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Left Step Band

This London four piece whip up a dirty brew of Hip Hop, ska and funk with tunes bigger than John Holmes. Formed early last year they are already steamrollering into the capitals' live music scene. Driven by a heady blend of irresistable grooves and frrresh Emceeing, their live show is fast garnering a rep as the band to watch. The tunes themselves are the essence of Londonlife distilled and bottled, tales of late night jinks and morning after stinks, the struggles, dreams, hustles and schemes.

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Level 42

Internationally popular Brit-funk quartet best known in the UK for their hits 'Lessons in Love', 'Something About You' and 'The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)'. Level 42 started life on the Isle Of Wight, Though their membership has fluctuated throughout the years, the original and perhaps best-known lineup consisted of Mark "Thunderthumbs" King (vocals & bass), Mike Lindup (vocals & keyboards) and brothers Boon Gould (guitar) and Phil Gould (drums).

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Pleasure

There are two artists with the name Pleasure. 1) A funk/electro-funk/soul band with jazz influence, best known for 1979’s single “Glide”. Formed in Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. Original group members were: Dennis Springer (Tenor and Soprano Sax) Dan Brewster (Trombone) Marlon 'The Magician' McClain (Guitars and Background Vocals) Bruce Carter (b. Bruce Edward Carter, 28th December 1956, d. 12th August 2006, Portland, Oregan, U.S.A., Drums) Tony Collins (Trumpet / Flugelhorn) Donald Hepburn (Keyboards and Background Vocals)

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The Quantic Soul Orchestra

The Quantic Soul Orchestra is a live funk project initiated by Will Holland, aka Quantic, which eschews the use of samples in favour of a rawer '70s sound. Considered one of the main acts in the modern funk movement. Releases
- Stampede (2003)
- Pushin' On (2005)
- I'm Thankful (2006)
- Tropidélico (2007) "Putting something back" is how Will Holland described the reason for starting The Quantic Soul Orchestra.

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Steve Appleton

Nineteen year old singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Steve Appleton will release the first single Dirty Funk on 27th April from his debut album When The Sun Comes Up. Taking inspiration from Pop, Drum & Bass, Reggae and Funk, Steve Appleton has an ear for a tune and an eye for an incredible live show and wrote and produced his entire album. Debut single Dirty Funk is an opportunity to listen to all of those styles at once; charismatic pop which combines the melodic vibes of your favourite singer songwriters with frenetic drum n bass and modern urban storytelling.

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Parliament

Parliament was originally The Parliaments, a doo-wop group based out of George Clinton's Plainfield, New Jersey barber shop. The name was soon abandoned due to legal issues with Revilot and Atlantic Records, and most of the same people recorded under the name Funkadelic, which consisted of The Parliaments' backing musicians. Billy "Bass" Nelson is credited with creating the name Funkadelic. He also switched from 6-string guitar to bass, creating room for his childhood friend Eddie Hazel to join the group.

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No Anchor

Just some nice guys making nice.

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Franklyn

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Mock & Toof

Mock & Toof are two London based producers who record for Tiny Sticks (UK), Mule Musiq (Japan) & DFA Records's Death From Abroad (US) imprint. They were initially noticed with their remix for The Juan Maclean, which was quickly followed up by their re-edit of Madonna's Lycra Virgin. Following more remixes for the likes of Hot Chip, The Scissor Sisters & Maps, Mock & Toof strengthened their position with widely acclaimed singles for Tiny Sticks (Black Jub), Mule Musiq (Zomby) & Rvng Intl (Digits).

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Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Canadian singer and songwriter Neil Young includes his personal garage band Crazy Horse ("second best backing band in the world") to make raw and unpolished rock. Their gritty style of rock has influenced countless artists and music styles. Crazy Horse is best known for its long association with Young, despite having released five albums of its own over a 19-year span. It has been co-credited with Young as Neil Young and Crazy Horse on 13 albums, "Live at the Fillmore East" from the 1970 tour (2006) being the last.

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