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Bela Emerson

Improvised, multi-layered electric cello from Brighton, UK. "She makes her instrument speak in tongues" Ed Pinsent, The Sound Projector, November 2008 "Spontaneous music of extreme beauty and power" Venue magazine, September 2007 "A more captivating, physical performance you are not likely to see." Brighton Source, November 2006 "Excellent!" Mark Russell, Mixing It, BBC Radio 3 "My favourite concert: Bela Emerson, Ladyfest Brighton; she touched me so deeply with her cello playing and beautiful, passionate appearance... she got me in tears" Charlotta Kerbs, The Tumbling Dice

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The Legend!

The Legend! is Jerry Thackray aka Everett True. An english journalist and author who started out writing fanzines and later contributed to and edited magazines like NME, Melody Maker, Careless Talk Cost Lives and Plan B. He was a key person in the UK punk and indiepop live scene and often had artists sleeping on his floor. He was friends with Creation Records Alan McGee and in August 1983 he released the "73 in 83" single as the first single on Creation Records.

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Aspects

There are two artists with the name Aspects:
1. Midlands based hardcore/porgressive
2. Bristol hip-hop group 1. Aspects are a Nottinghamshire based 5-piece formed in April 2011, after the breakup of a previous project; with this they brought a fresh approach to their music, bigger ideas and a more professional attitude, creating a more mature and refined sound. Soon after forming, the band recorded their first demo, which was released for free download in June 2011.

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Tap Tap

There are some things that you should know about Tap Tap:
A. Hailing from the UK, they've created one of the catchiest albums of 2006.
B. Trying to pin down and categorize Tap Tap is nearly impossible; they simply won't stand still long enough for us to even try.Lanzafame, their debut album, practically bounces from track to track with boundless, endless energy and enthusiasm, knocking down everything in its path.

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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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The Factory

There are several artist go by or have gone by the name, The Factory: 1) "Why don't you come and see us play" said a group of young musicians to BRIAN CARROLL at a summer party back in 1967. The FACTORY were three boys from Surrey in England at the height of Jimi Hendrix and the whole flower power fantasy of the summer of love. Through the haze of cities covered in smoke from a generation that was expanding their minds came thousands of groups and musicians waiting for the break that would take them from a seedy club to a recording contract.

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