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Vicarious Bliss

Vicarious Bliss; real name Andy Gardiner; a tall red haired bloke signed by an even taller (debatable) blond bloke and PSG supporter, Busy P - driving force behind the Ed Banger Records empire. Released 'Theme From...' EP with dope remixes from Busy himself, Justice and Lifelike. Grew a beard and got licensed by a slightly shorter Brighton supporter bloke who's Skint and got remixed by Dave Clarke and got re-released yesterday afternoon last year. Remixes for others include N*E*R*D, Kid Loco, Rinocerose, Sebastien Tellier, Daisy Daisy, Mystery Jets, Ladytron, Yuksek.

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Jackson

There are at least five (5) groups with the name (Jackson): [1]
Jackson and His Computer Band is an IDM artist signed to Warp Records consisting of Jackson Fourgeaud, a 26-year-old Parisian composer. His style has been described as "a style orgy, a psychedelic celebration of conflict."
After his acid house debut on Pumpking records in 1996, Sound Of Barclay released the "Sense Juice" and "Gourmet EPs" under the name Jackson & His Computer Band.

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Overhead

Overhead the name of four popular bands. One is a French alternative/indie band and the other is a progressive rock band from Finland. There was also a third band called Overhead from Portugal. The fourth one is a band from New Zealand that plays rock and roll. The following information refers to the Finnish band. Alex Keskitalo: vocals and flute
Jaakko Kettunen: guitars
Tarmo Simonen: piano and keyboards
Janne Pylkkönen: bass
Ville Sjöblom: drums

Read more about Overhead on Last.fm.

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Mr. Oizo

Mr. Oizo (pronounced 'Monsieur Wah-zoh') is the nom de plume for French music producer Quentin Dupieux. Dupieux is most famous for his electro track "Flat Beat", which became a hit all across Europe in 1999 for being featured in a series of Levi's jeans TV advertisements. Dupieux also directed the ad, which featured a yellow puppet named Flat Eric nodding his head to the sound of the track while riding in a pickup truck. Flat Eric later appeared in the music video for "Flat Beat".

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Low Budget

There are 2 artists/bands called Low Budget. 1. Low Budget (Hip Hop, AUS) Since their emergence in 2005, Low Budget has established an enduring presence on the fickle Australian hip-hop scene. Following the widespread buzz generated by their self-released mixtape in 2005, the group

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Green Velvet

During the early days before he became a house musician, he earned a degree in chemical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. Up until this point music had been a hobby fueled by cobbling together tracks on his "sixty buck keyboard, a cheap four-track and a cheap drum machine" while still an undergraduate at the University of Illinois. This DIY method of production was never taken seriously and when childhood plans to become a doctor were shelved Jones was firmly committed to a career as a chemical engineer...

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Miss Kittin & The Hacker

Miss Kittin & the Hacker is the duo formed in 1997 by Caroline Hervé (a.k.a. Miss Kittin) and Michel Amato (a.k.a. The Hacker), and they are one of the most representative artists from the late 90's electroclash scene.
Born in Grenoble, France, in 1973, Caroline Hervé got involved in the mid 90's Rave scene DJing in the Dragon Ball parties. In 1996 she moved to Geneva, Switzerland, to sign Mental Groove Records and in 1998 signed to International Deejay Gigolos.

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