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Krokodil

There's few bands and projects called "Krokodil": 1) Swiss Krautrock group from the 70s; 2) Swedish jazz duo; 3) Resnik experimental metal project; The first group consists of three musicians, two of them from Zurich, Switzerland and an Englishman - Krokodil were an early 70's Swiss-Krautrock group who mixed blues based jam music with psychedelic Indian sitar and tablas. Drummer Dude Durst had been in the popular Swiss 60's beat band Les Sauterelles.

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The Dead

There are at least four bands using the name "The Dead": *American; rock, jamband genres: The Dead, also known as the Other Ones, are a North American rock band composed of former members of the Grateful Dead. After the death of Jerry Garcia in 1995, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart, and Bill Kreutzmann formed a band called The Other Ones. They performed concert tours in 1998, 2000, and 2002, and released one album, The Strange Remain. In 2003, they changed their name to The Dead.

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Delay

Delay is a moniker for multiple bands: 1) An American powerpop band
2) An American shoegaze band
3) A Swiss synthpop group 1) Delay (Ohio) are a power pop punk trio from the surrounding Columbus, Ohio area. They've been putting out all of their own records since they were thirteen and still print and press most of their records. Lots of tight harmonies and high energy are to be expected. They have 6 records, the latest record Rushing Ceremony was released on Shout Out Loud Prints.

Read more about Delay on Last.fm.

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Deetron

The man behind Deetron is Sam Geiser (1978) born and still living in Bern. He first got into contact with music during his early childhood, for his father is a Jazz musician. His big youth passion, however, was HipHop. He was fascinated by the likes of Gang Starr, A Tribe Called Quest, Prince Paul but also by Todd Terry?s early HipHouse tunes or Detroit techno originators Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson. After having bought two turntables and a mixer, he began deejayin? Hip Hop in 1992.

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Wildlife

There are several bands, albums, & songs containing the name "Wildlife". Wildlife are five friends from around Ontario who got together to make some music in 2006 and have kinda been doing that ever since. Their goal is to make really fun songs with lots of pop pop pop. But they're more than that. They stand apart from so many of Toronto's bands because their music is loud yet so heart-felt, distinct for its punk-tinged ferocity and truly unique melodies.

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The Shiver

There is more than one artist with this name. 1) Swiss psychedelic rock band formed in 1967. The Shiver released one album titled Walpurgis in 1969, originally released on the Maris label (catalogue number 20501), it also features a cover designed by H. R. Giger.
The band is related to Toad and Brainticket whose music is a bit similar. The members of The Shiver are:
Dany Ruhle - Lead Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Jelly Pastorini - Organ, Piano
Mario Conza - Bass Guitar, Flute, Vocals
Roger Maurer - Drums, Vocals

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Sophie Hunger

Totally unknown two years ago, the 25 year old Swiss singer has been on the road ever since, sharing stages with some of the country’s most successful artists, from Erik Truffaz to the Young Gods, even playing with Stephan Eicher. She recorded her debut album at home in just a few days, released it on her own label and very quickly became the scene and the critic’s darling. The record was a slow burner, slowly evolving from the underground cult hit it was at first to becoming a huge commercial success.

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