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cold hands

Cold Hands (www.coldhands.info) is a duo of brothers Ahmad Saeed of Brooklyn and Abdullah Saeed of Philadelphia, who were raised in Bangkok, Thailand. Their production styles encompass hip hop, drumnbass, breakbeat, and IDM genres among others. "Angel Soup EP" is their first official release and is a Blunted Funk (Brooklyn) Record (www.bluntedfunk.com). The brothers are also the founders of the Cold Hands Collective, a live hip hop band based in Brooklyn, performing regularly at area venues (www.

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Old Radio

Old Radio are a five-piece ska punk band from Liverpool, blending a varying wealth of influences into one semi-coherent racket. Old Radio started loosely at the end of 2010 and released a sold out E.P by the summer of 2011. The band are currently working on new material ready for release at the end of 2012. Old Radio was also an indie-shoegaze band from Denver, Colorado which in 2010 changed their name to Amazing Twin

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Constellations

There are several bands with the name Constellations. One is an acoustic/folk duo consisting of Adam Sharr (Guitar/Vocals) and Ryan Collins (Guitar/Vocals) from St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. http://www.myspace.com/constellations709 Another was an experimental rock band from Denver, Colorado, made up of members Brandon Weaver (drums), Zak Brown (vocals, guitar, keyboards, sequencing), Mark Weaver (bass guitar), Davey Hart (guitars), Cory Brown (sound manipulation, sequencing, programming, keyboards...

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Pictureplane

Pictureplane is the stage name of electronic musician Travis Egedy. He first appeared in the music scene of Denver, Colorado, making a name for himself at the Rhinoceropolis club. His recent album, Dark Rift, attracted attention when it was well-received by Pitchfork and other critics.

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The Constellations

Dubbed an Atlanta supergroup by locals, The Constellations officially formed when vocalist Elijah Jones teamed up with Grammy-winning producer Ben H. Allen (Animal Collective, Gnarls Barkley) to create Southern Gothic. Jones and Allen tossed ideas around for two years before finally recording. Now the band and its ever-changing line-up of Atlanta musicians is playing sold out shows in Atlanta’s most popular venues, from the Earl, Star Bar, Lenny’s, the Drunken Unicorn, and even Athens’ the 40 Watt.

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Lilium

"Lilium" (meant to mean "fortress") started as a solo-project of Pascal Humbert, 16 Horsepower's bass player. Under this moniker he made the album "Transmission of All the Good-Byes", a mainly instrumental creation, which was released in 2000. Lilium now is a duo-project after 16 Horsepower drummer Jean-Yves Tola joined Humbert. As a double act they have so far released one album, "Short Stories", which came out in 2003. Humbert worked on "Transmission Of All The Good-Byes" from 1984 until 2000. The album was released at the end of October 2000 on Glitterhouse Records.

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Meniscus

Meniscus's lush ambient soundscapes, driving bass lines and poly-rhythmic beats create a unique musical experience that has been hypnotising Australian audiences since 2005. The Sydney trio's unique brand of instrumental post rock blends the moody dynamics of acts like Mogwai and Sigur Rós with the prog rock technicality of King Crimson. The critical success of the band's 2007 EP The Absence of I elevated Meniscus's profile globally with rave reviews from The Silent Ballet (“Beautifully crafted and impeccably conceived.

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Single File

Single File is a band from Westminster, Colorado. After achieving local success, the band was signed to Reprise Records in 2006. The group started out originally as a swing jazz trio when its members were in high school, though members Sloan Anderson and Chris Depew had been playing together since middle school. Their first EP, As You Were was self-released in 2003, followed by two further EPs, Heartbreak and Masturbation (2004) and My Best Defense (2005).

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Emerge

At least two artists share this name: 1) Emerge is a Post-Mathcore band from Tasmania, Australia. They have realesed two over-hyped demos, 'Untitled' and 'Controller'. They are currenly working on the release of their first E.P. titled A Pending Disaster, set for release mid-October. Tracks include 'Untitled', 'Contoller', 'Elendil Hobson-Naumann (The Edge Song)' and 'Matt Garwood (Where's Our Vocal Demo?)'. There has been alot of hype surronding the band. Which has in some cases led drummer Tim Bezemer to grow a larger than normal head.

Read more about Emerge on Last.fm.

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