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Boney M

The group was created by producer Frank Farian in 1975 and was composed of four West Indian artists working in London, Germany and the Netherlands: singers Marcia Barrett and Liz Mitchell, model Maizie Williams and DJ Bobby Farrell. Boney M is noted for the mix of white and black music—the producer Farian is white and the singers are black; significantly many songs are black (freedom) songs, for example “No More Chain Gang” in the album Oceans Of Fantasy.

Crystal Distortion

Crystal Distortion is about change: A human 'by product' of electronic culture - born in London - he saw fit to re-align virtuous components of modern dance e.g. the rhythms of hip hop, breaks, techno etc, with neo- apocalyptic visions as portrayed in such cult milestones as 'Akira', ‘2000 AD', ‘Tetsuo', and more recently, the story of the 'Matrix'. The result is a form of musical expression treading on the tightrope between sonic excess and universal love. The next years were spent sowing the seeds for a better musical future for all our children.

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Cloud 9

There are several artists using the name "Cloud 9." 1. Cloud 9 is the alias used by drum and bass artist Nookie a.k.a. Gavin Cheung (Discography) 2. Cloud 9 is a hip-hop band from Long Island/Monroe.

3. Nujazz Project on Acid Jazz Records, they did one album in 1993 called 'Millenium', it was produced by Mark Brydon who later formed Moloko together with singer Róisín Murphy 4. There is also an Austrian artist performing under this name. Sounds a bit like Elliott Smith. 5. Cloud 9 is an A Capella group operating out of University of California, Santa Cruz.

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Fatlip

Fatlip (b. Derrick Stewart in 1969) is an American rapper and former member of the alternative hip hop group The Pharcyde, which he was a member of from 1990 to 1995. After being fired from The Pharcyde, Fatlip began his solo career with the single "What's Up Fatlip?" in 2000, but did not release a solo debut album until 2005, when he released "The Loneliest Punk". Fatlip has appeared on songs by many artists, such as The Chemical Brothers, Neon Neon and N.A.S.A.

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Downlink

Downlink has been punishing dancefloors all over the planet with his heavy brand of dubstep. With roots in Jungle & DnB, he is no stranger to the vile side of subsonic dance music. Growing up in a cold industrial town in British Columbia, Canada, he was first introduced to dubstep in 2007 and soon after took to production. While maintaining an appreciation for the sparse and laid-back vibes of the old school, Downlink set out to explore a more frantic, adrenaline fuelled style, influenced by everything from heavy metal to astrophysics.

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Scanone

Twisted breakbeats laced with crisp electronica edits and cinematic harmonies reinforced with London-bred basslines. This is the sound of Scanone. Jude Greenaway is an accomplished producer and DJ, pushing his characteristic sound across London venues like Fabric, Wang, Bass Invader, Herbal and as far abroad as the MOMA Sanfrancisco to the Guggenhiem in Bilbao. His background in visual editing lends a unique feel to his tracks...

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Pet

There are two artists named Pet. 1. PET is the brainchild of Berlin-based Andre Abshagen who specialises in cool, retro-electro pop with slacker-style guitars, laidback vocals and funky disco-flavoured beats.
They formed in 2002 in Berlin and have released two albums on Gronland Records: Player One Ready (2004) and Rewind The Sofa Lady (2006). John Peel liked the band - in 2004 he played No Yes No as the opening track of one of his last radio shows.

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