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Automaton

1. Bill Laswell in slow meditative ambient Dub mode. Personnel include Gabe Gatz from Blind Idiot God and DJ Spooky, as well as Bill Laswell alumni Nicky Skopelites, Lilli Haydn, Tetsu Inoue and Robert Musso. 2. Electro-punk outfit from the Pacific Northwest comprised of Okibi and Steeve B. They combine a number of industrial, noise, pop, and post-punk elements into a danceable and eclectic mix of politics, story-telling, and the occult.

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Xxxy

Manchester-based producer xxxy (born Rupert Taylor) is known for refining the propulsive, foot-forward sound of UK garage. Currently he's signed to various labels. Over the past year he has been quietly building a solid reputation with milestone releases on Infrasonics and Fortified Audio, as well as featuring on the seminal Fabric compilation "Elevator Music". With further releases set to come on labels such as Doc Daneeka's Ten Thousand Yen and Well Rounded, and a host of UK and European shows - it's little doubt that xxxy will leave a lasting impression on the UK underground.

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Morphosis

There's at least 3 artist using this name: 1) Real Name: Rabih Beaini
Profile: Morphosis has been on the lebanese musical scene since 1990 selecting and playing music in small clubs and on radio since the age of 14. In 1996 he moved to Italy and had the chance to improve his studio production skills. After many releases under other aliases, he started his own imprint Morphine Records in 2005, releasing the first ep on it, “Hunting”. URLs: http://www.myspace.com/morphosis_one

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Substance

Peter Kuschnereit was born in West Berlin 1970. He always lived in Berlin‘s well known district Kreuzberg. He got invited to work at Hard Wax record store in 1991 where the first underground and hard to find import vinyls were found. Pete is still working there. During the years Pete learned to create electronic music himself, inspired by early Chicago/Detroit artists, especially by productions of the well known label Basic Channel.

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Murmur

At least three bands have/had the name Murmur, including: 1) Murmur, a loose acoustic drone ensemble of New Orleans who play tone/space improvisations based on a single note. Originally founded by potpie and recording on the Backporch Revolution label, the membership changes with each performance/recording and has contained anywhere from two to twelve members. 2) UK Electronic artist Murmur, "possibly the most self restrained and least derivative operators in dub techno right now...

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Mike Huckaby

Mike Huckaby is a dance music purist extraordinaire. Being an integral part of the Detroit dance scene, he was the man behind the legendary Record Time store and as such gathered an encyclopedic knowledge of music. Mike is one of those rare guys who know all the roots and culture of electronic dance music, who see beyond the hype and divisions in the scene and know exactly what this music is. He is the kind of purist whose love for music has literally had him flown around the globe.

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