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Lidia Kopania

Lidia is a versatile singer, endowed with a very warm and at the same time strong voice, with a very broad – four-octave vocal range. In the Eurovision Song Contest, Lidia Kopania will present a song called I Don’t Wanna Leave, which proves that there are no borders in music. The piece for the Polish singer was co-composed by a German composer born in Moscow, Alex Geringas. Lidia Kopania has released three albums so far: Beating The Morning Rush (2004), as well as Intuicja (2006) and Przed Switem (2008).

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Arctic Moon

Arctic Moon is one of the most exciting producers in today’s current trance scene. Recently voted in at #177 in the 2011 DJ Mag Poll he is not only a highly talented, respected and loved producer but an entertaining and exciting DJ set to take the next decade by storm. Hailing from Poland his musical journey began during his childhood when he became fascinated by electronic dance music at an early age.

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Fractal

There are several bands with the name (Fractal): 1) Most of the tracks you can play here are from the instrumental debut CD Continuum, released in 2003 by the San Jose CA based progressive rock band Fractal. Their website is www.fractal-continuum.com. Fractal were formed in 2000 with a strong early influence from mid-late period King Crimson, and have since developed a unique sound, often using complex time signatures. In 2008, they are finalizing the recording of their second full CD. A single track from this CD "Aftermath" was pre-released in 2007.

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Zeus

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) ZEUS was founded in 2003 by singer Jeroen van Koningsbrugge, drummer Paul Jansen and guitarist Roy Jansen. Soon after, bass player Bob Gerritsen completed the band. The objective was clear and simple: to make heavy, groovy rock music the way it was meant since 1969. Influenced by Black Label Society, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Karma to Burn, Transport League, Goatsnake and the wave of nineties grunge and stoner, ZEUS developed their sound.

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Grubson

The very first meeting between Grubson and Hip-Hop took place in 1993, courtesy of his older brother - DJ Hudy, who started to promote 'black' music in his hometown Rybnik while organizing Hip-Hop parties - so called 'Rapoteki'. Grubson started to take Hip-Hop more serious at the end of 1997 when his first group "Po-3na Roznica" was formed (Grubson, Max, Rav). Tracks were recorded in the cellar onto the 1/4 inch recorder.

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BNNT

BNNT started as a Konrad Smoleński's sound performance solo project in 2008. In the same year drummer Daniel Szwed, from Woody Alien and Mothra, joined and BNNT became a duo. 

 
In 2012 they released their debut album _ _ on Qulturap (CD) and Pink Punk (Vinyl). 

 In addition to stage performances, BNNT also practise "sound bombing" which involves the duo crossing cities in a modified truck equipped with a sound system and power generator for unexpected short sound happenings.

Read more about BNNT on Last.fm.

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Eldo

Eldo (real name: Leszek Kaźmierczak, born July 27 1979) is a polish rapper and musician, member of the group Grammatik. His stage name comes from his initials (see discussion). Eldo creates a form of ambitious, intelligent rap, with lyrics often compared to poetry. He stays away from the Polish hip-hop scene, nevertheless he has a huge fan base in Poland. Besides hip-hop, collaborations he worked on include cooperations with artists such as Leszek Możdzer, Monika Brodka and others.

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Metro

The listing for Metro consists of some acts: Heavy Metal/ Hard Rock band from Serbia, a Hungarian beat band; a jazz ensemble; a band from Passau, Germany; a soft rock band from the 70s; a soundsystem; an Indonesian pop rock band. (1) Metro is an indie pop band from Luxembourg. Their sound is oscillating between 80's pop, 70's krautrock, new-wave and electro. Pounding drum beats, grooving basslines, screaming synth-symphonies and cheap japanese sound-toys, combined with Olivier's precise and passionate vocals are their recipe for love.

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Catharsis

There are twelve different artists under this name: 1. Catharsis was an band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, releasing their albums through the CrimethInc. collective. Their singer, Brian, was editor of the political fanzine Inside Front and later went on with other ex-members of Catharsis to form the band Requiem. 2. Catharsis was a French band who released albums during the 1970's. Their first album, "Masq" (1971), was a mixture of formless chanting, hypnotic melodies, prominent percussion, Arabic styles, and experimental songcraft.

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