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Terminal Cheesecake

Terminal Cheesecake formed in North and East London in 1988 and was put together by Gary (Jah Geezer) Boniface (formerly of The Purple Things and The Vibes). The band was formed along with Russell Smith, Mick Parkin and John Jobbagy (drummer from the Vibes and Purple Things and leaving the band in late 1989) were the first band signed to the then fledgling Wiiija Records (which later went on to spawn Cornershop, Silverfish, Bis and many more listener-friendly indie-stalwarts).

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Kodo

Kodō (鼓童) is one of the elite taiko drumming groups today. Based in Sado Island, Japan, they have been a major force in the post-World War II revitalization of taiko drumming, both in Japan and abroad. They regularly tour Japan and the United States. Although the main focus of the performance is taiko drumming, other traditional Japanese musical instruments such as fue and shamisen make an appearance on stage as do traditional dance and vocal performance.

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Trix

There are two artists named Trix: 1.A power fusion combo, the members of Trix are from Casiopea and T-Square. The four person powerhouse plays their butt off. A must hear !!
Personnel: 平井武士 (Takeshi Hirai): guitars
熊谷徳明 (Noriaki Kumagai): drums
窪田宏 (Hiroshi Kubota): keyboards
須藤満 (Mitsuru Sutoh): bass Homepage: http://homepage2.nifty.com/ost-noriaki/
2. The hottest electro-punk-mashup DJ based in Shanghai. Plays regularly at your favourite venue in Shanghai, The Shelter.

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The Telephones

There is more than one artist with this name. 1. A U.S. indie-rock quarter formed in 2001, currently touring New York. The Telephones are Jesse Adelman on vocals and guitar, keyboardist Bradley Albert, bassist Anton Kreisl, of trio Tiny Animals, and drummer Mike Reed. The Brooklyn-based indie-rock quartet established in 2001, has been compared to 70s rock groups Faces and The Babys. Tracks from their 2009 EP Volume 1, a follow-up to fan-favorite Fight Night At Rodeo Dodo...

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Deadman

Deadman refers to three bands. 1) deadman formed in Nagoya at the end of 2000 out of remnants of Lamiel and kein, two closely-knit bands at the forefront of the Nagoya visual kei scene. Mako (vocals), aie (guitar), and yukino (bass), all formerly of kein teamed with Toki (ex.Lamiel) for the original lineup. Soon after their first CD release, yukino left to start his own band, and soon after Takamasa joined as their new bass player. not until 2005 did the lineup change again, when Takamasa left and Kazuya joined, completing the final incarnation of the band.

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AUN

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Labels:Denovali, Cyclic Law ++ Montréal, Canada (2007 – present) A U N are a shape shifting Montreal based band, that melt the boundaries between psychedelic, electronic, ambient, industrial and doom music. AUN have performed at such diverse festivals as: Mutek, Roadburn, Wave Gothic, Victoriaville, Swingfest, while releasing numerous praised albums with such labels as Alien8 Recordings, Important, Cyclic Law, Oral and now with german experimental label Denovali.

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DéspairsRay

Please tag this bands music in your Last.fm as http://www.last.fm/music/D%27espairsRay D'espairsRay is an industrial metal band hailing from Japan. They have gained very notable success in Europe and North America, however. They boast a fairly electric sound though seem to gravitate often to a syncopated drum-and-guitar assault. DéspairsRay's sound is dark, sinister and schizophrenic. The vocalist, hizumi, goes from dark screaming and growling to letting loose with a smooth, soulful cry on most songs.

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MOLICE

Molice is a Tokyo indie band formed around 2007. Originally from 2 seperate bands 'The Rage Cars' and 'ChinaChop'. Several members of both bands came together to form this really great band. Their style is very much Indie, but they have been labeled mistakenly as jpop in the past. Their sound appears to be heavily influenced by bands such as The Beatles and Sonic Youth. They have a very familiar sound, however it is quite unique, lending them that something special that grows their Tokyo club, cult following with each passing gig.

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Unkind

There are two bands under this name: 1)A Finnish crust/hardcore punk band with dark atmosphere in lyrics and sound. Used to be called Speedapple in the late 1990's, before they changed their name to Unkind. UNKIND Discography:
s/t, mc ep on witchhunt
Who's the fucking terrorist, 7" on Fight records
split 7" with Police bastard on Fight records
Plant the seed, 10" on Fight records and Pathetique
split 7" with Sawn off on Pathetique
Mieliemme tuhkasta, 12"/cd/mc on yellow dog
Verinen ilotulitus, 7" on Fight Records

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Grizzly

There are several artists named Grizzly: 1. Grizzly is a Hungarian stoner/sludge band. 2. Grizzly aka Grizzle Kid aka Grizz Is an up and coming grime artist who lives in Luton. Worked with Droke, Wrench, Grabbz, Sprayz, Merkules, Knuckz and Slewer. 3. Grizzly is a Swedish rapper from Malmö. He recently released a mixtape called Ursäkta min franska.