Helen Love are an indie band from wales whose music is a combination of punk rock and disco dance music. They were formed by the eponymous Helen Love who claims only to listen to the music of the Ramones, from which she draws inspiration for the band's music. Their music has been covered by the likes of Ash and Tullycraft. Current members are Helen, Sheena and Beth. Past members: Gary Strickland (guitar, 1997).
Martin Lee Gore (born July 23, 1961 in Dagenham, Essex, England) a member of the band Depeche Mode since its inception in 1980. He is currently the primary songwriter, and also plays keyboard and guitar. He is also the backup singer, and sometimes the lead singer. In 2003, Martin released Counterfeit2, a solo cover album follow-up to his 1989 Counterfeit EP. Both feature his takes on other people's material, and he has stated publicly before that he considers himself not the most prolific songwriter, and prefers to keep his own material for Depeche Mode albums.
apple rabbits is the one-man band of Jay Fisher.
If you type jay Fisher into a web search there are about a billion of them. This Jay Fisher is the one that comes under jay Fisher, 'The Velvetine Ear’ or Canteen, 'Everyone Else' (Maurice And Noble Remix) or J.B. Presley - maybe.
Two are multiple artists with this name: 1) Mushy is a solo experimental electronic project based in Rome, Italy. Among the head figures of the industrial music scene renewal, Valentina Fanigliulo uses the medium of musical expression in order to produce soundscapes which open the door to strangely nightmarish illuminations. The sound architecture is a mixture of loops, burgeoning analog drones, tempestuous noises, spectral chants which rise at the surface.
There are at least two artists with the name John Costello. 1) UK based John Costello has been tinkering with electronic music on and off since the mid-80s. He has released two cassettes and appeared on several compilation albums. 2013 will see the release of two albums - one solo and one (as Engram) with Martin Bowes. 2) Phoenix Arizona based John Costello, is a prolific songwriter, composer and producer.
POLYSICS is a Japanese new wave/synth pop/punk/rock band, hailing from Tokyo. The band started in 1997, but got their big break in 1998 at a concert in Tokyo. They create high energy music, fusing conventional guitar music, with synthesized and computer generated sound to create a unique mixture of punk and electro-pop. Their song lyrics often consist of Japanese, English, or just plain gibberish. The band has been noted for their extremely energetic live performances and their wild gimmicky outfits.
The band was born in Sulmona (Italy) in February, 2003. The KeeN sound is a mix of melodies, aggressiveness, involving rhythms and electronic samplings. On August 23rd 2003 KeeN released their first self-produced EP "Love With Bile" preceeded by the introduction single (self-produced) "Nailing Keen" that the band released in April 2003 and delivered to Marilyn Manson on April 8th 2003. In Summer 2003 Keen was selected by Rock Tv between more than 4,000 bands to take part in I.
Secret Circuits were formed early Autumn 2009 after the breakup of local band Mercia Drift. After achieving mild success in Leeds bands This Et Al and Jack Afro, singer/bassist Gavin, along with Jack, Vikki and John, blended Trance with Indie and epic rock to create a sound which is both unique and memorable. Describing themselves as 'A three-way deathmatch between The Music, Biffy Clyro and The Pet Shop Boys'...
Irmin Schmidt (born May 29, 1937) is a keyboard player, producer and composer probably best known as a member of Can. Schmidt received a formal musical education and between 1957 and 1967 he studied under modern composers Karlheinz Stockhausen and Györgi Ligeti. Between 1962 and 1969 he conducted numerous orchestras including Wiener Sinfoniker, Bochumer Sinfoniker, Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Norddeutscher Rundfunk Hannover and the Dortmunder Ensemble für Neue Musik, which he founded.
Formed in 2004, FGFC820 is the hard EBM project from well-known and respected New York City DJs Rexx Arkana and Dräcos. Drawing on joint and separate influences ranging from old school industrial to modern gabber, Arkana and Dräcos combine to create a sound that is at once melodic and relentlessly rhythmic. Their debut EP, "The Hanging Garden," was released in 2005. They have also contributed tracks to several "Endzeit Bunkertracks" samplers (alfa-matrix), "A Tribute to The Cure" (Equinoxe)...