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DJ C

Beat scholar, party scientist, ragga maniac, and remixer of singers from M.I.A. to Gregory Isaacs, DJ C continues to spread his fiercely eclectic gospel of crunkment, mashstep, ragga-bounce, and grime-hall across the land. He's been pumping out a series of records on U.S., U.K., and Japanese labels including a remix of M.I.A.'s U.R.A.Q.T. for her Galang 05 single on XL Recordings, as well as singles for Shockout, Community Library, and his own Mashit imprint. The tunes have been killing club sound-systems and airwaves worldwide.

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Llwybr Llaethog

Llwybr Llaethog (Welsh for Milky Way, although the Milky Way has several names in Welsh folklore) are an experimental Welsh language band that effectively mix such varied musical genres as rap, dub, reggae, hip hop, and punk in their music. Founded in the northern Welsh town of Blaenau Ffestiniog in 1985 by John Griffiths and Kevs Ford, the two teens had spent the seventies growing up in the decaying industrial surroundings of Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales. The two were heavily influenced by reggae and the punk scene that was sweeping the UK.

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Trojan Sound System

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Fluke

Fluke are an electronic band formed in 1988 at Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, UK, by Mike Bryant, Jon Fugler and Mike Tournier. The group are noted for their diverse range of electronic styles spanning the house, techno, ambient and blues genres. Fluke started out making dreamy pop before the explosion of acid house influenced them. It was the growing electronica sound that influenced their early singles (Thumper, Joni, Slid) and their techno-rock debut album The Techno Rose of Blighty (1991). In the same year they released a live album entitled Out (In Essence).

Left Step Band

This London four piece whip up a dirty brew of Hip Hop, ska and funk with tunes bigger than John Holmes. Formed early last year they are already steamrollering into the capitals' live music scene. Driven by a heady blend of irresistable grooves and frrresh Emceeing, their live show is fast garnering a rep as the band to watch. The tunes themselves are the essence of Londonlife distilled and bottled, tales of late night jinks and morning after stinks, the struggles, dreams, hustles and schemes.

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John Player Specials

John Player Specials are a soulful reggae/ska band based in Wigan, near Manchester UK. Formed in 2006, the band originally played small venues around Wigan and are now starting to gain recognition in the Manchester underground ska scene, and have 2 CD releases available for purchase from http://jps.bigcartel.com The band are currently writing material for a full length album hopefully to be recorded and released by Easter 2009, and can be occaisionally seen performing at Bomb Ibiza and TNS gigs in Manchester at the Retro Bar and Satan's Hollow.

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Moomin

At least 2 artists are known as Moomin. 1. Moomin is a Berlin-based electronic music producer. His EPs were released on labels such as Aim, White or Smallville Records. His debut album, The Story About You, was released on Smallville Records the 31st october 2011. 2. MOOMIN (むーみん or ムーミン) (born July 13, 1972) is a Japanese reggae artist. Along with a number of colleagues, he is responsible for the growth and popularity of Japan's reggae scene.
He is originally from Chigasaki, Kanagawa, and is married with two children. He works at Overheat Studios, and keeps it real.

The Hotknives

Ska legends The Hotknives were originally formed in 1982 in England by a group of friends interested in ska, dub, reggae and Northern Soul. They recorded two live albums, "Live at the boatman" and "Live and Skanking" before recording their first studio album, "The Way Things Are" in 1989. Having reached the top of the 3rd Wave ska scene and been banned from Radio in the UK, the band decided to call it a day in 1993.

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A Tower Of Sheep

Beginning in a small university town in the backwaters of South Africa, A Tower of Sheep quickly rose to regional and national prominence by playing key shows which put them in front of the right people at the right time, culminating in them headlining at Splashy Fen, South Africa's longest running and most famous music festival, shortly before their immigration to the UK. Having set up in london town, they are slowly making ripples in what must be one of the biggest most competitive music scenes around.

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The Rootsman

The Rootsman is a musician and DJ based in Bradford, England. His musical career began when he was living in Edinburgh, Scotland and taught himself to play guitar in 1978 at the age of 13 and formed his first punk band. With his group "State Oppression" he made his debut gig in 1981, supporting the Angelic Upstarts. After 3 concerts, he decided that being a guitarist in a band was not for him and he retired from that aspect of the music business.

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