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Ruts DC

FOLLOWING ON FROM THE RUTS
Ruts DC was the follow up name used by the surviving three members of The Ruts following the death of singer Malcolm Owen in 1980. They released two albums: Animal Now (a rock record on Virgin in 1981), and Rhythm Collision (a dub reggae record on their own imprint, Bohemian, in 1982, engineered by Mad Professor).
The band came to a halt in 1984 only once reforming to perform one now legendary gig at The Academy Islington on July 16th 2007.

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Brilliant59

You remember that first musical epiphany on the dance floor as one of your favourite tracks came in for the first time? When you caught someone’s eye across the room in one euphoric, incandescent moment? For clubbers worldwide, there’s no feeling like it. London DJs Christov and Mal Crunch know that feeling well. Music has always been a huge part of their lives and they’ve devoted their lives to it. And now they’ve embarked on a new project that will shape the future of dance music. Their Nouveau Muzik sound brings back style to today's scene and breathe new life into electronic pop .

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Akasha

At least five bands have used the name "Akasha." The first was a Norwegian spacey, electronic prog band, who recorded one album in 1977. For more information on the band, visit progarchives.com. The second Akasha is a Swedish group consisting of five women. The group was inspired by Sri Chinmoy's poetry and songs, and started to sing and play together in 1982. Since then the group has been giving concerts in Sweden regularly and has also been on tours in Finland, France, Austria, Switzerland and Germany.

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Sleeper

There are five artists with this name:
1. A popular British alternative band active from 1993 to 1998
2. A dubstep producer from Coventry, England
3. An experimental hip-hop musician
4. A garage rock band from Oklahoma formed in 2008.
5. A minimal house producer based out of Atlanta. 1. Sleeper was a group which formed in 1993 in Manchester, England. The band consisted of Louise Wener (vocals, guitar), Jon Stewart (guitar), Diid Osman (bass) and Andy Maclure (drums). The band released three albums - Smart, The It Girl and Pleased To Meet You - and split in 1998.

Read more about Sleeper on Last.fm.

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Dusted

1) Dusted is the dewy-eyed solo pop project of Holy Fuck's Brian Borchedt. It draws on Women's tantalising, elegiac lo-fi moments; 'Candy Says'-era the Velvet Underground; and cavernous Microphones-style production, and a debut album is due through Hand Drawn Dracula / Polyvinyl in summer 2012. Borchedt is based in Toronto, Canada. 2) Dusted is the joint venture of two producers, Rollo Armstrong (Rollo Armstrong, who has produced New Order, Pet Shop Boys, Faithless) and Mark Bates (Guy Ornadel).

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A Tower Of Sheep

Beginning in a small university town in the backwaters of South Africa, A Tower of Sheep quickly rose to regional and national prominence by playing key shows which put them in front of the right people at the right time, culminating in them headlining at Splashy Fen, South Africa's longest running and most famous music festival, shortly before their immigration to the UK. Having set up in london town, they are slowly making ripples in what must be one of the biggest most competitive music scenes around.

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