Toph, aka Trouble Over Tokyo, is an independent musician from London England. Aside from being a multi-instrumentalist of prodigious talent he is gifted with a truly astounding voice. His songs reflect themes ranging from alienation and loneliness to love, pain, and pure joy. www.troubleovertokyo.com
The Pharmacy is a psychedelic/indie punk band from Seattle, Washington, consisting of three members: Scott Yoder (guitar, lead vocals), Brendhan Bowers (drums, backing vocals), and Stefan Rubicz (keyboards, backing vocals). They also have been known to record with a wide array of other instruments including strings, horns, and many different types of synthesizers/keyboards. They occasionally play live with cellist Calvin Havnaer.
The group was created by producer Frank Farian in 1975 and was composed of four West Indian artists working in London, Germany and the Netherlands: singers Marcia Barrett and Liz Mitchell, model Maizie Williams and DJ Bobby Farrell. Boney M is noted for the mix of white and black music—the producer Farian is white and the singers are black; significantly many songs are black (freedom) songs, for example “No More Chain Gang” in the album Oceans Of Fantasy.
Hailing from Endicott, NY, Gary Wilson is an archetypal figure in the "outsider music" movement with other artists like The Shaggs and Jandek as its most notable members. Gary Wilson first came onto the scene in 1977 with "You Think You Really Know Me," which he recorded alone in his parents' basement. Using synthesizers and spinning disturbing tales of obsession with different women, Wilson's record had no effect on the mainstream but its cold detachment and electro-funk aesthetic was a hit with the college radio stations.
Brus is the one man project of Andreas Wallgren. He began writing and performing songs on keyboard and drum machine at the age of 7, and released and sold demo tapes in local stores in 1991 when being 11. Later on Brus was featured on Joy Electric's label Plastiq Musiq, and from there things started to happen. At the moment Brus has released a CD ("Rest of man"), an EP ("Slow emotions") and participated on 8 indie- and electronic compilation Cd's.
Dark Captain Light Captain are a six-piece rock group from East London. They are comprised of Dan Carney (guitar, vocals), Giles Littleford (guitar, vocals), Neil Kleiner (electronics, vocals, clarinet), Chin Keeler (drums) , Laura Copsey (brass, vocals) and Michael Cranny (bass, vocals). Their music is influenced by atmospheres, the quest for a killer vocal harmony and a constant desire to make their hearts beat ever so slightly faster than normal.
Australia has consistently delivered some of the world's hottest indie dance, rock, and pop acts of the last decade and their latest export, DAMNDOGS, is no exception. While the Melbourne foursome have only just revealed their sound to the world, the band are no strangers to fans and the industry. Frontman Chris Cester and bass player Mark Wilson make up the rhythm section for Aussie superstars, Jet, while longtime friends and collaborators Mitch McIvor and Louis Macklin round out the line up.
The Notwist is a German indie rock band. Formed in 1989 in Weilheim, Germany, the band moved through several musical incarnations despite maintaining a relatively stable lineup. While their early records moved through heavy metal/metal into dark indie rock, their recent efforts, for which they have received the most attention, have been very strongly influenced by the electronica scene, along with the other groups of Morr Music.
