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Hungry Ghosts

Melbourne based. Recorded debut LP with Rowland S. Howard as producer. Followed up with Alone, Alone. Recorded in NYC with Sonic Youth's Steve Shelley. Also released self titled EP. Stopped playing in 2001. J.P. Shilo (ex- Hungry Ghosts) reappeared on the scene with a solo LP, also released through Steve Shelley, called As Happy as Sad is Blue. JP launched it in Melbourne at Manchester Lane on Jan. 17 2007 with support from the Dumb Earth. The line up included J.P. Shilo (Hungry Ghosts), Tim Howden (Hungry Ghosts) Mark Dawson (Black Eyed Susans) and Kiernan Box (Augie March)

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Riley & Durrant

Music: Debut Riley & Durrant album “Research & Development” released Summer 2007, hitting the iTunes top 50 in the first month of sales, and getting critical acclaim for it’s genre-busting sound: “Without a doubt the best artist album of the year” ContactMusic.com “Adventurous and experimental – 4 Stars” IDJ Mag “This album will cross boundaries” Dancnode “Quirky but Cool” Mixmag “This only serves to emphasize how far R&D have come – 4/5” DJ Mag First single from the album “Hollow” playlisted on national radio and supported by everyone from Pete Tong to Armin Van Buuren

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Air Castles

'Air Castles' is the solo project of Max Mansson. Max was born in 1988 in Stockholm, Sweden and moved to London, England at an early age where he still lives. Air Castles' debut EP 'Night and Day' was recorded at Tonteknik Recording in Umeå by Magnus Lindberg of Cult of Luna. It was self released on Max's own label 'Winter Hymns Records' in December 2008.

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Dialect

There are several artists with the name Dialect. (1) Dialect is a lyricist from Adelaide, South Australia. In 2010 he & DJ/producer Despair released their debut album ‘The Vortex’. (2) Dialect is an electronic based project by Dan Lovegrove from Reading, England. His music consists of melodic harmonies of layered electronica with influences of post rock as well. He has since changed the name of his project to Unstatuesque. This is due to the fact that there is a hip-hop band with the name Dialect (see 4). http://www.myspace.com/unstatuesque

Read more about Dialect on Last.fm.

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Decortica

Decortica is an alternative rock / progressive rock act from New Zealand. With two releases to date and an energetic, polished live show, the band is gaining a reputation as an edgy, modern rock outfit. A three-piece employing a range of dynamics and effects, "the result is a huge, full sound with frequent deviations into new textures and moods" (Groove Guide). The precisely crafted balance of hea...

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The Devoted Few

The Devoted Few were an indie rock band from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. They began as the side-project of Benjamin Fletcher, best known as a founding member of Sydney noise rock band, Bluebottle Kiss. Benjamin also plays in Sarah Blasko's backing band. The Devoted Few released three albums, Sleepless (2002), Billboard Noises (2004) and Baby, You're a Vampire (2009) and a remix EP - Schematic Tracks (2005). The band played their final show in Sydney in October 2010. Fletcher has since moved to the UK and is working on a solo album.

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