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DEA

Dea is an electronic musician from Tbilisi, Georgia http://soundcloud.com/deabakradze ---------------- DEA is also a straight edge hardcore band from Tallahassee Florida that formed in early 2008. So far the band has released a 7-song demo on tape and cd, and are playing these songs locally as well around Florida. Check them out at www.myspace.com/deastraightedge ---------------- DEA is also a gangsta rap group from Detroit.

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Carl Craig

Carl Craig is a Detroit-based producer of techno music, and is considered to be one of the most important names in the Detroit second generation of techno producers and DJs. Like many of his peers, Carl Craig has approached techno using inspiration from a wide range of musical genres, including jazz and soul. Carl Craig has released many successful albums under a large number of aliases, such as BFC, Psyche, Paperclip People, 69, Designer Music and Innerzone Orchestra.

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Dopplereffekt

Dopplereffekt are one of the strangest and most mysterious units of the contemporary electronic music scene. There are no interviews and hardly any live appearances. Nobody really knows who they are, their releases have so far only been available on limited vinyl on Dataphysix/Detroit. The composers hide behind strange German pseudonyms whereas the track titles and lyrics are in English and make up a strange mixture of scientific, sexually explicit and political allusions. Dopplereffekt's music is also highly eclectic and unusual.

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Hush

There are at least 9 artists named Hush: (1) Hush is an American hip-hop artist from Detroit, Michigan. He is of Lebanese and Italian descent and he is also a long time friend of Eminem. He's also a producer and has worked with a variety of artists. He was signed to Area Code Management and DTW Records, but left for Geffen Records to release his debut album. In 1992, Hush was sentenced to a one year prison sentence for robbery. After his release, he has being moving up the music ranks.

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Wasted Youth

There have been at least three Wasted Youths. The first Wasted Youth were a punk/new wave group from Canning Town in east London who released several records on the Bridge House label in the late 70s. Similarly to early Only Ones their sound was very Lou Reed influenced. The first two singles "Jealousy" and "I'll Remember You" remain classics of their kind The second (sometimes known as "LA's Wasted Youth") was a band in early 80s from Los Angeles, California, who played classic hardcore punk.

Read more about Wasted Youth on Last.fm.

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Patrice Scott

Patrice Scott is no stranger to the dance scene. He has been spinning records since the 80's. Influenced by pioneers such as Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson, Ken Collier, Al Ester, Ron Hardy, Frankie Knuckles and many others. The influences & progression over the years helped P.Scott to develope his own style when it came to spinning records. This style has evolved into P.Scott's musical production - Now enter Sistrum Recordings. Sistrum Recordings is P.Scott's new venture straight out of Detroit. Sistrum Recordings offically launched Oct 2006.

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Quince

Quince is an indie rock band from Erie, Pennsylvania and also a techno producer from The Netherlands. Quince the producer: Bram Sluiter has been releasing techno productions on the delsin and spring collective label since 2003. He first used the name 'Quinn' which he later transformed to 'Quince'. His debut full length cd is called En.vi.sion and was released in june 2007. Quince the band: The groundwork was laid in the winter of '99 with Joe Stadler (Vocals, Guitar) and Steve Marzka (Drums), lifelong friends, puting together a band with the best intentions but did not fare well.

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Daniel Bell

Born: Sacramento California in 1967. After years of being in bands and producing hip hop music, Daniel had a surprise success with his first 12' released on +8 records while still in film school near Toronto, Canada in 1990. The record was "Technarchy" co-produced by Richie Hawtin and John Aquaviva, and it spurred a move by him to Detroit, Mi. After touring and recording extensively throughout 1991 and 1992, including a 38-date American tour opening for Moby and The Prodigy, Daniel left +8 to start his own company, Accelerate Communications in 1992.

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Binge & Purge

Binge & Purge is the union of personality and noted DJ Tommie Sunshine and producer Mark Verbos. The two started working together in 1998 in Chicago. Their 2001 debut as Binge & Purge was a doublepack, released on Switzerland's Mental Groove, called "Wait, It's Fantastic." Highly regarded by the press and the big DJs at the time, it sold small numbers. Their only other release, "Take Your Drion Pill," was a collection of left overs and re-edits from the same sessions.

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