtch

Cwtch (pronounced 'kutch') is a musical collaboration between Marie Craven (Pixieguts) and Paul Foster (Dementio13). Cardiff-based Dementio13 and Australia-based Pixieguts became online collaborators in 2008. The music is a mixture of melodic , -tinged and with impressionistic lyrics and themes. Lyrics are from the writings of Pixieguts, TRavvy, Titee, Nita Disaster, Adrian Carter, Reconsiderate, Lynne DeSilva-Johnson, Dementio13, Gunda G.

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Miss Scarlett

Eliza (Lisa Conway) and Josephina (Jo Fallak) are two old souls trapped inside cocktail dresses & sunglasses. They came together as a music-making duo during 2007 because of their shared love of vermouth, dislike of television, and the fact that they already had a gig. Eliza enjoys snow boarding, smoking Captain Blacks, and incredibly spicy foods. She plays the violin, the guitar, the piano, & sings. Josephina particularly likes basil, typewriters, and the colour green. She sings, plays the piano, the guitar, a ladybug, & the melodica.

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Kruder & Dorfmeister

Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister are an Austrian duo most known for their downtempo-dub remixes of pop, hip-hop, and drum and bass songs. Their remixes are often flavoured with bossa nova or jazz sounds; some of their better-known works include remixes of Madonna's "Nothing Really Matters," Depeche Mode's "Useless," Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's "1st of tha Month," and Roni Size's "Heroes." Many of these are collected on the double album The K&D Sessions.

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Miss Kittin & The Hacker

Miss Kittin & the Hacker is the duo formed in 1997 by Caroline Hervé (a.k.a. Miss Kittin) and Michel Amato (a.k.a. The Hacker), and they are one of the most representative artists from the late 90's electroclash scene.
Born in Grenoble, France, in 1973, Caroline Hervé got involved in the mid 90's Rave scene DJing in the Dragon Ball parties. In 1996 she moved to Geneva, Switzerland, to sign Mental Groove Records and in 1998 signed to International Deejay Gigolos.

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Tomski

Tomski aka Tom Jankiewicz - producer / writer of progressive house and trance. Tomski performed worldwide for several years until Dec 2003 as a keyboard player in the Chicane live band, sharing stage with various guests including Bryan Adams and Maire Brennan of Clannad. Live show contributions ranged from spot effects to programming a lengthy electro intro for Chicane's classic Offshore. 1995-2003 The first sessions with Chicane in a Berkshire UK studio led to future musical collaborations and the sharing of management and the record label Xtravaganza.

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Sicknote

There is at least two bands with the name Sicknote:

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"Something freaky is festering in the back streets of Cardiff, something strange that has not yet been classified by science or the NME. The world at large has yet to hear about it, but those that frequent the underworld are aware that it is growing at a pace that will make it unstoppable once it breaks out. Like a hospital super bug it is highly contagious and those that have been in contact with it have been sent into uncontrollable bouts of dancing and been compelled to phone in sick the next day...

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Spektrum

There are three bands named Spektrum. The first one is the London-based genre-busting four piece, Spektrum. With one smash debut album Enter The Spektrum released on Germany's acclaimed Playhouse imprint already tucked under their belt - which saw the birth of globally-renowned singles Breaker, Freakbox and Kinda New - Spektrum are back at last. 'Fun at The Gymkhana Club', for UKs Nonstop Recordings, features singles Horny Pony, 'May Day' and latest offering and blistering dance floor wobbler, 'Don't Be Shy.

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