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Plank

There are several acts with the name Plank - Dutch band from Alkmaar. Bandmembers: Wesley, Wouter, Leon and Bas.
Recorded one album at De Raad, Alkmaar, december 2001. The album is called ´De Geboorte van Plank´. Further info unknown. - English electronic musician Joe Gilmore making minimal glitch electronic music. He has had several releases on Melange records, Alienation and Tu'm, amoong others. Gilmore is also working with Vend and PowerBooks for Peace

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The Ghastly Ones

The Ghastly Ones are a surf rock'n'roll band from Van Nuys, California. Their music is infused with a campy Halloween sound. The band was formed in 1996, and their first album, A-Haunting We Will Go-Go, was released June 2, 1998 on Zombie-A-Go-Go Records. An EP, Glows in the Dark, was released on their website [http://www.ghastlyones.com] in 2006. They Released another Album Also in 2006 Titled TARGET: DRACULON, which is Available Now. You can purchase it at any of their live shows, or from the Website. Also, You can check them out at MySpace [http://myspace.com/ghastlyones]

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Big Wave Riders

Big Wave Riders hail from Helsinki, Finland. They are inspired by waves, echoes and experimental rhythms with an electronic touch. Big Wave Riders are influenced by the music that touched them most when they were teenagers. To quote Big Wave Riders : “Our music is not trying to fit into any certain genre. We make music without mathematics or accurate calculations. The songs are fast, slow, rhythmic and with variety”

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The Phantoms

There is more than one band called The Phantoms: 1. 60s surf rock band. 2. The Phantoms is a group from Oslo, Norway formed in 1996. The first line-up included Leo Fossen from the legendary norwegian hip-hop act B.O.L.T. Warhead on vocals. They released a 7" in 1996 and a 10" in 1998 and a full-length CD in 2006. http://www.thephantoms.no/ 3. The Phantoms were a slovak bigbeat band founded by singer and actor Marián Slovák, Juraj Esperej

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Death Valley Surfers

Death Valley Surfers are what you can call “Crazy Rock'n'Roll”. DVS are sworn to fun & are dedicated to having a party on stage. In 1998 Russ Surfer, the former drummer of The Highliners decided start a new band. Using the influence of Surfin’ & 60’s Hot Rod music, he began by blending this to Psychobilly. The band has evolved its own unique sound, with the jump about Rhythm of Bo-Diddley on speed. DVS continued the stage chaos of the likes of The Highliners & King Kurt.

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The Fugitives

There are multiple artists named The Fugitives: 1. Garage band who released their sole LP The Fugitives at Dave's Hideout in the summer of 1964. 2. The Fugitives, a combination of multi-talented Vancouver artists Mark Berube, Barbara Adler, and Brendan McLeod, have been classified under many guises: slam folk, folk hop, spoken word cabaret. Yet a common throughline is always their remarkable storytelling abilities.

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