Robert Ashley may be either of two different artists - an American opera writer or an American video-games journalist and podcaster. A) Robert Ashley, a distinguished figure in American contemporary music, holds an international reputation for his work in new forms of opera and multi-disciplinary projects. His recorded works are acknowledged classics of language in a musical setting. He pioneered opera-for-television.
Finding their finished form in November 2005 over a phone call between two nightclubs, The Sleep Wells are a four piece alternative/indie band from Cambridge UK. They recorded a lo-fi EP, on a four-track recorder, in January 2006 and made their live debut eight months later.
Since then, they've played a handful of gigs in Cambridge and London. Their second EP, known as panda, was recorded March 2007 and is available as a free-download. They've been compared to the likes of Broken Social Scene, Daydream Nation-era Sonic Youth and PJ Harvey.
Was the lead singer in the Australian band of the 1990s - Frente! from Melbourne, and later found success with Splendid. Her debut solo album Grounded Bird was released in 2007.