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Akasha

At least five bands have used the name "Akasha." The first was a Norwegian spacey, electronic prog band, who recorded one album in 1977. For more information on the band, visit progarchives.com. The second Akasha is a Swedish group consisting of five women. The group was inspired by Sri Chinmoy's poetry and songs, and started to sing and play together in 1982. Since then the group has been giving concerts in Sweden regularly and has also been on tours in Finland, France, Austria, Switzerland and Germany.

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lesser known yet streamable artists

Norwegian Progressive Rock

symphonic progressive rock

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Altered Beats

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under 2000 listeners

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Fort Knox Five

Fort Knox Five is a DJ collective out of Washington DC. Their style ranges from eclectic downbeat & hip hop, to upbeat funk and breaks. They have DJed in Russia, Germany, Greece, Spain, Hungary, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, and Canada. FK5 fuse live instrumentation with modern electronics to create a funk-driven sound. They've remixed Tito Puente, Louis Armstrong, Tower of Power, A Skillz and Krafty Kuts, Dynamo Productions, and Mo'Horizons. They produced four tracks on Afrika Bambaataa's album "Dark Matter" on Tommy Boy Records.

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Bass Kleph

Bass Kleph writes the kind of tracks where the whole club does a double take, then bum rushes the DJ to find out what the F##K is this?!?. It’s a dirty, bouncy, querky, sexy, sensory assault of less is more Tech/Electro. A mash of straight beats, and break beats, big bass and house treats. It’s that… well it’s that Bass Kleph sound. He describes the sound as a war on average, fought by Amazonian swimsuit models with machine guns, and he’s not too far off.

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Teddy Killerz

Meet Oleg and Anton, the Russian/Ukrainian duo formerly known as Place 2b and Paimon, now more popularly known as Teddy Killerz. Skrillex himself was so impressed by the duo’s Make It Bun Dem Remix Contest entry that he not only proclaimed them honorary winners, but he also decided to sign them to his groundbreaking label, OWSLA. The label is famous for their intriguing and varied selection of artists, and they don’t take new artists lightly.

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Plutonic Lab

Highly revered & sought after producer from Australia. Plutonic Lab's music has provided the backdrop for a huge amount of artists including Renee Geyer, Fatlip (Pharcyde), Esoteric (7L & Esoteric), Pegz, Eternia (Canada), Taskforce (Lowlife) Urthboy, Hilltop Hoods, Lotek (Big Dada), The Grouch & Eligh (Living Legends) to name a few. Plutonic & his groups have performed numerous shows in Australia and Asia. Opening for

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Rebel Sketchy

Rebel Sketchy is the pseudonym of writer/producer Dave Gammie. Based in North London, Dave has been composing for various media and in many different styles since 2003. His work has taken him from the dance floor to the classical concert hall and he continues to explore the world of production without restraints. The Rebel Sketchy name creates an umbrella for his electronic output and was most notably used for a stint on The Payback Project (label) between 2004 & 2007, his unique sound bridging the gap between Breakbeat & House.

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DJ Static

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DJ X

Owner of two independent labels, Xquizit Records and EBM (Eastern Breakz Movement), DJ X (born Eric Muniz) started DJing at age 15 in Sebring, FL, where he settled after moving from his native Queens, NY. "Get Unconscious" and "I'll Never X-plane" were featured on his first record released in 1995 and marked the debut of his own freestyle named Funky Breakz. Three years later, DJ X teamed up with DJ Shaka to form Xeshness. They debuted with "What We Gonna Do" and The DJ X-Files...

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Martin Grech

Martin Grech (pronounced ‘Greck’) is a Maltese-English singer, songwriter and musician from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, born in 1983. He is known for his dark and powerful music, remarkable voice, and frequent subversion of style and genre. He first achieved serious critical acclaim after his haunting falsetto track Open Heart Zoo (written when he was 19 years old) was featured on a Lexus car advert on UK television in 2002.

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