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Arc Vel

Sounding like Ryuichi Sakamoto & múm gleefully hurling Kim Hiorthøy’s equipment down the stairs, Birmingham's Arc Vel wants to sooth you with discordant sounds and smother you with magnetic electronica. In 2008 he released his first EP, 'Lin', through indmill.com with 90% of the fee going to charity.

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Barbara Tucker

Ms. Barbara Tucker was raised in full energy in good old Brooklyn, New York. Raised in the church and still attending is where Ms. Tucker found her love for singing, as well as having a little help from her entertainer Father Jayotis Washington of the well-known group The Persuasions. As an actress, Ms. Tucker has performed in various off-Broadway plays which allowed her to receive the "T.O.R." award through the American Theater for actors for most promising actress with distinguishing artiste. As a dancer, Ms.

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Millimetrik

Millimetrik, lo-fi ambient ambassador Pascal Asselin, has been crafting honest, vivid musical landscapes taking sounds from hip-hop to classical music. His constantly evolving sound has a way of expressing his moods in exceptionally beautiful ways. At times melancholic, Millimetrik’s sounds will deeply brings you into an authentic journey.

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Duotone

Duotone is the latest alias from Dutchmen Chris Beemster and Auke Ferwerda. Two years ago (2007) they met up, and ever since things have been a rough ride. When Chris accidentally put on his 3d glasses during the first studio session, he undoubtedly set a new fashion trend, but more importantly established Duotone’s best kept secret in pursuit of that extra dimension in music. Thus far they have been on a neotrance, techno infused safari, stopping at labels such as Deep Focus and Hotkitchen, and more recently Satoshi Tommiie’s SAW Recordings together with Paris house legend DJ Yellow...

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Jon Snodgrass

Best known for being the singer of Armchair Martian and half of the singing in Drag The River, Jon Snodgrass is slowly becoming one of the more popular alternative country/punk musicians still actively playing music. In 2007, Jon launched a Myspace page (claiming he stole the idea from friend Joey Cape), which will host the dates to upcoming solo recordings/tour dates. Jon also appears on many of his friends projects including songs from Bad Astronaut, Joey Cape, Lagwagon, and Two Cow Garage.

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Majestic 12

There are at least 3 groups named Majestic 12. 1) A Wu-Tang Clan affiliated R&B group consisting of producer C12 (real name Carlos Bess, who has produced for Ghostface Killah and Shabazz The Disciple) and his wife Madam Majestic who has made appearances on various Wu-Tang Clan projects. They released their debut album For Majic Eyes Only in 2006. 2) Czech electronic music duo composed of Tom

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