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Rome

There are multiple artists with this name: 1) ROME is a Luxembourgish dark folk/martial act founded in late 2005 as the main output for the songs of Jerome Reuter and was joined by co-producer Patrick Damiani as official member in early 2008. ROME signed to the Swedish label CMI in 2006 to release an EP entitled "Berlin" (June 2006) and the albums "Nera" (November 2006), "Confessions d'un voleur d'ames" (April 2007), "Masse Mensch Material" (March 2008).

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the dharma bums

Many bands have been inspired by Jack Kerouac to name themselves The Dharma Bums. 1) The Dharma Bums, Devon, England. 2006 - The Dharma Bums make progressive folk music. They are a seven-piece band, utilising a van-load of string, wind, percussive, electronic & keyboard instruments. They have played at venues & festivals across England, Wales & France. They recorded an album, 'Watching the Dark Move' in Cornwall in 2007. In 2008, they wrote an original soundtrack to the silent film Broken Blossoms (D.W. Griffith, 1919).

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Julian Plenti

Interpol's lead singer and guitarist Paul Banks released a solo album under the name Julian Plenti, and has written and performed under the Plenti moniker for several years, according to a source close to the situation. While the album was recorded recently, some of the songs were written more than ten years ago. He's done a lot of work with Niall Darcy, with whom there has been a long time mutual admiration.

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Molasses

There are several artists who use the name Molasses: a.) a musical collective from Montreal, Quebec (see picture) b.) a pop band from San Francisco, California c.) a noise-rock band from London, UK a.)
The Canadian post-rock band is a collective of up to sixteen musicians built around songwriter Scott Chernoff. Members are involved with other ventures such as Fly Pan Am, the Boxhead Ensemble, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, the Shalabi Effect, and Codeine. They play , a genre fusing traditional North American folk aesthetics with the free ethos of musique actuelle.

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Ben Calvert

In the autumn of 2003 Bearos Records released Ben’s debut LP The Leafy Underground, (Recorded by DJ Drive D, Bentley Rhythm Ace), an album documenting a journey through the year. It's rustic, dark, personal and pastoral, and possibly best played when you are the only one in the room. In the last couple of years Ben has played over 60 gigs all around the country, playing his individual Lo-Fi Post-Folk musings at venues such as City Folk at The Heavenly Social, (supporting Radio 2 Award Winner Kris Drever), Anti-Folk night 'blang!' at 12 Bar, and Bohemian Jukebox in Birmingham.

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Charlie Costello

Charlie B. Costello was born somewhere in Buckinghamshire and it's almost certain he came out singing and writing beats. His sound reflects his life, always growing and changing, and there's always something new to look forward to just around the corner. Providing goosebumps with music ranging from folk-acoustic to hip-hop and spoken word, Charlie is never a disappointment. He is currently recording new tracks and supporting some quality acts in and around London...

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Tor

There are multiple artists that go by the name TOR. (1) Tor was raised in a small mountain town on Canada's west coast where he started experimenting with music production as a teenager. He further honed his skills while living in Australia, running a small recording studio and remixing some prominent Australian producers. He later produced the Sufjan Stevens hip hop mashup album 'Illinoize', which garnered a lot of critical and audience acclaim.

Read more about Tor on Last.fm.

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