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Kismet

There are at least six artists by this name. Kismet is an indie rock quintet originated from Utrecht, Netherlands. Influenced by the likes of Cursive, Depeche Mode, Blonde Redhead and The Get Up Kids, the group was founded in the winter of 2002. After releasing two E.P.s the bands line-up solidified in 2006 and started focussing on a debut full-length album. Kismets sound is characterized by their dynamic compositions, combining complicated songstructures with a seemless melody and catchy vocals.

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Qbical

Qbical, better known to his parent’s as “Raymond van Baal”, was born in a little town called Leusden in the Netherlands. Being of a fine 1983 vintage he grew up with music by Michael Jackson, Phil Collins and later in the 90’s acts as The Chemical Brothers, Orbital, and the whole house, techno and “electronic music in general” culture.
While Raymond was playing in several rock bands as a drummer he started producing electronic music using trackers on an old PC releasing lot’s of free EP’s over time.

Read more about Qbical on Last.fm.

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The Medics

There are two artists with this name:
1. A Dutch indie rock band
2. An Australian rock band 1. The Medics are an indie band which formed in Utrecht, The Netherlands in 2008. Along the way, The Medics have been labeled as 'Morrissey on speed', but gain also heavy influences from bands like The Strokes, Vampire Weekend and The Killers. Early 2009 The Medics released a three song EP. In October 2010 The Medics released the first single called City. Their debut album Dance Into The Dark with the same titled single Dance into the dark has been be released at the end of august 2011.

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