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Avey Tare

Avey Tare (born David Portner on April 24th, 1979) is a musician and founding member of Animal Collective. Avey Tare met Animal Collective's Deakin (Josh Dibb), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), and Geologist (Brian Weitz) in high school. For years, the four of them swapped homemade recordings, shared musical ideas and performed in different group configurations. Avey Tare recorded the Spirit They’re Gone, Spirit They’ve Vanished album with Panda Bear, and initially released the recording on the band's own Animal label in 2000.

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The Wonderful Sound Of The Cinema Organ

The Wonderful Sound of the Cinema Organ are a Leeds based band formed by James Grunwell. They are in the final stages of releasing their first studio album, Musica Ficta and it will be available in the New Year. They are also currently working on new material and a unique and exciting live show which will be touring Britain in the summer of 2011. Their influences span more or less all genres and they are not afraid to dip in and out of these both in their live and studio material.

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Shinamo Moki

www.facebook.com/shinamomoki Departing from bedroom project Murdermostfoul, Auryn Tate Waring joined with his fellow art colleague and friend Felix Treadwell and began recording a series of songs influenced by the likes of Shlohmo, Washed Out, Metronomy, Steve Reich, Four Tet, Bibio and Neon Indian.

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