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Fred Ventura

FRED VENTURA Real Name: Federico di Bonaventura Bonaventura is one of the more prolific singers and producers of Italo-disco. He also sang using pseudonyms like Flexx, but his greatest success has been with the Fred Ventura releases. Releases: Zeit (1984)
The years (go by) (1985)
Leave me alone (Time Records, 1985)
Night and day (Time Records, 1986)
Wind of change (Time Records,1986)
Leave me alone (Time Records,1986)
Night an day (Time Records,1987)

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Numbers Radio

Typically, punk rock isn't exactly renowned for its maturity, but Numbers Radio are about as far from typical as you can get. While their songs may possess the kind of energy the punk rock genre is reliant on

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The Coathangers

The Coathangers are a rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. They are: The Crook Kid Coathanger: Vocals, guitar, tamborine; Minnie Coathanger: Vocals, bass, tamborine; Rusty Coathanger: Vocals, drums; Bebe Coathanger: Vocals, keys. The band formed in 2006 as a joke, played a house show and were asked to open for The Hiss on the strength of their performance. The name was chosen for its vulgarity - an irreverent take on abortions - though all band members are pro-choice.

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Mirage

There are at least 14 bands named Mirage. 1) Mirage released numerous cover version megamixes of current pop hits during the eighties. Many of them were produced by Nigel Wright, sometimes together with Nigel Stock, John Davies & Robin Sellars. Mirage also had three vocalists that posed on the record-covers: Kiki Billy, Nicos Griffiths & Carlos Griffiths. 2) A cult hungarian new/darkwave band from the '80s.

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italians do it better

hi-NRG and italo disco

new-italo

x-mix II

canterbury tea time tunes

i love disco diamonds

UNDER CODE Production - Matina

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Taffy

Taffy is best known for her 1985 Hi-NRG disco hit 'I Love My Radio'. Other successes are 'Walk into the daylight' (1984) and 'Once more' (1985). Although Taffy was born in New York (in 1963 as Katherine Quaye) her hits are considered Italo Disco because they were produced and recorded in Italy. On the record labels Taffy is refered to as K. Quaye or just Quaye.

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Against The Wheel

Against The Wheel are a 4 piece high energy rock band from Birmingham, UK. Formed in late 2004, ATW brings to the table a driving rock sound with heartfelt vocals. Previous venues have been shaking to an energetic LIVE set that pulls no punches and holds no compromise. Songs such as Outtaline, Sink Like A Stone, Got In My Head and Incomplete provide wide spread raw appeal while still staying true to experience. Seek them out and you'll agree. Against The Wheel are: Gavin Flint - Vocals
Jeff Gowen - Bass

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POLYSICS

POLYSICS is a Japanese new wave/synth pop/punk/rock band, hailing from Tokyo. The band started in 1997, but got their big break in 1998 at a concert in Tokyo. They create high energy music, fusing conventional guitar music, with synthesized and computer generated sound to create a unique mixture of punk and electro-pop. Their song lyrics often consist of Japanese, English, or just plain gibberish. The band has been noted for their extremely energetic live performances and their wild gimmicky outfits.

Cockfight

CockFight was formed in 2002 with the intention of complete disintegration within the year. That which does not kill us makes us stronger. Loud music. Hot solos. Hot women. Average women. Slightly below average women. Booze. Guitars. Drums. Booze. The Glory of Rock.

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New Politics

New Politics: David and Soren had been writing songs together for over three years (for respective solo albums that have yet to see the light of day) when they realized that they had unintentionally started a band. The pair had experimented with every imaginable style of music (every imaginable style) and suddenly recognized that the combination of their musical sensibilities, as witnessed on the 300 songs theyd penned together, created something new and interesting.

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Hazell Dean

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Career
She started her career in 1970s, but achieved a chart success in the 1980s working with the famous Stock Aitken Waterman team. Dean was elected three times as the 'Best Live Performer' by the Federation of American Dance Clubs (U.S.), and twice as a 'Best British Performer' by Club Mirror awards (UK). Her biggest hits, were "Whatever I Do" (A track originally recorded by Michael Prince called Dance Your Love Away, re-written by Stock Aitken Waterman because Hazell disliked the chorus) and "Who's Leaving Who" (a remake of the Anne Murray hit)...

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