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Amy Blue

Amy Blue are a British indie rock band that languish somewhere in the area between 65daysofstatic, Yo La Tengo, Sonic Youth and The Smashing Pumpkins. Originally formed by Simon 'Evol-I' Chatterton and JP Rutter as an electronic project, Amy Blue began to explore darker and louder territories with the addition of bassist Danny Legg and skilled jazz musician Lex Sampson on drums, using drones, feedback and multiple layers of guitars to create their fuzzy noise pop. Legg left the band in 2008, replaced by Trev Hatton (ex of Lunar Jet Man).

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Komputer

Komputer is the project of two London-based synth-meisters: Simon Leonard and David Baker, releasing on Mute Records. The duo have been writing, mixing and producing together for over 25 years, formerly in I Start Counting & Fortran 5. Their new album is Synthetik. Their sound is rigorously electronic and their tracks deal with such diverse subjects as: Russian cosmonauts, rubbish compactors and mobile phone ringtones. Musical antecedents and influences include Kraftwerk, Giorgio Moroder, Syd Barrett and Brian Eno.

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Overlook

There are numerous artists named Overlook...
1) An up and coming Drum & Bass producer named Jason Luxton:
With releases on Renegade Hardware, Samurai, 31 records, Horizons and architecture big things are going to come from this lad!
One third of Arma,Based in Bournemouth and head honcho of Mirrors Audio... 2) In 2005, brothers Billy and Timmy Roach formed the Philadelphia based alternative rock band Overlook. The band combines textured ambient guitars and synths with a driving rhythm section, providing the ultimate backdrop for singer Billy Roach

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Prince Of Pratts

Self proclaimed "Prime-o-Pomp Canterbury Space Prog", North London's Prince of Pratts have arrived to take you on a journey in a flying tea pot to the land of 1971 from 500 years in the future... Taking influence from 2 main camps of progressive rock, Prince of Pratts fuse the jazz-pomp sounds of the Canterbury Scene (in particular Caravan, Khan and Egg) together with heavy Hawkwind/Gong inspired space rock.

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Psychic Ills

Psychic Ills is a group that became active in NYC sometime during 2003. Their sound has included a combination of rock experimentation, drones, electronic textures, and various ethnic influences. Their live shows have varied widely and have been known to have an improvised performance art element as well. The current line up consists of Elizabeth Hart, Brian Tamborello, and Tres Warren. Their 2nd album "Mirror Eye", is set to be released on January 20th of 2009 on The Social Registry label.

Read more about Psychic Ills on Last.fm.

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Invisible Opera Company of Tibet

The musical and cultural millipede that is the Invisible Opera Company of Tibet, according to hippy mythology was originally born in a Parisian Cafe on Easter Sunday 1966, but that's only the beginning of the story... Invisible Opera Company of Tibet is a code name created by the poet-musician Daevid Allen of the Gong band, which original idea is, as he says, "an international ideological/spiritual/ aesthetic communications network for artists of all kinds.... who share the common vision of warm hearted. pan-stylistic, inclusive art forms which serve the drive towards conscious evolution".

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