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David Devant & His Spirit Wife

Formed in Brighton in the early 1990s, David Devant and his Spirit Wife are a glam-pop band that named themselves after a Victorian magician. Renowned for live shows that originally included ‘music hall’-style props, the band has recently toned down its stage performances but still tours regularly. The band’s lead singer – The Vessel – also performs on his own under the pseudonym “Mr Solo”. Bands myspace page Bands label site

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These Are Powers

These Are Powers are known for the dissonance of their early recordings, a cacophony of rhythms and industrial/electronic experiments that recalled Throbbing Gristle one moment, DNA the next. Their most recent album, "All Aboard Future", was released in February 2009. Exotic, abstract, hand-crafted sounds--made, found and electronically born. Some wail from Pat Noecker's prepared bass; others stem from the idiosyncratic vocal and guitar style of Anna Barie.

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Unloved

1. UNLOVED is a female fronted rock band from Leipzig (Germany). Its music is influenced by various genres like metal, electro, gothic, trip hop and jazz. and often compared to GARBAGE, LACUNA COIL or considered "the german answer to THE GALLERY" (Legacy music magazine). home: www.unloved.info
myspace: www.myspace.com/malamato 2. Hardcore Band from London, UK
www.myspace.com/unlovedfyp

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Sylvan

Note: There are three artists with this name.
1. 60's female pop singer.
2. Prog Rock, German band
3. Low-Fi Dublin Band
1. 60's female pop singer. In 2006 her record "We Don't Belong" first recorded in 1965, was featured on a Rhino Records compilation set "The Hatbox collection" "Girl Groups Lost and Found" which gained two Grammy Award nominations in January 2007. Now a successful photographer living in London. www.sylvanmason.

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R51

R51 are a five piece conceptual, off the wall pop band, from Belfast, Northern Ireland, who began making music in the early 2000's.
Over the years they have released varying EP's, genre hopping until the release of 2010's Orchestrina, which displayed an Art-rock vibe that is seen to continue based on fan's opinion of live shows in early 2010.

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Otep

Otep is a band formed in 2000 in Los Angeles, California by Otep Shamaya. The band originally formed as a four-piece band and were invited to play Ozzfest before they had even signed to a label after Sharon Osbourne witnessed a brief part of their live performance. They've since played Ozzfest several times. Otep have since released five full-length albums featuring many session musicians including Greg Wells, Joey Jordison of Slipknot, Koichi Fukuda of Static-X, Emilie Autumn, Tony Campos of Soulfly and Asesino (ex-Static-X), and Ulrich Wild.

Read more about Otep on Last.fm.

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Birdpen

BirdPen are a British alternative rock band. They are Mike Bird, Dave Pen and James Livingston Seagull. They formed in 2004 and refuse to say where they actually come from. They refer to home as The Village, not revealing what exactly they mean by this. They refer to Bill Hicks and the music and movies of John Carpenter as their primary influences. The band released three EP’s, 1 in 54, Be Yourself and Fake Kid between 2004 and 2006, and in that time they have been wearing the black BirdPen uniform and playing across the UK and Europe with their 21st century Doom Groove show.

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