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Rob Thomas

Robert Kelly "Rob" Thomas (born February 14, 1972 on a military base in Landstuhl, Germany) is an American recording artist, the lead singer of the band Matchbox Twenty and formerly of the band Tabitha's Secret. Thomas is also known for co-writing and singing on the Santana hit Smooth, on the album Supernatural, in 1999. On April 19, 2005, he released a solo album, ...Something to Be. This marked the first time that a male artist from a rock or pop group has debuted at No 1 with their first solo album since Billboard introduced the chart 50 years ago.

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Reinhard Voigt

As a member of Kompakt since the early 90s, Reinhard Voigt has been a key player in the development and subsequent success of this legendary Cologne-based record label. Taking early notes from his infamous older brother Wolfgang Voigt (aka Mike Ink), Reinhard has refined and re-tooled his sound in a direction that has become unmistakeably his own in it's dirty, subversive (yet charming) minimal techno pop.

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minimal techno artists

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DJ T.

Thomas Koch aka DJ T. / Biografie Thomas Koch aka DJ T. has been a vital part of music and club culture for more than 20 years, during which time he has built up a reputation in a range of different capacities: DJ, label owner, producer, event organiser, club operator, publisher and journalist. In 2005, he relocated to Berlin, where he’s been living and working ever since. Blame it all on the disco ball.

T.Raumschmiere

An "angry young kraut with a laptop" (New York Times)
T. Raumschmiere is Marco Haas, born in Heidelberg, Germany in 1975.
His kingdom: the underground. His throne: the thunderous-PA on the flat bed monster truck. His sceptre: a rivet bracelet. His government declaration: stay anti. His force: Gnarz and the 6/8 shufflebeat timing featured on his international hit tracks "Monstertruckdriver" and "The Game Is Not Over."

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Acid Pauli

Acid Pauli is the alter ego of Martin Gretschmann, mastermind behind Console and member of the The Notwist as well as other projects. In his Acid Pauli incarnation he produces various remixes (See Johnny Cash - I See a Dark(er)ness) DJ-Sets as well as own songs. He is an important figure in the Weilheim music scene. His nickname and logo resembles the Hamburg/Germany based soccer club St. Pauli and the AcidHouseSmiley.

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Suono

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electRon and
dB Suono is harsh shattering beats, provocation and partying. Ron Giunco and Bela Burow from Ludwigsburg in Baden-W

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Fenster

There are several artists called Fenster. 1. FENSTER (Bln via NYC) // Formed in 2010 by JJ, a New Yorker, Jonathan, a Berliner, and later completed by percussionist/journalist Lukas FENSTER makes de-constructed pop music, exploring electro acoustic arrangements peppered with traffic noises and bird calls. Their lyrics are often carefully constructed dream narratives, finding inspiration in the world of ghosts, graveyards. trains, religious imagery, and broken machinery. In their music, they build songs around errors, blending melodic chords with broken beats or minimal percussion.

Devastator

There are several bands called Devastator. There is a thrash/death metal Devastator from Newfoundland, Canada; thrash metal band Devastator from Malaysia; death metal Devastator from Poland; two American bands - one a black/thrash band from Florida and the other a speed metal band from California; thrash metal band from Italy and lastly a German death metal Devastator, for which the following biography was written.

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Geist

There is more than one band with the name Geist: 1.) Geist, alternative metal (http://www.geistreich.org)
2.) Geïst, black metal from Germany (http://www.facebook.com/eis.official)
3.) Geist, an industrial / dark ambient project from Alsace in France: http://www.geist-musik.eu.
4.) Geist, folk black metal (http://www.myspace.com/geistclans)
5.) Geist, world music The group's music features percussion, harp and Chapman Stick. http://www.harpdancer.com/geist.html
6.) Geist, black metal from Israel (http://www.myspace.com/geistfluch)

Bleak

There exist five acts with this name: 1. A side project of Lycia members Mike Vanportfleet and fellow member David Galas
2. An atmospheric/ambient/raw dark/black metal with vocals reminiscent of early Burzum.
3. A Finnish rock band
4. A death.blues London, UK band
5. A techno act from sweden. -----
1) In the midst of an incredibly prolific time for the band Lycia during the mid-'90s, bandleader Mike Vanportfleet and fellow member David Galas found time to create a side project...

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depressive black metal

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depressive black metal

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