MIT
MIT was formed in 1934 when one of the first ever robots was created and learned german, MIT then spent the rest of their days writing songs about it and its exploits.
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Dweeb
Not to be confused with Christian punk/rock band Underated punky pop act from Reading, England. Under all that hypey spikey exterior were well crafted songs that should have been heard more. An influence on Disco Pistol and many others of the Teen Punk explosion of 1996 championed by Steve Lamacq & The NME which rose fron the underground club "Friday night dynamite" run by the infamous Hi-Fi and Kevin Wilde in Covent Garden (FND closed down due to underage drinking, underage sex and general mayhem).
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Catlow
A balance of innovation and power-pop, Catlow is the new incarnation of Natasha Thirsk, lead-singer for indie-rock band The Dirtmitts. With accessible melodies and eccentric charm similar to Rilo Kiley, Blonde Redhead and The Breeders, "Kiss the World" is Catlow's debut album. (note)
This previous note by Diaelectric had erroneous information about the band/Artist Catlow. Catlow from Canada has asked Last.fm to give them control of their Catlow page under their name "catlow".
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Trouble Andrew
Born and raised on the East Coast of Canada in Windsor, Nova Scotia, lil' Trey, age 9, dressed in his mother's over sized hiking boots, wrapped in socks and taped into the bindings of an old snowboard three times his size. He was determined to conquer the slight and icy mountain at Martock, the local ski resort where his mom worked. As fate would have it, Trevor's determination paid off. He is now one of the top-ranking professional snowboarders worldwide, sponsored by industry heavyweights Burton Snowboards, Analog Clothing, Gravis Footwear, and Oakley Optics.
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Intro5pect
Intro5pect draws evenly on its influences of Old school punk/Oi! and its newer roots in breakbeat to create an intense, energetic musical base. Drawing from the band's early peacepunk influences are the sarcastic socio-political lyrics cast into choruses just meant to be sung along with.
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Vicious Cyclist
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Electronicat
BIOGRAPHY Electronicat is the alter ego of prolific French musician and performer Fred Bigot, whose work is characterized by its constant switch between experimental noise and pop music.
Since the mid 90´s, he combines electronic music, analogue synths, drum machines, loop machines, vocals and guitars, all kind of ideas coming from his performances and creates a pounding, fuzzy, wah-wah distorted psychedelic electro sound that has become his trademark.
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BLM
Ben Micklewright or BLM has been involved in the Dance music scene since his father first bought him his first set of turntables. At the age of 15, while hooked on UK Garage, he went to work for one of the UKs best independent record shops (Massive Records), which would prove to be a great introduction into the world of house music. After four years at Massive Records Ben made the move to Nottingham to study sound engineering...
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Kettel
Kettel is Reimer Eising (born 1982), a self-described "elixir-brewing, camping-loving and musicmaking sorcerer-to-be." He is well-known for his playful, spontaneous melodies and organic folk sounds similar to Aphex Twin, Jega, and Plaid. Kettel has frequently performed live in his home country of the Netherlands, including at the Virus festival in Eindhoven, the Dutch Electronic Arts Festival in Rotterdam, and at Eurosonic and Noorderzon in his home town of Groningen. He has also collaborated on several projects of various remixes and compilations on his many record labels.
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From the Cradle to the Rave
From The Cradle To The Rave, is a Punk/Ska/DNB/Breaks/Hip Hop solo project from the Scottish capital Edinburgh. Producer/punk INFKTD has spent years writing, playing and DJing all genres of music and in FTCTTR takes experience from his previous bands and projects: My Own Religion, Capitol 1212, The Infekted and Cot Death, to mix all of these genres into a new sound, termed Riotstep.
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