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Twitching Tongues

Formed late 2009 in Los Angeles, California, Twitching Tongues brings a style of metal (doom metal) and rock infused hardcore not often heard in today's modern scene. Influenced by the likes of
Type O Negative, Only Living Witness, Black Sabbath, Sam Black Church, Agents of Man
and Section 8, the band finds a way to maintain originality and showcase their own
vastly unique sound. Featuring present members of such local powerhouses
as Ruckus, Creatures, Alpha & Omega and Nails.

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Jim Black

Jim Black has been playing drums for twenty-eight years. Born in 1967, he grew up in Seattle, WA, playing music ranging from garage rock to big band swing. In 1985 he went to Boston, MA to attend the Berklee College of Music. During this time he recorded numerous albums, performed in Europe and taught summer classes at Berklee. In 1991 he moved to Brooklyn, NY, and has since become one of the most in demand drummers in the jazz/new music scene today.

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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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Bitter Sweet Kicks

Bitter Sweet Kicks are a self-described "dirty rock n' roll" band from Melbourne, Australia. Influenced by proto-punk (The Stooges) and old school rock music (New York Dolls, AC/DC), their sound is a mix of raucous rock rhythms and rollin' guitar licks. Helmed by the gravelly rasp of Jack Davies (vocals), the rest of the band is anchored by Johnny Kicks (Bass Guitar), Chris Taranto (Guitar), Brendan Charlie (Guitar) and Joe Cunliffe (Drums). http://www.myspace.com/bittersweetkicks

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Inside Info

Paul aka Inside Info is a fairly recent producer from London, United Kingdom, who is currently unleashing a series of highly energetic tech-step/neurofunk releases onto the dnb scene. Characterized by dense atmospheres, nasty basslines and pumping beats, his music is not only brilliantly architected but also absolutely dancefloor-proof. According to himself his music is mostly influenced by Orbital, Prodigy, Underworld, TeeBee, Calyx, Kemal And Rob Data, Subfocus, Pendulum, Fresh, Hybrid...

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Betty Davis

Betty Davis (born Betty Mabry, 1945 in New York City, USA) is an American , and singer and ex-model. When she turned sixteen, Betty moved to New York and met several musicians including Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone. She met Miles Davis in 1967 and married him in 1968. As Miles stated in his autobiography, in addition to creating turmoil in his personal life, Betty helped him to explore music by introducing him to psychedelic rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix and funk innovator Sly Stone.

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Faze Miyake

Faze Miyake is a grime producer who has been making moves in 2011 with several top instrumentals being played on the airwaves, whether those airwaves are Rinse, Kiss or the pirate stations such as Urban, his instrumentals have become a must play in any set. Faze Miyake is closely affiliated with the likes of Family Tree (Merky Ace/M.I.K and Ego) and releases music on the label Woofer Music. He has also worked with Kozzie as well as the O’Gs (P Money/Little Dee Blacks etc).

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Tim Berne

Tim Berne (born 1954) is an American jazz saxophone player and composer. Though Berne was a music fan, he had no interest in playing a musical instrument until he was in college, when he purchased an alto saxophone. He was more interested in rhythm and blues music--Stax records releases and Aretha Franklin, especially--until he heard a recording by Julius Hemphill. Hemphill was known for his integration of soul music and funk with free jazz. Berne moved to New York City in 1974. There Berne took lessons from Hemphill, and later recorded with him.

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The Deviants

The Deviants (formerly the Social Deviants) were a musical group in the United Kingdom. Out of the Ladbroke Grove UK Underground Community, a number of bands would emerge. Perhaps the most anarchistic band of the Underground was the Deviants founded and fronted by singer/writer Mick Farren, the Social Deviants, later just the Deviants, made three bizarre albums in two years. Mick Farren states that The Deviants were a community band which "did things every now and then - it was a total assault thing with a great deal of inter-relation and interdependence".

Read more about The Deviants on Last.fm.

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