new wave

Indie pop pioneers Dislocation Dance formed in Manchester in November 1978, when bassist-lyricist Paul Emmerson met up with singer-guitarist Ian Runacres via a "musicians wanted" ad in a Virgin record store. They were joined by Andy Diagram (formerly of Diagram Brothers and The Pale Fountains, trumpet, vocals) and Richard Harrison (drums). Weaving a patchwork of minimalist new wave, '60s French pop, and jazz...

The band originated in Perth, Western Australia in the late 1970s. They went through various line-up changes until the early 1980s when they moved to Sydney and later Melbourne and released their first LP Treeless Plain. The band toured extensively in Europe and caught the attention of the UK music press, being featured on the cover of NME twice. Four albums followed - Born Sandy Devotional, In the Pines, Calenture and The Black Swan - before the group disbanded in 1989. David McComb and "Evil" Graham Lee joined The Blackeyed Susans while Martyn P Casey joined Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.

Daniel Angelus hails originally from the United Kingdom. Daniel began recording and touring new material from a concept genre in 2008/09. Slowly gaining a fanbase and the hard working respect of specific promoters and music reviewers in the UK and USA including appearances on US radio and TV. After releasing a 6 track EP 'Synthetic | Heartbeats' in 2009, Daniel finally released his debut solo album EMPIRE | GHOSTS in January 2011 after two years of recording in multiple studios with producers David Emery and Chris Harding.

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.

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