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Sohn

London-born and Vienna-based musician SOHN drops The Wheel EP in November 5th, 2012 via new label Aesop.
S O H N has created a sound that blends his haunting vocal stylings with a backdrop of analogue drum machines and synths, mixing the worlds of old and new together to create a foundation for his tracks. Aside from emphasising the soulfulness of his voice, S O H N's lyrics play upon the space that exists within language, twining his vocals around the gaps between sentences, and reclaiming the importance of words.

Read more about Sohn on Last.fm.

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Applicants

Pop 'n' roll trio Applicants were formed by Fidel Villeneuve, Paul Blades and Jeffrey James. Applicants make chaotic indie-pop comprising distorted drum loops, electric guitars, sound FX and vocals, the lyrics seeming relentlessly silly on the surface, but containing some depth if you look for it. Their blood-drenched live show has become infamous after gigs up and down the UK, including a headline slot at Frog.

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Fool's Gold

Fool's Gold is an Afro-pop band which formed in Los Angeles in 2006. The band rotates around Luke Top (real name Nativ Top) and Lewis Pesacov and also enlists friends and colleagues that include members of bands Foreign Born and Glasser, former members of We Are Scientists, The Fall and a variety of visual artists . Their major influence is South African, Ethiopian and Eritrean music, while lead singer Luke Top, who was born and raised in Israel, sings in Hebrew.

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The Badical

The Badical are a two piece London based electronic music group. Currently unsigned. "Anybody that’s ever tried to pull off a live Reaktor set either secretly cheated and just played an mp3 or can attest to the pure chaos this sort of performance is pre-destined to end up in. The Badical relish in this sort of chaos, their live set is a non-stop death charge of insanity." Dont panic! interview

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LOEBEAT

LOEBEAT is the British trio of Dicey, Lula and producer Ramdaq. Together these Manchester three serve up a meaty brew of electro-edged pop that is sleek, sassy and incredibly stylish. Listen for example to the blistering "Music Boy" and the confident, dancefoor-ready "Come And Get It." Very good. Keep your eye on LOEBEAT.

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Sex Gang Children

Sex Gang Children is an early group that formed in the early 1980s in Britain. They were a very dramatic band, relying on heavy bass, tribal drumming, sudden mood shifts, a woozy cabaret ready sound that influenced the rise of the later scene, and yet another in a long line of goth singers with an odd, highly dramatic voice. Although the group only released one official album, their singles and various other tracks have been packaged into numerous collections, and they remain one of the better known bands out of the early scene.

Read more about Sex Gang Children on Last.fm.

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Discovery

There are at least three bands called Discovery. 1) Discovery is a collaboration of Ra Ra Riot’s Wes Miles and Vampire Weekend’s Rostam Batmanglij. Some of the songs are sung by Wes, some are sung by Rostam, and some are sung by the two of them together. Their first album, appropriately and simply dubbed "LP" came out on XL on the 7th of July. 2) Discovery is a funk/prog pop duo from Brooklyn, NY, that released an LP in 2010 and has been featured in many major NYC music publications.

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