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Nepathya

Nepathya ( नेपथ्य ) is a popular Nepalese music band that was formed in Pokhara, Nepal in the early 1990s. Nepathya is best known for its blending of folk melodies into new, youth-friendly pop and rock tune. Since 1994, Nepathya has gained consistent popularity and recognition. Nepathya’s songs also portray contemporary Nepal. The moving force behind this band is Amrit Gurung. Son of a former British Gurkha, he wears Gandhian frames ( supposed to have inherited it from an aunt of his who was a staunch follower of M.

Kazuki Tomokawa

Tenji Nozoki (????) (born February 16, 1950), best known by the stage name Kazuki Tomokawa (?? ???), is a prolific Japanese musician, active in the Japanese music scene since the early seventies. He is often described as a "screaming philosopher". Multi-talented Kazuki Tomokawa (?????, singer, author, actor, painter, raconteur) remains curiously unappreciated in the West, in spite of creating some of the most consistently inspired, emotionally resonant outsider folk music of recent years.

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if i only could understand japanese

avantgarde

freakin beautiful and utterly depressing

wholesome wholemeal folk

the vitamin b12

superhero songwriters

do pilnej inwigilacji

japonia inna kultura

Acid Mother Temple

psychedelic Japanese

this is Bob Dylan to me

with a gun for a lover and a shot for a pain at hand

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Vamps

There are at least 2 bands/artists with the name Vamps. 1) VAMPS is a Japanese rock unit by Hyde (lead vocalist of L'Arc~en~Ciel) and K.A.Z (guitarist of Oblivion Dust, hide with Spread Beaver and Spin Aqua). HYDE and K.A.Z have been working together since HYDE's third solo album FAITH, which was released in 2006. In early spring 2008, they announced the name-change for HYDE's solo project - and officially formed a band. One of the reasons being to give more credit to K.A.Z for his work. Thus VAMPS was born.

Laura

There are several artists using this name:
1. Laura is a post-rock band from Melbourne, Australia.
http://www.wearemappingyourdreams.com. 2. Laura is a Norwegian girl-band from Bodø. Visit at www.myspace.com/lauratheband.
3. Laura is a pop-singer from Belgium Laura Omloop @ last.fm
4. Laura is a pop/rock-singer from Belgium http://www.mostiko.com/Laura/home.html.
5. Laura is an Estonian singer . Laura Põldvere @ last.fm

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instrumental post-rock

Atmospheric post-rock

asciiecho

melodic

Eurovision Song Contest

i wanna falling down in this beauty

Good Australian Music

unknown but interesting

to try

Beauty has no chance of a comparison

folk-noise

classical music for guitars

toxically weird indie folk

ambient post-rock

darker than the deepest sea

codeit

melbourne rock

lovey radio

alcoholic melancholic

north norwegian

favorite artists post-rock

melancholy on the edge of apocalypse

post-rock and friends

vocal-free awesomeness

better than wolfmother

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Angelo

There is more than one artist with this name: Angelo is a japanese rock band consisting of キリト(Kirito, Pierrot) on vocals, Karyu (D'espairsRay, joined the band in 2011) on guitar, ギル (VIDOLL/ヴィドール, joined the band in 2011) on guitar, KOHTA (Pierrot) on bass and TAKEO (Pierrot) on drums. Official Homepage: http://angeloweb.jp/index.php
2) Angel Luis Garcia, Jr, known simply as "Angelo" - was born March 28, 1976 in Brooklyn, New York.

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Toe

There are three groups with the name Toe: 1. toe (Japanese band) is a Japanese math-rock / post-rock / instrumental music group. 2. Toe (American band) is a Chicago post-rock music group. 3. Toe (English band) is a experimental/noise rock band from Ipswich. japanese band : http://www.toe.st/ toe is a Japanese music group that formed in 2000. While mentioned in many post-rock circles, their song structure and dynamics are similar to many popular math rock artists. The vast majority of the music is instrumental and features the swift and acute drumming of Takashi.

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holy shit listen to that guy drum

instrumental math-post-rock

Post-Rock Instrumental

japanse

schaffhausen

you are welcome in poland

favourite artists of all time

multiple artist under same name

home collection

JLEB

japanmusicreallytemptingear

two or more artists with the same name

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John Young Band

The John Young Band formed in 2002 to produce and perform new original quality classic rock music.
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The main JYB page is at:
www.myspace.com/johnyoungband
where you can purchase CD's and downloads.
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The John Young Band consists of:
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John Young (keys & vox) (Asia, Scorpions, Paul Rodgers)
Robin Boult (gtrs) (Howard Jones)
Ian Salmon (bass) (Arena)
Frosty Beedle (drums) (Cutting Crew)
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also involved are:
Dave Stewart (drums) (Camel)

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ROVO

Rovo is a psychedelic rock-jazz band founded in 1996 in Tokyo by former Boredoms guitarist Seiichi Yamamoto (山本精一), electric violinist Yuji Katsui (勝井祐二), and synthesizer/effects technician Tatsuki Masuko (益子樹), with Jin Harada (原田仁) on bass guitar, Hiroshi Nakanishi (中西宏司) on synths, and featuring two drummers/percussionists, the prolific Yasuhiro Yoshigaki (芳垣安洋) (of legendary improv noise group Ground-Zero) and Yoichi Okabe (岡部洋一).

world's end girlfriend

World's End Girlfriend is a Japanese composer whose work blends complex sound structures with beautiful melodies, reaching from electronic glitch to jazz-infused rock to modern classical. Captivating, enthralling and like nothing you’ve heard before, WEG makes for a surprising yet central addition to London contemporary music label Erased Tapes. His brand new album ‘SEVEN IDIOTS’ will finally be released outside of Japan this April.

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