Wet Hair is Shawn Reed, Justin Thye, and Ryan Garbes, the two remaining members of Raccoo-oo-oon that stayed in Iowa City after the band's end. Reed also runs Night-People Records, which Garbes often contributes to. Wet Hair began as a solo outing for Reed in late 2007 during the final months of Raccoo-oo-oon, and after the release of a 12" EP and the Irifi Cassette Garbes was added on organ and live drums.
Maria Minerva is Maria Juur (b. 1988) from Tallinn, Estonia. Maria Minerva's debut cassette "Tallinn At Dawn" and the 12" "Noble Savage" were released in February 2011 by Not Not Fun.
Homepage: www.facebook.com/mariaminervamusic
Robedoor is the duo of Alex: slime, knives and distortion, and Notnotfun label head honcho Britt on fire, howls and cloaks... Hmmm... but what does all that mean, sonically? Well, precisely what you might imagine. A blackened drone drenched world of slime and knives and fire, dense clouds of distorted howls, a thick cloak of fuzz and buzz wrapped around the proceedings like a thick, well, cloak! Actually this is a lot prettier than you might imagine. That is, if your idea of pretty includes tons of low end and a world of slow motion doomdrone.
LA Vampires is a new project from Pocahaunted
Blank Realm is a rock band out of Brisbane. They “create a levitating atmosphere built on improvisations that focus sharp into excellent, tuneful songs (Brian Turner – WFMU)”. The band is composed of 3 siblings and a spiritual brother who share a love fine dining, and even finer selections from their well-stocked humidor.
Stockholm-based Sand Circles started activity in late 2010, releasing fuzzy tapes filled with deep synth chords filtered through tape echo units. http://sandcircles.tumblr.com
Angel Eyes can refer to one of three bands: A. Angel Eyes is a five-piece sludge / post-metal band from Chicago, IL formed in the year 2003. Releases:
demo ('03)
cd -Something To Do With Death ('05)
cd -...and for a roof a sky full of stars('07)
split LP with A Fine Boat, That Coffin! ('08)
cd/lp Midwestern ('10) Members: brendan - guitar / vocal
Todd - guitar / vocal
Nader - bass guitar / samples
Ryan - drums www.vanfuckingcleef.com
www.myspace.com/angeleyes
There are, at least, fourteen artists using this name: 1. DiVA, a sub-group from Japanese idol group AKB48 formed in February 2011. Members consist of Akimoto Sayaka (秋元才加), Umeda Ayaka (梅田彩佳), Masuda Yuka (増田有華) and Miyazawa Sae (宮澤佐江). They are being promoted as a 'vocal and dance unit'. Their debut single Tsuki no uragawa (月の裏側; The Other Side of the Moon) was released May 18, 2011. 2. A Los Angeles based psychedelic pop artist (full name Diva Dompe) who released the album "The Glitter End" on Critical Heights in May 2011: www.criticalheights.com