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Intuition

Intuition is the name of 1) a synthpop group and 2) a hip hop artist. 1) Intuition is the duo of vocalist Garrett Miles and programmer Ken Porter. Hailing from sunny Phoenix, Arizona, they have taken the music world by storm with their infectious and unforgettable sound. Fusing together elements of techno-pop, R&B and traditional rock with an electronic backbone, Garrett's smooth and soulful voice gives the synthetic wizardry a warm richness and unique trademark rarely found in today's commercial music world.

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Frank Chickens

Frank Chickens were an Anglo-Japanese group based in London, performing their quirky brand of pop from 1982 to 2001. The founder members were Kazuko Hohki and Kazumi Taguchi. Taguchi was later replaced by Atsuko Kamura and then Chika Nakagawa and others in the 1990s. Their best known song was We Are Ninja (Not Geisha), which they continued to perform at every gig. According to Discogs, their last release was a remix 12" of the song, We Are Ninja (2000).

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DIA

There are at least four artists with this name:
1) DIA (디아) is a South Korean female singer. 2) DIA is a finnish modern rock band from Jyväskylä, Finland. It was founded in 2005 and so far has released demos and an LP fully downloadable from their website: http://www.ilta.fi 3) Integration is the new, self-released album by Dia (Shawn Brice and Maria Azevedo of Battery.) What began as a one-time project by has developed into an ongoing musical endeavor: written, recorded and produced by two members of the band that brought you such memorable albums as Aftermath, Distance and nv.

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Sextape

Developed In Denton, Texas in the latter half of 2009 & the early part of 2010, Sextape is currently finishing their first EP. Members:
Jennifer Wohlrab
Marcus Webb Collaborations:
Gray St. Germain Gideon
Avery Alan (of Fizzy DINo POp) On the web:
http://sextapemusic.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sextape/120413744651752
http://sextape.bandcamp.com
http://myspace.com/sextapemusic

Read more about SEXTAPE on Last.fm.

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Sonique

Born "Sonia Clarke" in London, England in 1968, of Trinidadian parentage. She was sort of written-off at school but had shown talents in sports. She dreamed of becoming a successful pentathlete up to the time ending up only second in a race. Then she turned to the music scene, dancing at clubs etc. and joined a band as a singer at the age of 17. She was homeless in these times. Her band went defunct the same year, but she got a solo record deal leading to an immediate hit in the UK.

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Anamanaguchi

Anamanaguchi is a four-piece group from New York City that makes emotional punk, pop & dance music using hacked Nintendos, Game Boys, and 16-bit soundscapes along with a full band. Anamanaguchi is Peter Berkman (guitar, songwriting), Ary Warnaar (guitar, songwriting), James DeVito (bass), and Luke Silas ('knife city', drums). A member of the artist collective 8bitpeoples, Peter Berkman has been creating chiptune music since 2003. Their debut, 'Power Supply' EP, was released in 2006 as a free download through 8bitpeoples and has since received a ton of downloads.

Read more about Anamanaguchi on Last.fm.

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